January 2014 Moms
leslie1112
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Diaper Brands
leslie1112
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My fianc and I decided to get a little of a head start on purchasing some diapers to store away for our new little peanut. I am a first time mom, and was wondering if there is one brand that is better than another? My mom used pampers on all 4 of my siblings and myself and swore by them. Not sure if it matters or not. Just wanting some input.
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Re: Diaper Brands
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I only used disposables for about 3 weeks before switching to cloth, but during that time I liked Pampers Swaddlers.
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I like Pampers Swaddlers best for newborns. I've heard good things about Huggies but never tried.
We sometimes use Target or Costco brand for our toddlers and of those two I like Target, and do not like Costco. Still though, we mostly buy Pampers.
Honestly, it's all a matter of personal preference. I used to buy the bulk boxes of Huggies at Costco. But if I ran out in between Costco runs I would buy store brand diapers. The only store brand I found I didn't like was the Wal-Mart brand. Eventually, I ended up switching to just buying store brands because they were cheaper and I was a single mom at the time. My daughter never leaked or had blow outs.
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Yep! This is me too. The family I currently nanny for has tried a ton of brands and many of them leak w their DS, so they've been switching quite frequently.
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Everyone will have their own preference on diapers. Like others have said, don't go crazy buying diapers. There are so many factors that go into them, size, shape, hold, etc. You really won't know what you like until your baby gets here.
Personally, we have used Pampers. Never had a leaking issue unless it was time to move to the next size. I didn't like Huggies or Luvs at all.
I like PP who said put the money on Gift Cards. That way the money is "secure" and you can buy them as needed and you know you won't waste your money.
It depends on the kid.
For my nephew, I loved Huggies. He peed through Pampers instantly and it drove me nuts. (I nannied him)
My sister prefers Pampers for her girls because they pee through Huggies. She used Target brand for a little while but her older daughter always gets a yeast rash with Target brand, I guess they don't breathe enough for her. She usually CDs though.
I liked Huggies Snugglers and Pampers Swaddlers for the newborn/infant stage. I hated Huggies Snug and Dry, my kid pooped out of them every single time. We CD but for trips we buy pampers.
Pampers and luvs have always worked best for us. Huggies always leaked and any off brand I tried gave DS diaper rash.
If you're gonna stock up I would buy Pampers and focus on the larger sizes (like 2 and 3) because they are in the small sizes for a short amount of time, and it seems like most babies are ok with Pampers. I would also keep an envelope with all your receipts just in case you need to return or exchange them.
FWIW, I love Huggies wipes, overnight diapers, and swimmies, but for everyday diapers we only use Pampers or Luvs!
Personally, my husband is nuts about looking into how much we're paying per diaper and stuff, and if you're using amazon for anything else ( We use it for diapers, wipes, diaper genie refills, baby food) than the Amazon Mom with subscribe and save is a huge deal. We get 20% off our orders because we usually get 5 things delivered a month and it's the cheapest we've found anywhere for diapers.
To answer the original question, I loved Huggies for the newborn stage because it has this nice little cutout for where the cord stump is sitting so it doesn't rub. The pampers had like a tiny notch but still needed folded some to not irritate the cord. We used pampers swaddlers up until size 2 but after that they definitely felt kinda damp if they got heavy. We switched to Luvs for price and we've never had a problem. They don't feel as nice but they do the job. But we definitely loved Pampers Swaddlers in the beginning, didn't love the Cruisers as she got bigger though. Luvs are like half the price though so we might possibly be using those from the beginning this time, I guess we'll see!
We did a 60/40 cloth/disposables over the course of our diaper days for DS (who is officially potty trained as of this week! YAY!).
I tired a lot of different brands depending on what was on sale, etc. I used Target most often for two reasons 1) the characters/prints on a lot of diapers drive me crazy for whatever reason and the target polkadots are more palatable. But primarily because 2) Target dipes seem to run on the half size and it seemed like the brands were too big or too small. DS is 2yo and the largest size diaper he wore was a 3. The 4s in every other brand just seemed way to big.
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In college I worked as an assistant teacher in the campus day care infant room. Parents brought in all types of diapers, some were formula fed, some were breastfed. Huggies were the only ones we never had issues with leaking, esp with the breastfed runny poops. So I started with Huggies. No diaper will be foolproof 100% of the time, but I will swear by them.
DH was convinced I was being silly, so he tried a few others on his own... needless to say we went back to Huggies
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With DD, we were a Pampers Baby Dry family. With Baby Cow, who knows what will work best.
I have to second this. Amazon Mom / Prime saves me. I don't have time to deal with coupons, and we get REALLY good prices on all of our subscriptions, which cover all kinds of consumer goods: diapers, wipes, diaper cream, deodorant for MH and I, shaving cream, pet food, mascara...the list goes on! I've compared prices with our local Target (we don't have a Wal-Mart), and we're saving at a minimum 15% from their shelf prices, and it comes to our house!!!
As for diapers, we've been Pampers Swaddlers since day 1...
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If I have to use sposies now, I use 7th Generation, or Natty's.
Everyone is different,and every baby is different. I preferred pampers for my DS until 9 months. Now I love Luvs! But mostly because they are so cheap, but they seem to do at least as good a job as pampers. Now I get whatever is on sale or cheapest. I won't be so picky with my next one. Diapers are just too expensive. I just did not like Huggies snug and dry for when they are little. It seemed like a harsh diaper to me, but again I was probably just too picky! I do like Huggies snuggler though!
A good friend of mine has always got the cheapest diapers available since her daughter was born. Target brand, Walgreens brand, Luvs, whatever was on sale! I realized these diapers did the job just as well as the expensive pampers I was using!
So I suggest not being too picky and trying the cheaper brands. You may love them and save a ton of money!
Also, always get diapers on sale! I haven't paid full price for diapers in 5 months! It took me a while to realize stores have regular sales, so just wait for a sale, and buy a little extra so you can hold off until the next sale!