Mission: Fixing the leaky overnight diaper!

Michael is no where near potty training. Since he learns through observation, potty training is going to be a long road. We sit him on it quite a bit and sometimes, after a long sit, he will actually pee. We cheer, clap, do a little dance and hope he realizes why we're doing it and might repeat it someday. But, again, it will take awhile. 

So we've run into the problem of him outgrowing diapers. He wears a size 6 and they do fit great during the day. We change him every few hours. At night we put him in overnight diapers. For the past few months he has woken up SOAKED every morning. I mean, head to toe, all his blankets and bedding. That's a lot of laundry! Every...single...day. 

We figured he needed a larger size diaper. Sadly, 6 is as big as they go. We tried pull-ups. Since they are designed for children who, more or less, know how to use the toilet but might have an accident, they do not hold much liquid. (Side note: HE LOVES PULL-UPS! :) Mostly, because he can pull them up and down!) I've been reading online different ideas people have come up for this same problem. (Good to know it is not just us!) Some bought adult diapers but most were too big. Some doubled up on diapers. A couple even put sanitary napkins inside the diaper for extra absorbency. We are trying a different route. 

I purchased these Waterproof Training Pants this weekend. Now the size on them says only up to 33 lbs and Michael surpassed that awhile ago. But when Liz and I opened the package in the store they looked huge. Sure enough, they fit great! I remembered trying these with Liz when she was potty training and hated them. I did not enjoy carefully pulling the pee filled plastic diaper down her legs, along with soaking wet undies. Thankfully, she figured out toilet training quickly so I got to throw them out!


But Michael's scenario is different. Since we put these over the diaper and the diaper still traps most of the liquid the Waterproof pants aren't soaked. They are wet but not dripping. Now when we get him up his clothes and bedding are dry! We just have to wipe out the diaper (in the sink or with a wet wipe) and let it dry for the next night. SO much easier then doing a load of laundry.


Now I don't think I'll be getting a picture of him wearing these any time soon unless I take a sleeping picture. They're confusing to him because they make noise. So we slip them onto him after he falls asleep. Yay for having a deep sleeper! We just take off his pants, slip these on, redress him and we're done. Hopefully soon he will keep them on when he is awake. As it is now, we put them on at bedtime then go check on him a few minutes later and his pants and the Waterproof pants are off. At least he leaves his diaper on! :)