My first grandchild is due in about 3 weeks. My daughter said she doesn’t have a preferred brand, but she’s received several different ones as shower gifts.
I haven’t shopped for them in over 30 years, but I know we’ve got some relatively new parents and grandparents on the boards, so I thought I’d ask.
Do you find any one brand better than others? Are there any brands to avoid? When they say 10-12#, is it true that all they’ll hold??? :D:D:D OK, sorry, I stole that line.
Keeping in mind that it’s been about 2 years since I last changed a diaper… We found Pampers to be superior to Luvs and Huggies, in terms of how they fit on our babies, and number/severity of leak incidents. (which WILL happen, regardless of brand, from time to time.) I think it might depend on the shape of your individual baby, but ours were all pampers-shaped.
I don’t think we saw a lot of difference in the diapers but then you can sort of pull them to fit since you’re doing the straps. On the other hand, we found Huggies Pull-Ups to be the best fitting and most leak proof. And my kid was in pull-ups for a long time so I can claim a lot of experience there.
For wipes, nothing beat the Target basic store brand in the blue packages. Relatively inexpensive, durable, moist and non-irritating.
Edit: As an addendum to my diapers remark, I’m talking about the major name brands. The cheap ones work like they’re cheap ones.
Your daughter will feel as though she had a minor windfall when the child is potty trained. Plus, the older the child, the less diapers come per pack although the cost is the same.
IME the quality of your diapers matters a lot more if your baby tends to have loose stools. With my tot, this changed over time and now he tends to have relatively dry poops that any diaper can handle.
IMO Pampers are nicest but also the most expensive. The Huggies Little Snugglers / Little Movers are good and maybe the best value. The Huggies “Snug n Dry” are cheaper and not as good if you have a lot of soft poop to worry about.
IME generic diapers are not worth the modest savings over the Snug n Dry.
I believe all of the above are superior to the plastic-y disposables from 20-30 years ago.
For the first three years of a Baby’s life a Costco membership will pay for itself. Wipes, formula and diapers.
The only “bad” diapers we used were cheap 4 packs from the gas station in an emergency. They still worked fine, but felt thin and cheap and I wouldn’t trust them when it really counts.
The number of blowouts that Luvs didn’t contain was worth the price savings, in our experience. Pampers have a particular scent to them–sort of like Jelly Belly’s buttered popcorn flavor–that I came to associate with my daughter’s very first days, when we were using the pack of Pampers the hospital sent home with us.
I think that Huggies and Pampers were fairly close in quality and that which one you choose may depend on how they fit the kiddo and she grows. If I recall correctly, one of my two did better with one brand later on than the other. At the start, Pampers was just fine.
Keep an extra pack of the next largest size around, because the darn things grow.
I agree with the others who say it’s about the fit. For whatever reason, Huggies fit the Sprout better than Pampers, so we used those.
With regard to Costco being 30 miles away - I encourage your daughter to look into having diapers shipped (from wherever makes sense for them). If I had a baby now, I would totally do that and avoid dealing with bulky boxes and such.
My daughter in law swore by luvs. Cheaper and quality enough for the savings. The pamper smell turns my stomach. My daughter used cloth diapers, she is kinda SJW-ish. I certainly didn’t envy her laundry days. When they came to visit I bought luvs to use here. She didn’t like it, but gave in, cause Nana is always right
Yes some diapers are better than others. But it’s especially apparent in baby wipes - Kirkland is greatly superior to the Walmart brand. I’m not saying you need to make the trip out to Costco, but definitely find a brand that you like in a non-warehouse store or BJ’s.
You can also buy a subscription on Amazon to have them delivered weekly or monthly, etc for a slightly lower “Subscribe & Save” price. I did that for a while before mine was trained and, although it didn’t stop every necessary run to the store, it sure helped keep the pressure off.
First kid (boy) started in Pampers then moved to Luvs because he liked the logo. Second kid (girl) got store-brand diapers. No discernible difference, in my view.
My boy just potty trained last month, I’m going to go against the general opinion, Pampers were no good & leaked more than store brand (Mamia at Aldi) the cheap 12h ones do last overnight too as long as there’s no poonamis
My daughter, SIL, and the baby will be living with us for a while - they’re moving here from Orlando and until they have jobs and their own place, we’ll be roomies. With 4 adults in the household, someone will always be available to go get diapers, and I’m one for keeping plenty of non-perishables on hand (witness my TP stash), so I’m not worried about keeping them in stock. But I was looking at the subscription delivery services for the convenience.
The comments about the scent of Pampers is significant to me - I HATE HATE HATE scented products with a passionate passion!! That alone makes me not want to buy them. But it’s not my call - I’m just the grandmother.
I do appreciate all the comments - I’ll share them with my daughter, since she’s the one who asked me.
