my 13 mo is wetting so much at night by 5:30 is soaked through

[wfabby]

Hi!

I finally have my ds sleeping all night (after 13 months of every 2 hours!).  Problem is he wakes at 5:30ish and has soaked through his diaper getting the bedding wet, etc.

He already wears a one size larger night time Huggie with a diaper doubler.  He is just a pee monster!

We live in Arizona and he runs around like a mad man all day, and drinks a good amount of water through the day.  At night, say after 5:00 though, he usually only has a bottle before bed (8 oz) and maybe 2 oz of water around dinner time.  Total milk through the day is anywhere from 20-24 ounces.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Grace's Mom]

Congrats on getting your lo to sleep through the night.  That is wonderful!

My daughter pees a ton at night too.

You could try giving him his bedtime bottle and any water an hour or so before bed so he has a chance to pee out some of it before he actually goes to sleep.  I think keeping away the fluids right before bedtime could be a huge help unless he then won't sleep through and that would not be good.  Play with the times and see how long after he drinks he pees.  You could time it out that way. 

I am not sure if this is the same thing as a diaper doubler, but we place this things that look like maxi pads in her diaper.  You may also want to look into those. I found them at babies R us and are really cheap.

Hope things get worked out.   

Mel

[wfabby]

The diaper doublers are what you are talking about, large maxi pads with no sticky!

I am soooo terrified to not give a bottle before bed since we have finally started sleeping!  I am a completely new person now that I can sleep for more than 1-2 hour stretches, but I think you are right. 

Do you think if I change the bottle time, I should give a snack or something right before bed?  Say a banana?

[aisling]

I don't know if you are brave enough to do this, but when we had this at around 11 months-1 yr I would do a Dream diaper/nappy Change!    I did it just before I went to bed.  DS is a deep sleeper though (except at around 6am!  ) Really worked for us.  Now that he is older we don't run into this as much it seems, except on the nights he drinks way too much bath water! 

Aisling x

[nursekat]

What we always did when I was a pedi nurse at the hospital was put two diapers on - one his usual size with the tabs tucked under so it was shaped like a maxi pad (and so it's easier to spill over), one diaper one size larger over that.  I think the second diaper has a bit more absorbancy than a diaper doubler, once one diaper fills the second one takes over.

HTH

[mysterymia]

We do the double nappy thing but cut a slit in the nappy closest to lo and then the outer nappy catches everything. Our lo has always wet too much for one nappy at night. Hope that helps.

[wfabby]

nursekat-so when you say tabs tucked under, are you meaning you wrap them basically backwards-facing the inside of the second diaper?

[nursekat]

nursekat-so when you say tabs tucked under, are you meaning you wrap them basically backwards-facing the inside of the second diaper?

Exactly.  So the tabs are on the outside of the smaller diaper and only the absorbent stuff is towards your LO, it's like a diaper maxi pad inside another diaper. 

LOVE the tux!  What was the occasion? 

[wfabby]

His 1 year birthday party of course!  Got it as a baby shower gift and had no where else to where it!  I am looking for someone to get married and need a handsome 1 year old in the ceremony...know anybody?!

[nursekat]

Did Katy here on BW get married yet? 

[wfabby]

I don't know, but will be happy to take a vacation to a wedding, mine was the last one I was at!