August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers


This is a place for FTMs to ask questions and S+TMs to share the wealth of knowledge they've accumulated on baby products. Each week we'll spotlight a new category of product to help streamline and make it easier to refer back. This week it's.... diapering!
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Re: Product Spotlight 3/5: Diapering Options!
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
Me: 37 Him: 38
Married 11.07.2015
August '18 March Siggy Challenge - You had ONE JOB
About me:
Married 6.26.11
BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14
BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now!
BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17
BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
Honest, Pampers Swaddlers, Pampers Baby Dry (for sleeping), Amazon Mama Bear, Pampers Cruisers
I'd say they are $$ - $$$; I use Amazon subscribe and save to get 20% off and wait to stack with coupons, etc. they offer.
These all work for my son. They are soft, non-irratating to him, and have only had one blowout in his 17 months of using diapers.
I learned to size up on the Pampers Baby Dry at night when/if baby drinks a lot of starts leaking after a whole nights rest (10+ hours)
I've heard good things about Cosco diapers, but we don't have membership, so we've never tried them.
Luvs and Huggies. We were gifted these and we had so many leaks with both. We ended up donating these to a diaper bank for those that do like them.
Not all diapers and wipes are the same. What works for your BFF may not work for you or your baby.
Once we got to walking/moving around I used either Pampers Cruisers or Huggies Lil' Movers during the day. Night time diapers are crucial (I had no clue as a FTM)! Little man was STTN and then waking up because he was leaking out of diapers. They also make these amazing spoozie things for when he was even peeing out of a 12 hour night time diaper. It's like a pad to give the diaper extra absorbancy.
Daycare provides diapers so he also uses whatever they provide (changes) and it all works fine.
ETA: I do not understand the mythical science that is stocking up on diapers. You will think a size fits fine one day and the next day you'll be like....no, no I cannot handle another blowout, these are two small and I need to size up RIGHT NOW. I have diapers in every size left from Kid1.
I idolize people who cloth diaper. It was a goal of mine that I gave up on when daycare didn't do it. And now with 2 in diapers I don't think I have the energy. But I still envy you.
I use pampers in the newborn phase. My kids are usually long and lean so they don’t fit the cloth till 16ish pounds. And with how much they poop and pee in the beginning I don’t care to buy a separate stash of newborn cloth.
DH:45
DSD: 20
DSS: 18
Team green baby due: Aug 6th, 2018
August 18 Siggy Challenge: April Showers
DH:45
DSD: 20
DSS: 18
Team green baby due: Aug 6th, 2018
August '18 March Siggy Challenge - You had ONE JOB
About me:
Married 6.26.11
BFP 12.23.13, EDD 9.2.14 - baby girl, born too soon at 22w6d due to a placental abruption on 5.5.14
BFP 8.4.14, EDD 4.15.15 - rainbow son, born at 30w4d due to a placental abruption on 2.8.15, healthy 3 y/o now!
BFP 2.28.17, EDD 11.8.17 - baby girl, miscarried at 11 weeks on 4.21.17
BFP 11.28.17, EDD 8.8.18, delivering in July - another rainbow baby boy!
As far as nighttime, Huggies was the best hands-down.
We tried Luv’s at one point because they were cheaper, but I wasn’t a huge fan. I might be the minority here but I really didn’t care for Honest Company. Target’s brand is ok.
As a side-bar to this, bring an empty bag to the hospital and stash away EVERYTHING they provide! Diapers, wipes, formula (if you're using formula) They will refill these items as you need them. We made it through the first 3 days at home just with what we got from the hospital.
Me: 37 Him: 38
Married 11.07.2015
I’m going to ask our hospital before delivery and buy a pack or two of preemie diapers if they don’t supply the preemie size. I’ll take one pack, unopened, to the hospital if they don’t keep them. If this LO fits into NB ok, I’ll take them back and get a refund.
the hospital and have newborn at home for when we get there.