over night dipes?

[bbrandonsmom]

  Hi all.  I'm looking for a good overnight dipe.  I love fuzzi bunz, and have considered getting seconds, since the cost is decent, but I'm not sure.  Is there one similar?  Or can anyone tell me a good dipe to use?  I need them for a 3.5 and almost 6yr old.  I had used these ones called Wonder (something) that I liked, but they stopped making them I think.  I don't like prefolds/covers, because they get a rash right away w/wetness.  So pocket dipes have always worked for us.  My almost 6yr old is a pretty heavy wetter, so me being able to increase the absorbency of the insert is a plus for me. Thanks :)

[RthyCrunchyMama]

I would suggest the Flip with a doubler.  It is a cover and a stay dry microfiber insert.  I find that it wicks moisture away from their skin very very well.  The top of the pad often feels dry still.  I do use a doubler over night b/c my little one is a heavy wetter over the 12 hours he sleeps.  The cover gets pretty big, though you could use the pad in any cover. 

[cristeen]

I swear by happy hempys w a wool cover. PUL is a guaranteed leak for us. My fave wool for nighttime is babyology, but Pipers Closet is a close 2nd. Babyology is a pull on, but PC is a wrap, and she's happy to do a custom size on them.

The HH is now available as a OS dipe, but you have to look for it, its brand new. And you'd probably need an XL for your older one.

I stuff them w 2 pfs and at least 1 doubler for my 15 mo. It has a fleece inner, and it keeps my little guy's skin dry all night.

[MayasMama88]

FuzziBunz are awesome! They make up the majority of our stash, and we can use Mediums or One Sizes for overnights with no problems. With the Mediums, I usually add a hemp doubler. For the one size I'd highly recommend trying out the Joey Bunz hemp inserts. They are super absorbent, trim-fitting, and not prone to compression leaks like microfiber is. Do you change your LOs at all during the night? That definitely helps, but even if you don't, using a pocket diaper is the easiest way IMO to vary the absorbency because you can stuff them with whatever you want.

[laurabfig]

Well, my son is only a little over 3 months old and I can't for the life of me remember what I did for my older 2 at nighttime when they were young and in CD's.  That being said, goodmama fitteds work well for us at night, with a wool cover (we use an aristocrats).  I've also used bamboo fitteds with hemp doublers inside and that seems to work too.  The goodmamas i have are made of organic bamboo velour, and the velour seems to do some wicking of the moisture off his skin, b/c he frequently gets  a bit rashy if i leave him in a prefold too long during the day, but even after all night nursing several times (10pm-7am  what can i say?  he's the 3rd kid so i'm not changing him every 2 hours like i did dd1) :)  he doesn't seem rashy after i take that nighttime diaper off.  

you can get goodmamas for about $15-18 used on the TP or at diaperswappers.  we got all three of ours used on craigslist...

[laurabfig]

Another low-cost alternative is to just use prefolds with doublers and put some sort of stay-dry barrier in the diaper as a liner next to their skin- even cheap fleece fabric from joanns can do this.  just cut it into squares or ovals as big as you need.

[sosurreal09]

believe it or not I use the flip dipes overnight with my heavy wetting LO I just use two inserts with the microfiber touching, we use the stay dry. We save a ton of money getting them since its $50 for 2 shells and 6 dipes...never had a leak!

[bbrandonsmom]

  Thanks :)  I'm still not decided.  I didn't think about covering a prefold w/ fleece, since I was thinking it would shift. I had a bunch too, that I sold last year. Those bumgenius look pretty neat, and similar to fuzzi bunz.  I'd like to try those.  

  I don't change them at night.  I think the only time I ever did was when they were very young, or if they had a bowel, since the wet went through the fleece on the fb's.  I have them use the potty before bed, but they are still wet most mornings.  I'm using 7th generation now, I just prefer not to. 

[allical1284]

I'll add another vote for the Flip system!! It is the ONLY diaper set-up that we have used successfully at night on DD without leaks.  I back the stay-dri insert with a homemade hemp doubler and have never had a problem.  I have a huge variety in my stash... pockets (BG, FB, WAHM), AIO's, prefolds & fitteds, fleece, wool, and PUL covers, but the Flip is the only thing we use at night.

[laurabfig]

I'm going to try the flip at night tonight....I have one that gets rarely used b/c it is just not my favorite diaper.  Thanks for the tip.

[sosurreal09]

wow really. Well I only buy hybrids so maybe I havent been spoiled yet lol we can only afford hybrids anyway and they are better for the planet so for me it's a win win. I really love the flip and haven't had one issue with them.

[laurabfig]

I tried the flip last night with a tri-folded prefold to double and it worked GREAT...think I might sell my goodmamas now to get a few more of these for nighttime.  I have never found anything as absorbent as that flip insert!

[sosurreal09]

That's what I'm saying! lol they are so cheap too! here is a site for just the inserts. I haven't gotten any from here yet but they are $1.99

http://www.diaperjunction.com/flip-stay-dry-diaper-insert.html

How come you hate the Flip system? JW.  We have been doing great with it.

[laurabfig]

Originally Posted by sosurreal09 

That's what I'm saying! lol they are so cheap too! here is a site for just the inserts. I haven't gotten any from here yet but they are $1.99

http://www.diaperjunction.com/flip-stay-dry-diaper-insert.html

How come you hate the Flip system? JW.  We have been doing great with it.

I checked out the link...the 1.99 price is for the newborn size only; the one-size is 4.95.

Not sure why I don't love the system....the fit just doesn't seem great on my ds, but its fine for nighttime use. and i love snappied prefolds with wool covers for every day use.

[sosurreal09]

oooh I didn't even know they made a newborn size. sorry about that!

[Lyndzies]

Originally Posted by laurabfig 

Another low-cost alternative is to just use prefolds with doublers and put some sort of stay-dry barrier in the diaper as a liner next to their skin- even cheap fleece fabric from joanns can do this.  just cut it into squares or ovals as big as you need.

Originally Posted by bbrandonsmom 

  Thanks :)  I'm still not decided.  I didn't think about covering a prefold w/ fleece, since I was thinking it would shift. I had a bunch too, that I sold last year. Those bumgenius look pretty neat, and similar to fuzzi bunz.  I'd like to try those.  

  I don't change them at night.  I think the only time I ever did was when they were very young, or if they had a bowel, since the wet went through the fleece on the fb's.  I have them use the potty before bed, but they are still wet most mornings.  I'm using 7th generation now, I just prefer not to. 

I JUST posted about this same issue which I, too, recently had... I posted on my blog my solution cutting up a old fleece blankie we had.  Worked perfectly as a stay-dry barrier w/ prefold and cover!  Good luck, mama!