Diapers...?

Question

I am 30 weeks pregnant-due mid March and want to buy some diapers but I don't know how many to buy and I don't know which brand or brands to try. I am open to any suggestions or comments-thanks!

Answer 1

I am pregnant myself and I have been looking for good diapers to buy. I think we will be buying the Huggies Newborn diapers. They have a little cut out part where the umbilical stump will be so it wont rub the baby. And I think a pack of 40 runs about $10 or so at WalMart. I wouldn't buy too many diapers though. My grandmother bought some for my cousin when she had her first baby and when the baby was born they had to take all the diapers back because the baby was a little chunkster.

Answer 2

When I had my son 8 months ago, all that I can remember is that the hospital gave me like 4 bags of diapers. Which I had to end up buying preemie diapers for the fact that he was just some over 5 pounds. But when I finally got home, everyone that came to visit me brought me a pack of diapers. So I really did not have to buy diapers. But you will need alot of diapers. So I would buy a few packs of each size. I would buy some preemie diapers if you are going to have a child that is under 6 pounds. But the type that I like the most is huggies. I tried every other brand and they seem to be not that good. And they would seem wet like on the top of the diaper. And the huggies seemed to keep him dry over night. They are some priceier than other diaper brands. But they are very good in my opinion. Hope that this helps you. Congrats on the expectant baby!

Answer 3

I make diapercakes for a living.....and believe that a lot of people go with the namebrand diapers until they baby is into size 2. Either Pampers or Huggies are great....Pampers are soft whereas Huggies are a little more firm. You get more for your buck with Huggies.....I like them better, too.

Once you are into size 2.....start checking out the store brands. Wal-Mart makes Parents' Choice brand and I actually like these diapers a lot for my little girls. True story....my girls have been wearing the Parents Choice brand for a while and I ran out of diapers last week. I put my 11 month old is some Huggies I had left over from a cake I had done for an older baby. The Huggies leaked!!!! I NEVER have that problem with the Parent's Choice. So....at least try them. If they work you will save a lot of money!!

By the way....let people know you want diapers at your shower (if you are having one). Ask the person throwing it to ask people to bring a small thing of diapers with them. Most people will love to do this because they remember the hassle and expense of the diapers....

Also, all the diapers in a diaper cake are usable by the baby. If you haven't had your baby shower yet....consider having a diapercake as the centerpiece. Better than flowers....and USEFUL too!!!

Answer 4

A new baby, how exciting! Depending on how big your baby is I would get two bags of newborn size and two of size one. If your baby is over 8 pounds you may not even need the newborn size. Although the newborn size is up to 10 pounds. Size one is 8 - 14 pounds. Just remember to save your diaper receipts and not open the diapers until you actually start using them. That way you can exchange what was too small for what your baby will fit in. I like Pampers brand the best. They didn't have the Swaddlers when my kids were that tiny but I would get it now. I've tried Luvs, Huggies, White Cloud and some other generic brand but I didn't like any of them better than Pampers. Also remember that babies pee ALOT at first. You need to change them every time you feed them or more often. You may just want to lay them back down asleep but you will end up changing all of their clothes later.

Answer 5

I, too, recommend the WalMart Brand (White Cloud) in a purple package. A case of 104 is $14.74 at my Walmart. I saw above someone recommend the 1-800-DIAPERS site. They have an E-bay store and I purchased some through there and was NOT AT ALL happy with them. My son peed through all but one of the dozen or so I did use. If you're having a shower, I'd wait to see how many diapers you receive as a gift, I was overwhelmed with newborn diapers for my first child, and go from there. Figure up to 10-14 diapers a day.

Answer 6

We tried every type of diaper with my son- and went with Huggies...they were the only ones that never leaked.

My sister has a one year old and swears by the Target brand.

Only buy one or two packs in the newborn size, but you can buy a few of size 1. If you have a large baby you may skip using the newborn size completely and go straight to size 1.

Answer 7

Get pampers newborn, or even pampers premie (if you expect a child under 8 lbs) just buy ONE pack. Visitors often bring diapers as a gift because they don't know what you already have, but they KNOW you'll need diapers and wipies.

I used full sized washclothes and warm water for wipies. It was the most gentle and the best not abrasive scraping action for that creamed corn baby poo! They were really easy to rinse out and soak in the sink until I had time in the afternoon to do a quick load of towels.

ALSO, buy a few cloth diapers for emergencies! You will thank yourself for having them on hand! Don't forget the pins and plastic pants or get the ones with built in velcro (which I didn't like because they somtimes came undone and scratched up the baby)

Answer 8

i buy 2 cases of huggies stage one it like almost 200 in a case remember thow babies can go threw about 80-90 diapers a week !! they work and dont leak..pampers will leak along with white cloud and walmart brand diapers any cheap diapers is not going to hold if they pee or poop really big ..i have 2 kids and ive tried every diaper out there to find the perfect one ..huggies i love i have one on the way in march also!

Answer 9

I always bought the diapers with the suzys zoo characters when the were little and when they got about 6mos i bought the pampers. Huggies has the best wipes. I would only buy one pack of newborns and then start with size ones. Try to find a sams or bj club to get diapers and formula in bulk it will save you a bundle on baby supplies

Answer 10

here's a website for great deals on bulk diapers (and formaula too)

www.1800diapers.com

now, we tried just about every brand, both expensive and cheap. The cheaper brands aer just as good. My 6 month old doesn't really leak any of her diapers (but then again I check her constantly-lol).

If I can tell you one brand NOT to get is the Pampers with that scented Baby-Dry strip. It gave my daughter a rash when she was 2 months old. Make sure whatever brand you choose, it doesn't have any dyes or perfumes. It's really not necessary and can irritate a tender baby's bottom.