Registering for diapers

AlTal · November 2011

While putting my registry together, everyone keeps telling me to make sure I put disposable diapers on it, as you can NEVER have enough. How do I know what kind to put on? There are so many different kinds out there!

mcdmaw · November 2011

Well, that's the thing, you don't know. Every baby is different. I would say that the Swaddlers are pretty universal but after that it is really a mix of parental preference and child tolerance.

If there is a non-tacky way, I would say registering for gift cards is the best way to go. It really helps out when you are making your 15th trip to Wal-Mart after the baby is born.

mrsadamc 05 · November 2011

Don't register for diapers. You may have to go through multiple brands to find one that agrees with your baby. Register for more gear /stuff then you want and return for store credit. Oh and amazon mom is who I order through and I get a 15% discount and free shipping. On all amazon orders I place, you might check that out

alimartinez · November 2011

I registered for the store brand at BRU, many boxes of the first 4 sizes. I figure that I can just return for store credit if I don't like them and try other brands!

niknak7 · November 2011

Just don't register for diapers. Usually at showers people will give you diapers anyway, and they don't pay any attention to what brand/sizes you want, they usually just buy what they used/what is on sale/etc. And stores are cracking down on returns, by the time your LO is here, you may not be able to exchange the diapers for what you want.

I was convinced I wanted to use Huggies for DD, however Pampers worked so much better. I had only a couple small packs of diapers in the beginning until I figured out what worked and then sent my mom or husband to pick up more diapers. It worked out fine for us even with me being housebound due to complications for over a month.

yellowtulips80 · November 2011

You can return and exchange diapers. Walmart takes them as returns. I would register for the smallest packs swadders and huggies in increments of five packs each in newborn and size one. Wipes are pretty universal but register for the sensitive skin kind just in case your baby has some kind of allergy. That way if you open a pack of diapers and decide you hate them you can return the other small packs.

cinderella4282 · November 2011

I was told to register for diapers and I did . . . so far I have 200 diapers in size 1 (Pampers and Huggies) and a HUGE box of wipes.

At the beginning, the LO doesn't move around too much, so I figure it will be a good time to try out which brand works best on LO.

makinithappen · November 2011

I'm registering for a few boxes each through size 3 like I did for S. If you outgrow a size, you can exchange any unopened boxes for the right size in any brand. It's a lot easier to exchange diapers for diapers than registering for random stuff to return to buy diapers. That seems rather pointless.

gosborne · November 2011

We didn't register for diapers with DD and her closet was full of diapers before she was born. That is a staple gift at showers with or without registering for it.

Lisa9926 · November 2011

I really like the Pampers swaddlers the best and would recommend those. Maybe one smaller newborn bag (no more than 60 diapers in case your baby is big) and size 1 and up after that.

However, the posts on here are right...some babies don't do well with all diapers. Sometimes you get leaks and rashes with certain brands.

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