Hubby and i want to start our diaper collection but we don't know where to start. Obvious FTM right?
I keep hearing that Pampers are bad, Huggies are good, 2nd time moms choose Luvs... I'm lost and needing opinions.
Does it really matter? I dont want to stock pile and then find out Pampers give our baby a rash. Is it bad to have different brands? Will that irritate the babes skin?
How do the sizes work and how many of each size should we be getting? I hear they grow out of infant fast so dont waste the money buying too many of those.
Opinions? Experience? Answers? Haha help a crazy mum to be out!
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As for brands we did just about all of them. I had no issues with pampers or huggies we just do luves now because they work just as well for dd and are less expensive. We also really loved target brand (haven't used them in about a year because we don't have a target super close so not sure about how they would do now). I would stay away from Walmart. They just felt cheap and you could smell pee right away in them.
Hope that was somewhat helpful. Good luck to you!
This being my second child I'm going to be a lot cheaper when it comes to some things. I can't believe how much money was wasted with my first child.
As for sizes go, it all depends on the size and bowels of the baby. My daughter was 6lbs 9 oz and wore newborn for almost a month but hardly pooped. My son an 8lbs 2 oz poop machine and so went through a months worth of newborn diapers in 2 weeks then switched to size 1. If you're bf'ing and have a pooper figure about 10-12 diapers a day (one for each feeding). It's a lot!
The only other thing was don't get crazy with newborn diapers. My son was 8 lbs 10 oz and NEVER wore them. (The hospital sends you home with some anyway.) I pretty much knew my baby would be over 8lbs. My son went through size 1 and 2 so fast and 3 wasn't quite as fast, but he's been in 4's the longest. I think you can find charts about how many diapers to get in each size if you stockpile.
Also, I love Pampers and Target brand diapers. Target seems to be the best store brand I've found and I'm happy that they are unscented. I've tried Luvs a few times, but I'm bothered by their strong scent.
I did a little research on quality and cost effective diapers and my research from articles of people who tried them all was that they all ended up recommending Luvs or Up & Up (Target). The big packs of Up & Up come out to about 14 cents a diaper where as the big packs of Huggies and I think Pampers are around 22 cents a diaper. Doesn't seem like a huge amount but over the course of a year it's about a $300 (or up to $500) a year savings. Research also showed that Up & Up is pretty durable and I haven't read any leaking complaints.
At the end of the day I guess it will still come down to trial and error, skin sensitivities and personal preference.
I started buying diapers but only a small pack. I'm nervous for my 14 week appointment to make sure our LO is doing well and okay before I start buying things.
Luvs don't leak either, but like I said they have a strong fragrance and my baby doesn't need to be in those extra scent chemicals or whatever. Other than that I'm all about Pampers. I managed a daycare for years so I knew what I liked before hand, but everyone is different and every baby is different, too.
Honest are ok and cute but I really like the plain white of earths best though.
I despise the chemical smell of other diapers and when I used them (very beginning newborn/hospital) she screamed every time she peed.
I have already bought some newborn earths best again when babies r us had a sale a few weeks ago.
My daughter has a reaction to something in babygantics. I do not go near that brand in the store.
Money saving tip: do you have a BJ's Wholesale near you? They accept their store coupons, which they always have for pampers, plus a product coupon, off each box of diapers. With both coupons, I usually pay $33 for about 170 (?) size 4 pampers. The tiny sizes have many more diapers in them. I also recommend Amazon Mom and subscribe and save. Many baby products are much cheaper with Amazon.
I love love love the huggies wipes with Shea butter, but DD2 cannot use them. I can't remember what they're called now, but I think it's the one and done or something like that. I remember that natural care broke her out awful!
I think you have to really research prices in your area because prices are different everywhere. BJs should be cheaper for buying in bulk. Weird!
Anyone have experience with Honest diapers??
I'm really interested in cloth diapering. There's a great thread on one of the boards about it. But all the options were buying online. Do you know a store that sells them? I'm in a fairly small town and limited shopping options. I think the only way to get my very visual DH on board is if I can show him it'll be ok. ☺️
https://www.southernsavers.com/2012/08/stocking-up-on-diapers-how-much-to-buy-at-what-price/
As for diapers, we used Pampers Swaddlers because that's what they put her in at the hospital. I like that there was a little line you could check and see if she was wet. I think the swaddlersbecome cruisers at size 3 and that is when we opted to switch to luvs I hated the plasticky feel of Pampers cruisers.
Every baby is going to be different, which is why I think diaper stockpiles are a bad idea. Do not get me started on diaper cakes. It was not even worth trying to unroll every single diaper to actually use it and ours pretty much just went in the trash.