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Stopping Diaper Leaks During the Night
Whether your child is a light-wetter or super-soaker it doesn’t matter; 12 hours or more in one cloth diaper is a long time. Below is a list of successful nighttime cloth diaper combinations and mom recommended brands.
LIGHT / MEDIUM WETTER: Cover + Fitted Diaper
HEAVY WETTER: Cover + Fitted Diaper + Insert/Doubler wrapped in a Prefold
SUPER-SOAKER: Cover + Fitted Diaper + 2 Inserts / Doublers
| COVERS | FITTED DIAPERS | INSERTS / DOUBLERS |
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Wool: Sustainablebabyish Wool Covers Little Beetle Organic Wool Soakers LANA Wool Soakers Nifty Nappy Woolie Wraps Happy Heiny's Stacinator Wool Covers Aristocrats Wool Diaper Covers Fleece: Happy Heiny's Stacinator Fleece Covers Dancing Bears Fleece Covers Sugar Peas Windpro Fleece Covers Kiwi Pie Fleece Covers PUL: Thirsties Duo Wraps Motherease Airflow Covers |
Bamboo: Drybees Gone Natural Fitted Motherease One Size Bamboo Fitted Sustainablebabyish Bamboo Fitted Goodmama Goodnights Bamboo diaper Pooters Organic Bamboo Fitted Hemp: Happy Hempys Fitted Sustainablebabyish hemp fleece fitted Pooters Organic Hemp Fitted |
Bamboo: Pooters Bamboo Insert Motherease Bamboo Insert Microfiber: Knickernappies Super Do Insert Bum Genius One Size Microfiber Hemp: Babykicks Hemparoo Inserts Pooters Hemp Insert Thirsties Hemp Inserts |
OTHER TIPS:
- Put diaper rash cream on baby before bed to help prevent any irritation that may be caused by excessive wetting
- If baby is a tummy sleeper and/or a boy, pack the front of the diaper with the inserts/doublers. Bamboo and Hemp doublers usually work best for this because they're super absorbent, thin and can fold up easily without adding a lot of bulk.
- Don’t use pocket, AIO or AI2 diapers. They tend to leak – and more so with tummy sleepers.
- Avoid plastic pants! PUL covers like Motherease Airflow and Thirsties breathe well but most don’t. As baby sleeps, heat can get trapped inside the diaper making it uncomfortable for baby and possibly cause rashes. Consider wool first (it breathes best), followed by fleece.