Advice for first night nappy user?

[LisaWA]

I use cloth for day but really want to get cloth for nights too.

I have a BBB and just ordered a sugar peas wool cover. Is that enough for a night nappy, can anyone suggest anything I should try?

[~*Rebecca*~]

A BBB works fine for us over night but sometimes requires a bit of boosting.

Have you tried fleece covers if you don't have any wool?

I started our night nappy journey with fleece covers which worked excellent . Now I use wool which I love.

We use VBSN's most of the time. It can all be trial and error really.

[emma_mac]

You may need to add some boosters, that combined with a wool cover would be great night nappy.

[LisaWA]

As for extra boosting, what can you suggest?
I have a small hemp BBH booster, a few microfibre boosters.
I also use and love pockets so have many inserts, Swaddlebees and gk.

Should I boost in between the BBB and Sugar peas wool cover?

Thanks

[~*Rebecca*~]

You could boost between the cover and nappy and the BBh booster should be fine.

[johT]

or baby beehinds have a thirsty bamboo booster on their site

[kermi]

It will depend on how big a wetter your bub is...

I can use a BBB overnight on my 17mth old without any extra boosting...just the wool cover with no leaks.

[happymuppet]

Hey Lisa

I use a BBB on Marty with a microfibre booster between the nappy and the BB wool cover. Works a treat!

[~Mel~]

You may have to trial a few different things to find what works. Sometimes they may not wet through and then other times they are soaking. We use VBSNs and they a good fit and do the job nicely teamed with wool covers.

I couldnt imagine using a BBB, sometimes Will sleeps in his for a two hour day sleep and its completely saturated - heavy wetter alert!

Your initial idea sounds great and dont be afraid to experiment to find what works - be sure to have spare sheets on standby lol!

[Sheree Scott]

Hi there!,
Happy birthday to the punk above!
I have a 19mo girl who manages with a Bubba J boosted overnight which is similar to a BBH, and I would consider her a heavy wetter. As has already been said though, some night lots of wee, some nights not so much, so don't go on one night's effort. Also I suspect that on the hot summer nights the wees from early in the night are drying off a bit.
Anyway, I suggest overboosting if you have a cover big enough, to begin with, then back off as experience indicates. This should mean less wet sheets etc. I haven't had a damp or wet bed in a year with cloth at night, but early on when before my DD was mobile (ie in one spot all night) and I was using fleece I had a couple of damp occasions.
What I use: Bubba J hemp (has an inside the nappy booster) plus two three layer thick boosters inside, two plus a half length one outside. In addition I put a folded microfibre cloth (from the supermarket cleaning section, just a plain yellow one, square folded twice) between the liner and first booster. My liner is a crepe/muslin one as this is less likely to repel if I use creams. Over all that we put on a wool flannel Bubba J wool cover (the old large, as the new large is now too small for solid build and chubby legs!!). If you have trouble getting a wool cover big enough, with a mobile child, I'd go for a very large fleece cover. I found with fleece in the past, that a tight cover is more prone to dampness, so big is best.

Have fun experimenting.