Help needed for overnight solution

Beener0514 · April 2012

I am currently using Lil Joey's, BG NB and FB XS but LO is close to growing out of these and into our regular stash (all pocket diapers). Lately, she's been wetting through her diapers overnight so I am looking for an overnight solution to fix this. I read the FAQs but am still feeling a bit confused/overwhelmed at the options.

Do I go with inserts, doublers, or liners? Hemp, cotton, or something else?

What do you ladies recommend?

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

You can put some hemp under the microfiber inserts for extra absorption. When my LO was 2 wks, I was still changing every 2 hours throughout the day and night (except on the rare occasion that she would sleep for 4 hours straight).

ericaandzac · April 2012

How often are you changing her at night? It sounds like she may have outgrown the absorbency of the smaller diapers already. DD peed through our preemie prefolds after being home for only 3 weeks (so she was 9 weeks old). You can try going up to the next insert size, or adding hemp or bamboo underneath the MF. Fitteds with a cover work GREAT for overnight too.

I personally love OBV (organic bamboo velour)- which is mostly found in fitteds,and hemp. Hemp absorbs A LOT, but is slow to soak up pee, so you woul dneed a MF insert to top it first, or wrap it inside a prefold. Orange Diaper Co has great fitteds with OBV, they run about $32 a piece. I use them with a fleece soaker or PUL cover. Sbish fitteds are great too. The sbish are Organic Bamboo.

HTH!!!

LMDenver · April 2012

Fitteds and wool are awesome!!! Wool soakers just go over the fitted and its great!

Beener0514 · April 2012

Thanks ladies! LO gets changed every 2-4 hours, depending on when she wakes up in the night. We change her first thing, then nurse, then put her back to sleep. I think I am going to add hemp inserts under the MF to see if that helps. I appreciate the advice!

natalie7s19 · April 2012

I highly recommend either hemp or bamboo.

You can get inserts, and just double-stuff your pocket (2 inserts, it will be bulky but super absorbent) or get doublers (these are smaller than inserts, just stuff them in where you need extra absorbency (ie, right in front for boys.)

Liners don't go in the pocket, they go against baby's skin. We used fleece liners when my oldest was little, because he would wake up and cry every time he was wet. The fleece keeps them feeling dry.