everything is leaking- help!!!

Ok, I must bedoing something wrong as I am finding everything starting to leak now. My bubblebub comes up soaking wet as do my fleece snazzipants covers. Is he just becoming a super duper mega wetter or is is a washing problem????

I got sick of my clothes smelling swampy with ecostore so I switched to drive (consumer rated it good). I still only use half the quantity but with tiny loads maybe its too much! Do you think I may have stuffed the absorbancy and if so how do I fix it????

I am getting sick of changing ALL his clothes each nappy change. In saying that his happy heiny wiht a snazzipants booster lasted 10 hours!!! Man was it wet then but he was dry and his clothes were too....but I only have 1 of these

I'm thinking build up too.

I use persil (just the normal one) and wash about 8 nappies with inserts at a time and use 2 tablespoons of powder. I've only ever needed to strip my nappies once in about a year (I'm very slack, but they still perform like new)

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Are the inserts soaked through? If they are then you might have a super pee'r on your hands and need to add more absorbency. If they're relatively dry then I would say you have a product build up problem.
Let us know how you get on

Edited by Two Blondinis

If they soaking through then the pee is getting through the fleece, so I don't think your problem is build up.

Maybe Thomas is drinking more than before?

Two Blondinis wrote: If they soaking through then the pee is getting through the fleece, so I don't think your problem is build up. Maybe Thomas is drinking more than before?

Can they really pee THAT much??? He is feeding longer now and often wants both boobs whereas before he would only feed off one.

Hmm, will have to experiment more.

As for changing..I change him with every feed so that is usually no more than 3hrs. overnight I have been using a happy heiny with extra booster and we get no leaks. Not changing him every time at night has been great for getting him back to sleep (also means I can be back in bed within 30 min!)

I've got a mega pee'er.. everyone who tried honeychild inserts said 2 inserts would be enough for night time. Daniel completely fills 2 large honeychild inserts in about 6 hrs quite easily.

Combination of microfibre and hemp is the only thing that works for us at no leaks at night time, and 2 microfibre inserts for during the day.

Maybe try changing a little more often if you don't have extra inserts? You could change before the feed and again before he goes for a sleep? Otherwise you'll probably need more inserts and possibly hemp. We use either premium prefolds during the day (3 hours JUST) or we have to use hemp and m/fibre.

they have really good inserts at ecobubs that are foldable into 3 layers of absorbancy with microfibre one side and hemp on the other, i havnt tried them myself but have heard rave reviews about them!! ay Emma and Kellz

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kebakat wrote: nzpiper wrote: ok, I'll take this info on board. If I add more inserts I may need to upsize his naps right??? That depends what you are stuffing in them now. Until recently at night I had Daniels smalls at night stuffed with 2 microfibre inserts, a peapod insert and 2 hemp ones and it still fitted him

I second that. See what works (or doesn't) before you fork out for more nappies, inserts are heaps cheaper to swap and change.

hehe no worries! Just make sure when you order your nappies after the trial you go through me

Don't beat yourself up over the "under stuffing" it really is a trial and error thing. I'd suggest to stuff his night time pocket with as much as you can without making the legs gape (this can happen, even with the bigger kids!). See how you get on with different combinations. I know it'll be a pain with washing etc whilst you go through the process of the ones that don't work, but it's best to do that than keep buying different brands of nappy.

I'm sure if you asked there would be some lovely ladies willing to loan you some different inserts whilst you work out what suits Thomas. I only have microfibre FB and HC ones as they work fine for Caitlin.

what goes in must come out