Summary: When you hear the term 'double diaper', what exactly comes to mind?
For some it's memories of their little ones learning to strip their
diaper off and zip shamelessly through the house naked, thus the need
for a double diaper.
For others it's the need to apply two diapers to avoid accidents because of inefficient diapers. And for some it's dual diapers, as in the case of twins. A small percentage gloss over all of these double diaper associations and go straight to the double diaper cake. Two simple words, several different meanings that our minds conjure up.
The actual terminology comes from the need to apply two diapers because of leaking, a problem typically seen in the morning hours when a toddler wakes up after a full nights sleep and overnight they are wet and the bed is also wet. Cloth diapers are not used as frequently as they once were, but these were by far at the top of the list for leakage. Most parents would add an extra layer of coverage to their babies in the form of rubber pants overtop of these to remedy this problem but that was not a sure fix. Then when disposables came out the problem seemed to be alleviated considerably. However, as babies grow into toddlers pee accidents still happened. Because of this parents began adding a second one overtop of the first, hence the term, 'double diaper'.
In modern day there is a thin padding that can be purchased and added inside of your baby's diaper that acts like a little pocket. This pad offers additional absorbency with the intent of stopping leaks. These pads are much more cost effective and will save you money each time you put your baby in bed for a nap or for the night.
And then there are toddlers that seem to just have a problem keeping their them on, through just natural curiosity and that innocent zest for being naked and running through the house; these little ones have the burning desire to rip them off and run like the wind. This behavior brought about another reason for using two diapers. The idea being that one is for 'real' and the other is a decoy, used as a 'tear off' or insurance. Most parents that employ this practice also add a third layer to the equation in the form of a one piece pajama set or onesie, and they usually put this on backward so their little streakers cannot reach the snaps to remove it.
It becomes costly if you have to change your baby on a regular basis. However, when determining the costs associated with this, one should consider the time and costs associated with changing bed sheets or cleaning items that become soiled, or at minimum diaper pad, is not used. Sometimes things that appear to be more expensive on the first look are really not as expensive as the alternative when the situation is examined as a whole.
