Solutions for side sleepers?

[stork]

So I tend to sleep on my side. This can cause problems as diapers don't have any absorbent material in the wings. So often times I'll leak. There can be a few reasons for this. Sometimes due to my position, the diaper doesn't press against me well enough, and a small path will be created for the pee to escape (I really have no idea how this happens, as it doesn't feel like there's any gaps, but it still finds a way...). Or sometimes it'll all accumulate to one side and the diaper just gets saturated on that side and can't hold any more or presses out.

I've tried a few things. I've tried putting incontinence pads in the wings, but those don't always work as their capacity is limited and it can't wick to the rest of the diaper. Or sometimes they still don't manage to be in the right spot and the pee finds a path around. I've tried plastic pants, but they just don't capture well when laying down. Cloth works somewhat, but the capacity is limited, and if the waist band gets too close to the plastic pants over it, it'll wick through. My best solution so far is to just wear extremely thick disposables (boosters plus pads in the wings), and a latex diaper cover to keep the diaper pressed against me as much as possible. That works most of the time, but there's still the occasional leak. Plus it's a bit of a pain and a waste of diaper/booster/pads.

What would be best I think is if there were a diaper that had the absorbent material extend into the wings, but I've never seen such a diaper.

How do other people deal with this?

[spoonchicken]

Step One...use a booster pad

Step Two...make sure your junk is pointed down

Step Three...plastic pants, of course, but flannel-lined helps with small leaks

Step Four...use a cloth pull-up

I NEVER leak at night this way

[zzyzx]

Multi layer cloth diapers and appropriately sized protective pants

[Little Sherri]

Cloth diapers are pretty much bulletproof, and flannel-lined plastic pants over disposables would be a close second. 

[oznl]

8 hours ago, Little Sherri said:

Cloth diapers are pretty much bulletproof, and flannel-lined plastic pants over disposables would be a close second. 

^ I've nothing to add to this other than to endorse it.  This is pretty much about it in my experience.

[Moochie]

16 hours ago, oznl said:

^ I've nothing to add to this other than to endorse it.  This is pretty much about it in my experience.

Ditto.

[stork]

On 8/7/2024 at 10:34 PM, spoonchicken said:

Step One...use a booster pad

Step Two...make sure your junk is pointed down

Step Three...plastic pants, of course, but flannel-lined helps with small leaks

Step Four...use a cloth pull-up

I NEVER leak at night this way

I do all except #4. What do you mean "cloth pull-up"? Have a product link?

 

On 8/8/2024 at 10:22 AM, Little Sherri said:

Cloth diapers are pretty much bulletproof

I've tried cloth. It's not absorbent enough. Not unless I wear extremely massive, to where I can't even close my legs, which isn't exactly comfortable.

 

On 8/8/2024 at 10:22 AM, Little Sherri said:

flannel-lined plastic pants over disposables would be a close second. 

One of the main issues I have with plastic pants, is that once the urine encounters the elastic band, it soaks into the band, and then wicks into the bed. Anything lined seems like it would exacerbate this, as it would soak along until it reaches the elastic band. Or do you have a product that avoids this?

[spoonchicken]

That's the purpose of the cloth pullups. They'll absorb anything that gets past the disposable. And even if that's not quite enough, the flannel-lined plastic pants work as the last barrier. I've never leaked at night using this method.

cloth pull-up adult diapers - Google Search

[Pelusban]

The manufacturers increase absorbency into the skies, while they still leave the diaper sides without any padding. The absorbent material is hourglass shaped, so the front and back parts are actually wider than the central part, just not wide enough. I never tried XL diapers because even L is quite big for me, but perhaps if these parts are wider on an XL diaper, it is possible to cover the sides with the absorbent part on a smaller person. However taping is tricky if the wings are overlapped. I need to check this once.

[PeterLupus]

I am a side-sleeper. Pointing myself downward in a large-sized high-absorbent disposable (eg BetterDry) with PUL pants works for me.

[dlnoir]

On 8/8/2024 at 4:22 PM, Little Sherri said:

Cloth diapers are pretty much bulletproof, and flannel-lined plastic pants over disposables would be a close second. 

This exactly cloth diapers do the trick.

[BabyJp86]

Something else I will add that I didn't see in the other comments is that it also helps to pull your leg guards out after changing, I find that sometimes when I do leak its because the leg guard rolled up and so it is not essentially a guard anymore and is laying down on the job. How I fix this is when I change, I reach a finger into the leg guard area and hook the leg guard with my finger and then I just pull it out. I make sure I do this both in the front and the back of the diaper and it has dramatically cut down on leaks... also gary wear diaper covers also come in clutch... I sleep in a crib every night and leaks are no fun stripping the crib and then washing everything in the morning. 

[Diapersareforlovers]

With all the thickness my balls start to hurt and my legs loose circulation. How do you deal with that? If it’s too loose I leak. 

[liljim57]

On 8/9/2024 at 3:29 PM, Pelusban said:

 However taping is tricky if the wings are overlapped. I need to check this once.

I have ran into the overlap with some diapers. When I do I have hot-glued the sides shorter; it works pretty good. 

[Alyeskabird]

Side sleeper myself, cloth works quite well for me. But I also find some of the mega diapers ytou can get now will also work for overnight.  

If your having leaks with cloth, its normaly not wearing enough cloth to absorb, or your plastic pants are not the right size/shape. Something to consider, a cloth diaper does not have to be all bunched up between your legs, it can spread out a little, if you have good plastic pants with the space to except the bulk that a cloth diaper needs.

But do try some of the newer heavy absorbancy diapers, like the rearz mega, and others. Heck, Betterdry worked for me, most of the time, as well.