ST+M: Talk to me about diapers

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I'm starting to look into the different kinds of diapers out there. My mom filled dh's man-diaper bag with some super cute Honest Co diapers that I've read mixed reviews about. I feel like it's so hard to find honest reviews about companies now a days, I feel like bloggers are all paid by one company or another. I like the idea of the honest company diapers(no chemicals, biodegradable, cute), but they aren't all that cheap(but you can do the bundles) and their "Honesty" has been called into question a lot. I read that pampers has that little pee indicator on the front; hype or legit thing worth having? Both DH and I have sensitive skin and dealt with diaper rash as babies, but that was the 80s when diapers were filled with all kinds of chemicals and stuff.

What brands did you end up using with your previous babies? Do you recommend getting a variety in the newborn sizes to see what works? How long did your kiddo stay in the newborn size before going up to size 1?

[mrswillie]

With both DS's we used Pam.pers Swadd.lers for NB and size 1 I think before moving to Ba.by Dry. The Swadd.lers have the little yellow line that turns blue when they've peed. Once they start sleeping longer at night, we liked the Ba.by Dry better.

With all LO's it depends on how big they are, shape and how the diapers for them. I'd probably start with a box of NB and then if you need more, you can always buy them. I think we used 2-3 boxes of NB's? Definitely 2. Maybe 3.

When DS1 was sick and in the hospital overnight one time, they have us Huggies. They just didn't seem to fit him right, but I know plenty of people who love them.

[lola]

Great question. I registered for diapers but obviously don't know how they will work. Maybe I should just remove the larger sizes? Or leave them and return them if we like another brand better?

[littlelion]

The hospital used pampers and those worked fine. They did have the strip in front to indicate they pee'd but I've seen other brands do too (i.e. target).

Dh prefers to use name brand but for the most part all the brands incl generic did the job (for my ds). Now that DS is bigger (30+ lbs) I feel like the target brand doesn't fit as well (even though I erred on buying the larger size for his weight). But still no blowouts or pee outs. With possibly 2 kids in diapers I'll probably try another generic brand like kirkland.

How long they last in a particular size depends on their growth. Some babies grow faster or others are just small. I feel that DS lasted about the same time in each size. It wasn't until 15 mo that he grew faster than usual...I had almost a full box of diapers left in a size that no longer fit.

I'd buy small packages of different brands if you want to be prepared to try a few out.

[mrsp121308]

I think diapers just depend 100% on your LO. For some kids, Pampers fit great and others Huggies. For us, pampers were the only ones who didn't cause a rash on DD1, so we stuck with those. Then with DD2, all disposables irritated her so we switched to cloth. This time, I'm only using pampers the first week or so and then going to cloth.

[kaydee0402]

We use Bum a Genius (cloth) at home until I got pregnant and couldn't stomach rinsing diapers anymore. Nausea is greaaaaat. For daycare and now at home, I just bought whatever was on sale. We never had an issue with any brand so long as it was the correct size and fit well. Target is my favorite.

[WineNChocolate]

I am on the bandwagon for Pampers. We did Swaddlers till 3-4 months then swaddlers during the day and Baby dry at night. Then we started crawling and standing we went to cruisers during the day. Baby drys are still in use at night they just have awesome leak proof. We cannot do huggies or luvs they don't keep her dry and did not help with blow outs. I know they occur but less with the pampers. Okay FTM I felt the pee indicator was totally worth it. Cause it just took some getting used to knowing when they actually needed a change.

NOW sensitive skin. SO that is my world...DD is very sensitive and pampers did not break her out. We also used pamper wipes sensitive, huggies were to abrasive. When she was much younger I would soak the wipes in water before putting them in the pack..cause my daughter would have a reaction to them. I would suggest getting a cream based diaper cream and an ointment type. DD can't do Destin at all and anything cream based for a while just tore her skin up more when diaper rash attacked. SO we were aquaphor for a while and beauduex (sp?) butt paste on occasion. We used corn starch a lot and not baby powder, due to the talcum. BUT corn starch if your lil one should have diaper rash that becomes a yeast diaper rash or is...corn starch will exasperate it. Yeast usually is very warm, small red bumps that are raised. If you have a bacterial infection then a fever is usually involved. If its yeast you can use Lotrimin foot fungal cream, yes the one for athletes foot, 2 a day. If its bacterial you will have to call the doctor to get a bacterial cream. Oh sensitive skin also with DR when it happens, we use cetaphil soap its in the adult section it does not foam and its very very light so will not irritate the skin. We use a regular soap now.

lol sorry long, but we have fought some serious diaper rash mixed with sensitive skin and it was just working things out on our own.

[fikafairy67]

I hated Huggies with DS, especially the ones with the umbilical cut-out, so we used the pamper swaddlers up until about size 2 or 3, then used mostly Target brand. We have used luvs before and liked those fine as well.

I will say, Target brand pull-ups are NOT as good as the actual brands.

[hmr11913]

I'm also on the pampers swaddlers bandwagon... We had received a few diaper cakes and tons of variety of diapers from her showers so we have tried them all and honestly I thought the swaddlers worked the best for her. I was a little bummed as they seem to be the most costly for the store brands. We have tried Honest Co ones as my friend had given us some, and I'd say they were really comparable to pampers.

We have stocked up on diapers this time around for baby #2... so hopefully Pampers works out well otherwise most stores will let you exchange them for other brands/sizes. I bought 2 boxes of newborn, 2 boxes size 1, 2 and 3... the economy sizes. I had super awesome deals on them or probably would not have purchased so many, but having 2 in diapers I figured it can't hurt.

[hmr11913]

WineNChocolate, I second the lotrimin!!!!!! A few months ago, she had just started screaming and would not stop... I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her as that was totally not something she'd normally do; I went to undress her to let her take a bath (which she loves) and I saw that her whole vaginal area was bright red. It was SO tender I couldn't even wipe her off and the bath made her scream even more. I was walking around with her in a towel, bawling myself, and had no idea what to do.... someone recommended baking soda in the bathtub, no diaper, and the Lotrimin. It worked WONDERS.. it was cleared up in less than a day. It was so terrible though and you feel so bad for them. I'm still not sure how she even got it, but now if she ever gets a little red I use a dap of that or a&d and it goes away. We always keep the Lotrimin in her diaper bag now, just incase!!

[requiressnacks]

We are starting with swaddlers, but I'm really hoping that my babies like Kirkland brand. That would make my life so much easier.

[Lucy]

I skip newborn diapers. Even with my preemie, I skipped them and folded over the size ones until they fit him. I just bought a huge case of size 1 Huggies (and wipes) from the sale Amazon was having, but after these are gone, I'll likely use Up and Up from Target. Whenever I bought diapers, they were what I went with. They're cheap and they got the job done just as well as anything else.

I cloth diapered DD from 4 months and DS from 17 months. Because he was so teenie tiny and she was a huge beast, I was able to get away with a big stash of diapers in one size that lasted them both until they potty trained.

I won't be CDing this baby. I can barely keep up with the laundry we have as it is. Also, our water in this house/town is HORRIBLE, even with a water softener. We have to buy bottled water to drink because it's so full of iron. We tried running it through our Brita filter shortly after we moved in and the filtered water would oxidize within an hour and turn yellow.

[emilie]

Which newborn diapers have the little cutout for the cord?

[kaydee0402]

Sept 12, 2016 19:30:07 GMT -5 emilie said:

Which newborn diapers have the little cutout for the cord?

+1 to thinking that it's Pampers Swaddlers, but it's not necessary.  All you have to do is fold the front down.  That's what we did with our cloth and newborn diapers that weren't Pampers.  

[ImAPepper]

It depends on how they fit your LO in my experience. We started with Pampers Swaddlers and mostly kept them until DD started crawling and walking. When she was little the Huggies would leak for us way more. We also tried Luvs (really leaky), Babyganics (not worth the money since they also leaked a lot), and some off brand versions that are made by Huggies. Huggies Little Movers were better once she started moving.

TL;DR try a few brands out because every kid is different!

[ImAPepper]

Sept 12, 2016 11:28:03 GMT -5 fikafairy67 said:

I hated Huggies with DS, especially the ones with the umbilical cut-out, so we used the pamper swaddlers up until about size 2 or 3, then used mostly Target brand. We have used luvs before and liked those fine as well.

I will say, Target brand pull-ups are NOT as good as the actual brands.

Good to know. We are in Pull Ups and I was wondering if Up&Up were worth it.

[kaydee0402]

ImAPepper, I love the Huggies Little Movers! Especially since it goes on like a pull-up. DS prefers stepping into the diaper rather than having to lay down. They are great for this stage.

[kaydee0402]

Sept 13, 2016 10:58:06 GMT -5 ImAPepper said:

Sept 12, 2016 11:28:03 GMT -5 fikafairy67 said:

I hated Huggies with DS, especially the ones with the umbilical cut-out, so we used the pamper swaddlers up until about size 2 or 3, then used mostly Target brand. We have used luvs before and liked those fine as well.

I will say, Target brand pull-ups are NOT as good as the actual brands.

Good to know. We are in Pull Ups and I was wondering if Up&Up were worth it.

+1.  I'll keep that in mind for when we start buying pull ups (which is probably sooner than I'm ready to admit  )

[fikafairy67]

Sept 13, 2016 11:02:42 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

Sept 13, 2016 10:58:06 GMT -5 ImAPepper said:

Good to know. We are in Pull Ups and I was wondering if Up&Up were worth it.

+1.  I'll keep that in mind for when we start buying pull ups (which is probably sooner than I'm ready to admit  )

They leak ALL THE TIME overnight, which is obnoxious.  DS is only in them overnight, and whenever he doesn't wake up dry, he wakes up completely soaked and we have to do a complete bed change.  It happens sometimes with the Pull-ups brand too, but maybe only 10% of the time as opposed to what feels like every time.

[ImAPepper]

Sept 13, 2016 11:36:06 GMT -5 fikafairy67 said:

Sept 13, 2016 11:02:42 GMT -5 kaydee0402 said:

+1.  I'll keep that in mind for when we start buying pull ups (which is probably sooner than I'm ready to admit  )

They leak ALL THE TIME overnight, which is obnoxious.  DS is only in them overnight, and whenever he doesn't wake up dry, he wakes up completely soaked and we have to do a complete bed change.  It happens sometimes with the Pull-ups brand too, but maybe only 10% of the time as opposed to what feels like every time.

Have you tried the overnight pull ups? We were having problems with night leaks and haven't since switching to those!

[fikafairy67]

ImAPepper, we haven't tried them yet, but it's looking like we might try them in the near future...

[legalbeagle]

7th generation were our go-to.