When I changed my sons diaper this morning after him wearing it for 10 hrs overnight, I found that it had exploded ALL over him. All those gel crystals everywhere--yuk!
So I have two questions...is there any harmful effect from the diaper insides for skin or ingested? And we use bum genuis cloth diapers during the day and my son sleeps so long at night they get full and leak by the time he wakes up in the morning so that's why I've been using disposables so I need a solution for that. I don't think I want to use disposables anymore- that was scary to see all those gel pieces all over him!
I used to be able to sneak in the room before I went to bed and change the baby. With this mid-night change, we were able to avoid morning leaks. You could also try Starbunz diapers. They have this water-repellent binding on the outside edges that can make a diaper near bullet proof! I was able to go 12 hours on those really long night of sleep. They could handle 2-3 potty breaks at night while we were nursing. Just a thought!
in my opinion Huggies overnights work a lot better..not sure if it's harmful if ingested..i'm sure if he only ate some once he'll be fine..i think it's long periods of doing something over and over that could be harmful.
When we have used cloth diapers in the past, we would line their regular Chinese Cloth Diaper with a smaller Chinese Cloth Diaper. It made for a rather rotund behind, but it worked well. It also helps to have the next size up for their diaper cover if it is too bulky. Lately we have been using Naturcare Diapers that are really earth-friendly as far as disposables go. They are FANTASTIC. You can buy them at Target for $9.54 for one package. (If you're wondering why we aren't using cloth right now it's because I need to order new ones. The old ones finally gave out at the fourth child!) The gel crystals in the disposable diapers won't hurt your little guy on his skin, but it is gross and not too healthy if it gets ingested. Good luck!
Heidi
yeah, we have the same issue with fuzzi bunz not cutting it at night, but not wanting chemicals on him either. I think I'm going to try putting a baby washcloth, as a lining in the Pampers, that I can wash with the cloth diapers. that way they are absorbent and yet don't have those chemicals against his skin, because as we well know, anything on their skin gets absorbed into their bloodstream; they don't have to eat it (which would probably have dire consequences, not to be taken lightly) in order to negatively affect their health.
Good question, thanks for getting me thinking as well!
JJ
Huggies Overnights. It holds an amazing amount of pee without exploding.
As for the crystlas they are harmless and non-toxic (our two pediatricians said no worries)...so dont worry. I dont think there is a single mother who hasnt found crystals leaked out of a diaper. Cloth diapers are great for day time but it's hard to handle the amount of pee a 1 year old puts ut in the middle of the night. The overnights aregreat and worked wonders.
We've never had a diaper explode like that, but my daughter's (22 mos.) disposable diapers were always leaking at night (she sleeps 12 hours) until we switched to Huggies Overnites. They work great & I've never seen a gel crystal (let alone exploding) no matter how heavy it gets.
I have on occasion seen the diaper gel that you were referring to, on my child's skin as well. In addition, my 9 year old and 2 year old once thought it'd be fun to throw a full diaper all over the back yard and that was the most disgusting mess I'd ever seen. clumps of diaper gel all over the grass. I thought for sure the lawn was going to die. My suggestion to you, call the diaper manufacturer and simply tell them what happened and if you should be concerned. I think we all might be interested in what they say and who knows, maybe they'll throw in a little something extra for you to say "sorry for the inconvenience".
The gel pieces should be okay on the skin but not ingested. I'd try another diaper brand. I had to do that with all three of my kids: my daughter was Huggies, my first son was Pampers and my third was the store brand! Good luck!
Those gel crystals are gross but not dangerous!! The ONLY diaper that I will use at night are Huggies overnights! They work the best and both of my sons (34 months and 10 months) can wear them for 11-12 hours and NO GEL beads and they rarely pee through (and they both take a bottle/sippy cup at bed)!! Good luck!!
p.s. you can get the Huggies Overnights mostly anywhere. They have them in size 3-6. I get mine at Wal-mart, or Target, or even Ralphs! :)
Hi Sarah,
My son is almost 5, but I remember that gel-type substance happening with one brand in particular. It's been awhile, but I think it was Pampers. The urine also seemed to smell more. I'm pretty sure I didn't have that problem with the Huggies. Hope that helps.
Hi Sarah,
Pampers are terrible! I've had so many blowouts with them I just use Bum Genius all the time (my baby doesn't sleep as long as yours does).
I remember those gels on my 1st DD. I didn't like the thought of all those gels all over her, so we switched to Huggies(great disposable) and then to cloth.
I just worry about plastics in diapers(and toys, etc). We know that some plastics contain hormone altering chemicals and that is something I don't want anywhere around my kids.
Maybe you could use a doubler or two with the Bum Genius?
I guess I would use Huggies for a disposable, and try to find a big ol' doubler for at night.
Let go of the disposables. And yes, it is very bad for it to be all over him like that, but not much you can do about it other than eradicate future exposure.
I wish I could find the links for you on the 'net, but there has been research that links disposable gel diaper usage to male infertility.
The best thing you can do is just stop using disposables and see if you can get a bit more control over his late night feeding schedule. My daughter was also a big peer. I tried 7th Generation and they leaked just like a cloth diaper. I also tried a brand whose name I cannot even remember-yikes--but it was at Whole Foods and worked like a charm. Their disposables aren't so bad either. You have to buy one size up, maybe even two.
Try seventh generation from Whole Foods/ Henry's. I think even target makes an 'enviornmentally' freindly pamper. They are more pricey but since you only use them at night it won't hit you to hard in the wallet. And yes the gel is dangerous, no matter what anyone tells you. It is full of chemicals and your child absorbs it all night long into his skin and into his blood stream. If you notice there is an outragous number of young men with testicular cancer. If you look at the ages of these young men it correlates with the introduction of pampers!
Those nasty little gel crystals are what create the absorbency in the disposable diaper. They hold tons of fluid. We all know that disposables are not the healthiest for our babes.
Keep using your Bum Genius but add another insert or doubler and your little guy will make it through the night+ some. My 12 m.o. son can wear his cloth diapers 12+ hours with two inserts. I am a cloth diapering mama and own a cloth diaper web-store so if you need any cloth diapering advise! : )
My 18 month old's Pampers were leaking over night (never exploded, though, thank goodness). We switched to Huggies Overnights. She sleeps for 12-13 hours and they work like a charm! Give them a try. :)
How old is your son? Have you thought about using a diaper that is for overnights? Most name brands make them as well as I know they have them in Pull Ups (just depends on if your son weights enought for them).
There is nothing dangerous about the gel crystals, otherwise they wouldn't be in the diaper. I loved using Pampers on our son and they were the best of the bunch. Less leaking and best absorbing. The Huggies were the one's that any tiny bit of urine in the diaper would leave crystals every where and would have leaking. It was just messy. I stopped using those when he was a couple months old. Have only used Pampers brand since. They are the best. Our friends with triplets had bad luck with all diapers except with Pampers. I used the Pampers Overnight's for our son and they work great. You may also want to cut back on his fluids late in the evening and before he goes to bed.
One more thing, when he started preschool, they preferred that he use the velcro sided pull ups which only Huggie's make. They suck! I hated them. Again, any tiny little bit of urine in the diaper would make the crystals come out. Never had a problem with the Pamper's pull ups or night time diapers and crystals leaking. I know there are a lot of other mom's out there pro-cloth diapers, but there's nothing wrong with disposables. Good luck, and hope you find something that works.
Throw them away!! All Pampers.I never liked pampers...they didnt explode on me but I never liked them anyway!!
I am the mother of 2 girls. One is 16 now, but I'm not completely outdated to speak on this subject---my baby is three yrs old.
Know what? Good 'ol Target. Generic brand diapers, in the green box with the circle target logo.They are awesome!!I didnt use them because they are considerably cheaper(but boy is that a bonus), but because I literally tried them all! They beat them all, even Huggies which came is second. I like Huggies wipes and Target diapers.
Eeew. Icky gel guck. Scaaaaaaaaaaaaary.