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I am trying to come up with a realistic budget to SAH- I've posted a few times and gotten great advice, so thanks! One area I'm wondering about is baby supplies. I currently buy the bulk packages of diapers at Babies R Us. I really only buy Pampers, and it is the only brand I've ever used. They have worked well for lo #1 (18 months old) and never felt a need to try anything different. But budgeting has got me wondering- is there money to be saved here? Have you had luck with any other brands, that also saved money. Where have you found the best deals? Lo #2 is due in Nov so diapers will be a major expense in my house 
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We do Pampers on Amazon's subscribe and save. We use the baby dry version which is the cheapest Pampers, but I like how thin they are and have never had leak problems.
My DD is potty trained, but when we had two in diapers it was quite the expense! I do have lots of friends who like Target brand diapers. They are definitely cheaper, but I personally don't care for them.
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We do pampers baby dry amazon subscribe and save. Each box is around $35-37. When both were in diapers I had $65 a month budged and then got wipes either at Costco or amazon (700 pampers wipes are $14 amazon and costco is $19 for 900 wipes I think)
Now dd is potty trained but still wears a pull up or diaper for night and nap.
I love Pampers Swaddlers (especially for newborns) and also like Huggies when they are older, BUT you can't beat the savings of using Up & Up Diapers from Target. We don't have any issues with Up & Up. No leaking, ever. No rashes, ever (even with sensitive skin). My 15 month old even wears them overnight with no problems. In addition to the regular low price there are often sales or offers like buy 2 boxes and get $5 gift card.
Also, we always use Up & Up sensitive wipes. I prefer them over every other brand and they are significantly less expensive.
You should really look around online to find Salvage stores in your area.
I stay at home with my 18 month old son and I'm due at the end of the month with another baby boy. We have a salvage store that is near us and I frequent it to find diapers. Just recently, when Target clearanced out all of their gian boxes, they sent what didn't sell to the salvage store. I ended up getting boxes of 250 Huggies for $20. We stocked up for both the boys and probably have enough to last us for at least a year and a half.
I know most people look down on salvage type stores, but if you put your pride aside, you can save thousands on diapers and baby products!
I 2nd checking out the salvage stores, although personally would only go with known brands from a salvage store.
Other than that, we love the Up&Up from Target as well as the Sams Club brand diapers for sizes 2 and up. Newborn and size 1 we only used Pampers or Huggies. Personally I dislike the smell of the Luvs.
For wipes, I love the BRU brand, and they are a great deal when you buy as a box.
This, we love Target diapers. They used to not have their sizes on the actual diapers which made it tricky with 2 in different sizes - but they have now fixed that problem! I thought they were pretty comparable to Pampers but a whole lot cheaper.
Luvs are made by the same company as pampers. I would try those on your older LO to start. I prefer name brand diapers for the little BF poop stage and when they are older anything will do really.
Amazon is great, try moneysavingmom.com she has a section for diaper deals. You can also try target brand diapers. The main thing is to try and see how much you are paying per diaper so do the math. Coupons help a lot. 15 cents a diaper or less is a great deal. if you buy ahead of time tape the receipt ot the package in case you need to return.
Dont buy too many little diapers, go for the 3, 4 and 5's if you buy ahead.
We found using cloth was cheapest in the long run.
I was a bit surprised to make it this far before someone suggested cloth. Since you're SAH, you could have a small stash to use while you're at home and then still use disposables while out and about and overnight. That'd cut a good amount of cost right there. You can find great deals on gently used cloth diapers too that would also save you money while getting your stash established.
Target up and up by far! Even with Pampers coupons they are still cheaper without. My girls are in size 4 and they end up being about .17 a diaper.
I agree - I would definitely check out cloth. It sounds really overwhelming at first but it's actually really easy. I use BumGenius 4.0s which are sort of pricey to start up but considering you'll only need 30-35 dipes for 2 babies, it ends up way cheaper in the long run even considering water and detergent expenses. There are also cheaper options out there than the BG 4.0s. There's a cloth diaper board here if you'd like to peruse it and see what you think.
I'm a SAHM and have had no issues with cloth - I LOVE it and recommend it to every new mom I hear about. You could use disposables when out and about like pp recommended but there's no need to - cloth is easy to take along with you. Ease into it and it'll become second nature. AND you're baby will have such a cute bum! :-)
That being said - when I did use disposables I used Pampers as well but tried Luvs and they worked great and are about half the price so that's what I buy now if I have to. My sister uses them too and I have a skinny mini baby and she has a chunky one!