Leaks

My daughter leaks in her BG AIO at night; I have found some inserts that work well, but she does best if I put a FuzziBunz on her at night.

I was having leak issues with my pockets until I added hemp inserts. I pair a micro insert with a hemp for overnight and almost no leaks. i will also put a wool cover over it sometimes, when I know DD has had a lot to drink before bed.

This is a great article for those just starting out with cloth. When I first began I had some leaking issues and had no idea what was going on! Luckily now the only time I have leaks is when my daughter drinks a lot and the diaper insert gets too full. That doesn't happen very often though because I change her diaper every 2 hours or so.

My leaks almost always come from not having the cover completely covering the diaper. We used to have wicking problems with Imse Vimse cotton covers, but we've switched to Kissaluvs marvels one size covers and they hold amazingly well!

My skinny baby had leaks because we couldn't find a diaper that fit well on him. Thirsties covers worked great. And fuzzibunz. But we had to use a thirsties hemp insert with the fuzzibunz. At night I stuff FB with a prefold and hemp insert.

We had leaks with all of our diapers at night. My son is a very heavy wetter. We started adding an extra doubler in there but it was too bulky. Sadly, we've had to go back to disposables at night because we don't have the money to get more diapers or more inserts.

My son was leaking out of his Fuzzibunz, but I bought some Joeybunz and added that behind the microfiber insert and magic! no more leaks <3

A friend of mine gave me a wool soaker to use over the pockets for times when the baby is peeing and leaking more. I also have some wool soakers that I found on etsy and I am hoping they will help, too.

My daughter just started getting leaks in her fuzzibunz pocket diapers. I think it's time to strip

We're having probs with that right now too. Thanks for the post!

So happy you posted about this! Our BG's have been leaking and previously our FB were leaking (though not anymore) I think it is both a matter of fit and possible build-up for us.

We had a ton of leak problems at night! LJ is a tummy sleeper and her diapers were wicking (we think) onto her jammies. She wears the bG 3.0s. Adam suggested switching to hemp inserts for overnight. We really like the G.A.D ones. The best news... We haven't had a wet night SINCE! That's why you guys are the BEST!!

We have the "leak through the outer fabric" issue. Yes, it is a result of our formerly waterproof (Gore-Tex) covers being old and used a billion times. I try to only use those covers in an emergency, or when I know we can be home and change her often.

I hardly ever have leaks with my prefolds and covers, we just switched to Kissas fitteds and covers and ordered some Bottombumpers, so we will see if we have as good of luck with them! Changing every few hours helps a lot!

I switched to organic cotton and hemp inserts, my son leaked through all of the microfiber inserts I tried. I can use a Super-doo as long as I pair it with an extra cotton or hemp insert for bedtime and use a Dancing Bears cover. I'm with Kelly on the Fuzzi Bunz at night all of the others leak. I also love Holden's Landing Bed Bugs with a Dancing Bear. These are what beat Leaks for us!

I switched to organic cotton and hemp inserts, my son leaked through all of the microfiber inserts I tried. I can use a Super-doo as long as I pair it with an extra cotton or hemp insert for bedtime and use a Dancing Bears cover. I'm with Kelly on the Fuzzi Bunz at night all of the others leak. I also love Holden's Landing Bed Bugs with a Dancing Bear. These are what beat Leaks for us!

My first baby is due tomorrow (whee!) and I plan to have no problems with leaks whatsoever! Optimism is key, right?

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Thirsties Duo Diapers are a great pocket solution to the "flooding" issue. We loved bumGenius, but our toddler flooded her diaper as you've described, and we'd have to change her every hour and a half or she'd have soaked pants. The Duo Diapers' double gusset contained the wetness until it could get absorbed by the diaper. They are wonderful!

My son, now two, hardly leaked. We used prefolds with a variety of covers. He did leak sometimes at night. He is allergic to polyester (fleece), and wool irritated his eczema so we didn't have many options at night. He potty trained by 18 months, even through the night. So I guess the minor inconvenience of leaks had a happy ending! :)

Thanks for this article! My 3 year old leaks all the time, right when he pees, but the inserts are dry. I'm going to try prefolds and covers to see if that helps. I had tons of leaks with my 3 month old overnight until I started using wool. Now he can sleep 8 hours without leaks!

Fleece or wool covers help us catch any stray leaks. We're pretty good during the day, but at night, I make sure to have a cover on even if its a diaper with PUL!

We really did not have leak problems until very recently (we use Rumparooz) I went to HBC and purchased Knickerknappies SuperDuo pads and that solved our problem! Adam asked me if I realized that those pads were for SUPER nuclear wetters.......so if you have a kid that is in that class I recommend these pads!

I've only had a few leaks with my 2 yr old and it was due to the way he was sitting and the diaper not being on tight enough.

Our daughter does best with a fitted, extra fleece liner and a thirsties cover. She`s a heavy wetter!

we are thinking about switching to cloth but a diaper service is so expensive and I'm not sure I can manage twins diaper laundry on top of cloths :-?

My heavy wetting 20 month old son wears a Fuzzibunz OS to bed stuffed with a trifolded premium prefold (which is too long for the diaper so I fold it down in the front so there's extra absorbancy there). He usually doesn't have any leaks and if he does it's just a little in the front/top if the diaper poofs out a little from the bulk. But I'm not complaining about an occasional, small leak when this kid has soaked through every other diaper (sposie or cloth) I've tried for him overnight!

Thanks for the info on solving leak problems! I don't have a leaky baby yet, but this will come in handy when he gets here, I'm sure!

My daughter has become the heavy/quick wetter recently. I've become a big fan of a prefold and cover because I have never had a leak with them (even overnight). I was afraid I'd never be able to use pockets again (except at home where a leak isn't as big of a deal) but I am definitely going to look into the natural fiber pockets now. Thanks for the tip!

I started my stash for my now 5mo old son with Flips and Fuzzibunz..Never had a single issue with the flips, but the fuzzibunz would pucker at his legs right where the front button is and it would always leak no matter how i adjusted. I have been adding some BG4.0's to replace the FB and no problems since. I think he just isnt the right shape for fuzzibunz.

Thanks for all the advice! I'm new to the CDing world, and I love all the tips.

I always change her after her nap, so when we are out of our routine and I forget to change her, we get leaks. We are getting fewer leaks at night now that I have figured out the best combo in our BGs but it has taken a few tries.

I had crazy leaks with disposables. We were waiting for our daughter to fit into one size before we started cloth diapers. The third time she leaked all over me, I decided to see if she would fit into her rump-a-rooz and she did! We have not had a leak issue since.

I use mostly Fuzzi Bunz diapers (both one size and perfect size). My 2 yo is a heavy wetter and in order to get through the night with a dry guy, I put a really absorbent insert such as the one that comes with Apple cheeks dipes (bamboo) or an insert made of hemp. The micro terry inserts just are not doing it for him anymore! I am excited to see fuzzi bunz coming out with a new hemp diaper! Can't wait to get my hands on it!

My 3 month old has been having problems with leaking at night. I usually change her once at night when she's up to nurse. I'm thinking that I need to check the fit of her diapers and add some hemp inserts. We are using a variety of pockets at night (I'm still trying to see which works best; she has a fairly long rise).

We had leaks with just about every OS diaper (aside from our BG's) until our son finally put some chunk on in his thighs! :) I can honestly say the only leak we had recently was in a disposable overnight! We'd been treating a really bad food-induced rash with some Balmex and he leaked through ever disposable at night! I was so happy when we got the rash under control and could get him back into cloth!

My LO hardly ever leaks (we mostly use prefolds with Bummis SuperBrite covers, but also have Flips and FBs). At night, it's a bigger FB stuffed with hemp inserts. Last night, the fleece liner was sticking out a bit in the back of the diaper and he wicked to his jammies. Thankfully, that's a rare operator error!

My 4 month old never leaks, we use mostly bum genius 4.0. I think it's important to be using the right detergent like Clean B or Rockin Green. I love those both! Also make sure the diaper is the right size/on right. Sometimes its the simplest solution that will work!

We had a lot of leaks in our BG 3.0s at night until we started using a hemp babies doubler in them with both the OS and newborn inserts. It's a full diaper, but it works for our heavy wetter. We also love the organic FLIP inserts for daytime use. They soak up SO much. Also, just making sure the diaper is on tight enough is a big deal. Sometimes nursery workers at church put it on so loose, it is bound to leak.

I use FuzziBunz for my son. I've noticed that the only time he leaks are when I'm having absorbancy issues with the inserts. I did some research. I wash the diapers normally, then wash them in a hot cycle with a drop or two of Dawn dish soap, another hot cycle with no soap, and dry as normal. The Dawn breaks down the build-up that forms on the inserts, and the absorbancy problem is solved. I do this once a month, and it works great!

I use FuzziBunz for my son. I've noticed that the only time he leaks are when I'm having absorbancy issues with the inserts. I did some research. I wash the diapers normally, then wash them in a hot cycle with a drop or two of Dawn dish soap, another hot cycle with no soap, and dry as normal. The Dawn breaks down the build-up that forms on the inserts, and the absorbancy problem is solved. I do this once a month, and it works great!

With most diapers we have to be careful to fit them properly or they will leak through the leg gussets. Our favorites are Bummis and Fuzzibunz.

For overnight, I like to add a hemp doubler to our Fuzzi Bunz. When leaks happen during the day, I check whether or not it's time to adjust how I am snapping them, or else strip the diapers. Usually those things will solve the leaking issue.

we had leaks all the time until I learned how to put the diaper on the baby tight enough... Since then no probs

I make my own diapers right now and have had a few leak issues but mainly from excessive peeing. And I have had more leaking problems with the prefolds that I bought then the fitteds I made.

I use fleece right now with my rumparooz and before we had never had any leaks anytime of the day or night but the last few weeks at night we get leaks and I just add a hemp liner below my fleece and it seems to really help. I wish the I could find help liners to attach to my fleece snaps to make it alittle easier to put into the pocket though.

I had horrible FuzziBunz leaks with my lil guy when he was 5 months. Once I got the fit perfect though, they've been my favorites although the smell is starting to creep in now lol.

I find that FuzziBunz leak a lot easier than others because the microfleece repels if you are not SUPER careful. Do not EVER put anything in the diaper wash that isn't related to diapers. If you used vaseline to put in a thermometer, don't wipe it off with a cloth wipe and wash it with the diapers -- the will repel. Just stop using fabric sheets at all -- not worth the risk of one getting left over and causing them to repel. I've had better luck with AI2 not leaking. My favorites are Flip

I have always found we only get leaks if it wasn't fitting correctly.

I've always had bad leaks with any microfleece-lined pocket diapers. I get occasional leaks with BGs, but they are more dependable. I usually use natural fibers, though, because I hate having any leaks! BabyKicks and Bottombumpers are my favorites.

Usually we only got leaks if the diapers were not fitting right. So next size cover or readjust the elastic in our FuzziBunz One size. I can always do a wool cover at night with extra fluff inside, my personal fav is the sustainable babyish I bought at your store! I hope to get up there soon as we are almost out of Diaper Rash Oil spray!

The diapers we have don't seem to fit right around the legs and yet they don't leak. Sometimes they look like they are a perfect fit and they leak. I just can't figure it out.

I use a premium prefold and a mother-ease OS fitted at night under a Thirsties Duo wrap. That has been my best solution so far. Pocket dipes worked until he became a side sleeper. Then we had leaks. Wool is also a good bet for a cover.

My 11 month old son leaked every night until I figured out that I could fold a flat in such a way that the bulk of the insert was in the front of the pocket. (google boy fold for specific instruction). Problem solved for us!

I have extra small & med inserts for my fbs. If we start to encounter leaks, I just stick in an extra insert. An extra small works at first, but by the time my daughter was potty training, I had 2 full sized inserts in each dipe. Worked!

We definitely had a problem with flooding at night...dancing bears fleece cover over a prefold works or a softbums dipe. For leaks at daycare, we had to "reteach" how tight to make the diapers. I also realized that we were using the Classic Rock and not Hard Rock detergent and the diapers weren't getting cleaned properly. We're pretty much leak free now at 11 months!

DS only leaks if I put his diaper on too loose. I usually only have that problem with side snapping diapers -weird.

thanks so much for the info everyone!

Still new to cloth diapering with our first baby and only 8 weeks old. So far we've used Lil joeys, fuzzibunz and bum genius. We've only really had leaks (whether at night or during the day) if the cover isn't completely covering the inside of the diaper or we just snapped the wrong snaps... Otherwise, so far so good! I beleive we are sticking with them. Our little one seems more comfortable in the cloth diapers too :)

We sometimes have leaks when using snap diapers because my daughter's waist is very tiny and she has chunkamuffin thighs. It seems like I can get a better fit with aplix.

My nighttime solution is always is well fitting pocket (like FB perfect size or a BG 4.0) with a microfiber and hemp insert (I love love love Joey Bunz) Almost always a never-fail!

Our leaks are due msotly to improper application and fit. If the lining is sticking out anywhere wetness will wick out that way. Our baby also has tiny skinny legs so she leaks from the leg holes sometimes. The one size fuzzibunz and Bumgenius fit a little tighter in the legs than the fuzzibunz perfect size so we stick with those at night.

Thankfully we have never had a leak thanks to HBC's advice! We use hemp prefolds and the g-diaper's cotton/fleece insert against his skin with a dancing bears fleece cover.

Great article! The only time I'm likely to have leaks is if I let one of the kids go too long. Easy to do when keeping track of my crew sad to say! Or if I put Aiden in the car shortly after waking... he's always a super heavy wetter in that first hour or so in the morning.

Hemp inserts are absolutely the best for us so far at night- he can go 10 hours without a leak! During the day, making sure all parts of the prefold or fitted are tucked inside the cover is also a big help!

We've only had issues overnight. And I must say that the Knickernappies SuperDos inside a FB OS have solved that problem (in addition to lengthening the rise on the FB, to make up for the gigantic insert). However, a Dancing Bears Shorty just came my way--and one night of trial with two prefolds and the DB...and I might be a convert! AMAZING!

Just stopping by to say hi. Baby isn't due for 11 more days. Hoping for no leaks! :)

We use BumGenius at night with a supersoaker and a hemp insert. He can usually go 12 hours without leaking.

My son is a heavy wetter at night and we just got a dancing bears fleece soaker in the mail today :) So we are hoping tonight we can use his GAD with the hemp insert and then the dancing bears soaker and see what happens in the morning!

Our problems with leaks were solved by hemp inserts, specifically the hemparoos, and dancing bears fleece soakers. Those things are a miracle!

Our problems with leaks were solved by hemp inserts, specifically the hemparoos, and dancing bears fleece soakers. Those things are a miracle!

Gr8 blog topic guys. So far we are ok. But this is coming and I will know where to get answers from.

I love getting tips on these things beforehand. My baby's due to pop out in the next few weeks, and I have some prefolds and covers waiting. I'm going to start there and see how things go. I'm confused on the wool covers though!? Do these really stop night-time leaking? Can you throw them over a prefold and cover as the final barrier?

no issues yet but it has only been 2 weeks since baby arrived :)

I have had a lot of problems with leaking with my fuzzibuns and FLIPS. I only use the reccommended detergent and I do not use fabric softener or dryer sheets ever! The fleece lining of the fuzzibuns will start to repel water like crazy and so will the inserts of both fuzzibunz and FLIPS. Things that I found HELP: I do a wash with a little bit of Chlorine Free Oxyclean. I use 1/4 of the recomended amount the usual cycle and then I do an extra short cycle to be sure the oxyclean is all rins

My daughter is a champion leaker. For nighttime, we do a GAD semi-fitted with at least one insert (usually two) and a Dancing Bears cover. That works 95% of the time. Then she started leaking at naptime, too. For that (since she's at day care), we usually do a BumGenius 4.0 with a hemp flat wrapped around the insert. We also had to give up on using GroVia -- they were leaking all the time once she started doing big toddler pees...

We haven't had any leak issues since I made sure to keep the diapers nice and snug :)

We have been fortunate enough to not have leak issues yet.

Great post!!

We haven't had any leaking issues either, I keep my dd snug! :D they fit better when they are snug :)

Thanks for the info

This is a really good article on leaks. :) I have had detergent build up and RLR saved my diapers. It really works great. I also have found that with some WAHM's the pul isn't as durable as say BumGenius. But that's been a rare occasion. :) Always make sure the fit is right. My husband has been peed all over by bad fit LOL. <3

I had a couple instances of leaking, but I'm new to CD'ing. One was with my BabyKicks OS with a Hemp insert. I think that was because I didn't prep it right. I've had no problems with it after a few washes. THe other was when I forgot to add vinegar to the rinse to make sure my detergent was rinsed out well. It caused build up and leakage. I LOVE the article though. It's very helpful for a first timer!

We loved fleece or wool covers especially at nighttime. So nice to not have to worry about big wet spots in the bed!

I have been having lots of issues lately. I just stripped a load and think I have figured out any user error issues. I still have problems with my bottombumpers, which I love how cute and trim they are. They leak in between the side snaps every time. I can't nurse my son in while he's wearing them because the leak when he lies on his side. Drives me nuts! I some times think I worry that the diaper is goint to hurt my son because it is too snug, but I think that's the only way to prevent leaks

When I first started using cloth diapers I had a few leaks here and there which is always frustrating. The leaks I was having were always at night so I will check out your night time diapering solutions, but it's rare that my son leaks anymore now that we are more familiar with cloth diapering. :)

I love hemp for night. And checking the rise on my diapers is a great option. My son leaks most in the ones that tend to rise lowest on him! I'll have to either adjust the rise or perhaps set those aside for a girl baby.

I love hemp for night. And checking the rise on my diapers is a great option. My son leaks most in the ones that tend to rise lowest on him! I'll have to either adjust the rise or perhaps set those aside for a girl baby.

My 9 month old son leaks so badly at night, that dancing bears don't even do the trick any more! Help! I've had to start using (gasp) sposies. Yuck!!!!!

My 9 month old son leaks so badly at night, that dancing bears don't even do the trick any more! Help! I've had to start using (gasp) sposies. Yuck!!!!!

Sounds like I should try hemp.

I've been trying hemp out for night time. It's helping, but definitely haven't found the perfect combination with my pockets. Also haven't found the perfect way to contain explosions... but I think that's an issue of velocity!

I've only been CDing for a couple of weeks but I use the BG 4.0 at night double stuffed with a dancing bears fleece cover. No leaks so far!!

Interesting about the toddler 'flooding'! Yesterday while standing up, a puddle of pee appeared at my daughter's feet (and I had just changed her). It had never happened before, and I had to strip all my diapers last week, so I know that wasn't it. Of course, it was while we were standing in line at the store! I was thinking about switching to hemp inserts anyway, so more incentive to try!

We had leak issues at night. We started using a prefold, GAD hemp doubler folded so there were more layers in the front, and a babykicks hemp doubler. It has completely solved our problem at night. During the summer, we had daytime leaks because my son was drinking so much fluids. We started stuffing our pockets with a larger prefold and it really helped.

No experience yet. We're due with our first in March. I've been researching cloth diapers and I'll have to add this article to the research findings ;-) Thanks for the info!

I wanted to add that sometimes diapers can leak simply because you haven't properly prepped a natural fiber diaper. When we first got some organic cotton diapers, I didn't wash/dry them enough times before use and they leaked like crazy. Several more wash/dry cycles and now they are super absorbent.

Some good info here...thank you!!

wish I would have seen this before I stopped cd'ing due to leaks on my toddler, now she is wearing pull ups and using the potty and almost completely trainned! I will be using this info for sure as i prepare for my 3rd child!

great info! We've been lucky enough to not have leak issues other than poor fit. skinny thighs and snaps don't mix well.

Thanks so much for the info! My daughter leaks soo bad every night I MUST use disposables. I'm gonna make a quick order! ;)

I tried to do pockets at night with extra hemp doublers and they just didn't cut it. I have found that the best solution is to use a good fitted (I prefer bamboo) with a SBish knit wool cover (most any wool would work) & it is bullet proof. I haven't had a single leak since switching to that combo. When I had been using disposables during my desperate search he was peeing out of them 4 out of 7 nights.

we get leaks when the insert for the BG 3.0 is not in straight or with Happy Hineys she gets leaks all the time...

Thanks for posting this. My daughter is a wiggly 5.5 months old and leaks have just started to be a problem. Adding a hemp insert at night and making sure the diaper is snug, especially around the legs, has helped. Good to read the other tips.

I was having not really a leak, but a wicking issue with one of my cotton outer "fashion" covers. Turns out the fitted diaper I was using, which is made of polyester rather than cotton, was taking a tiny bit longer to absorb than 100% cotton does. The pooling up of pee resulted in wicking. We have found that we don't have leaks with that cover when we use natural fibers. Gotta love cotton! I do use a microfiber insert at night between layers of cotton to hold the extra pee, so we don't have any

We've just started cloth diapering and we're still working out the kinks. While most of our leaks (which are minimal to begin with) occur during long naps and through the night, we're still finding our favorite cloth diaper... Thanks for all the info; I'll have to check back to this blog more often!

My sons diapers were leaking when i was using tude detergent when i switched over to a cloth diaper friendly detergent the leaks stopped!

I've only had a leak twice with my cloth diapers, both times my baby was laying on her side, otherwise, we've always been leak free. We use GroVia diapers, I love them.

All of a sudden, we had major nighttime leak issues. I had previously used a double stuffed FuzziBunz, and a for a few nights one week I was changing her in the middle of the night. We switched to sustainablebabyish fitted with a cover and have no leak issues usually.

i love our flips, but poop seems to leak right through the cover at the leg. not sure why. i wash once in cold w/ rockin' green, then do another wash in hot w/ no detergent. i put them in the dryer a few times in the beginning because i didn't realize you were supposed to hang them. could that be why?