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Last week we talked about the cost of parenting and some of you mentioned those money guzzling diapers! It made me wonder if I am spending more than I need to on disposables.
One mom wrote:
I know several moms that have used Diapers.com. However, unless you have babies/kids with sensitive skin (where they are allergic to most types of diapers), you can get them cheaper at Target or Dollar General. I was getting diapers for around 18 cents at Dollar General. But right now, the "Up and Up" brand at Target is on sale, so that means our size diapers are 16 cents a diaper. Pampers and Huggies on Diaper.com (for our size 4) run 25-26 cents a diaper. I am loving the Target diapers and wipes ... just wish I would have found them a long time ago.
So now I am wondering if I am in the minority here. We used to go to Sam's to get diapers/wipes in bulk, but have since let our membership end. Diapers/wipes ended up being the only thing we got there so the cost wasn't really worth it. Right now we are using Huggies size four for our two-year-old. I checked out diapers.com and Target. Target's Huggies were $1.00 more. However, at Diapers.com I would have had to spend more than $50.00 to get free shipping. The lg bag was on sale for $40.99. S0, then I was wondering about the "up and up" brand from Target. They are definitely cheaper, but I do worry they will leak. I tried generics with both of my boys and they stained their clothes so I gave up on that. I think I will try the Target brand with my two-year-old and see if they work.
What diapers do you like best and which diapers are the best deal?
-NewsAnchorMom Jen
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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I just tried the Up & Up Target diapers on my newborn twins and they were pretty good! We haven't had any leakage issues. We've been trying several brands to find an affordable one that doesn't leak. So far we LOVE Pampers but can't afford it anymore. Huggies leaked for us bigtime and is still on the pricey-side. We love LUVS diapers and they are more affordable; about the same price as the Up & Up diapers and don't leak.
Just my two cents since we've been trying to find the best priced diapers for our twins.
-Heather
I wrote the comment you posted and I will add (regarding the leaks), that all diapers leaked at night for us. We tried Luvs, Pampers, Huggies, generic, etc. So .. at night we do use the Huggies nighttime diapers. They are expensive but have worked.
If your Huggies are not leaking at night, use them as "nighttime" diapers and use the cheaper diapers during the day. We, personally, have never had leaks during the day (well unless we forgot to change her on a "bad parenting day". lol).
Hope the Up and Up work for you too. :)
For DD1 we used Pampers Swaddlers when she was a baby, then switched to Huggies.
For DD2 we've tried the Swaddlers and the Huggies and are now switching to cloth (Fuzzibunz). I was too overwhelmed by laundry with DD1 (she was a major spitter/reflux-baby) but with DD2 we're having too much poop blowout and she doesn't spit (much) so we're making the switch.
I like the White Cloud diapers from Walmart because my son had sensitive skin and these were better for him. Also, they were pretty good for leaks and had a softer outer layer instead of the plastic type that one usually finds on cheaper diapers.
I'm sure there are cheaper versions, blah, blah, blah. I use, and will continue to use, Pampers. They just seem to fit better and leak less. I tried Huggies with my now four year old, but some Pampers samples I got just seemed to work better. Rarely did he or does my now seven month old leak out and ruin clothing. I may pay a little more than off brand diapers, but it's worth it to me. And diapers.com was more expensive than Wal-Mart even with free shipping.
Well, this is what I did, but I also used cloth while The Boy was at home, disposables at daycare. We used Pampers, because Huggies leaked for him and so did Target brand (now Up and Up, IIRC) and 7th Generation (depending if I could get to a store with 7th Gen, because Target doesn't carry them...or didn't, and I think they still don't).
However, I think it varies based on the shape of your child and their "pee style" (for lack of a better term. For example, my son was long and lean, so the shorter huggies and Target diapers were lower on his waist. He also was a gush-pee-er, waste no time, get it all out quickly and hold it for long periods in between. For whatever reason Huggies and Target couldn't deal with that.
To save money, I was a coupon user. When I did this and bought a lot when they were on sale, I was able to get great deals without working too hard. Yes, it required multiple trips in a week to Target, but I was able to buy enough diapers prior to price hikes, etc that it was worth it.
In the end, I bought a couple hundred too many, because The Boy learned to use the toilet way sooner than anyone would have predicted, but I still saved a lot.
My daughter began leaking through Huggies and the Kroger brand so we only use Pampers now. I'm not apposed to trying a cheaper brand, but with her leaking so much haven't tried anything new in awhile.
I also cloth diaper a little. I bought 4 cloth diapers to just try out. So I normally only use them when she's getting a diaper rash. I'm thinking about getting more though as they work really well for her.
Not to sound like a cheesy cmmerical but... When we had our first daughter, we bought Huggies Supreme. Way too expensive and she blew out of them! Then we tried Pampers. Great diapers but still expensive. Finally switched to Luvs. And we also used Luvs when we had our second. Great diapers!!!! Just like Pampers but cheaper. And we NEVER had blow outs!
One thing I forgot to add-- my absolute favorite diaper still was our fuzzi bunz with a hemp insert. :)
We clothdiaper our twins and love Thirsties products so much.
We have always used Luv's here with huggies wipes (because I don't like acheap wipe when I'm cleaning up a mess lol!) Luv's worked out great! We did try bargain brands but found that they leaked. My special needs son is nearly 8 and still isn't potty trained so we use the Kroger brand of overnight pull up's for him and they work really well. It's all about trial and error I guess.
Here are some more comments:
11:53 AM DAD wrote ...
My wife makes cloth diapers and sells them on the internet. We have purchased maybe 2-3 packs of paper diapers since he was born and he is two now. Let me tell you if I had a choice I would wear cloth, the material she uses is so soft and we have had no diaper rash or leak issues at all. They wash easy, and she puts little designs and embroideries on them. Bumstopper is what they are called. Plus it helps the environment.
10:51 AM Nick wrote ...
Suzi, The American Academy of Pediatrics actually warns against the use of powders. Published reports indicate that talc or cornstarch in baby powder can injure a baby's lungs.
10:23 AM Suzi wrote ...
On the diaper rash issue: My little one had bad diaper rash. His daycare sitter told me to get some Caldesene. It's the powder that comes in the pink container. The rash cleared up right away and we never had a problem with it again so long as we put a little on with each diaper change. Here's a picture... http://www.insightpharma.com/product_details_CaldeseneProtecting.cfm
10:09 AM Tracey wrote ...
Huggies is the only brand to use, we adopted a new baby and when i put luvs on her her skin was wet and you could smell the urine. so i gave them away. she has never leaked at night and can never smell the urine. And if you get on huggies .com you can get coupons for them. So with a coupon a case will cost around 15.00 it is a really good deal.
9:55 AM Annette wrote ...
My 5 grandchildren wore white cloud from Wal-Mart but now the Wal-mart in Galesburg quit saling them and now my one grandbaby is having a hard time with diaper rash. They can't find a diaper that will wok for her. This is in the last month and half.
9:38 AM worker77 wrote ...
huggies by far! they were the only ones that actually didnt soak the baby at nite.my opinion
9:28 AM Sara wrote ...
Pampers is the only brand that I will use. I have had the best result with this brand compared to Huggies and Luvs. My husband and I refuse to use the cheaper brands as we don't want to waste our money on them.
8:26 AM Kelly wrote ...
I have four children and I always liked the White Cloud brand of diapers from Walmart. I found they didn't cause my children to break out and the tapes held pretty well. Also, I thought they did a good job holding in leaks and had a soft outer layer, instead of the plastic-type.
I think I will try the Target brand and Luvs with the two-year-old and see how that goes. If that doesn't work, I like the coupons for huggies idea. I haven't had any problems with them. I realized I typically use pampers swaddlers for newborns. I don't know why I never stuck with pampers. I think maybe Sam's only sells huggies or they are cheaper there or something. I can't remember.
I only use Huggies and I love them. They are expensive if you buy them regular price, but if you are sale/coupon savy they can be cheap! My favorite sale is the CVS baby sale when they have them on sale for $9.99, you use the $3 off coupons you get in the mail if you sign up on the Huggies website, and then you get $10 extra care bucks (ECB) from CVS for spending $30! They end up being cheap. There is a limit of usually one transaction per sale, but if you have a CVS card, your husband has one, your mother has one, etc. you can just use all of the different cards to stock up....ssshhhh - don't tell anyone :)
I use the Toys R Us brand -especially for baby- and rarely have had any leaks. They have sales every few months. When I tried Pampers they leaked! I have heard that some brands seem to work better for boys and others for girls!
Dana
I have a child with sensative skin. My first son did not, but we had 3 new sets of sheets and gowns for us both just in the 2 days at the hospital. I never used pampers because of that. I figured sitting in a hospital bed with nothing to do other than take care of your newborn and they still leak, no way. My second son, has SEVERE eczema and leaked in the papmers once at the hospital, only cuz i knew to change him every 30-45 minutes to prevent a leak. Every baby fits diapers differently, their little hips and booty are all different. To each their own! But with my need for super sensative wipes, in bullk for more than one child, and now bulk pullups and diapers. I have become an avid Huggies buyer, and love their new pure and natural. I find diapers.com very cheap with me regularly buying diapers, pullups, wipes, California baby soap and lotion for the one child, and frewuently finding deals for percentages off and or free shipping on retailmenot.com with promo codes. That is how I get cheaper overall... I dont just buy small amount. I supply for my childcare also. So I buy a month at a time of all the wipes, diapers, and pullups, get free shipping, and then add in promo codes to get deals.
The White CLoud brad from Wal-Mart are the only diapers that did not make my daughter breakout. We never had a problem with leaks with them either.
One thing you might try is asking for diapers and wipes for gifts. I NEVER had to buy a set of wipes as I got several cases from experienced frinds when I had my daughter. We got several packages of different kinds and sizes of diapers also but since all but the White Cloud brand broke her out I ended up exchanging several of them at Wal-Mart. If you do ask for diapers for gifts be sure to ask for different sizes. As you know kids grow at different speeds and while one may be in size 2 for several weeks you may end up skipping it altogehter with another child.
We use the parent's choice brand that walmart carries. It is $13.83for a 70 pack of size 5 diapers.
Plus our twins are of potty training age, so we don't want the kids to get too comfortable wearing their diapers, if you know what I mean!!
Kelly D.
I also cloth diaper (FuzziBunz and BumGenius) and love it. At night (my son is a very heavy wetter) or times when cloth is not practical (long car trips) I have to use Huggies due to the perfumes that are put in the diapers since my son is allergic to them. I have tried one of the new Target Up & Up diapers that I stole from my sis to see how it worked, and was pleased with it. They too are perfume free. When I run out of Huggies, I will try a pack to see if consecutive use works for him. About cloth diapers though, if you do laundry every few days like I do, one load of diapers every other day or so is not that bad. Check out Kellyscloset.comfor some great diapers for great prices.
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