My Daughter Is "Exploding" Her Diapers

Hi E.!

Everytime we tried Huggies, my son (now 11 months) would have a blowout. They would not hold anything in. I swear by the Pampers swaddlers- never a blowout. Give that a try if you are open to switching brands. :)

I use Kirkland (Costco Brand) diapers and wipes and have loved them for both kids. I don't have leaks or have any other major problems. Both of my kids have sensitive skin and these don't seem to bother that either.

Good luck.

Hi, I also have a 6 week old baby boy and he does the same thing. We moved up a size in diapers and still have the same problem. I think the kids are just fitting to the sizes. I also used huggies. It is almost like the diapers don't go around the legs. I did noticed that when we went up in size that the explosions decreased. I also run to change very soon after he goes to the bathroom. Also, if you are breastfeeding it does make a difference because their bowel movements are not very firm, but more liquid. good luck.

My son had the same problem - we switched to PAMPERS! Pampers are the best!!! You are also doing a good thing about buying bigger diapers than neccessary - we also are one step ahead and it works great!

Pampers Swaddlers are so absorbant. They are very stretchy too so the newborn size might fit your little girl if not size 1 will work. I tried quite a few types of diapers when my daughter was first born and to me Swaddlers were hands down the best. Good Luck.

When my daughter was a baby we had the same problem. We ended up switching to pampers. They seemed to work a lot better. Hope you find something that works for you!

Hi, E. ~

I know what a pain in the neck you're talking about. My daughter had the same problem. Her two older brothers had tummy problems as well, but we never had to wash out their clothes constantly, either. I wish I had some solution to offer you, but we never did find one. I just kept nursing her (and still do) and eventually the stuff solidified and we stopped having to handwash her onesies so often. Our situation improved the most around 4 months, when we started giving her cereal. Anyway, you probably don't find this terribly helpful, but I wanted to let you know that an end is probably in sight. Hang in there!

~ R.

My son did the exact same thing. it would be annoying, it would get in the car seat. all over his cloths. im just thinking that this will all pass, I use huggies too. I did try other diapers but huggies was allways the best for him. this lasted his first couple months. well good luck.

I have 2 boys myself and I had the same problem w/ those diapers. I really like pampers cruisers, they seemed to work great. And surprisingly enough I really like Luvs, and the Wal-Mart brand diapers (they're cheap too!)

try pampers cruisers. I used them with my daughter and loved them.

I was having an issue with my son and SOAKING his diapers overnight. So I did a trick I learned in a parenting magazine. Put a maxi pad in her diaper. Go to Wal Mart or Target and get the store brand, and line the diaper with it. Man what a difference it made!

I love the Kirkland (Costco) Brand. My son is an exploder too and he rarely leaks in the Kirklands. The smallest size they have is 2 though! (their wipes are great too!)

I used Huggies until my son was in size 2 and I switched to loves. I really like them and the price is pretty good. We tried all the diapers even the cheep ones and the loves seem to be the best.

The only diapers that have worked for our son are pampers! When we started using them I was so happy. No more laundry numerous times a day!
I hope this helps.
M.

hi E., my name is S.. i have a 2.5 and a 8 month old. i didn't like the huggies for newborns. i used swaddles for my 2nd child. they seemed to work the best. a little more expensive but worth it. i got them at target. they have a yellow package. good luck

Are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding? She may be allergic to a formula if she is having explosive BM's like that. I would talk to your pediatrician...also to make sure she is not dehydrated from so much loss each day.

On the laundry side of things, I would suggest a plastic training pant over her diaper - to help save you from washing clothes and linens so much. At least it would contain most of the mess.

Hi E.,
I never had any luck with Huggies for those exact reasons. I'm using pampers swaddlers and have not had 1 "explosion" yet. My daughter is 9 weeks and she is also a big baby already over 13 lbs. (size 1)
Something kindof cool, I just found a website with a cool new diaper... gdiapers.com
Good luck with less laundry!
S.

At first I thought you wrote exploring her diapers! Had a whole solution for you, then realized you said exploding! LOL Now it won't let me just back out of this without typing something so here goes....

I think and have found that Huggies are the best for fit and absorbancy, but every baby is different - mine was really small - so probably just a matter of trying different ones to get the right one for her that will work.

They do make the little plastic pants that can go over a diaper - and that might help with the overflow. I've found Babies R Us is great for oddball stuff you never knew existed as well....anyway, just know this is temporary - at this age - was also thinking could it be the formula or feeding that's causing it? Maybe switching to something else would help.

C.

I had the same problem with "major" brand diapers - including Luvs which aren't suppose to leak. I use Walmart's brand for my 13 month old, and used them on my first child without problems. I would suggest buying the smallest package you can find of different brands, and see which works best for you.

We use pampers swaddlers and rarely have leak issues. We tried the huggies for newborns with our first son and found that the pampers swaddlers worked better to prevent leaks. After our son was older the huggies worked fine.

I switched to Pampers swaddlers. I hate Huggies. It seemed that every package I bought - the diapers were cut wrong, uneven around the legs. good luck.

Hi E.! I had that exact problem with my son and my daughter...I tried different brands until I tried Huggies supreme...Those seemed to work for my son. With my daughter I went up a size and that worked for her because it used to go half way up her back :)...the bigger size diaper would go up the back farther. Good luck!

Hi E.,
Bless your heart girl! Well I can tell you when my son explodes in his diapers, it's because of the way he sits, and often I catch him tugging at his diaper as if he were taking it off, or just messing with the elastic. I know if he lays down on his tummy with his knees up and his butt up in the air, he will leak. Are the other children leaving her diaper alone? Could they be messing with it to loosen it up to where it will explode after it gets to be a certain fullness? Is your little girl having diarrhea? When my son was 7 mos, I was changing him every hour, to every two hours. I remember one time my husband had him on his lap, and when he went to put him down, there was a brown spot on his pants. He didn't even notice it until I said something. I asked him...What is that?? Then I looked at my son and WOW...what a mess. We actually had to put him in the tub and wash him down. LOL It was funny. Of course having to do this every day, and as often as you are, isn't so funny I'm sure. I'm sorry I don't have any other suggestions for you. I hope it stops soon for you so you can have a break. Best wishes, G.

This used to happen to me usually when my daughter would ride in the car. Make sure that you pull out the diapers on the sides because sometimes they get tucked in and makes the poopie come out the wrong way. That should fix the problem.

Pampers and Luvs never worked on my son, He was on Huggies all the way. Target, White Cloud (walmart), and Member's Mark (Sam's Club) was good too. He got diaper rash with Kirkland (Costco). But might not be the diapers, might be what you're feeding her. My son was very squirmy but mainly leaked in Pampers and Luvs.

We used huggies when our daughter was a newborn and had the same problem. We switched to "parents choice" after giving them a try and it worked out well. Sometimes it could also mean you just need to go up a size. I'm sure you'll still get those explosive poops every now and then, but not to much you can do about that! I know from experience that leaking diapers make for REALLY misreable nights, for both you and baby...ick! Give that brand a try, I think you'll be really happy with them. Good luck! :)

E.,
I used huggies on my first and they were great. Now on my second, I use Luvs. I love them for him and they never have leaked for me yet. Try them...maybe they will be better? Good luck! (=

We had the same issue with Huggies with my oldest child. Have you tried the Pampers Swaddlers? They fit snuggly and we had no problems with blow outs with them. Congratulations and Good Luck!

Hi my name is Chrisite and a mother of 2 girls (2 and 5). I had bad luck with Huggies diapers leaking when my 5 year peed as an infant, so I have used Pampers ever since and never had any leaks.
Both of my daughters had chunky legs, so I always had to go up a size in order for the diapers not to leave red marks on their legs and Pampers still worked great and were able to be pulled tight at their waist.
Hope this helps a little.....I can surely sympathize with you!!

If your daughter is thin you may try Pampers or Luvs. my son could not wear huggies because they all leaked. They have worked for a friend of mine but I can't get them to work for my son. If your little one is not too round around the belly it may be smart to just try a new style.

E. - when both my daughters were newbies, I had the same trouble. Here's what I did: I used Pampers. Now, I prefer Huggies, but for some reason, at the beginning Pampers worked better. After a few months (I'm not sure how many - maybe 2 or 3) the Huggies worked and I moved to them. That worked for us - that was the first thing I tried because I, too, was tired of laundry several times a day - and it worked!

Good luck - I've been there, and it's a pain in the tush!!

we have tried other brands for the simple fact that baby showers we got a bunch of different brands we found that we love pampers. we have used pampers swaddlers for both of our daughters and have no problems. we switched to pampers cruisers when our oldest needed the next size and will do the same with our little one too. we did't really like pampers baby dry because we tought they had a funny smell.
Good Luck
A.

Hi E.,
My second daughter did this. It also wasn't that her diaper was full. It was just explosive and it always got all over her back and in the car seat! She is now 8 and she still goes do the bathroom a lot more than my other 2. I think it helped later when she started having solids. Especially with breast milk it just leaked and got everywhere. Didnt' really do anything but was just prepared to give her a bath and bring extra change of clothes wherever we went. She will grow out of this eventually. Have fun!

E.,
Hi there. I had the same problem with my daughter when she was younger. I found that if I used Huggie Supremes I didn't have any problems at all! The regular Huggies she always leaked out. I think since I swithced to the SUPREMES she has gone through maybe twice, but that was because it was so full. Hope that helps a little.
Best of luck to ya

I really like Holly's suggestion about using a menstrual pad for a diaper doubler. They used to sell diaper doublers, but I can't find them anywhere. I personally use a combination of cloth diapers and disposible. I find the cloth diapers are snug enough not leak or explode, but I know that more laundry is not some idea's of fun. I would try using a diaper doubler before buying some new diapers to try. Good Luck.

Believe it or not, I used Huggies for quite some time with my babies and had the same problem. I tried out Luvs one day (because they didn't have Huggies in the size I needed) and have been using them ever since. I highly recommend trying a package, you've got nothing to lose, except a few loads of laundry! Good luck!