Surely it's not the mcn's fault?

[Snacks]

Sounds like a leak if it is only around the hip area, KWIM? If bubs was sweaty, surely there'd be more than one sweaty patch?
Could you try extra boosting? (Sorry, I am generally ignorant of 'boy' issues, LOL! But...) Are you 'dressing him down' (i.e. so he doesn't pee right out the top)? Do you have other types of nappies you could try to see if there's a better fitting one? GL with it!

[~Kim~]

I don't find pockets a good enough of a seal for night time. No matter which one I used.
I still use a fitted nappie and a cover at night. 2 rows of elastic mean 2 barriers against leaks IYKWIM? also pockets seem to wick especially if they get overfull on the seams. If he is a side sleeper, like a sponge whe moisture will still follow gravity and thus where the inner meets the PUL meets the sheet, there will be leakage.....did that make sense?

[SunnyRain]

My bub sleeps on his back and the bum genius leak out the back. If he sleeps for more than 3 hours I'll find him lying in a puddle. I'm guessing the moisture wicks out the back where the PUL and the liner are sewn together, there's nothing stopping moisture escaping.

What IS a good nighttime MCN? A flat nappy with a PUL cover works better than a BG.

[Captain]

I never had any problems with a BG leaking when DD sleeps on her side, but I wouldn't use them over night. DD will just wee right through them. He could just be a big weer too and need something like a fitted and cover. The BBB and wool covers work really well for us.

[~Kim~]

yep BBH fitted and cover or Mandy Macs night time

[Gigi]

some night nappying guidelines i have read about, tried, worked for us, so we keep on using them (hope some might help you)

- avoid using PUL at night (long nappy wear), use wool or fleece for waterproof outer instead

- don't tuck in singlets, tops etc, avoid onesies with tight crotches - esp withthe snaps up the crotch (compression leaks)

- use a loose highly breathable sleeping bag instead of pj bottoms, if your pj botttoms are getting wet

- use clothing for bed that is natural fibres, not synthetics - they breathe better

- if child sleeps on tummy, put extra boosting on tummy side of nappy, do the reverse if they sleep on their back

- for young bub, change at every feed over night

- for heavy wetter, if child wakes during night, change them then

If wool is too much for you to consider right now (lanolising, handwashing etc - which is not hard, but it IS one extra step to do), think about fleece night covers.

they can be machine washed, adn dry very fast, so you don't need many of them (if you wash the MCN daily). examples are Bear Bottoms night weight covers, pullon style, so no snaps or velcro to deal with in the middle of the night.

there are many dedicated night nappies on the market, they cost more than day nappies, cos there are DOUBLE the amount of absorbent fabric layers in them, so do your reserach carefully before you buy one.

measure your child's rise especially, no point buying a great nappy, if it shows heaps of bottom crack *and therefore will not have PooTainment Value for your child.

find out as much as you can about night nappy products, look at reviews, ask the seller all your questions, try and find night nappies that are similar (in closure and fit) to the nappies that suit your child in the daytime.

your child might be great in low rise nappies for day, but for night, you really need HIGH RISE nappies (for the containtment needs, lying down for such a long time, wriggling aroudn etc).

night nappies are extremely do-able, as in, we have not had a leak in two years, but learning what to look for, does help.

i read heaps of posts on Nappycino on the "Sagas on the night nappies" forum, to help me work it out. Learn from other people's mistakes, cos night nappies are too exxy to learn by buying the wrong ones (for your child).

when people give you recommendatoins, unless THEIR child is a similar wetter to yours, similar body build etc, not much chop. All night nappies work for different bubs.

i recommend the Kester Kovers AIO on the possumpouches website, but not as a night nappy for EVERY child, i just know that one has been excellent on my child. (medium wetter, from 7kg to now, 11.6kg at two years old).

Night nappies with Malden Mills fleece on the outer (windpro or 300wt) is a good sign to look out for too. Or night covers made out of that same fabric.

We started using wool about four months after baby arrived. Very impressed with wool, after thinking i would be too scared to use it! we use woollen handknits like shorties. so easy, they do up with drawstring, no elastic on their thighs.

hth

[Gigi]

i just re-read your post and realised how young your bub is.

so my revised ideas, to make it easier for you (life iwth a nb is hard enough!)

- cute tooshies bamboo delights fitted nappy - sold at bubblebubs now
or a itti bitti boo in small - sold at itti bitti, nurture nappies
- bear bottoms small night cover (nurturenappies website) or nb sized staccinator 300wt cover (booroi website) or the smallest swaddlebees fleece cover (theweewuns)

newborn sized bamboo boosters at sustainable hemp products - brilliant

If you are unable to buy that much new stuff, my other idea, buy Greenkids bamboo boosters to put inside the BG INSTEAD of microfibre insert it comes with.

Some nb's wet more than others, or another thing, you may need to change him more often than at present. Does he have long sleeps - making it hard to change him?

there is a thing called DREAM CHANGES. you change the bub, when they're asleep. some bubs are fine with that, other bubs, it rouses them too much. My bub could cope with it, UNLESS i had a cover with an APLIX, the sound of that woudl wake her up.

my bub pooped and wee-ed SO frequently, we had to change her 20x a day at newborn stage! once BEFORE two hourly feeds, and once AFTER the feeds.

a suggestion for how to dress a nb for bed - not sure of your climate

bunny rug - i would worry if about SIDS with a rug at this age, it could slip over his face and suffocate him. babies move in their sleep.
swaddling would be safer than the rug, at this age
until they can hold up their own neck, i would avoid rugs
if you are not confident/happy with swaddling (fair enough) what about cotton sleeping bags? i see them at bestn less and big w (under $20).

singlet or spencer
nappy and cover
sleeping bag or swaddling
cotton sheet
we put a lambskin UNDER the sheet for even more ventilation

a few ideas for you, sorry to bamboozle you with previousl post, i didn't realise we were talkiing bout a NEWBORN here.
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congrats on your new baby!

[jshappers]

Thanks everyone for your advice. We are now officially calling it a leaking nappy and the couch cushion cover is drying on the line
I might give the BBH another shot and start researching night nappies. Gigi, you are right, the thought of lanolising wool at the moment would probably send me over the edge! but I had been curious about stacinators so shall start there and check out the nappycino forum.
As for dream changes, the little man starts to scream as soon as the nappy comes off so I'll be content with the fact that he's sleeping from midnight and only waking once before the sun comes up.

One last question about dressing for bedtime if you don't mind... Gigi, do you put a onesie on at all or is bubs simply in a nappy, singlet and then the sleeping bag? We find that DS needs his little hands out or the house is screamed down so swaddling hasn't gone as I imagined it would.

Much appreciated again.

[~Raven~]

I think it could be the microfibre inserts. If you wanted to keep using the nappy then you could try boosting with bamboo to see if that helps.