best for night time??

[jembelina]

I want to start using my mcn at night. The following are what I have available that could be suitable for night........
gk anytimes
happy heiny
sandras stuffables
hautes

Out of those nappies what do you think would be best for nights??

[pookiesossige]

Are they all pockets? The roomiest I think is the GK... Although I don't have a SS or a Haute. A pocket is just a pocket- it is only made absorbant by what you put into it, so what is important is not the nappy but the insert/s.

A Hemparoo and a microfiber insert (I like the cotton babies one-size one, it's really thick and more like an insert then just a booster) will fit into a GK and sometimes my son has one of these for night, and it works fine.

If the SS is a fleece pocket, they are apparently quite good for night too :yes:


But personally, Baby Beehinds Bamboo fitteds and wool or a quality pul cover (I like Motherease Airflow) is my choice for night, I far prefer this over pockets :yes: :thumbsup:

[jembelina]

Yeah, they are all pockets. They are all I have atm, just growing my stash! I actually have one fitted but no covers yet. And now I am broke and wont be buying for a few weeks. In the meantime I really want to stop buying disposables for ds2! I was just thinki9ng some might be better than others in terms of wicking/leaking for long periods. Teh SS seem the roomiest and are fleece so will breathe, but the hautes are so far my fave performer in terms of leaking/wicking. hmmmm.........

[RavenDancer]

when i first started i had the GK anytimes cause i bought their trial pack and it came with an hourglass a booster and a microfiber...so i put the hourglass and the microfiber into the anytimes and it lasted eli a good 7 hours no leaks!

you can even use a face washer folded up or a terry flat if you think you need extra absorbency! hope that helped! i know what its like to only have a little bit but you want them to be in cloth as much as possible!

[jembelina]

Anyone else???

[BabyJoy]

Well, a few weeks ago I swore the Hautes were a fantastic night nappy, but they have since turned into a disaster for my daughter who is quite petite. The legs gape open and she ends up with a red raw rash from the wee going over her legs instead of into the nappy inserts. Even though I love the colours and the shaped inserts, I have totally gone off them and wish I had bought fitteds now. I am in the process of knitting her a soaker and have ordered a BBB so hopefully that will get DS started on better night times.
At the moment, I'm using an Ella's Bumhugger and wool cover which is working so much better.
If I were you, I would choose something with plenty of absorbency inside, and snug around the legs.

[beeware]

Try thr fleece pocket with ?microfibre and hemp or even terry flat inside. My bubs in a GK dreamytime tonight. I find it works quite well. I alternate between this and BBB/Bits 4Bots bamboo with wool.

[cheezelkat]

Can you sew, even if it is badly?

You can felt and lanolise an op shop wool jumper to make a wool cover for about $2. Can't beat wool over a fitted!

[jembelina]

Forgot about that, might give it a go!!

[CadensMummy]

With the pockets, I would only use the ones with solid coloured prints as the printed pockets don't usually last as long because they are mostly laminted knit's.

I know Happy Heiny's olny reccommends there solid printed for night time use.

But I would 2nd a BBB with a Wool Cover.

I have a very heavy wetter so we have just bought a GNST from Bubble Bubs and its the heavy wetter version and it works well with a wool soaker. He still manages to wet thru to the outside of the nappy but doesn't get thru the wool soaker.