After all my night time diapering dramas, I have suddenly found the perfect night time diapering solution for Emersyn. I'm using a fitted - or a pocket, with a pad folded flat as a booster, then putting a fleece cover or a woolen cover over top... and bobs your uncle! No leaks, no wet clothes, no wet bedding - and not a lot of bulk either! I forgot how absorbent a simple pad folded flat can be. I think all I need now is to get my A into G & make some fleece liners, so that they can have a staydry layer, and it'll be perfect.
I don't even really care which fitted or pocket I use, because I know that the addition of the pad folded flat will give me enough absorbency (me/her) - and with the wool or fleece cover over top, it's pretty much a bullet proof solution! When I use a pocket diaper, I use two microfiber inserts as well, but I could probably get away with just using one.
I think the ONE thing I have learnt from all this night time drama, is that the COVER you use is the most important factor, and that pocket diapers often leak if they are by themselves, no matter how perfect the fit is. Obviously with wool and fleece you do need a reasonable amount of absorbency in the actual diaper, but if you do have enough, the wool/fleece is essentially bullet proof (well, wee proof!).
It makes me laugh to think that for SOOOOOOOOOO many months I refused to use fitteds overnight (and to be honest, I have no idea why...) - and in the end it was FITTEDS that were part of the solution.
Now to get my hands on more woolen soakers, and to make some more fleece soakers - the perfect task for my new sewing machine I'm getting tomorrow! (happy birthday to MEEEEEE)...
Have any of my readers fallen in love with wool or fleece for night time?
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