Our nighttime solution is driving me batty!

[RwnMayfair]

Since I'm now at a loss as to what's gone wrong, I figured I'd see if anyone else had any ideas. ;) In the past week or two, our nighttime solution (which was working fine before) has suddenly started to fail us. We use a fitted with two doublers and a wool cover for night, and had no problems until a week or so ago, when Taran started waking up wet. Basically, it looks as though he's leaking out the legs (or in one case, out the back, but that night my husband hadn't made sure the cover was over the diaper back there).

I did try adding an additional doubler to make sure he didn't start needing more absorbancy, but no dice. (Then he still leaked, but the diaper and doublers weren't wet as far through/back as they are with just two doublers.) I also washed and lanolized all of the the covers again just in case, but that didn't do it either. My only guess at this point is that he's shifting the cover out of place as he moves around in his sleep, or when he wakes up, because it no longer appears to be covering the diaper totally perfectly when I go in to get him. Nothing major is sticking out though, I'm only making this guess because the barest hint of diaper can be seen at the legs if you feel around to check. And I mean barest hint - some mornings you have to lift the slight ruffled edge (can't remember the exact name of this kind of edge right now) of the cover to see this hint of diaper. (That, and the leaking is always occurring at one or both legs.) The problem with that thought is that I can't figure out why his diaper covers would suddenly go from fitting over the diapers just fine to apparently just barely fitting so that they can get out of place like that.

I mean, he's not waking up any earlier because he's leaked or anything like that, but I still don't like him waking up wet like this. Any suggestions or ideas? 'Cause I'd really like to go back to having a working night solution again. ;)

Thanks!

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[psophia17]

Have you tried using a pocket, like an FB? Since they are one piece, stuffed with the doublers etc., they fit very closely. DS has leaked through with AIOs and SPs, but never with a FB unless DH or MIL put him to bed without enough stuffing in the pocket.

Other possiblilities are: the cover is losing its elastic and your DS is starting to thin out in the thigh region, so they don't fit as snugly as they used to.

FWIW, when DS wakes up wet (it never bothers him enough overnight to wake up early) I just wipe him down and keep going...if it bothered him, it would be different, but so long as it's not, and it's not an every day occurence, I'm okay with the nighttime system we have.

HTH :)

[mudder17]

Hmm...that is a puzzle. What kind of wool cover are you using? Are they snug around his legs? If not, maybe you want to try something different? You could also try pockets, although if you want something breathable, I would suggest fleece pockets. Also, what kind of fitted are you using? What kind of doublers? Maybe if you had something that was more hemp containing, it might be somewhat trimmer? Is the diaper snug around the legs? And like Petra suggests, if the leg holes of the wool cover are not completely snug, maybe his shifting around is causing the diaper to stick out? Oh, and by him being wet, I'm assuming his pajamas and crib are getting wet?


Eileen

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[pritchettzoo]

Gracie does that too! ARGH! I am really tempted to order an Aristocrat despite the fact that they're ugly as sin. ;) (The plain one isn't as bad as the one with the colored cuffs maybe...)
http://www.softclothbunz.com/ProductImages/Aristocrats.jpg

It seems like the extra cuffs on the waist and legs would prevent the shifting we get from a Sugarpeas (currently). There's another cover similar to the Aristocrat that some site sells dyed. I can't remember the name--starts with a D? I hoped Juliet would find them and dye some. :)

Also, something like soaker shorts might work. I ordered some Pickle Pants in the first co-op but they didn't fit Gracie. :(

Anna
Mama to Gracie (Sept '03)
and a BOY! (coming July '05)

[mudder17]

We mostly use the natural Aristocrat, and I've thought about dyeing them, but never got around to it. But they work very well. The pickle pants do work, but only because I have really good fitteds. In fact, during the winter, I can even put her in a fitted with a fleece sleep sack and not worry about a cover. The pickle pants legs are actually looser on Kaya than the Aristocrats, but because they go down further, and I don't have a problem with soaked legs, I don't have any problems with her sleep sack getting wet, if this makes any sense at all.

So far, the cheapest place I've found to get the 'Crats is

http://www.thebabymarketplace.com/securestore/c26043p9600070.2.html

However, I do know the other Crat look alike that Anna was talking about and I know the prices are similar.

Then there's the organic wool covers that Natural Babies carries. I know there are others that are similar, but for the life of me, I can't figure out where I saw them.

And yes, I have also used soaker shorts before, or soaker pants, but you want to make sure they're sufficiently lanolized.

Eileen

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Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[nitaghei]

It really does sound like a fit issue. And yes, it can happen virtually overnight. For us, it was FBs - all of sudden, they just didn't fit right. Did Taran go through a growth spurt recently?

I can loan you an Angeldry stretch wool cover, if you want to try it out. That thing will cover *any* fitted, I think. Unfortunately, I use all my fleece pockets regularly, so I can't offer those.

Nita (fleece is my friend)
mom to Neel, January 2003
dog mom to a PWD and a cocker (at the Rainbow Bridge)

[RwnMayfair]

Our wool covers are FMBG and Righteous Baby, and they're basically just solid wool. (Not sure of exactly how to describe them - they aren't sweater like, they're more like the wool in a wool coat. Before recently, we never had a problem with them.) They seem to be snug around his legs when we first put him down to bed, though I know with the way he squirms sometimes as you're putting them on, you have to double check to make sure it's covering the diaper. That's why I'm figuring he's getting it shifted while he's asleep or when he first wakes up. Just seemed weird that they'd go from fitting with no problems, to shifting sometime overnight. ;) And yeah, by wet I mean that his PJ bottoms (and sometimes the crib) are geting wet.

The fitteds are the same - Righteous Baby and FMBG. The doublers are everything from some I bought with the RB diapers, to some I bought from Jen (Mom and Me Creations). All the diapers and the doublers are hemp, I prefer it myself. So it's not really overly puffy, in my opinion. And the diapers definitely are fitting him well.

I really liked this solution until he kept waking up with wet PJ bottoms or in a wet crib. That's why I'm hoping to find a fix of some sort. Plus, I do really like these fitteds, it's just the way the covers don't seem to be working anymore that's bugging me.

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[RwnMayfair]

Yeah, the ugliness of the aristocrat is the same reason I never ordered one. ;) Vain thing, aren't I? ::snicker:: But if it'll keep him from waking up with wet clothes, it may be worth it! And soaker shorts might not be a bad idea either... ::ponder::

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[mudder17]

Oh, I forgot about the Angeldry wool cover! We use those at night as well, and they do cover my night diapers because they stretch. And I think the legs are pretty secure.


Eileen

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Kaya's cousin, due October 9th!!!

[RwnMayfair]

I can't think of a growth spurt, but I'm around him so much that sometimes I just don't notice. Plus, these days he always seems big and heavy to me, being as pregnant as I am. He has grown 2 inches since his 15 month appointment, and gained a bit over three pounds - this would be over four months, since his 18 month well-check ended up being at 19 months rather than 18. I think a lot of the height gain may be in his legs though, since all of the diapers we use (Medium FB and fitteds) still seem to fit just fine. No problems with the rise or legs on them. And it's usually the length of his pants that become a problem before the fit of them, too.

And I would love to try the cover, if you don't mind, Nita. :) If it'd work with the fitteds we've got, I'm all for it! Thanks! :)

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[RwnMayfair]

We could use our FB for night, I just rather liked the breatheability of the fitteds and wool covers for night. I know we'd probably have no problems at all with them though.

And they don't seem to be losing their elastic, but I'm not sure how I'd know that for sure, either. They still gather and everything! ::grin:: And it doesn't seem any weaker, but I'll admit I don't spend time checking the elastic on the covers either. I'm not sure about the thinning out in the thighs either, since the diapers still fit fine and he hasn't really been doing anything different in the past few months that I would think would cause it. (He's been walking for 7 months now, running around for probably three - I'm not sure when the running started instead of just walking...)

And I know waking up with his PJs wet doesn't seem to bother Taran, it bothers me more than him. ;) It's more the fact that it's happening almost every day. An occasional thing wouldn't be a problem, but almost every day is a pain...

Thanks for the ideas, though! I'll have to prod the elastic of the covers a bit and see...

-Melissa

Taran, November 20, 2003

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[nitaghei]

Melissa,

CYE, or email me through the boards with your snail mail. I can stick the cover in the mail to you today.

Nita (fleece is my friend)
mom to Neel, January 2003
dog mom to a PWD and a cocker (at the Rainbow Bridge)