nappies for a small newborn

[little h]

hello all

our new son was born almost 6 weeks early and at 5lb is v small - though after reading the other premature baby thread on here tonight I realise he's doing really well. He's one week old tonight!

Does anyone have any suggestions for nappies? We've tried naturecare baby and pampers and they're leaking like crazy. I'm having to keep disturbing him to change all his clothes bless him. Each feed seems to be accompanied by a full change of clothes and moses basket sheets!

Thanks

Helen

[nymom]

Huggies do a preemie nappy. You can get on amazon.

[srisky]

Our baby was born weighing just over 6lb and we used Sainsbury's premature (or was it tiny baby?) nappies - can't remember the exact name but it has the weight range on the packet. They worked well until my baby started reaching the upper weight limit and they started leaking - cue to move on to the next size

[buggie]

Our baby was just under 5lb and we used pampers micro - available in Boots and Mothercare in Peckham. We have one and a bit packs spare and would be happy to pop them round to you tonight - will pm you my contact number x

[buggie]

... have just got them out and notice they say 2-5lbs, but fairly sure we used them until bugglet was at least 5.5lbs - have 29 nappies going!

[Fuschia]

Baby could be long and thin or shorter and rounder - different stands suit different babies

Also newborn poo can be very hard to

Contain in ANY nappy

Used sainsburys sized zero for our twins when tiny

[little h]

hello all

thanks for all this feedback, we,re currently trying the pampers micro and we'll see how we get on... he's 5lb exactly but they still seem really big.

he'll grow into them... I'll be saying that quite a bit i think.

Hx

[ClareC]

Hiya, my baby boy is nearly 8lb now but is long and thin. The pampers new baby size 1's leak really badly, as do the buggies! Both look huge on him.

I bought some Boots own brand newborn nappies at the weekend which are 4lb plus and they (so far) seem to fit far better and are a lot smaller..... No leaks so far!! May be worth trying although do agree different nappies suit different babies given their different sizes and shapes.

[buggie]

.... still have 29 pampers micro nappies to give away to a good home!!

[The Nappy Lady]

For those who may be interested, I can honestly say 'hand on heart' that for tiny babies - twins, preemies etc. you cannot beat the Bimble nappy, which is a fleece lined cloth nappy, best used with a Motherease Waterproof Wrap over the top.

No matter what shape your baby is these will work for you and really will not leak.

With DD1 I used disposables for the first 8 weeks or so and had to change entire outfits several times a day, from the moment we went into cloth we had less than 5 leaks in the first year.

With DD2 she was in Bimbles from birth and again I'd estimate less than 5 leaks in the first 12 months - and probably ones I had were down to me forgetting to change her when I should have done.

The Bimbles happily lasted 12-14 hours at night unless she pooed, despite lots of night feeding and many, many explosive poos. Furthermore, the poo washes away easily on a quick rinse cycle and then a 60 degree wash - and - really - my set is stain free, even now after being used by at least 7 babies (so much so one friend was afraid to use them on her newborn for fear of spoiling them)!

I know disposables seem convenient, but I always think there is nothing convenient about changing entire outfits, or having to wake a baby in the night just to change their nappy, it is - quite literally a pain the bum!

For those who'd be interested I have a full set of Bimbles, plus wraps which I lend out for use on newborns, free of charge (?50 refundable desposit). They are currently with a friend, but if you have a baby due you are welcome to put your name down to give them a try.

The downside of Bimbles is that they only fit up to about 15lbs, so they are soon outgrown, and I realise this makes them something of a luxury, which is why I have kept mine to let people try cloth, and then potentially invest in a larger size, which will fit for much longer once baby has grown a bit.

Newborn leaks are so common with disposables, people seem to just expect it to be the case "one of those things that goes with having a tiny baby" but it really, really doesn't have to be that way.

It is difficult to try to share this knowledge with people without sounding like 'cloth nappy mafia', but at the same time I find it really sad to think there are so many new parents out there, struggling with leaks, going back and forth to the shops and buying all these different sizes of nappies. Did you know, with cloth nappies you can use the same set, or at most two different sizes from birth right through to potty training and be leak free all the way! Yet with disposables there are what, 7 or 8 different sizes, and you still get leaks.

Anyway, before you all decide I'm an eco warrior looney I shall leave you in peace. Little H - you know me, so hopefully you can vouch for me not being scary, or pushy at all in the flesh!

[Belle]

My son was 5 lbs 4 at birth and we used I think it was huggies to start off with, size 1 - actually went into 2s suprisingly quickly given his size -w e just fastened them pretty tight. Didn't try pampers till later which we now use, but perhaps huggies at that size were better for smaller babies? he was a skinny little thing and I can remember we barely had any leaks - usually was down to one of us putting the nappy on wrong in those bleary eyed early days!

[prdarling]

The pharmacy on North Cross Rd used to do great premature baby nappies x

[little h]

hello

Buggie thanks for the offer of pampers, we're trying naturecare baby again and the midwife has suggested we seek out huggies premie nappies. If we have no success I'll let you know about the pampers offer, thanks.

molly, I can indeed confirm that you're not an eco warrier or cloth nappy obsessive , but are in fact a very nice lady who likes babies and real nappies :-) the bimbles sound amazing and after 2 full changes of clothes over night last night I'd like to know more... I was worried about the washing and drying but can it be any worse than constant laundry of babygrows and sheets!? I'll give you a shout...

hx