I get asked a lot about getting nappies to last overnight. Using cloth overnight seems to be a great challenge for many parents. The key to success is getting enough absorbency in the nappy to hold your child's output.
Ensure you change your child right before putting them to bed and as soon as they wake. Prepare a well boosted night nappy for bed time. Our Baby Bare cub can be used with one or two boosters depending on how much your child needs. Many nappy brands talk about the layers of absorbency, but the issue is more then layers. Its the amount of fabric you have in a nappy. One layer could be 10cm squared or it could be 50cm squared. Our boosters add plenty of fabric as they are two sheets of bamboo fleece, 28cm x 28cm. They can hold about 100ml each. You will also need to include the usual hourglass nappy insert.
When putting on the nappy for night its important to make sure you have a good seal around the legs and waist. If you still experience leaks, try buying a wool cover. These will absorb any moisture that leaks from your nappy, but they will not wick it onto your child's clothes. This will keep your child dry.
Many parents shop far and wide looking for a solution to night nappies. In the end it is really about having enough fabric in the nappy. If you have a nappy that is a good fit during the day, it isn't that it fails to fit well at night. It is simply that it needs to hold much more at night. So to survive night nappying... Boost, Boost and Boost! Where that fails use an extra cover!
Good luck and always feel free to contact us if you want some advice to make cloth work better for you!
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