I know this has been done before, but if it’s been done recently, I missed it! (Please feel free to point me toward a thread. Search function isn’t working for me.)
I’m especially interested in the answers of other moms to newborn girls.
E used Pampers Swaddlers in the hospital and for the first week, as we’d bought a stash. But some coworkers had gifted me fair amounts of CVS and Up & Up, so we’ve been trying those and considering ditching Pampers before I open another case and can’t return it. The cost difference is incredible!
But now I find myself torn, because DH missed the pee stripe when we use CVS, and we’re both finding the Target kind a bit boxy - they seem to leave a big, loose bit between her legs. I think the CVS fit pretty well and don’t need a stripe to tell me she peed, so I’m leaning toward those.
Post by ilikedonuts on May 22, 2014 7:45:46 GMT -5
Pampers Swaddlers and then Cruisers. Huggies fit my kids horribly. And Target diapers did not work for them either. There were leaks and all the innards of the diaper would fuse together in the crotch area as soon as there was a tiny bit of pee. We even tried the pull ups with DD1 because I found a clearance bag for $3 and DD1 complained every night when she wore them because they would get all bunchy even though she wasn't peeing in them. At least that helped her be night PTed faster?
We use pampers at home. I did buy 2 boxes of target up&up when they were having an awesome deal and sent those to daycare. DH doesn't like how crunchy they feel though.
We tried huggies b/c I got some practically free, but they smelled awful as soon as a drop of pee hit them IMO.
DS1 is in Target. I love them. They're made in the US and don't have the nasty gel beads.
DS2 is currently in Pampers Swaddlers. The hospital used Huggies but they kept slipping off his butt. I am debating going back to our cloth diapers when he gains a bit more chunk. We're insanely busy (3 summer classes for me, 1 for DH. Plus DH works 50+ hours a week) and I don't know if I want to take on one more thing, albeit easy.
If he doesn't go back into cloth, he'll be in Target.
Post by Velar Fricative on May 22, 2014 7:51:34 GMT -5
Pampers Swaddlers. That's what we got from the hospital and that was by far the most gifted brand to us. They work well for our long and lean DD. And we use Pampers Baby Dry for overnight since it holds so much.
We had also received a large box of Huggies Snug & Dry but those were not good. I've never tried the store brands because I just figured we should stick with what works and not tempt fate.
We use Pampers. Swaddlers when he was little, and now Baby Dry.
I used huggies that I got from one of my baby showers - they did the job.
I also tried Target when they had the cute holiday diapers. Also worked just fine.
I have gotten my last 10 boxes of Pampers for amazingly cheap, thanks to amazon sales & recently, the Target deal that was posted. So, for me, the price isn't a factor. I find that with Amazon Mom S&S 20% discount, I didn't think they were THAT expensive.
Post by changedname on May 22, 2014 7:53:23 GMT -5
I prefer swaddlers. I bought some size 2 baby dry but they are really small compared with the swaddlers so I'm trying to use them up before she grows out of them.
I have some huggies too because I stocked up before she was born but I will only buy swaddlers from now on.
Completely irrelevant but I prefer the pampers rewards program too. I got my birth announcements for free from it and am saving my points to get calendars for parents for Christmas.
We use 7th Gen. We got a bag as a shower gift and they work well (no leaks or blowouts or rashes) so that's what I'm sticking with. They're obviously not the cheapest option but I've been ordering them on diapers.com which is a little better.
Completely irrelevant but I prefer the pampers rewards program too. I got my birth announcements for free from it and am saving my points to get calendars for parents for Christmas.
I think I’ve been too overwhelmed by just trying to survive to pay attention to things like this. Do I just need to save the UPC codes or something?
We used swaddlers and Costco brand at first then switched to Up&Up when AJ was in size 2s because of the cost difference. I liked them, but noticed that once he started sleeping on his belly more (once he hit 7ish months) and was STTN they'd end up leaking b/c they were so full. So I went back to the Costco brand ones and no more wet sleepers when he gets up in the morning.
We use 7th Gen. We got a bag as a shower gift and they work well (no leaks or blowouts or rashes) so that's what I'm sticking with. They're obviously not the cheapest option but I've been ordering them on diapers.com which is a little better.
Are these the brown/recycled ones? I had a package of brown ones that I REALLY liked but I threw away the packaging and didn't know the brand name.
Post by mainelyfoolish on May 22, 2014 8:01:21 GMT -5
I use whichever ones I get cheapest with sales and coupons. I have absolutely no brand loyalty. At the moment I'm using Up & Up (Target) daytime diapers and CVS overnight diapers. I also use Huggies, Pampers, Luvs, Parents Choice (Walmart). I just can't get worked up over whether the diaper my kid wears for a few hours is luxurious enough. As long as it serves its purpose of containing the mess -- and I've never noticed a significant difference between brands on my kids -- then I'm happy.
Post by countthestars on May 22, 2014 8:02:23 GMT -5
We used Pampers Swaddlers until she was about 3 months old because H liked the pee stripe. Then I switched to Luvs and we never went back. They're cheap and work great!!
Actually we do keep 1 box of Swaddlers in her size for when she's wearing white pants or diaper cover because I don't like how the purple and green look through them #vain.
ETA: We preferred to not use store brand because I like having the option of picking up diapers wherever we are - drug store, walmart, target, grocery store, etc.
Completely irrelevant but I prefer the pampers rewards program too. I got my birth announcements for free from it and am saving my points to get calendars for parents for Christmas.
I think I’ve been too overwhelmed by just trying to survive to pay attention to things like this. Do I just need to save the UPC codes or something?
Thanks!
There is a sticker inside the plastic bag with a code that you enter online at the Pampers website.
Huggies also has a rewards program that works the same way.
Post by rupertpenny on May 22, 2014 8:05:55 GMT -5
I usually used up and up when we lived in the US. Now I use some random Korean brand, I don't even remember the name, and the feel even cheaper than up and up.
IDK, my baby has never had issues with blowouts or rash so I don't really care about diapers besides buying the cheapest option possible. I mean sometimes I buy generic toilet paper for myself so I guess we are suffering together.
We are in the process of switching from Pampers to Huggies -- we like the stretchy back. Those are really the only kinds we have access to where we are, so it's all we've tried.
Completely irrelevant but I prefer the pampers rewards program too. I got my birth announcements for free from it and am saving my points to get calendars for parents for Christmas.
I think I’ve been too overwhelmed by just trying to survive to pay attention to things like this. Do I just need to save the UPC codes or something?
Thanks!
There are codes inside each pack. I also follow them on twitter and gey a lot of codes that way. Its worth it, I think.
Post by timorousbeastie on May 22, 2014 8:16:33 GMT -5
We use Huggies and Up&Up currently. We tried Pampers before, and they smelled horribly as soon as she peed (I joked with H that those ones didn't need a pee stripe, they had their own odor signal instead). 7th generation worked well, too, but I only get those on sale.
We use Pampers Swaddlers. The hospital started us with these and they worked for us so we stuck with them. We were gifted some of the ones from Costco but those seemed to get too wet too fast. We also use the Pampers for overnights. We shop at Target and they always seem to have a gift card option if you buy two boxes and I usually have a coupon and sometimes they are on Cartwheel and 5% off with the Red card so I don't mind paying for Pampers.
Pampers swaddlers to size 2, then cruisers. Huggies overnights. We are CD drop outs.
What is the different between swaddlers and cruisers?
Both are Pampers "premium" diapers (Baby Dry is their lower cost line). The Swaddlers are very soft and have the pee stripe; they were designed for newborns and less mobile babies. Cruisers start at size 3 and are supposed to be more elasticized or body conforming for kids that are moving around a lot. Swaddlers used to stop at size 2, but so many people liked them and wanted to use them on older kids that Pampers started making them in bigger sizes.
We use 7th Gen. We got a bag as a shower gift and they work well (no leaks or blowouts or rashes) so that's what I'm sticking with. They're obviously not the cheapest option but I've been ordering them on diapers.com which is a little better.
This is what we use when we use disposables. I really like them.