Night time nappies for 2 year old boy

Ruby_Moon

There isn't much present in urine that is going to hurt anyone anyway. You can drink the stuff and it won't hurt you, so why all the fuss about washing some clothes with one nappy with a bit of wee in it thats diluted too?
Seems a waste of hot water.

twinmumagain

After 5 small un's I cant fault Tesco own brand.
Active fit style ones if he is a wriggler(purple pack).

freda

twinmumagain - I would have agreed with you a while ago, Tescos nappies were great.

However, they've changed the design of the green 'essentials' ones that I used, and they no longer fit my two children! So we've moved on to Sainsbury's active fit ones, which seem good so far.

Felicity

Sorry to keep bumping this back up but I wanted to give an update to all those who helped out with advice ...

... the booster pad things have worked wonderfully for 2 nights now. They are really quite thick and can be positioned accordingly (for boy or girl).

My son's nappy has been really heavy AND the booster pad has been really heavy both mornings. I say this because when I tried 2 nappies, only the inner one worked and the outer one was dry.

The bedding has been completely dry and my son was obviously comfortable.

That's one more toddler problem solved!

Thank you all for your advice and tips.

x

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

JulieJesta, I think this is the best tip I have had from MSE yet! I can't thank you enough! I wonder why it isn't more common knowledge and wish I had posted on here a couple of months ago when the problems started.

I can now leave my boy sleeping peacefully without having to disturb him for a nappy change in the night AND he still gets his much loved FULL bottle of milk before bed.

The spin cycle on my washing machine has just broken so the solution came just in time. :T

THANK YOU!!!! x

fernliebee

tandraig wrote: »

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!

Now you are just being ridiculous! It is a babies wee, not the best thing to be hanging about, but it is not the lethal poison you are making out fgs! Modern washing machines, and powders have come on a bit since your nan and mums (and prob your ) day you know! Most of the washable nappy sites state that they should be washed on 40 or 60 degrees and that there is no need to boil wash. I also said that although that was the advice I DO boil wash mine, though for a single nappy I wouldn't bother.

You have agreed with me anyway, saying you would chuck one or two in from the night before, which, if you read my post is what I would do , and what I was suggesting OP did. I also agreed about wet pailing them (or chucking in bleach solution as you say) although I personally do not find this neccessary as I wash my nappies every day, or sometimes the next morning. I would prefer to put my DD in nappies that have been put on a hot wash without the use of bleach as this can irritate skin too.

I really don't know what you have got such a bee in your bonnet about tbh. Acting like it was a personal attack, you were the one that started to take umbridge at what me and another PP were suggesting, hence your problem I would suggest. We all have different ways of doing things and your attitude is why many modern mums prefer to use disposables, as they see washables as dirty, which is factually incorrect.


Taken from 'twinkle on the web':

Do I have to soak my nappies?
Not if you don't want to, many people don't, although soaking may extend the life of your nappies if you're looking for them to last several babies by diluting the urine and reducing damage to the fabric by the urine compared to dry storing them. Alternatively, you can rinse the wet and soiled nappies in clean water to remove the urine before putting them in your nappy bin, or . If you do soak, I recommend a few drops of tea tree oil which has excellent anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, OR a few ml of white vinegar OR a teaspoon or two of bicarbonate of soda in a large bucket of water with a tightly fitting lid or locking lid. It is important not to overdose on bicarbonate of soda as this can attack the structure of terry pile fabric. It is not necessary, and indeed not suitable for some nappies and waterproof covers, to use a nappy sanitiser eg Napisan: this can make Velcro fastenings stiff, and will desroy the waterproof layer of a wrap or all in one. A 60ºC wash in a modern machine will adequately cleanse your nappies, but for economy you may porefer 40. If you don't soak, it is often a good idea to do a rinse or pre-wash cycle without detergent prior to your main wash at 40 or 60ºC, as this removes the urine and any remaining 'bits' from your washing before the wash cycle.

Loopy_Lobes

tandraig wrote: »

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!

so, say for example your child wets their pants and trousers, do you boil wash those rather than just chuck them in with the washing?

skintchick

Urine is sterile - so it won;t give you any diseases.

tickly1972

Hi, we always change our sons nappy as routine just before we go to bed (around 1am), as it is normally fairly wet and he also gets a little drink. He never wakes up fully, and settles back down immediately.

daska

Boots also do booster pads - haven't had to wash sheets for a week:j:j:j:j:j