My Son And His Butt ... Who Lives Up To Their Name?
Feb 21 '01 (Updated Jun 18 '04)
The Bottom Line Some things in life are trial and error ...
As a first time mom, I had a lot of unanswered questions about which diapers to use. Now that Colin is 9 months old, I have used a number of brands and types, and feel I can offer some insight into how to begin (and possibly end) a search on which diaper to use.
First, let me say that I feel this topic can be an important one, and I am glad that Epinions added it. However, they also added What Are Disposable Diapers and What You should Know About Disposable Diapers. Though seemingly silly, let me address both quickly here. A disposable diaper is one that you can throw away, as opposed to a cloth one that you can wash and reuse. You should know a number of things about the different types of disposables, however, since you are probably at some point going to chose one and not just look at them all in the store, I hope to help you understand how our journey helped us get the best diapers for our son.
Please Note - We have not tried every single diaper on the market, so if you do not see your favorite brand listed here, do not feel left out.
We Started With Pampers
Pampers were used at the hospital, and we took the extra home with us. They were the newborn ones with the cut out for the umbilical cord, which I thought were a neat idea. They are cloth type and have plastic tabs. The front panel had a picture of a baby on their back sleeping with a reminder of "Back To Sleep" to remind us to place Colin on his back to sleep. Even as a newborn, Colin often wet right through these, making me wary of Pampers diapers in general.
We Quickly Switched To Toys R Us Brand
Why? My mom was at the store and bought us number of packs of Especially for Baby, a Toys R Us brand. Though we had to fold over the top until Colin's cord totally fell off, he never wet through these. Especially for Baby are also cloth, and with plastic tabs. They had faint pictures of animals. As we continued to use Especially for Baby, we noticed that with each box (even in the same size, from the same store) the pattern printed might change, and that some had cloth tabs while others had plastic ones. (we now think they were changing styles, as we always get plastic tabs now).
We Also Tried Luvs, Huggies UltraTrim, Huggies Supreme, and the Walmart brand called White Cloud.
It is interesting to note why each brand was tried and some differences we noted.
Luvs
I had a free coupon. I hated them, even though they worked great. The fabric is this crinkly material, they smell like baby powder to me, and they have Barney on the front. Not only do I not like Barney, but his colors are so dark that the purple often showed through Colin's lighter colored onesies.
Huggies Ultratrim and Supreme
The similiarities are that both are soft cloth, durable, and have these soft tabs. Supremes cost more, and I only get them when my mom happens to pick them up. I really like how they work, and the patterns are faint. The tabs, while they do not rub against my son's skin, are not as tight fitting as plastic tabs. This was not as much as issue when my son was an infant and laid still for diaper changings, but now at 9 months I need something quick and that sticks well. Also, at times when the baby gets wet these little gels can form all over their private area - this is their way of protecting the baby's skin (so Huggies says) but I find them annoying to wash off. Since Colin never gets diaper rash, I am not really interested in this.
White Cloud
We tried this Walmart brand because store brands are often cheaper than the name brands. Since Toys R Us is not near us, it was harder to have these diapers on hand, and we have a Walmart nearby. At first I also loved these diapers. They work well, and look very similar to Huggies. However, once Colin got to Size 2 diapers, there was a Tweety Bird purple print ALL over the diaper, not just on the front part. I wanted to see Tweety everywhere about as much as I did Barney, so we stopped buying them.
So What Do I Use Now?
Well, as an explanation I will say that I mainly use the Especially for Baby Toys R Us Brand. They frequently are on sale, and even when not on sale cost $16.50 for a box of 95 diapers. They work well, have few leaks, and fit my son's frame well. About every 2 months Toys R US has a 15% of diapers sale, and I usually stock up. The one drawback for me is that I have to find a Toys R Us, which is not in our town, but thankfully in the town I teach in. And if they are all sold out, I cannot easily get to another Toys R Us.
Due to a promotion, I have been using Pampers this month. I don't mind them, though we have had a few more accidents, and I only using them to get the Pampers Points for their current promotional offer (send in points to get toys at a real discount).
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I believe every family has a favorite, and that different babies do better wearing different diapers. Overall name brand diapers are a few dollars more, so I would suggest if you can find a compareable store brand for a cheaper price, it is worth saving the extra money. Criteria such as fit, tabs, material, design, price, availability, and fabric should be considered.
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