I am really perplexed by this seemingly simple issue. From time to time, my son wakes up in the morning and the pant waistband or bottom of his PJ shirt is damp. Well, the last two nights he has woken up soaking wet. By soaking wet I mean that his pajama bottoms are soaked and his shirt is quite wet. His sheet is wet, his blanket is wet. He is just coming up on 2 years of age and he wear Pampers Stay Dry when he goes to bed. I bumped him up to size 6 at night thinking that a bigger size would help - but the problem is consistently getting worse. He finishes dinner around 6:30pm and goes to bed at 8:00pm. He doesn't drink a significant amount of liquids at dinner. Any suggestions to help stop this leakage would be greatly appreciated!!
Hi Margaret,
We have had this problem with my son for awhile now, although it is inconsistent. He's not ready to potty train, but it seems as though sometimes he wet's so little during the day and waits to let it all out at night! I have found that old-fashioned plastic pants over the size 6 diaper have helped a lot. Many friends have suggested Huggies overnights, but Huggies have never fit my son well. Also, remember to point his privates down in the diaper and fold oiver the front waistband of the diaper inward before velcro-ing it. Hope this helps!
I keep having this problem too! Moving him up to size 6 diapers didn't help at all and the Huggies Overnights help most of the time, but sometimes he is still wet in the morning. The Huggies Overnights smell awful like chemicals so I don't really like using them, but they haven't given my son a rash so I still use them until I can find a better option.
I had this problem before, I had to make sure that my son's penis was facing down and not up because I found that if it was, he would wet his pj shirt...I would try this and see if it works. Good Luck!
I had the same thing happen with my now 4 year old son. The only diapers that worked for him thru the night were Huggies Over-Nites. Even on a regular basis Huggies were the only diapers that didn't leak for him. Its funny though..the only diaper that helps with leaks for my new baby girl is Pampers.
I guess it's kind of trial and error.
Good luck!!
Jackie
We use Huggies Overnight diapers and they work really well for us. I also make sure that I put the overnight diaper on right before he goes to bed. Not an hour before, but 5 minutes before. They also have a thing called Diaper Doublers at Jewel and Dominicks that you can put in his regular diaper. You may want to use those and put it in the front part of the diaper since that is where he has the problem. Good luck!
We had this problem too. Huggies night time diapers work well. We also have used Pampers cruisers. They now come in a size 7! Just saw them at Target.
My friend had this problem and found that the waist band from the pajama bottoms was pulling the diaper down and allowing the urine to come up through the diaper. She switched to one piece pajamas and it hasn't been an issue since. I would try this maybe before buying new diapers? Good luck...so annoying huh? :)
My non-expert experience has been this. He started soaking through for about a week. I dressed him warmer, I found he was soaking himself when he was wearing his spring pj's and maybe getting out from under the covers. I also bought overnight diapers- but I gave those up after he started routinely going to the bathroom on the potty before he went to bed. He would usually make one really good pee in the potty before bed and would at least not soak through. I don't know which of the three worked since I did them all together, but I would try dressing warmer or what we call "nigh nigh potty".
We use Pampers during the day and Huggies Overnites at night.
This happened to my son, too! It lasted about two months (not every night, but close to it). I switched to Huggies Overnites, which helped some. Eventually, it just stopped. I didn't change anything. Now he's working on potty training, and believe it or not is wearing Pull-Ups to bed and keeps them dry almost every night. When I was going through what you're going through, I never thought I'd see him dry in the morning. So try Huggies Overnites if you want, but mostly just be reassured that it's just a phase!!
My son had this problem too. However, it had nothing to do with his diaper. He became diabetic. (www.jdrf.org) Frequent urination is one of the many symptoms you will see. Is he wetting his diaper significantly during the day? Is he drinking fluids during the day as if he is so dehydrated he can't get it in quick enough? If so, it's worth calling your pediatrician. If not, it probably is a diaper related issue. Good Luck.
Diaper Doublers, they look like a maxi pad.
You can get them at Dominicks or Babies R Us.
They worked wonders!
We tried the Diaper Doublers and they didn't work well for us. I don't think that my son was comfortable in them. Huggies Overnights were WONDERFUL! We started using those when he was an infant and continued until he was potty trained. He rarely had accidents in bed when he was wearing the overnights!
Good Luck!
Andrea
Hi Margaret...
Both my son and daughter have had this problem. I use the pads that you buy at the store (generally for older people that have problems wetting their pants). I usually buy the medium flow one and stick it in the diaper at night before they go to bed. Works for me!
Sounds like a problem many of us face - esp with boys. I agree with making the switch to Huggies Overnights for nighttime (we used Pampers Cruisers by day). We actually did that at around 12 mos when my son started having leaking issues at night.
I know quite a few have already, but I'll cast my vote in for the Huggies Overnights. They seemed to be the only one that worked for my son to keep him dry after he reached a certain point, no matter how little liquid I let him have before bed.
I agree with the other responses. I used to use pampers but switched to Huggies when my son started experiencing the same problem. Huggies seem to have more absorbancy.
Margaret, some boys wet more over-night, especially if they tend to sleep hard at periods during the night. What you're going to have to do, is switch diaper brands for night-time. Go with the Huggies Overnights. Target should carry them, although sometimes they drop the largest size (which is size 5) and you have to move up to Huggies Night-time pull-ups. Either way, these diapers or pull-ups are so much stronger and more absorbant. With both of my boys, I use them. Regular diapers or pull-ups just don't have the durability to hold up to toddler boys at night.
Good luck.
Here's the link: http://www.huggieshappybaby.com/products/index.aspx?diapers
I love Motherease cloth diapers and covers. I have never had a problem with leakage at all. and I have four children, the youngest is 3mos. They seem like they cost a lot, but think about how much you spend on something you just throw away!
Just a different perspective for you to think about.:)