Sleeping, diapers, and clothes

[inconguy]

Here is another dumb question. Periodically I wake up with a leak, usually out of the side of the diaper. I understand that this is fairly normal, but I wear boxers or pjs over my diapers, and I absolutely hate waking up with wet clothes clinging to me. I have a pad on the bed, and it doesn't seem to bother me as much if the sheets are wet.

Do you wear pjs or other clothes over your diapers to bed? And does it bother you when they are wet?

[Puffy Pants]

Hello inconguy, I was in disposables for many years after I decided that mutiple pairs of underwear was not cutting it. I never had a leak free fit with any of them, so I used a pair of cotton underwear over top, and a coverpant, that way the leakmoster was caught before it got too bothersome, or worse, got past the bed pad! I hate middle of the night get ups to change and fix bedding, did a number on me for a long time till I made modifications... I use cloth at night now, and find leaks are very minor, if at all an occurance with the right layers. A coverpant, like the ones I prefer from Gabby's ( http://www.gabbys.net/index.php?main_pa ... ducts_id=9 ), (or the PUL ones at ACD http://www.adultclothdiaper.com/PRODUCT ... f-PUL-Pant) will be the thing to stop the leak issue, and the wet sleepwear. Puffy

[Sandy]

You may try not wearing your bottom PJ's......................Sandy

[PuddleGuy]

I've found the best thing for a leak free night is a good cloth diaper and a snugly fitting pair of plastic pants. Disposables will tend to leak unless you sleep on your back, but with cloth it doesn't matter what orientation your body is in.

[Papa]

There are probably a lot of solutions, but I agree with the others that cloth diapers rarely have a leak and small if it happens at all. Sandy is right also - why wear anything over your diapers/plastic pants? We all fiddle around until we find what works for us - then continue to experiment anyway because we travel or stay over at other places other than our own beds. I also think some of the switching form A to B to C etc. is partly a search for the "Perfect Diaper" and partly frustration over our need for diapers. Keep trying and keep asking. Everyone here has their own comfort level and personal solution. Papa

[DDS]

I have to agree that nothing is better at stopping nighttime leakage than cloth diapers and plastic pants, especially if you are a side sleeper. Cloth wicks wetness throughout the diaper while disposables tend to pool wetness in the lowest part of the diaper. If you sleep on your side then the lowest part is on the side where disposables offer the least padding, if any at all. One poster on this forum suggested wearing cloth under the disposable so the wetness would wick throughout the whole disposable diaper. While wearing cloth diapers takes some getting used to the advantages are great. I can sleep all night long and not have to worry about leaking or having to get up and change during the night. I just got back from a week long vacation in Las Vegas where I used disposables 24/7. I am a side sleeper and woke every morning with leakage. I brought disposable pads with me so I did not leak onto the bed but waking to a wet bed pad in the middle of the night sucked. I wear shorts over my nighttime diapers and had to wash them out every morning due to the leaks.

[redwolf]

I agree with others on the forum, cloth are about the only diapers for us heavy night wetters that don't leak very often. I have had success with placing a toddler cloth inside a disposable to catch and distribute the urine before it can escape out the side of the disposable. Toddler cloth are cheaper and easier to wash if you want to try them as an entry point into cloth.

If I do wear disposables while traveling I will wear a terry lined plastic pant over them to catch any leaks. KINS makes some good ones.

-Darin

[inconguy]

Thanks for the advice all. I have tried a lot of things, and am still open to options. I have tried cloth diapers--I bought two different types on ebay--and although I this sounds stupid, I don't really know how to pin them on accurately. And then there is the increase in laundry. I have to be careful as my roommates don't know about my situation, and I have to be discreet. It is my house, but not their business.

I have used disposables for years and years, and while side leaking isn't an every day or week thing, it is still uncomfortable. I don't like sleeping in just a diaper (remember the roommate thing?). I can just see having an emergency situation, like a fire or something, and I have to run outside in just my diaper. And I have a hard time being in just a diaper. It makes me feel too self aware.

[PuddleGuy]

If you are having trouble with pinning cloth diapers try pullup or velcro style, I have a few of both and they are very easy to use.

[JoeK]

Well, Inconguy, you are quite right about wanting to be "covered up" with pjs or boxers or anything that would conceal your diaper when room mates exist or an emergency could have you running out of the house in just a diaper. I've thought about it..... the emergency running out of the house ...... it could happen!

Pinning is not easy and won't be without a lot of practice but why pin? Great cloth diapers are available as pull ons and shaped diapers that attach very well with Velcro. Putting on a Velcro tabbed cloth diaper is just about the same as taping on a disposable diaper. They most likely will need boosting to get you thru the night but a small cloth diaper, a terry towel even a toddler cloth diaper just might be enough added absorbancy.

Plastic pants with enclosed elastics are yet another great item to prevent leaks in bed. The encased elastics seal better than Lycra or other elastic leg and waist bands by pressing vinyl against your skin as a barrier to wetness getting out.

Visit the KINS site, http://www.kinsproducts.com, for these products. Specifically I recommend the #20700 pull on diaper, the #10500 Velcro cotton brief (diaper) and the #50300V vinyl pants with encased elastics. For the disposable cover look at #20300TV.

That should let you sleep in pajamas or boxer shorts and have your outer wear stay dry all night.

As Redwolf points out, a cloth diaper inside a good disposable (like Abena X-Plus or Molicare) will help wick the wetness to dry parts of the disposable and thus not leak out the side and onto your pjs. His tip to wear terry lined plastic pants over the disposable is also a very good way to keep the pjs dry.