About 50% of the time recently, my 7 month old DS soaks through his diaper overnight and wakes up at 5 am crying. Wet onesie, wet sheets, everything. I don't think the diapers are too small (size 3 and he is 20 pounds) ... is it possible to put a diaper on wrong somehow?!
I have tried: pampers swaddlers, pampers baby dry, babyganics, and seventh generation. None seem better or worse for my problem.
Help!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
If you get a Flip cloth diaper cover (or any cloth diaper cover), you could put it on top of your disposable to contain the leaks.
honeydew / 7283 posts
We use pampers overnight diapers (I think they're called "extra protection") and go up a size.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Do they make overnight diapers? I might try that.
FWIW DD is smaller than your DS and I put her in size 4s when she wears a disposable.
pomelo / 5084 posts
Baby dry are supposed to be overnight.
So you guys are saying go up to a size 4 just for nighttime even though the package says like 25 pounds +? Ok!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@wrkbrk: Yeah, I almost exclusively used Pampers diapers and even tried the Pampers nighttime ones (forget what they are called) up a size and I continuously had this issue of wetting through the diaper. Huggies Overnites up a size were the only thing that worked! I highly recommend them!
grapefruit / 4988 posts
I would definitely try going up a size. We always needed to go up way before she actually reached the weight limit.
pomelo / 5084 posts
@Adira: Yay! Getting some today.
You all dont put the bigger size on for all day too, right? Just at night?
watermelon / 14467 posts
@wrkbrk: I did. I figured if she was ready for the next size at night then she would need it soon for daytime.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@wrkbrk: Yep, we did Pampers Swaddlers size 3 during the day and Huggies Overnites size 4 at night for the LONGEST time. Eventually we sized up in the Pampers Swaddlers during the day, but never had to size up in the Overnites (potty trained wearing size 4s and now wears a pull-up at night).
Logan is 23 lbs and he's currently in size 4 for both, but Swaddlers during the day, Huggies Overnites at night. No issues yet!
pomelo / 5084 posts
@avivoca: Weird ok! So basically the weight guidelines arent to be trusted?!
pomelo / 5084 posts
@Adira: Maybe I am mis-remembering what weight size 3s go to!!! I will look it up. It's possible he is 21 pounds now ...
honeydew / 7622 posts
We got disposable inserts- solved everything. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00839749A/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1468421777&sr=8-2&keywords=disposable+diaper+inserts&pi=SX200_QL40 Size up so they fit.
pear / 1586 posts
I do Pampers Baby Dry extra protection (different from the regular baby dry, I think), and up a size.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@wrkbrk: I think there's overlap between sizes, but Logan's a chubbier baby, so he needed a bigger size because of his waist. Xander on the other hand was in 3s longer because he was so skinny!
pomelo / 5084 posts
@Adira: Ha yes Cooper is chubby too.
Thanks for all the help so quickly everyone! Love this place!
cherry / 167 posts
We use Huggies overnights and the inserts @youboots posted for DS and we haven't had a leak since we started that combo. (In case the Huggies alone don't work.) He's 25 pounds and in size 5's.
nectarine / 2821 posts
@Winterbee15: the weight guidelines are so weird! My kid is huge and just flew through the sizes. I just kept watching for leaks and fit. Also, buying some of next size isn't too risky since you can always save them! Aside from having to store them. 
eggplant / 11861 posts
@wrkbrk: Also maybe too much diaper paste?!
I saw another bee post on another thread about too much paste leading to a less absorbent diaper, and I just had a few nights of leaks and definitely think it was due to too much paste, as she had a rash and I was treating her with much more!
clementine / 955 posts
@wrkbrk: DS is 7months and 21lbs, I think we have the same kid 
. We've been in the size 4 baby dry for a month now with no problems.
Eta: I would suggest getting just a small package of the Huggies at first, DS seemed to have some reaction to them, where he turned really red where the diaper touched. I bought a big pack and couldn't return it because it was open.
pomelo / 5084 posts
@FaithFertility: Interesting! Knock on wood we have only had to use diaper cream one time so far.
nectarine / 2317 posts
My DD is about 21lbs and in size 4.. we moved her up around 19lbs as she was peeing through 3's at night.
nectarine / 2173 posts
We were definitely using size 4 by then. LO is 23.5 lbs and wears 5s.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
the size guides are def off! lo is long and skinny and grows out of sizes/starts leaking well before she hits the upper weight limit. she's 25 lbs ish and in size 5s
nectarine / 2262 posts
Yes to what all have said. My 20 lb 10 month old has been in size 4 during the day for probably 2 months. We use the Pampers overnights (baby dry extra protection) up a size which is a size 5 for us! It seemed crazy when I put him in a size 5 overnight diaper. But it works!! The weight range means nothing.
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