Diaper Brands

mizzkbrat

I posted on my FB about getting a Costco card because I've heard the Kirkland diapers are good. Somebody said Kirkland are just Huggies in a Kirkland box and made a face. I then had another friend say that Pampers worked better for boys than girls. 

FTM here with a girl. What type of diapers are you going to buy and why? I don't plan on cloth diapering, it's just not for me. 

blaf322

We registered for Pampers Swaddlers but we'll end up trying Costco. This was a big discussion on a local mom group on FB and the general consensus was 
-Costco wipes are amazing
- Costco diapers are good but not as amazing as the wipes.

Also, apparently some babies blister after wearing Target diapers... So we'll probably steer clear of those.

Mintz1982

We stick to swaddled usually for first few sizes they work best for our skinny bum kids. Then we switch to huggies because our kids have allergies to the gel in the bigger pampers. We did like the Fisher price brand but they don't have them in Canada anymore they were some of the best diapers I've ever uses no leaks no rash etc 

LauraPCOS

I'm a FTM too, but everyone is telling me Pampers Swaddlers are the best but I have a mix in my stash right now.  I decided against stock piling, even though I really wanted to, because maybe something would work better for my guy than someone else's LO.

krzyriver

I'm a FTM but I've been asking around. Everyone told me Pampers are the best. We registered for Swaddlers and Baby Dry, which I was told was better for at night. I probably won't purchase those afterwards tho since they seem to be the most expensive. I used to work at Target and customers raved about our diapers. They said they were great for store-brand diapers. I'll probably try those and Kirkland, which I've heard mixed reviews on. 

fallbabyround3

Personally I never liked store brands in size 1-3 after that I was much less picking. Both my boys got rashes and the net thing would get stuck to there butt when they pooped. It was horrible. I'm huggies all the way. DS2 Is actually allergic to anything but huggies diapers. I also have big booty kids so the huggies fit better

ball4768

We used Pampers for DD, but only because we tried them first and they seemed to work well for her. I think it's best to have a mix of brands on hand, just in case your LO has a bad reaction. I do wish that Costco carried Pampers though! 

TheBeeCharmer

We used pampers at first with dd and then switched to huggies pure and natural which we were happy with. 

waterfall213

Pampers worked better for my DD, she's long and thin. I've heard that Huggies work better for chunkier babies. After size 1 we switched to Luvs and never went back. They're cheaper and worked well for us. 

LauraPCOS

You're having a girl so this doesn't apply, but for anyone having a boy, I heard a trick to help reduce leakage is to push their penis downwards before sealing the diaper, and then the extra flap of diaper by their belly buttons, tuck that inwards - supposedly that helps reduce leaking.

nlane0723

I hated Kirkland diapers. I heard they were better for boys though. We will use Honest and Swaddlers unless they don't work.

serenaxo84

We hated huggies, loves and target brand for  DS1. We are pampers fans, started with the swaddlers and then used the cruisers for the day and baby drys at night. Now we just use baby dries all day since you get more in the box vs the cruisers. Although the if DS1 has a little bit of a red bum I'll buy cruisers and use them during the day- for some reason I feel like they have more air flow.

luvs had to much of a perfume smell at first. Target brand- my kid reeked like pee when we used them. They also seemed scratch and they would really fill up when he would pee. Huggies we only tried the newborn and i didn't care for the umbilical cord cut out. 

blaf322

nlane0723 said:

I hated Kirkland diapers. I heard they were better for boys though. We will use Honest and Swaddlers unless they don't work.

Why didn't you like the Kirkland brand?

nlane0723

They were stiff and DD leaked a lot. They never felt tight enough on her legs either (hence the leakage).

NoraAurora

We had a long skinny baby (DS) though now he's in around 95-99%tile for everything. We used pampers swaddlers sensitive until size 2, and they were perfect.

If you find that a certain brand works for you for a while and suddenly you're getting frequent blowouts, it usually means you need to size up.

Target was the absolute worst (Up&up). Luvs were also terrible. Never tried Kirkland but have heard good things. Honest diapers have a very similar fit to swaddlers, but are less soft. Seventh generation always worked fine but aren't in our regular rotation (also not very soft). About to try Huggies overnites because pampers baby dry have given us TONS of leaks after sleeping all night. I'm also planning to try Berkley Jensen for overnight, as I've heard good things.  If you have the dollars and/or inclination, Bambo nature are a very green/biodegradable brand that get fantastic reviews.

Piperella

I follow TheBabyGuy on fb and he had My Diaper Box company do a video with him. They are a subscription based service and the diapers are made in Europe (not china, etc.).  They also donate 40 diapers to child in need with every order.  I have a code for $10 off if anyone is interested.  I got the sample, and am impressed by their service so far.  

I'm planning on using Pampers, but will also get a month subscription for $20 off with Honesty, and then may switch for good over to My Diaper Box.

KarenBM13

I am planning to use Bamboo Nature. I just don't think cloth diapering will be doable when I go back to work but we try to minimize our environmental impact. They also get amazing reviews and are eligible for Amazon subscribe and save.

blaf322

@Piperella- I'd like to check out the diaper box thing. Can you fwd the code to me?

mrskratt

I don't think you know what will work best for your baby until you try some out. This is another thing where I think "all babies are different" applies. 
DD was extremely chunky. We liked swaddlers at first, but when the blowouts started happening, the only diaper that could contain those were Luvs. When we started only using sposies for leaving the house and naps/nighttime, we found Luvs held the most pee (she was a super soaker). But when we went out, we used Pampers Sensitive (swaddlers started giving her a rash). As she got older, we liked Huggies because they seemed to buldge less. I honestly didn't like Honest Company because they were so bulky. I think we only tried Kirkland once, and after she peed one time it looked like she had a massively full diaper. 

maf9866

I definitely agree with @mrskratt- it really depends. I wish there was an easy answer, but as I'm sure you already see everyone had a different experience with the exact same diapers. We had dd in whatever newborn diapers the hospital gave us (buggies or pampers- the ones with the cutout for the umbilical cord), but as soon as she was in a size 1, we switched to Luv's. We used loves up until size 5 then switched to huggies because we felt like the Luv's were too big all of a sudden. Then pull ups and then underwear. 

My my dd was always in the 95 percential for height and weight and felt like Luv's were longer so they held up better with her, but I could see if you have a little peanut how those may not be the best choice. 

LauraPCOS

My friend did the Honest company and didn't care for them for her boy, but I wanna give them a try because they have such cute patterns lol.

@Piperella any idea if the diaper box sends to Canada?

Piperella

@laurapcos not yet,  but they will soon!

Kaytee1087

For anybody who has access to a Sam's membership (maybe through a friend or family), they carry Pampers (I personally have Costco, but my in-laws have Sam's).

As far as what brands I used, we were Pampers exclusively. DD was long and lean, and they were really thin too. I like the yellow line that changes color with pee (helpful for first time parents learning about when is a diaper wet). We did get hand me downs from other parents who had kids just ahead of us so we were able to try out several brands (Luvs and Huggies, but neither seemed to fit her well), and Pampers worked the best for us. I say reach out to other moms you know, if they have leftovers that their LOs outgrew or something that maybe you can try before you buy, and see what your LO reacts to the best.

kelliott09

I used Huggies and Pampers with my first. And then I realized diapers were diapers and switched to Luvs because they're cheaper. I've only used Luvs again with my second but I do have boys and I've wondered if they're going to work just as well with a girl. We shall see and hopefully they do because this girl is cheap and not trying to pay a lot for diapers. 

kmvisioli

I'll preface by echoing that every baby is built a little differently, so you may need to try a few brands to find your favorite.

With DS we used Pampers swaddlers for nb size. Switched to Honest Co for a while, which I loved (and their wipes are great) but they are a bit pricey. Now we use Kirkland brand, and yes they are basically the same as Huggies Little Movers, but they are a good price and work well for us. For reference, DS has pretty much always been around 75% for height and 15% for weight, so tall skinny kid. I will say in the past few weeks he has been soaking through overnight, so I'm looking into overnight options now!

Ones I really didn't like: Luvs smelled really chemically to me, the Pampers with the mesh layer were weird/gross once his poop was more sticky, and Huggies not the little movers ones) leaked when he was smaller. Hope that helps!

klv

I liked pampers swaddlers when DD was tiny. Huggies always leaked for us, but their overnights are great!. Luvs were pretty good too. Target brand worked when she was bigger....about a year or so. 

It it really just depends on your kid. No real way to plan ahead other then to have a few different brands on hand for trial and error

anna.oskar

We're doing Seventh Generation.  Both H and I both had MAJOR skin allergies as babies so we want whatever seemed like the least likely to trigger that in baby.  Luckily, Amazon has a Dash button for them.

SuperNerd42

DD1 had a skinny bum and I found that Pampers Swaddlers worked best from nb-2. 3s and up we did Luvs. No issues with blow outs or leaks from either.

We tried Huggies at each size and they never worked well for her. The Target brand were so stiff and scratchy that I felt bad putting them on her  

Wipes were another story. Huggies shred a bit more than the others, but not so much that I wouldn't buy them. I just got whatever was on sale. Fortunately she wasn't overly sensitive to any of them. 

cbamama641

We've been a target diapers and wipes family for pretty much forever.  All three of my kids have started in pampers and then switched to target around size 2.  My daughter is currently using luvs because they were a better deal, and when we stocked up on diapers we mostly bought luvs.. sooo.. hopefully new baby doesn't have an issue with luvs, but so far my kids' butts seem to be pretty non-discriminatory
ETA: we used Huggies for a while on our oldest who was 99th %tile since birth, and they were terrible.  Always leaked, he was always soaked.

LizaKate1213

It really just depends on your baby. We tried and despised Pampers. DS would leak out of them every single time, and I hated how saggy/mushy they seemed. Also, they don't have an elastic waist which is imperative to us to prevent blowouts. Huggies little snugglers were our favorite initially. After size 1 though we switched to parent's choice and up & up by wal mart and target (they are exactly the same as one another) and loved them. They are basically inexpensive huggie which is why we liked them so much. Luvs were the worst of any of them, they don't hold anything. 

Selena2016

FTM. I'm trying the honest company first. I got a great deal on one month's supply. And they deliver with free shipping. 

OrangeEv

I had a friend of mine post a pic of her nursery and how she stockpiled diapers in the entire closet. It made me want to do it! But this thread now has me waiting until it's born. 
She's a STM so she probably has a better idea for her kids. 

kelliott09

OrangeEv said:

I had a friend of mine post a pic of her nursery and how she stockpiled diapers in the entire closet. It made me want to do it! But this thread now has me waiting until it's born. 
She's a STM so she probably has a better idea for her kids. 

You could always exchange them if you find they don't work out. 

allison_smith_6212

We had the best luck with Pampers Swaddlers after trying a few different brands.  A lot seems to just depend on your kiddo too. Our son has smaller hips so this was the only one that seemed to "fit" him well. 

sportiegrl1213

I'm going with trail and error. My cousins and my BIL & SIL's kids all used different diapers so we will have to wait and see. 

CopperBoom86

I used to work at a daycare in the 2yo room and I always preferred Luvs. They leaked way less than the other brands and seemed to fit the children better. I also liked the (what I called) "duckie diapers." Later I found out they were the Parents Choice brand from Walmart. 

We've been stockpiling all brands, so trial and error for us, I guess. 

mizzkbrat

This may be a stupid question, but where do you return them if you don't have a receipt? (Got a lot from the baby shower) I'm assuming Walmart? 

krzyriver

@mizzkbrat I used to spend half my day at Target helping people return diapers they had gotten as gifts. We can't take them if our store doesn't sell that exact package, but the customer service desk will try every box you have to see which ones they can take. They can only do $100 worth of receiptless returns a year per person tho. So if you're returning a lot of shower gifts, you may want to take your SO in case you hit the limit. 

blaf322

@krzyriver ... I feel so judged doing that. Like, no shame if I know they sell it. But just randomly trying diapers would embarrass me a little. Since you've been there, did you judge people who did that?

mothernorth

For newborn and size 1 diapers, we did Pampers Swaddlers. After that, I guess I am just one lucky lady who never had an issue with Luvs, or cheaper brand diapers like Kidgets from Family Dollar. No issues with leaks or overnight accidents unless LO drank more than usual without being changed in between.

krzyriver

@bnsmith85 No, we were used to it. We know people have baby showers and are getting stuff they don't want or can't use. A lot of times it was because guests bought the parents so many tiny sizes and their baby's had already outgrown them. So we were always happy to do it.