How many diapers does your LO go through in a week?

ABeautifulMind

We cloth diaper DD (13 months) and are headed out of the country soon.  We are going to use disposables while on vacation.  I suppose I could just count the number of diapers and the loads of laundry we do in a typical week, but asking just seemed easier. Sooooo, how many diapers does your LO go through in a week? Thanks!

AudreyB113

I would say I change his diaper on average about 5 times a day. So...about 35 diapers a week with a few extra thrown in just in case.

Netty_3

I'd say around 50 maybe... They change him 4 times at school and we do three times at home. (morning, after school, and before bed)

aeh72

I'll be so curious to see everyone's responses! This is a sore subject for my husband because he's convinced daycare changes DS's diaper way too often during the day. 

Daycare uses about 5-6 diapers a day and we use one more before bedtime.  We change him less during the day on the weekends so probably 4-5/day on the weekends.  Long story short - on average probably 40 a week.

Tink112011

Daycare changes DS more than I do at home, but I assume that they'd rather err on the side of caution instead of parents complaining that their kids aren't getting changed enough.

I'd say 5 diapers a day, 35 a week.

Ya Never Know

For us, it's about 4-5 diapers a day. We CD as well, and I would just take the same amount of disposables that you would use of cloth diapers.

baloneydisc

We use about 6 a day, so 42/week.  It's been more lately because of teething poops.

blushingbride_08

About 5 per day so 35 per week.

BettyBloom

About 5 per day. But sometimes more depending on when and how many times she poops each day. So to be safe, I'd plan at least 7 per day which would be 49 for 7 days.

tifdaski84

Probaby between 5 and 7 per day depending on teething, outtings, etc. 

preggersin2011

At day care they have to change the diaper at minimum every 3 hours, more if there is a BM in between. At home on the weekends we'll due about 4-6 diapers per day plus one overnight diaper.  I went through 6 diapers during our travel/flight since LO drinking tons and outputting a lot too. 

I would buy the purple pack of overnight diapers in the size larger than you need on the box for sleeping overnight. Then i would forgo store brand diapers since they are hit/miss with us for leaks. not sure where you are going but you can probably always bring more too.  

ABeautifulMind

LalaMama81:

On average, 5 a day. We travel with our CDs though, and it hasn't been a big deal. Our next trip is 2 weeks and abroad, we are using a combo of disposable inserts and regular.

Do you typically use the hotel's laundry service or find a laundromat?  I HATE the idea of making so much trash with disposables, but I don't love the idea of having to do laundry while away either. . . torn!

 

memali26

On average, 5-6 a day. So for a full 7 days I'd plan on no less than 35, and probably err on the side of caution and pack 45-50. But I'm an over-packer, soooo

kalette

I'm pretty liberal with diapers, if it's wet I change it. We also usually have a few trips to the potty that saves a diaper or two, but we average about 7 diapers a day, or almost 50 in a week.

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ABeautifulMind:

LalaMama81:

On average, 5 a day. We travel with our CDs though, and it hasn't been a big deal. Our next trip is 2 weeks and abroad, we are using a combo of disposable inserts and regular.

Do you typically use the hotel's laundry service or find a laundromat?  I HATE the idea of making so much trash with disposables, but I don't love the idea of having to do laundry while away either. . . torn!

 

I wouldn't stress about the trash, the amount of wasted energy from the travel especially if you are flying! far far outweighs any impact of bit more trash from disposables for a week.
I get wanting to minimize impact but the relative size here is way off

freezorburn

We CD and I count the diapers in my laundry from time to time. I think we use about 9 diapers a day on average, but take into account that you probably change CD's more frequently than disposables.

If you decide to go with disposables for the trip, I would just pack what you need for the trip and buy more when you get there, if you need them.

ABeautifulMind

somewhereincali:

ABeautifulMind:

LalaMama81:

On average, 5 a day. We travel with our CDs though, and it hasn't been a big deal. Our next trip is 2 weeks and abroad, we are using a combo of disposable inserts and regular.

Do you typically use the hotel's laundry service or find a laundromat?  I HATE the idea of making so much trash with disposables, but I don't love the idea of having to do laundry while away either. . . torn!

 

I wouldn't stress about the trash, the amount of wasted energy from the travel especially if you are flying! far far outweighs any impact of bit more trash from disposables for a week. I get wanting to minimize impact but the relative size here is way off

Haha.  Very true.  Thanks for the perspective. 

Chemicals used in the disposables are also a big concern, not to mention using a diaper I'm not familiar with in terms of leaks, etc.  Though in the long run, it just may be easier than figuring out a place to wash the cloth.  

cltk12

We use 67 a day so I'd say 50ish. When we traveled for a week, we just threw a sleeve of diapers in our car seat bag. It was more diapers than we needed, but they were packed nicely then.

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LalaMama81:

somewhereincali:

ABeautifulMind:

LalaMama81:

On average, 5 a day. We travel with our CDs though, and it hasn't been a big deal. Our next trip is 2 weeks and abroad, we are using a combo of disposable inserts and regular.

Do you typically use the hotel's laundry service or find a laundromat?  I HATE the idea of making so much trash with disposables, but I don't love the idea of having to do laundry while away either. . . torn!

 

I wouldn't stress about the trash, the amount of wasted energy from the travel especially if you are flying! far far outweighs any impact of bit more trash from disposables for a week.
I get wanting to minimize impact but the relative size here is way off

While I don't disagree w/ this - the other thing w/ CDs and traveling is I don't want to be experimenting w/ diapers on vacation. My CDs don't leak, pretty much ever. I don't want leaky diapers or blowouts on the plane, in a museum, etc.  

If you do have to do disposables I wouldn't worry overly much about leaks with older kids. We had blowouts all the time with babies and that cloth diapers were way better. But once they get to a year the only time we have ever had an issue was during a really really bad stomach bug

LatteLady5

We cloth diaper and use disposables. If  we did just disposable I'd do 5 a day or 35 a week.

50 seems like an awful lot.

Also, I would consider just bringing what you need for the trip and buying when you arrive. When we flew across the country to visit inlaws they just bought a case of diapers for us. If they hadn't we would have hit up walmart or whatever once we got there. I wouldn't want to pack a ton of diapers for a long trip. It just seems like a waste of packing space.