Since I know nothing about cloth, this is a disposable conversation.
Speaking of Sitemeter, somebody came through the other night looking for “diaper comparisons.” So in service to the Great God Google, I offer up my thoughts, which can be summarized as follows: the best diaper for your kid depends on your kid.
OK, not helpful and not even especially deep, but oh-so-true. Different brands fit different kids. Hopefully you’re lucky and the cheap ones will do. One thing I *have* found is that when we’ve just moved up a size, pretty much any one will do, but as she grows through a size, more and more of the things leak, until we’re left with but one brand that fits. For us, that seems to be Pampers, and specifically the Baby-Dry variant, which is, thankfully, cheaper than the pretty Swaddler/Cruiser variant. It also doesn’t have an overwhelming reek of whatever vaguely-baby-powder scent they put in the more expensive ones, which is a plus in my book, though one of my closest friends loves the smell of the things and actually waxed a bit nostalgic about it the other day.
In any case, Huggies are narrower through the crotch than the Pampers are, and taller in the body. The off-brands seem always to be patterned after one or the other. Luvs is made by the Pampers people, and despite also smelling of something powder-like, have become our most-of-the-time diaper. BJ’s house brand, which we tried last time, is cut like Huggies. Wal-Mart’s White Cloud brand we’ve had lousy luck with, but some folks love them. Haven’t done any extra store-brand exploring, since we’ve found something of reasonable price that works for us.
The only other diaper tip I have is that if it looks smallish and it’s leaking, move up a size, even if you’re nowhere close to the suggested weights.
As far as I can tell, this is like all of parenting: a trial and error process where the solution is constantly shifting. But that’s part of the charm, I think. (Of course, if I didn’t think that they’d have hauled me off to the looney bin by now...)
When Brandon was born, he was a preemie, so I used the Huggies newborns. Since they are narrower, they fit him better. But after he passed size 1 or 2 (can’t remember which), Huggies leaked and I’ve stuck with Pampers Cruisers. They seem to fit him best. I recently tried our local supermarket’s store-brand just because I urgently needed to get diapers and they were cheaper than the Pampers (needed to stick to the budget), but the material is giving him a rash at the hips, where the tabs are.
I might give the Luvs a try next time, but we’re pretty loyal to Pampers.Posted by Amanda on 03/10 at 12:37 PM
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