Nighttime Cloth Diaper Update

We have been consistently using cloth diapers at night for a month now and I am pleased to say it is going very well! I was a little hesitant to start because I didn't want to go through the process of figuring out what worked best (and being woken up at night with a wet baby wanting to be changed/changing sheets/etc). Well my curiosity won out (and my patience with Pampers) and I decided to try it (I say "I decided" because Wes is supportive of just about everything I want to do and I am so very thankful that he is willing to try these crazy things with me).

While wearing disposable diapers at night (and we went BIG: Pampers Baby Dry and Huggies Snug & Dry both with the 12 hour guarantee) Reed would have a leak every other night AT LEAST! And he would only be in them for 10 hours, not the guaranteed 12! But that's what you deal with when you have a little boy who sleeps on his tummy. I was getting frustrated. Reed sleeps in a Halo brand sleep sack every night because his room is always the coldest in the house, and waking up wet means I have to wash all the wet clothes/sheets/sleep sack. This isn't such a big deal for the jammies, but I only have so many sheets/sleep sacks and doing a load of wash every day was getting old.

Since switching to cloth diapers a month ago, I can count on one hand the amount of leaks we have had (check that, I can count on TWO FINGERS). That's right, 2 leaks. So it's going really well.

My original solution from this post required 3 inserts; 2 microfiber and 1 hemp. I have since lightened the load to 1 microfiber insert and 1 hemp and we have only had 2 leaks. I may go back to 3 and see what the results are there, but I like the trimmer diaper.

Don't be afraid to try overnight cloth diapering. If you're frustrated with leaks like I was, cloth diapering is a great solution. They fit better than disposables AND you can customize the amount of absorbancy you need. A GREAT solution for you!

Enjoy!

The Turners