Taking on the impossible.... Cloth diaper at night

So you made the decision to cloth diaper and you did your homework. You now know that you should change baby every 2 hours or so and all that good stuff. But what about night time?  Are you doomed to have to wake baby every 2 hours to make sure he wakes up with dry sheets?  HECK NO!!!!

There are nighttime options for every family, you just have to test out a few to see what works well for your family.

My son sleeps on his tummy, about 12 hour stretch every night. He used to wet more when he woke up at night to feed but the diapers still held up.  Here are my faves:

1. Sandy's Fitteds. These are made by Mother-Ease and are available in four sizes, newborn, small, large and toddler. They come in a variety of fabric including bamboo, cotton and a cotton terry.  The new retail on these is about $13-15. I LOVE these for nighttime. The larges that I am currently using hold 15oz of liquid and you can add a booster that holds an additional 7 oz.  These may look like granny pants but they work awesome. Paired with a good cover they have been bullet proof. They are not stay-dry on their own but you can get stay dry boosters or add a fleece liner.

2. Bamboozle Bamboo fitteds by Bummis.  These bamboo fitteds are a OS diaper fitting from about 9-35lbs. They are made with super soft bamboo rayon and are super thirsty. They are also really trim so your baby doesn't have a basketball for a bum. They come with a snap in booster but you can add another one if you need to, but I found that it was totally not needed. Again with a good cover these are great at night. They retail for about $22-24 new.

 3. Flip Organic insert topped with a Flip stay dry insert. Now I was not a big Flip fan but the 100% organic cotton insert is super thirsty on it's own. I add the staydry microfiber insert for the stay dry effect. These fit right into the Flip cover and have been bulletproof for us. In fact the back of the inserts it often dry in the mornings. The retail price can vary a bit depending on where you buy but a cover is about $16, an organic insert $10 and a staydry insert $5. I have also taken the Organic insert and stuffed a pocket diaper with it for nighttime successfully.

 

 

4. Bumgenius Freetime AIO. This may not work for super heavy wetters but for us it works just fine. I do add a hemp booster under the 2 flaps so there is a 2 layer hemp booster and 5 layers of microfiber. I live that this is staydry on it's own so I don't need a fleece liner. This would be about $16-18 new.

 

 

5. Little Fancy Pants Fleece Sleepy ( or Little Fancy Pants Windpro Sleepy)

This is like a great fitted with a fleece cover all in one. Many families can use this without an added cover. I do find that this is a bit bulky compared to the other options but it does work. I was not able to go cover-less in them yet because my son sleeps on his tummy and tends to squeeze the moisture through the front of the diaper. These are available new for about $36-39 new.

6. Although I no longer use prefolds and covers, many families use doubled up prefolds like this with a cover and get great results. Prefolds can be made out of cotton, hemp or bamboo.  You can just lay it in a cover like this or use a snappi to fasten it on baby and then cover it. Prefolds are not staydry on their own so you may want to add a fleece liner to pull moisture away from baby's bottom. Prefolds are usually pretty inexpensive with a 6 pack of mediums around $20.

7. Last but not least is the Wizard Duo.  This is also made by Mother Ease. The covers some in 2 sizes and there are a variety of insert options available. My favourite is the nighttime stay dry insert. It is a synthetic fibre, but it is super absorbent. The only issue I had with this diaper in general was that the rise was too short for my tall baby and he outgrew it height wise before he hit the top of the weight range. There is a nighttime pack available on the Mother Ease website for about $60, including 1 cover and 2 inserts.


If you are using something different at night time and would like to share I love to hear comments of what works for other families and what doesn't.