Diaper Options for a 6 Year Old
Hey all,
One question I am continuously asked is what kind of diapers we use for Cooper. He is a big boy weighing in at 60 lbs. He currently wears a size 7 diaper.
Cooper’s diapers are covered by his Medical Assistance. As far as I understand, and this may vary by state, a child with an autism diagnosis who is covered under medical assistance gets free diapers after the age of four. That’s what I was told. We had to figure this out for ourselves. Meaning a fellow parent told us.
Cooper started on Medical Assistance (as back up to my primary health insurance) at age 3 1/2. We didn’t find out that we could get his diapers paid for until he was almost 5.
The system is broken my friends.
I order his diapers from a Medical Supply company and they are delivered right to my house. This is awesome. And life changing. The company calls me once a month and I place the order.
Note: Diaper wipes are NOT covered under Medical Assistance. This is a huge bummer. We go through hundreds of wipes a day.
The first time I had to order size 7 diaper I cried. It was tough for me and I felt really sad about it.Now he is almost into a size 8. Sigh.
The first brand they sent me was called Prevail. And they fit like I imagine an adult diaper would. They are basically a square. I HATED THEM. They didn’t stay on. They went all the way up Cooper’s back and front to his chest. They were bulky and made a lot of noise when he moved. I sent them back immediately.
The second brand we received are called Cuties. I LOVE THESE. They work great for us and fit like an actual diaper.
Here are a few pics of the cuties as well as the Prevail brand. I also did quick Amazon search and they do sell them.
The Cuties Brand is on the left.
What a helpful post. Parents need this practical advice.
Thanks!
I am so thankful to read this, my son will be 5 in May and he is already over 50 lbs, we stuff him into the size 6 diapers but that is as big as they get at the grocery store. His therapist said he could be 7 or 8 before he is trained and we have been wondering what we were going to do.
Kate, when you say medical assistance, are you talking about Medicaid? My daughter is 8 and the state took her off Medicaid and now to put her back on, we have to get her on social security. We live in Michigan. Thanks Vicki
Pampers Cruisers is also now available in a Size 7 (just another option). 🙂
My boy is 11 & manages to still squeeze into Huggies NightTime Pull ups for bed, but won’t be long before he won’t be able to! We actually use feminine pads for school & outings for the little spills but he typically ends up with wet pants anyways 🙁 I see more & more incontinence pads, but yeesh, the garbage kills me too! I bothered to use cloth for my girl who stopped using at 18mo. So it is, I guess.
Elise Wow your 11 year old boy sure likes wearing huggies night time pull ups maybe try putting him in a size 10 diaper during the day and see if that will help him. Also put a pacifier in his mouth and let him drink baby formula from a bottle and put him in a crib he’s your 5 year old baby boy now.
My baby (Aiden) 3 years old, I suspect he is autism but still not evaluation yet as take long time 1-1.5 years for evaluation appointment, very appreciated if someone can share the idea or experience what I need to do during waiting list for evaluation and now he stay home alone and I don’t know how to guide or teach him? he wearing diapers since was born until now without get free from Medicate and I don’t know how to apply it.