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Moms of Boys: Leaking Diapers

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My babies are 3 weeks old and in the last couple days I've had a ton of leaking diapers for DS.  They are fine for DD so I'm not blaming the diapers, but am I doing something wrong?  Does he need a smaller or bigger size? 

They seem to be leaking on one side at the top. 

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  • kldanzingerkldanzinger
    Only tip I have: Make sure you point his li'l pee-pee down when you put a new diaper on.
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  • TheBacheloretteTheBachelorette member
    Are you pointing it down?  I noticed that DS would leak from the top when we did not point it down when we put the diaper on.  We also noticed that we had leakage with huggies while pampers seemed to work well.
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  • cashandjackcashandjack
    Definitely make sure his pee-pee is down, but we had tons of blow outs with Huggies, I think they work better on girls. You might try going up a size too but with him being 3 weeks I would think the NB would still fit him. HTH.
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  • Fancy3FaceFancy3Face
    Point down, like the other ladies have said.  Also, that was usually a cue to me that it was time to move up a size in diapers.  Has he come close to the weight limit for the next size diapers?  
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  • cadencaden member

    Ditto the p.p.'s. Huggies always leaked for me so I switched to pampers. Or Target brand. And pointing his penis down is critical too. If he's near the weight limit you could try going up a size.

    ETA: I always have to make sure the tabs on the top side of the diaper are actually around their sides and not tucked under improperly (hope that makes sense). Otherwise I get top/side leakage too. 

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  • Mrs.KiltlifterMrs.Kiltlifter

    As PP have said make sure to point the peeper down.  I used swaddlers over Huggies because they always leaked for me even with the peeper down.  To make sure that it is pointed down I always fasten one side, point down, and fasten the remaining side.  

    Caden brings up a good point to make sure that the top side of the diaper is around the leg to the backside.  

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  • mamabear7mamabear7

    imageFancy3Face:
    Point down, like the other ladies have said.  Also, that was usually a cue to me that it was time to move up a size in diapers.  Has he come close to the weight limit for the next size diapers?  

    As of a week ago he was 7lbs 2oz and I believe the newborn diapers go up to 8lbs.  I can't imagine he'd gain a pound in a week, but who knows. 

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  • nikinikininenikinikinine member

    imagekldanzinger:
    Only tip I have: Make sure you point his li'l pee-pee down when you put a new diaper on.

    THIS!!!

    ETA: we never had luck with huggies and DS always outgrows diapers when he's within 2 pounds of the upper weight limit (i.e. if a diaper is 12-18 lbs, he's ready for the next size when he's 16 lbs.)

    and FWIW my kids gain about .5 lbs per week HTH!

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  • themathgirlthemathgirl
    imagecaden:

    Ditto the p.p.'s. Huggies always leaked for me so I switched to pampers. Or Target brand. And pointing his penis down is critical too. If he's near the weight limit you could try going up a size.

    ETA: I always have to make sure the tabs on the top side of the diaper are actually around their sides and not tucked under improperly (hope that makes sense). Otherwise I get top/side leakage too. 

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  • MrsLntMrsLnt member
    Did they have circs and are you doing A&D ointment?  I find that the ointment gets on the diaper and somehow repels liquid or something and makes the diaper not absorb. 
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  • thiswillbethiswillbe
    imagemamabear7:

    imageFancy3Face:
    Point down, like the other ladies have said.  Also, that was usually a cue to me that it was time to move up a size in diapers.  Has he come close to the weight limit for the next size diapers?  

    As of a week ago he was 7lbs 2oz and I believe the newborn diapers go up to 8lbs.  I can't imagine he'd gain a pound in a week, but who knows. 

    I haven't found the weight limits on diapers to be all that accurate in terms of what actually *works* for my kids. But then again I've been really quick to move up sizes as needed-- I'm willing to trade a little too much diaper for a few fewer leaks! :)
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