Do you think I should try ....?

OK - please bear with me while I explain ....
Jakob had heart surgery a few weeks ago, and is a complete runt due to losing heaps of weight before the surgery (he was back to his birth weight at 5 weeks!). Hes only about 4.1kgs now, so I haven't bothered to try my small fuzzies as they look big compared to his little butt (I did use my bum genius AIOs a few times before we went into hosp tho) .... BUT I'm having so much trouble with nappies leaking as hes a) on diuretics and b) in catch up mode so feeding like a prem bub and peeing like a trooper!
I have been using huggies all along, but have tried treasure ultra too (they are giving less pee leaks as they are slightly bigger but then I get poo leaks with them sometimes!). He is going through about 4-5 outfits a day/night at the mo! And thats with nappy changes every 2-3 hours (as thats how often he feeds, day and night).

Do you think I should try my small fuzzies and stuff them heaps? (will he fit them at his weight??) How many inserts will I need? I don't think the bum genius AIOs will be absorbant enough - what do you think? I also have a night napnap (went a bit crazy on nappy shopping when preg!), maybe that would soak up enough as its pretty thick? Or should I move to Infant sized Huggies which may be better length-wise but will swim on him a bit as hes only 4.1kgs? (he has grown in length while he was sick, just got scrawny!).

Any suggestions??
Thanks!!

Since you have FB I'd give them a try. Kryssi fitted them at 9lbs which must be about 4kg? She wasn't scrawny though, but she was long and slender and had skinny little thighs! I started her with two inserts, or two inserts and a booster (can't remember) and made sure they were tucked in about the top of the legs. I guess it's worth a try even to just decide to leave them for another two weeks?

Also the likes of Giggles nappies can cross over, I presume you know that?

Isla fitted her smalls from 5 weeks (4.7KG), so a wee bit bigger. We used 2 inserts then to make it fit better around the legs, and tucked the leg elastic in. You can also cross-over the top waist snaps to make a more snug fit around the waist. As for absorbancy,..maybe try a hemp insert under a mircofibre one, or a hemp/mirofibre insert cos the hemp will hold more. I like the ecobubs ones.

Nikki you can also try crossing the waist snaps over to make them smaller fitting at the waist and this also pulls the legs in too. Definitely tuck the leg elastic back in, great for making the legs fit smaller thighs and for catching those poo explosions!

Let me know if you need any more tips - hope Jakob gets better soon!

P.S
Don't over stuff the nappy as this can also make the legs gape.

My girls fit normal clothes no prob at all, except in their bubble butt night nappies, but it could be coz the nappies are a wee bit big that they are more bulky on Jakob. Also that all nappies look huge on newborns!
Wishing Jakob a speedy recovery!

Yay! Glad they worked well for you both!
Just a note- I have always found that just an insert isnt enough- we use an insert and a booster in the day.

It lasted from 7-9.15 or so with no probs. But he's had his diuretics now so has a booster in as well, so we will see how that goes. He's had to move into 000 singlets (with domes) from newborn in these naps though, as they take up more space than a huggies nap!

Nikki wrote: It lasted from 7-9.15 or so with no probs. But he's had his diuretics now so has a booster in as well, so we will see how that goes. He's had to move into 000 singlets (with domes) from newborn in these naps though, as they take up more space than a huggies nap!

ahhh but remember tho a cloth nap will be the same size wet or dry whereas a disposable gets bigger the more in it.! and if you had domes on his singlets that may have been why everything was leaking...squeezing the pee out ...?!

just a thought, as I remember a friend of mine having a similar problem with disposables.

Is he "pointing down" or of to the side?

3 hours is great Nikki!