WN wicking?

I bought a WN pocket on here, tried it on 16month old ds with the insert it came with but it leaked, seemingly straight through the nappy/pul?? unless it was from the sides and spread over the front material.
Should it need extra boosting? he was in it an absolute maximum of 3 hours

Any thoughts/ideas?

the insert may need strip washing or it may not be absorbent enough for that length of time...is it a med or large and what is the insert made from?

it's a large, not sure what the insert is made of but I'd guess it's microfibre, it's pretty grey so might be quite old? maybe I'd be best getting some new bamboo inserts to use?

Was the insert sopping wet? If so then it's the insert (might need stripping or you might need some better, more absorbent inserts). If the insert was dry then it's more likely to be a fit issue.

Cross posted! Sounds like the insert isn't up to much then. I only ever use Ptits Dessous bamboo inserts in my WNs. I also usually boost with either a hemp or bamboo booster.

If its microfibre that is likely your answer...it doesnt hold much wee so 3 hours is quite a lot to get from it really.
As Rach says if the insert was dry that would be a fit problem but if it was wet (even just very wet at the front and nowhere else) then that will have caused your problem. The inner can make a difference too, they are more likely to wick when 'full' if it has a minkee inner rather than a fleece inner.
Microfibre is best combined with bamboo or hemp.

yeah the insert was soaked. Great, thanks for that Will get some bamboo boosters, the good thing is it seems to have plenty of room for stuffing

Hey hun

I take it this was the WN you bought from me? The insert is a fuzzi bunz microfibre insert so needs some hemp or bamboo underneath it hun....wow to getting 3 hours out of it , thats great!!!

Hemp or bamboo is definately the answer though hun and that way you'll then get 3 hours with no leaks hopefully

Glad you received it ok hun

Hemp or bamboo will be far better and tbh 3 hours is pretty good out of any nappy x