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Do cloth nappies leak during the night? i have tried pampers and huggies but just lately my lil one is waking?

every morning soaked thru. i dont want to have to wake him half way thru the night to have to change him but im not happy that he is so wet, so i was wondering whether cloth nappies would be better. does anybody use them and if so how good are they of a night?

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1. Yes... they soak through, and they don't keep the moisture away from your baby's skin as well as a disposible diaper would. Try using the next size up at bed time. And make sure they are dry when they go to bed.
2. I use cloth diapers both day and night and never had a problem with leaks. But I guess it also depends on the brand and type of cloth diaper you're referring to.
3. Depending on the type you use. I line the diaper with a doubler, a multi-layer, super absorbent fabric liner that adds extra protection. Then I use a heavy wool cover. We have never had any leaks, and my son is a heavy wetter who nurses a lot through the night.
4. I would use a wool cover over a cloth at night. The wool wicks away moisture. GOOD cloth keeps away mositure from the baby's skin much better than any disposable diaper.
5. I always used a double diaper at night, one triple folded gauze diaper and then lined with one square cloth diaper, (the kind you use for burp towels) the thickness to front or rear depending if it was girl or boy baby, a plastic pants went over all- no diaper rash and a dry baby were the result.
6. This is for if you don't want to use cloth diapers, but what I had to do is buy a size bigger then what my daughter wears for at night. The bigger sizes hold more then the smaller sizes do.
7. Are you using the superdry nappies? Much better than regular ones.
8. Cloth diapers at night would definitely be better. You can adjust the absorbency of cloth diapers and if you use the right combination you will have a leak-free, stay dry system. Bamboo and hemp are the best materials for night diapers as they are the most absorbent. Fleece and wool covers are the best for keeping in moisture and they breathe. What I like to use at night: A Totsbots Bamboozle fitted diaper with a fleece-topped hemp liner. Over that I use a Polar Bummi or a Sckoon Wool cover. My daughter is a heavy wetter that sleeps 9-14 hours a night. She can stay in this all night with no trouble. The bamboo diaper is highly absorbent, the fleece liner keeps wetness away from her and the wool or fleece cover keeps all the wetness in.
9. I use cloth both day and night with no problems. I only used disposibles when my son was in hospital and after we came home while waiting for my cloth ones to arrive (manufacturers delay not the supplier). Cloth have an advantage over disposibles because you can add booster pads to increase absorbancy if the nappy on its' own is insufficient. If you don't want the 'hassle' of dealing with buying the nappies, washing and drying them you can use a nappy service which provides a weeks worth of nappies, storage container for the dirties and then collects and cleans them for you. Also a good idea if you want to try before you buy, however most services only supply 'prefolds' - which is only one of the many forms of cloth nappy and not one which everyone finds successful as each type is best suited to different shape and sized babies and family circumstances. Because there are many cloth nappy systems on the market you may find the choice confusing, I know I did. Therefore I would suggest looking into using a nappy advisory service, I use http://www.thenappylady.co.uk who offer a free non obligation to buy service, but you can get a 5% discount on who your first order if you do use them. They assign you an advisor who you can contact via e-mail and if they have one who lives in your area you can attend a demo at her home. Direct link to advice questionnaire --> http://www.thenappylady.co.uk/public/submitTAQ.aspx Many UK local councils are now offering advice on cloth - it varies from council to council what they offer - some provide free samples, some a pack at upto 50% reduction.
10. I've been struggling with cloth nappies at night, I find they do leak, BUT this may be because the ones I'm using are second hand and maybe have lost some of their absorbency. I've just posted a Q about this myself and have got some good advice - I'm going to try using boosters (going to see if I can make them myself from some old terry squares!) There are loads of different types of cloth nappies so itsd a question of shopping around I think. The Bamboo ones are supposed to be good, although they are a bit expensive for me.