Rec your cover (or soaker)!

loyaboya · April 2012

I have had nightime leaks for 4 out of the past 5 nights. It's driving me nuts and I'm thisclose to trying sposies for nights. But before I do that I thought I'd check and see what covers you guys are using. I have 1 woolybottom that my LO has nearly outgrown and 1 knitted soaker (vanilla pattern, I believe). I also think I have some fleece pants that I may try to use at night to see if that works.

What covers or soakers are you guys loving for nighttime?

LMDenver · April 2012

Awww I just bought a woolbottom. I have an eco posh woo as well and love! The wooly bottom is going to be my second soaker when the other one is drying.

loyaboya · April 2012

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that there is something wrong with my woolybottom. It's just that my LO has nearly outgrown it so I don't use it as much. One option would be for me to just buy the next size, but I figured I'd also ask to see what other people are using

LMDenver · April 2012

So you did like your woolybottom then? Ive heard good things. But it's very different from the eco posh I use now. :-) Thx! Im excited to try. I bought the med.

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

What kind of diaper are you using? Perhaps it's the diaper that needs altering, not the cover. I made mine from the free online Katrina pattern. I also bought one upcycled from ocean babies on etsy.

3giraffes · April 2012

kielpinskim:
What kind of diaper are you using? Perhaps it's the diaper that needs altering, not the cover. I made mine from the free online Katrina pattern. I also bought one upcycled from ocean babies on etsy.

Curious, did you do any alterations to the Katrina pattern or did it work as is for you? I've made some for our little one, but I have to wait SO long to try them

StellarStina26 · April 2012

I mostly use sbish longies right now. But, for soakers I have used upcycled. I had to lengthen the rise on the Katrina pattern for my babe - especially since it goes over a TT.

I am also curious about the diaper, typically that is where you need to make the change. Or perhaps try extra lanolizing the soaker you are using.

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

missmarijke:
kielpinskim:
What kind of diaper are you using? Perhaps it's the diaper that needs altering, not the cover. I made mine from the free online Katrina pattern. I also bought one upcycled from ocean babies on etsy.

Curious, did you do any alterations to the Katrina pattern or did it work as is for you? I've made some for our little one, but I have to wait SO long to try them

I used the neck/end of sleeves of the sweater for the waist and leg openings of the soaker, but other than that, it worked for me.

hispenguin · April 2012

I have two wollybottoms wool soakers, one hybrid and the other interlock. The hybrid is a small and can be stretched over her overnight diaper, but works better during the daytime, the interlock is a medium, so we use it mostly for overnight.

I love their soakers! The best part is that they come pre lanolized, so I can use them right away.

loyaboya · April 2012

Yeah, maybe I need to re-lanoliize. I haven't done it in a while.

I don't know how I could add any more absorbancy to my diapers. This is what I've used recently:

- on friday and sat I used a BG 4.0 stuffed with both rumparoo 6R hemp inserts and the small microfiber insert that comes with the BG4. I didn't use a cover. Most of the time this combination does work, but it's not 100%. I actually slept next to my LO both nights (we were travelling). Literally at 3am both nights I woke to feed her and she was dry. At 6:30 am when she woke up, the sheets were wet. The diaper was sopping.

- on sunday she wore an applecheeks stuffed with a thirsties hemp prefold. No cover. I should've also added a flat (this has worked before). My husband was first on diaper duty that night and he had to change the sheets and her jammies.

- monday night she slept in a blueberry pocket with the same 6R/microfiber combo and it worked.

- last night I put her in an OSC fitted with a knit soaker and we had to change the sheets by morning.

My woolybottom (size small) is too small to fit over the OSC fitted. We use it with some medium sbish fitteds but she can soak the sheets in that combo too. She's a monster She goes down around 7pm, gets up for the day around 6:30 am and nurses twice during the night.

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

loyaboya:
Yeah, maybe I need to re-lanoliize. I haven't done it in a while.
I don't know how I could add any more absorbancy to my diapers. This is what I've used recently:
- on friday and sat I used a BG 4.0 stuffed with both rumparoo 6R hemp inserts and the small microfiber insert that comes with the BG4. I didn't use a cover. Most of the time this combination does work, but it's not 100%. I actually slept next to my LO both nights (we were travelling). Literally at 3am both nights I woke to feed her and she was dry. At 6:30 am when she woke up, the sheets were wet. The diaper was sopping.
- on sunday she wore an applecheeks stuffed with a thirsties hemp prefold. No cover. I should've also added a flat (this has worked before). My husband was first on diaper duty that night and he had to change the sheets and her jammies.
- monday night she slept in a blueberry pocket with the same 6R/microfiber combo and it worked.
- last night I put her in an OSC fitted with a knit soaker and we had to change the sheets by morning.
My woolybottom (size small) is too small to fit over the OSC fitted. We use it with some medium sbish fitteds but she can soak the sheets in that combo too. She's a monster She goes down around 7pm, gets up for the day around 6:30 am and nurses twice during the night.

I've got a super soaker as well. We use one of the following with a thick hemp insert under the diaper flaps: Old School Cool, Bububebe, or Monkey Snuggles ON. The diapers are always wet on the outside by morning, as is the inside of the soaker, but her jammies are never wet. When the soakers start smelling or start getting wet on the outside, I relanolize.

loyaboya · April 2012

So with your OSC fitted, you use both inserts plus hemp? I hadn't thought of that. I'll try re-lanolizing and using the hemp too.

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2012

loyaboya:
So with your OSC fitted, you use both inserts plus hemp? I hadn't thought of that. I'll try re-lanolizing and using the hemp too.

Absolutely. I hope it works for you too.

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