What do you pack your pockets with?

[samuelboy]

Hi all

I was just wondering what other pocket nappy using mums pack their nappies with.

I use all pockets but lately have been having a few problems with my boy wetting through. I use microfibre and hemp inserts but he is a big wetter so I'm trying to sort out a few new combinations. It's all a bit frustrating at the moment, he can have a nappy on for two hours and no problems, then next nappy is on for 20 minutes and he is soaked through. I would love to know how many layers everyone else uses.

Thanks. :)

[LucyE]

I adjust the stuffing according to our needs. I've kinda worked out DS's rythym - first 45mins after waking is usually super wet, poo midmorning, wet-ish around lunch and after his nap, then average in the afternoons with a big wee in the early evening and then not much until bedtime.

For everyday at home sorta use, I just use one Mother of Eden microfibre. For first thing in the morning and if we are going out, I add a thin (2 layer) trifolded hemp booster. For bedtime, I use the MOE microfibre plus one thick hemp booster (I think it's 4 layers trifolded).

What sort of pockets are you using? I have some Swaddebees which, because they are so much trimmer than most other pockets and therefore can't fit as much stuffing in, DS needs to be changed almost hourly. I know the usual comparasion is 'how many layers' but you need to take into account the size of the stuffing (eg. total square cm)

[reAllytee]

I find the hemp works wonders & i use a 2 layer tri fold at nite with no dramas & this is with bubs having his duds changed them bottle then bed.
Otherwise like LucyE ive worked out when his extra wet nappies are etc. So if im worried as i use microfibre through the day i just lay one flat the length of the pocket then fold over a second & put it at the front where he wees most. I have found this is even a great option for nites when i havent got a dry hemp.
But i think its a case of trial & error as i had to play around with a few ways of doing things because at first i would go from either over stuffing to under stuffing then finally found the middle ground !
Hopefully you work it out soon :)

[H&B'sMum]

If using a Greens pocket for night I use 2 prefold hemp (into 3rds so 6 layers) total of 12 layers. If he has drunk alot at dinner I might add a microfibre in the middle of the hemp prefolds.

For day I usually use 1 hemp prefold and 1 microfibre, that usually lasts him around 3-4 hours.

Good lcuk with it all, it really is trial and error and like Lucy said trying to work out their tolieting routine.

[jarrahsmumma]

in the day he may have about 8 layers of terry which may last 2 hrs but at night he has a fitted which is 14 layers of Hemp and 16 layers of microfibre....and it is still soaked by morning :)