We have one 84-pk of newborn Swaddlers, and one 216-pk of size 1 Swaddlers.
DH and I are going to BRU today to get a couple of last-minute things, and I figured we'd get more diapers so we're stocked up. I was going to get one more box of each mentioned above, but now I'm thinking those newborn ones might be too little after a week or so, and I really don't want them to go to waste.
Should probably stick with size ones, yes? (I know it'll depend on how big the baby is, too ...)
How many of each size do you have to start?
Re: How many diapers are you stocked with?
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252 of the Swaddlers(3 pks of the 84), one box of 48 ct Parents choice,a 12 pk of Gerber cloth diapers, and 120 of the 3-6 month White Cloud sz diapers. We also have 300 wipes, and a pk of 24 travel wipes. My friend told me make sure to get more diapers in varying sizes than anything else for the baby.
If you do want to stock up I would go with getting a box of size 2...
AVERAGE baby goes through 6-8 diapers a day... with the 216 box of size 1- that's almost a months worth of diapers... and if they are like huggies in terms of suggested weight/fit, size 1 is 8-12 pounds, so that's pretty much the first month or so...
and 84-pack would be about 10 days worth (of course, if you have the AVERAGE baby) and again if they are like huggies NB size is 6-10 pounds so there is some overlap on the sizing
I have a few couple of boxes of sz 4 hahaha!! Those are for the twins. I haven't bought any for the new baby yet...
I will prob buy a medium pack of nb pampers... then go on to ones. I will stock up on mostly 2's and 3s.
A friend of mine who did some comparison shopping told me that AMAZON.COM sells diapers!!! with free shipping!!! Apparently, they're cheaper per diaper than both BJs and Costco.. and what's best is that they come directly to your house and you don't have to make that trip to the store...
I just looked up size 1s Swaddlers and they were $41.99 for 244 diapers. Sounds like a good price to me! Is it?
We had 2 jumbo packs of NB (about 80 diapers total) and then around 700 size 1's, and a lot of size 2's as well.
We ended up going through 5 jumbo packs of NB but I would not buy them ahead of time b/c you do not know how big the baby will be. Just have DH run to the drugstore after the baby comes and get more.
here's a photo of my newborn diaper stash...
https://valleygirlhasbabygoescrunchy.blogspot.com/2009/09/thisll-be-fun.html
Wow. That's quite a stash!
I'm trying to get by with as few as possible until LO is big enough for the one size dipes
Let me think... I have:
6 KL0s
6 prefolds (not sure about these, so just doing a few)
5 Thirsties Fab Fitteds XS
4 Nana Bottoms AIOs NB
2 Wahmykidz AIOs NB
3 Thirsties covers XS
2 Prorap covers NB
1 Imse Vinse cover NB
We also have a small pack of newborn sposies for the first few meconium days and for just in case our stash isn't big enough
After newborn we plan to do one size dipes, probably mostly fuzzi bunz. I did buy a bunch of Rocky Mountain diapers last night - Kelly's closet is discontinuing them so they're on sale. They've always looked interesting to me
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They do!! That's what we're planning to use. They also have a "subscribe and save" program for certain brands. You sign up to receive deliveries at regular intervals (you can decide - one month, every week, etc.) and you save an additional 15%. We're using an eco-friendly brand, Nature Babycare, and this program makes them a pretty good value! They'll be about $37.99 for a pack of 176. Definitely the best price for this brand that I've found.
I agree with this and think you should just wait to buy more. You are good for now and you just don't know what will work with your LO. DS never fit into NB diapers, he was always in size 1. Huggies were terrible on him but Pampers were great. You just never know what is going to work and you'll probably be running out to get a few things anyways.
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This was more my experience with DS, he went through 10-12 diapers a day for the first month or so. He was a 5 pounder so he was in NB diapers for 2-3 months, even at 16 months he's in a size 3. We have 3 packs of Swaddlers NBs (78 ct.) and one pack of Size 1 (78 ct).