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A Goonight Sleep with Night Time Cloth Diapering

I have been asked by fellow moms millions of time that why do I prefer Night Time Cloth Diapering? Does it really last whole night? What if the child wakes up during the change? etc etc, So here you go, I have tried to answer all your queries, I have this detailed post below, keep reading to know your answers and how it worked for us.

How to know you are ready for Night Time Cloth Diapering?

So if you’ve started Cloth Diapering and learnt the basics/or you plan to switch and learning the basics on getting a good fit. You are on a right track. I have seen moms who get their hands experienced on day time diapering before shifting to a full-time cloth diapering mom also moms who used traditional langots for day time and learnt the tricks of night-time cloth diapering and ultimately switched to full-time CDing. You might be from any of the above moms who have enough cloth diaper stash and set the daily wash routine to move to the next big level… Night time Cloth Diapering.

How we Started Night Time Cloth Diapering?

Let me tell you even I had the various thoughts and I too feared to take this risk, but this is what I really wanted to do, switch to full-time cloth diapering, If you wish to know my initial struggle and tips and hacks with my minimum stash read my cloth diapering journey.

So from over one year of diapering experience , let me assure you that Night-time cloth diapering is not as difficult as it sounds and today we have a big community of moms who cloth diaper and there are unlimited videos on Youtube to assist on getting a right fit, here in this post, I wanted to explain to you what worked for us and may be you would like to try it out too 🙂

What is the right way to begin Night Time Cloth Diapering?

Night time cloth diapering has worked out good for us with our own set of trials. Though we too had our share of leaks but that doesn’t stop us from trying various brands of diapers and their different soakers. All this trial helped me in learning some tricks while testing different diapers and which diaper worked for us and in what combination of soakers. To learn more about the type of diapers which are currently available today, read my blog post on basics of cloth diaper and how to maintain them.

  1. First things first- The most important aspect of learning is to understand the requirement, here it shall be your baby’s wetting pattern. Your baby could be a heavy wetter, medium wetter, frequent wetter, if you understand that it will be easier for you to pick the right soaker/booster. Also, Keep in mind that most babies pee more frequently in the day time and less frequently in the nights. You may also like to factor in the current season and/or location wherein you stay, colder temperature makes babies to pee more.
  2. Do not compare – Cloth Diapers are super thirsty cloth after all and unlike disposable diapers, they wont be able to hold it up entire night on their own. You would need to add additional booster depending upon the wetting style of your baby. A 8-10hours is what most of the All in One diaper may last for, additional boosters could make this a little more longer.
  3. Understand your Diaper– Understanding composition of your diaper could be very useful and learning what other type of Insert can be used in your cloth diaper to make the perfect combination, could work for your Night Time Cloth Diapering. To understand them better, read the product guide properly to understand which type of fabric is used and the number of layers in your Cloth Diaper.
  4. Type of Insert– Each of these play an important role as various fabrics used insider the waterproof shell have different soaking capacities. Microfibres (MF) inserts are the cheapest of the lot and have an average soaking, they are present in either 3 or 4 layers in most of the brands. Then there are bamboo and organic cotton boosters which are comparatively better than MF but they need a couple of more washes as compared to MF to bring them up to a maximum absorbency level. The best of the soaker type is HEMP, they are available in prefold (which you fold as per your baby’s gender with multiple folds at the right places) or boosters, which can be directly added to the Cloth diaper.

TIP: To be noted that these fabrics are not dry feel and you may have to either add a dry fleece layer or use soakers which has a dry feel layer at the top. Also MF/Cotton soaks the wetness quickly as compared to Hemp, so you should ideally add Hemp as a booster and not directly in contact with baby’s bottom.

Cloth Diapers, Inserts, Soakers, Type of inserts
Source – superbottoms.com

 

What worked for us 🙂

If your have read my cloth diaper journey, you might know, that I started with a minimum stash of 3 pocket style diapers and with some extra boosters I started my night time cloth diapering. Though it looked bulky on my tiny kid, I tried using different combination types of inserts i.e a microfibre with charcoal/bamboo booster, 2 Microfibre boosters with 4 layers each, Microfibre 3 layer booster with Hemp prefold.

Slowly I shifted to using All-in-one (AIO) types of Cloth Diapers for nights. And let me assure you they did the job pretty well. I am saying this as I have tried many other brands, their different types of diapers ( pockets, cover, AIOs) with different types of inserts and though I was satisfied on how they worked on my baby. But there was so much work for me always- keeping the perfect combination ready for next night was difficult, additionally as I said, they look a little bulky.

If you are looking for detailed information on various Type of Cloth Diaper and how you may chose the right one for you. I highly recommend reading this blog by Nayantara from MommyingbabyT.com, she is a Cloth Diapering champ and has dozens of posts on cloth diapering which is gold for moms like us. Last monsoon, while struggling with all those pee puddles and tons of laundry, I just came across here blog and got motivated to make my ‘Big Switch’ to Cloth Diapering.

Later, after trying all my combinations, the one I finally zeroed down basis the quality is Superbottoms Plus AIO (heavy absorbency) Cloth Diapers. Once washed for about 8-10 times ( we used them in day time right after first wash), they were ready and did hold up the entire night, without any leaks and hence there is no more getting up to check or change the cloth diaper during the night. Also, they have this stay dry layer which keeps the baby fuss free the entire night.

The inside look of Superbottoms AIO Diaper, one is a tongue shape soaker along with other Organic cotton soaker, Source: Superbottoms website

“The most important point to keep in mind is to ensure that your diaper is prepped well, i.e it has had its share of pre-washes to make it hold up for entire night. There can be no exact number as such, but usually 8-10 washes are good enough, depending upon the type of material used inside.”

Do let me know your queries if any in comments below, would be happy for any help 🙂

Until next time

Gunjan

39 thoughts on “A Goonight Sleep with Night Time Cloth Diapering

  • Hey it’s been one month since I started cloth diapering my 5 month old and trust me it is the best experience. So neat andso clean and not so messy. I use the bamboo fibre. However I am unsure of starting at night… Although until 11 I keep her in cloth diapers and only post that I use other diapers

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  • I did tried cloth diapers once, but was not satisfied with it.. understanding the cloth type and babies pattern I important

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  • TripleAmommy

    Thanks for the tips. My cloth diapering journey has been mixed. Still have leakages some times at night.

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  • Cloth diapers are better option for kids with more sensitive skin. They can be reused so hence less waste.

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  • We have recently started cloth diapering for our baby and simply love how its convenient and great way to keep baby dry and happy.

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  • I never used cloth diaper because during my daughter’s toddlers age we use to only have pampers or like that but now i have seen people using now days because of ecological issues, environmental issues so I feel this is really a good choice for saving our environment and not doing trash of all diapers which are not easily degradable in environment

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  • they are good for the skin and environment both. I didn’t try them for my son though, because i thought there will be loads o washing involved.

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  • Once you know your child’s wetting pattern it becomes an easier task. I can tell with experience

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  • judy morris

    Cloth diapering is so comfortable thing for a child I feel while training for potty thing it is especially important.

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  • This is really important post for all parents as I understand hue helpful is cloth diapering . Hope people understand too

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  • It took me few hit and miss to understand night diapering. And once we nailed it, it was like a big pat on back. Agree with your points, Gunjan.

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  • Noor Anand Chawla

    Cloth diapering is a wonderful way to save the environment and keep the baby away from rashes. Once you get the hang of it, it gets easy too.

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  • I never read about cloth diapers in so much detail. Beautifully explained. To know about the baby wetting frequency one can choose the correct cloth diaper.

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  • Anita

    My daughter has grown beyond the diaper stage. I wish I read this post earlier .It would be very helpful

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  • hey they really look great to go with for my little one at the bed time ty for sharing will be checking out.

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  • Cool, this is something that i think will be very useful for my cousin sis, as she is a first time mom ☺

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  • I have used and even gift my cousin baby clothes baby diaper.they are saviour.

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  • Such informative post buddy, sometimes I feel why I didn’t have these recommendations some years back

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  • Amazing and beautiful post. Cloth diapers are best for the soft and delicate skin of kids. These diapers are eco-friendly.

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    • Tuggu N Mommy

      Yea being cloth they are reusable and eco friendly. No more plastic waste 🙂

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  • Cloth Diapers are great for the baby n environment Like. Good that u r spreading this awareness Great read.

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  • Cloth diapers are the best for kiddos soft skin. Its a great option. I always followed same for my kiddo when he was little

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  • These look to be really comfortable for babies. I’m sure it’s reduced rashes due to less exposure to the chemicals which are in disposable ones

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  • Cloth diapers are really a blessing for parents. It not only reduce disposable diaper expense but also rashes free, ecofriendly & easy to use. I have used it for my baby.

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    • Tuggu N Mommy

      Cloth diapers are a great option… happy cloth diapering 🙂

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  • This is so useful post for.me. I want to stop gel diapers and start using clothes diaper but my worry was wetness. You have answer it all. I will gonna try it now

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    • Tuggu N Mommy

      Sure, please try and ping me whenever you need help 🙂

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  • Lovely Post ! Cloth diapers are always much comfortable and skin friendly. !

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    • Tuggu N Mommy

      Best ever I must say

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  • Adorable We

    These seems to be of very good quality as well as so comfy for the baby….

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  • My kiddo was a diaper free baby always… i followed minimal diapering. Cloth diapers are indeed amazing option.

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  • Great product. Cloth is not only good for the soft skin of children, its also environmental friendly

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  • Discovering Life With Appie

    This post gonna help every new mom who are not aware about diapering clothes

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