PSA: Honest Co

[holliberry28]

I've been wanting to try it out too, but heard mixed reviews. Wondering if anyone has had personal experience with them? Also, how bad are Huggies and Pampers chemical wise?

[Deleted]

I just love how cute they are. But when it comes down to it, I'm not spending that much on something to catch my baby's poop, just because it's cute. I couldn't bring myself to sign up for them.

[holliberry28]

Feb 20, 2015 14:23:15 GMT -5 @kej0004 said:

I have no first hand experience with Honest Co, but my friend says their diapers leaked A LOT on her son. I guess that could be a fit issue, though.

As far as chemicals/safety, here's this: www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2013/06/honest_diapers_are_all_the_rage_these_days_but_are_they_really_any_better.html

Basically, safety-wise, regular diapers are the same. Environmental impact is slightly less for Honest because they don't bleach, but they're still all around pretty bad for the environment.

That article was just what I needed to read! Thanks Huggies for this LO it is.

[erbear]

I actually found packs of diapers in a local consignment shop for $7. They don't have a cute pattern but when they're diapers...I really dnt care, you know?

I'm more curious about their lotions and such.

[trixi282]

I'll be using Target brand diapers, or whatever is on sale/coupons for #2 unless they have a sensitivity to something particular.

For my 1st we used pampers early on, and some target brand mixed in. Then we got a Costco membership and used Huggies for a long time which worked well for us. But we always used Pampers Baby Dry overnight, because they worked best for her.

I refuse to waste money on something that isn't necessary like that, natural or not.

[alayne926]

Feb 20, 2015 14:54:14 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

I ordered the bundle (size 1 [8-14 lbs], 264 diapers in 6 different patterns plus 4 packages of wipes that have 72 in each one)- I then canceled it so I won't receive monthly shipments. I will pick up a small package of newborn diapers and I think we'll be good to go for a month or so, maybe a little less, for about $60. Not too bad.

wait on picking up newborn diapers. You will leave the hospital with A LOT! DS didn't use newborn after our stock from the hospital ran out.

[tatersalad]

I use Honest diapers during the day and Pampers Swaddlers overnight. The Honest patterns are adorable but they aren't chemical laden enough to hold 12 hours of pee.

[Widget123]

Team Pampers Swaddlers. Huggies actually makes better pull-ups than Pampers because they have the almost Velcro-like sides, but we have been exclusively Pampers Swaddlers until recently. We prefer Huggies wipes for home, because you can easily rip them into smaller pieces if you want to, but always send Pampers wipes to daycare.

I refuse to pay more for supposedly eco-friendly diapers.

[trixi282]

Oh, as for wipes ( Widget123 reminded me) we LOVE the Kirkland wipes, from Costco. Seriously better than pampers, huggies, and target brand combined. They come in a big case too so they last a long time.

[brennaz]

I'm going to try a few, including Honest Co. DS had eczema really bad ALL OVER, and he still has SUPER sensitive skin. Every disposable diaper on the market made him break out, which is why we finally switched to cloth. But he was a SS, because he couldn't even use Aveeno baby products, he had to have Dove soap and this one specific brand of non-baby oriented lotion. I know there is no logical reason to assume LO #2 will be the same, other than "it had to come from somewhere," but just in case I want to be prepared!

My husband's cousin's obnoxious wife raves about how great Honest Co. is all the time, and she won't use anything else. But eh. We are only planning on using 'sposies for the newborn phase and certain situations thereafter (travelling, day trips, etc.) when cloth isn't feasible. So I don't see the point of being super uptight about what's catching the pee as long as my baby's butt is indifferent.

[noeliav]

Feb 20, 2015 15:31:31 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

Feb 20, 2015 15:11:32 GMT -5 alayne926 said:

wait on picking up newborn diapers. You will leave the hospital with A LOT! DS didn't use newborn after our stock from the hospital ran out.

oooh, good to know. I didnt even think of that!

alayne926

Our hospital didn't give us any diapers. I did get some very nice supersized pads for me, though

[tatersalad]

My husband is obsessed with the sensitive skin wipes from Dollar General. Best wipes we've tried, and we've tried them all.

[wormgerm]

My nephew got a really bad rash (strep I think) while he was in honest co. diapers. Could just be poor timing for something that would have happened anyway but they didn't buy another pack after that. Besides that he has happily been in Huggies and they use pampers sensitive wipes. Best of luck to you and your babies booties! I'm going to probably use Huggies disposables and try my hand at cloth diapering. Then again who knows what this little bug's butt will tolerate.

For what it's worth I bought the dish soap and hated it. I'm a Dawn girl through and through.

Eta: as far as the strep rash it happened shortly after we had spent the day at an outlet mall. My mom changed him so I think he probably picked that up from the public restroom changing table. Those definitely give me the heebiejeebies now and I will either sanitize them or be super strict about personal changing pad use. Yuck. Poor baby booty.

[headisbest]

Be aware, the company has had a bad rep (I have had one friend had this issue) with honouring cancellation policies. My friend had to put a stop payment on their credit card as even after her subscription was cancelled it was still being charged.

[sully326]

Feb 20, 2015 14:38:17 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I just love how cute they are. But when it comes down to it, I'm not spending that much on something to catch my baby's poop, just because it's cute. I couldn't bring myself to sign up for them.

This, all the way. I just can't bring myself to do it...

[sully326]

Feb 20, 2015 16:40:23 GMT -5 noeliav said:

Feb 20, 2015 15:31:31 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

oooh, good to know. I didnt even think of that!

alayne926

Our hospital didn't give us any diapers. I did get some very nice supersized pads for me, though

Mmmhmmm. We barely got anything from the hospital when we had DS & diaper's definitely weren't included.

[theBeeMama]

Feb 20, 2015 14:38:17 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

I just love how cute they are. But when it comes down to it, I'm not spending that much on something to catch my baby's poop, just because it's cute. I couldn't bring myself to sign up for them.

This exactly.

[brennaz]

We didn't get anything from the hospital either--except the witch hazel wipes and spray I klepto'ed from my bathroom. No pads, diapers, diaper bag, mesh underwear, nada. So I'm not planning on getting any supplies from this hospital, either, just in case.

[alayne926]

Feb 20, 2015 16:40:23 GMT -5 noeliav said:

Feb 20, 2015 15:31:31 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

oooh, good to know. I didnt even think of that!

alayne926

Our hospital didn't give us any diapers. I did get some very nice supersized pads for me, though

Oh man, noeliav, our nurse was awesome.  She told us "You've already been charged for these, take them!"  

[wifedeangel]

Yeah, I don't care about the Honest Co. diapers. We do Pampera Swaddlers through at least size 1 because of their fit. Then we'll switch to Luvs. Luvs and Pampers are the same company, so they fit similarly, and Luvs stops leaks just as well. For some reason, Huggies were super leaky on my DD, and gave her a terrible rash, so we don't ever use those.

**edit because stupid iphone**

[noeliav]

Feb 23, 2015 9:45:53 GMT -5 alayne926 said:

Feb 20, 2015 16:40:23 GMT -5 noeliav said:

alayne926

Our hospital didn't give us any diapers. I did get some very nice supersized pads for me, though

Oh man, noeliav, our nurse was awesome.  She told us "You've already been charged for these, take them!"  

Yeah, the nurse at checkout was less than fabulous. At least, compared to our first two. We did, however, take all of my supplies (the peri bottle [which makes an amazing baby shampoo rinser, lol], the dermoplast, the pads, the cool mesh undies, etc), and DH snagged the hospital shirt that they had DD in when we first got to postpartum. I didn't know that until later.