May 2013 Moms
katiefox87
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Best Diapers
katiefox87
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Hi all! I am 13 weeks along today (first baby) and I am wondering about the best diapers? My sister-in-law swears by Huggies or Target brand, but I was on Amazon this morning and the "best selling" diapers were Pampers. Also, my husband and I are wanting to start stocking up on diapers: so how long do babies/toddlers wear diapers AND how many of each size do we need to get?
Thanks!
Katie
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Re: Best Diapers
Every baby is different though. DS would get a bad diaper rash with pampers, but did fine with everything else.
We LOVE Pampers! Especially when they're still tiny and can wear the Pampers Swaddlers....they are so soft, and have this awesome yellow line that turns blue when they're wet!
It's hard telling how many of each size you'll need, because you don't know how big your baby will be. My daughter was in newborns for probably close to a month, but many babies skip newborns and go straight to size one. If you want to start collecting, I'd skip newborns for now, and get sizes one, two's and three's. It's up to you if you want to go up to a 4 too....my daughter is 16 months old and still in a 3, but she's skinny.
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I swore we were going to use Papers because my dad worked for P&G for 26 years. From day one DD had a horrible reaction to them and would get all red and raw, she has incredibly sensitive skin. I had received all different brands from my baby shower, so we switched to Huggies next. They worked great for us for about 3-4 months and we loved them, then all the sudden she was leaking out of them even though I knew she was in the right size. So we switched again to Luvs and that's where we've stayed.
My advice is you never know what is going to work for your LO, so wait and see. You're going to get LOTS of diapers at your baby shower and you're going to get lots of coupons in the mail so just wait and see. I know you want to stock up and be prepared but you never know what's going to work best until LO is here.
Cloth diapers!
When we used sposies I liked Pampers when she was a newborn. Huggies seemed to run smaller than pampers and she always had blow outs with the Huggies.
Now we use sposies overnight only and we just buy the Up & Up (Target) brand.
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Forgot about the stocking up part.
Honestly I wouldn't buy too many because you don't know what will work for your LO.
She was in newborn size for about a month (8lbs 6oz at birth) and then was in 1's for a couple months, 2's for several months, and has been in 3's since about 10 months maybe? Every baby will grow at different rates though and their bodies will be shaped differently.
We've been with Pampers from day one. I've tried Target & Luvs (were bought for us as gifts), and both failed miserably with blow outs and/or rashes. Also, it's very hard to determine how long your LO will be in each size since babies grow at different paces.
Someone on a different post suggested putting the money into a savings account vs. spending the money stocking up beforehand. I honestly think this is a genius idea & wish I would have thought of it last time. (For the record, I never stocked up - I love my weekly target trips!).
As PP have said, it's really going to depend on your LO & how they do in each diaper. There isn't a wrong brand, you just have to find what's going to work for you.
I used Huggies Newborn because of the belly button cut out. Loved them for that reason. That being said. I have a VERY STRONG sense of smell and noticed I could smell pee in her diaper (or the diaper smelled weird when she peed) . Also, I noticed with the Huggies Newborn that there would be little clear pellets in the diaper. I think it's the absorbant material, but I wasn't happy that they were sometimes free in her diaper. So I switched to Pampers Sensitive and never looked back. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM.
Recently, I started using Huggies Overnights. I like that they hold a lot, but they still smell funky to me. Since she's not always in my arms anymore and only wears them at night, I'll stick with it, for now.
This is my first so I have no experience, but I do know that my sister in law had to try several brands before she found one that worked best with my niece. I know that's not helpful for wanting to plan ahead, but I think it would be frustrating to get 100's of one kind and then not like them.
Maybe a mix of brands? Second time moms +, please correct my ignorance...
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Pampers all the way when DD was little. We hated Huggies and Luvs in the beginning and even gave a bunch away. We mostly CDed her and much prefer our CDs.
Now that DD is mostly potty trained, it doesn't matter as much so we just bought Huggies because that is what they had at Costco, but I must say I still like the feel of Pampers better.
We use Pampers for new babies or little ones with very sensitive skin. They're just softer and nicer. Once they get a little bigger, especially with boys who tend to leak more, I just go with whatever seems to fit best/leak least often. We tried out all different kinds with our son and Luvs seem to work best for him. Our daughter had very sensitive skin and I kept her in Pampers until she potty trained since they kept her driest and we had the least issues with diaper rash in them.
I actually would not stock up on tons of any particular size. It can be really variable with how long they stay in particular sizes. If this is a budgeting thing and you want to spread out the cost or something but don't trust yourself to have the cash available, buy yourself gift cards for the cost of diapers at the store you plan to shop at. Otherwise, I don't see any reason to have more than a few packs of newborn and size 1s.
With DD#1, we used Pampers Swaddlers, until she out grew the swaddlers, then we switched to Target brand. She was both BF/FF.
With DD#2, we started off with the Swaddlers, but she had horrible blow outs. We switched to Huggies Little Snugglers, because they had band in the back that kept the poop in. She was EBF. We kept her in those until she outgrew the Snugglers, and then switched to Target.
This time, I don't know what we're going to do. We'll probably buy some of each and see what works best for this kid. I wouldn't recommend stocking up on one particular brand, maybe buying a few different types to try it out.
Pampers girl until about 1 month ago... DD would break out in a rash with any other brand, even Pampers Soft & Dry, we HAD to use Pampers Swaddlers or Cruisers. But the last time I went to the store they were out of Pampers in her size so I decided to try Huggies (whatever their premium one is) and they were awesome! DD has a curvy butt and the Huggies have a stretchy on the back of them, so it doesn't bubble in the back like the Pampers do. This go around, I'm wanting to try cloth diapers though!
And as a side note, Sam's and Amazon Prime seem to have the best prices, even when BRU is running specials... those two still beat the price.
My BFF's DS was the opposite.
Maybe the sex of the child matters.
It's hard to stock up ahead of time, since different brands work for different kids. We used pampers swaddlers sensitive for newborn and size one, then the cheaper baby dry for size 2 and up. If cruisers are a good deal ill buy them too. Pampers have always worked best for us, but I know my sister preferred Huggies for my nephew in the newborn stage.
It's hard to guess sizing ahead too- for example I saw one pp said her DD was 16 months and still size 3, but my DD was in size 4 already by about 8/9 months. She stayed in 4s for about a year and recently went upto size 5. Most kids are in diapers for a minimum of 2-2.5 years, probably closer to 3 if you have a boy.
Id buy a few small packs of different brands in smaller sizes and then once you're home stock up. You can order cases of diapers on amazon so it's not like you're running out with a newborn. For me, wipes seem to not matter as much (as long as I get a fragance free/sensitive type) so it might be easier to stock up on those ahead.