Night time nappies for 2 year old boy

Nicki

You could think of mattress, duvet and pillow protectors as well. You'd still have to change the sheet and covers if there was a leakage but its a lot easier than having to wash the whole duvet, especially in winter when drying isn't so good. We got some for DD's bed from www.snugnights.co.uk

ButtonF1Fan

Do you know you can get disposable pads (rather than whole nappies) from mothercare. look up SmartNappy on thier site.

I used similar ones from boots inside a normal disposable nappy if travelling long distances when my eldest was a toddler. grumpy passenger on long journeys, so was easier all round if he could just sleep in the car. just an idea

Felicity

JulieJesta wrote: »

Do you know you can get disposable pads (rather than whole nappies) from mothercare. look up SmartNappy on thier site.

I used similar ones from boots inside a normal disposable nappy if travelling long distances when my eldest was a toddler. grumpy passenger on long journeys, so was easier all round if he could just sleep in the car. just an idea

Just an update, I have tried pull-ups on top of nappies and nappies on top of nappies but no joy, still soaking.

I popped to Mothercare today and picked up the disposable pads, great tip, thanks. They do look quite long so hopefully with a bit of careful positioning they might do the trick!

I will let you know how we get on!

dondo

With my daughter who's nearly 3 and potty trained so we only use nappies at night we use Tesco's own brand size 6 pull up pants and never had any problems

squidgeworth

Have you thought of using washable bed pads? I used these for all of my children. I found that the ones designed for adults with continence problems worked really well much better than those meant for kids. Try a chemist with a good selection of disabled living aids

fernliebee

Have you considered using washables, just for the nightime nappy. They tend to be much more absorbant as you can put lots of boosters in as neccessary.

You can buy/ borrow trial packs from stores online as you would only need 2/3 of them just for nightime. Someone such as 'nappylady' (google her site) would be able to advise you on the best choice for your situation but I find the motherease sandies and rikki wraps the best for absorbancy and not leaking. I have tried many and these wraps are amazing, never had a leak yet! My DD is a heavywetter and you can put the extra booster pads in (between nappy and wrap, not between skin and nappy) so it is much more absorbant, though if you want to pack a few boosters in you may have to go up a size in the wrap.

It would be much easier to wash a wet nappy in with your clothes rather than whole quilt etc!

Loopy_Lobes

If you fancy cloth nappies, Motherease all in ones together with a booster insert take a LOT of liquid. You can just stick them in the wash with clothes etc as it's only wee. You need to make sure you don't use fabric softener in the wash as it drastically reduces the absorption. You could probably get away with just buying 2 if you only need them for night times. 2 nappies, 2 boosters and 2 wraps would set you back about £40, a bit of an outlay but if you consider what you're forking out for disposables, pull ups, boosters, washing all that bedding etc you'll make a saving. Also, they will be useful again if you have anymore babies. Have a look here for more info http://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/acatalog/details-03MEOS.html

tandraig

i dont mean to be rude - but I wouldnt wash wee-ed in nappies along with clothes. wee contains uric acid and the longer it is left before washing the stronger it gets! most clothes have to be washed at 40 or less and this isnt hot enough to kill the bacteria in the nappies. apart from the bacteria - it could actually affect the colour of your clothes.
sorry to sound like aggie from how clean is your house! but I would wash nappies in a boil wash along with sheets! so i aint that fussy!

fernliebee

tandraig wrote: »

i dont mean to be rude - but I wouldnt wash wee-ed in nappies along with clothes. wee contains uric acid and the longer it is left before washing the stronger it gets! most clothes have to be washed at 40 or less and this isnt hot enough to kill the bacteria in the nappies. apart from the bacteria - it could actually affect the colour of your clothes.
sorry to sound like aggie from how clean is your house! but I would wash nappies in a boil wash along with sheets! so i aint that fussy!

I wash my nappies all together in a 'nappy load' on 95, as I only use re-usables so easily have a full load within 1-2 days. However I do wash the occasional wee-ey nappy in with other clothes, I wash them at 60 and this has never affected the colour of the clothes or made the wash smell. All the re-useable sites suggest not to wash nappies at over 60 anyway, but I ignore this advice as my DD does get nappy rash when she is teething, and just for peace of mind I like to wash them hotter.

If OP were concerned about this she could wet-pail rather than dry pail, but personally I find this an unnecessary faff. From what OP has said, sounds like she is having to put a load on every morning anyway, so don't think it would be too much of a prob.

TBH the chemicals that are present in most washing powders make uric acid sound like a treat! Have you read the ingredients list? :eek:

Anyway this is all academic anyway, OP might hate the idea!

tandraig

i didnt mention all the other bacteria that COULD be present - not only in the wee-ed in nappies!!! tbh i washed nappies separately unless there was only one or two from the night before - and i chucked nappies into bleach solution anyway.
I didnt want to say this - but subsequent posts have forced me - would you take a bath and have weeweed nappies in with you? unless you boil wash this is the effect on a mixed wash.
I think its disgusting actually - to mix clothes with nappies - maybe I am old fashioned - but i was taught to treat nappies separately from clothes by my mum and my nan! and i can state i never caught anything undesirable from washing clothes!