Looking for Diapers

One thing my hisband I totally agree on is no cheap diapers. They just don't do the job that the major brands do. I have two boys and I used Huggies for newborns. I hate the diapers that have the umbilical cord cut out for boys because peepee goes all over the place with those. After they got a little larger and started being more active, I think Pampers Cruisers are the best! I do buy Huggies regular sometimes because I have coupons for those, but Pampers Cruisers are my favorite. The waistband is so stretchy and they never leak. Also, sign up for coupons from the diaper makers. I still get coupons every month. I signed up at my OB's office when I was pregnant and it saves me from$1.50-$4 off each package. Congratulations!

I love the Target brand diapers too! They have a little bit of a stretchy thing so my daughter is comfy. They are similar to Huggies and are about 14 bucks a box and they come with more diapers than Pampers or Huggies.

For newborns I liked using the Pampers swaddlers because they are so soft.

Hope it helps!

For infants I loved the Pampers Swaddlers but when it was time to go to the Cruisers they leaked. So I switched to Huggies Natural Fit and have had zero problems with them. The cheapest place I have found is Walmart. You might want to consider Sam's Club or Costco. There are lots of good coupons out there if you have the time and patience to look for them. I have considered using both cloth and disposable diapers. I don't know if it would be feasible though. I thought about using cloth only at home and using disposable only for daycare and going out.

The Target brand diapers are GREAT. They are cheap and they don't leak.

I use the Kirkland (from Costco) and I have never had an issue.

I am a diaper snob. From day one i only wanted my son in pampers. I thought they fit him the best and leaked the least. The older he got the more we have had to watch our spending. He is currently 15 months. We tried all the different store brands and I hated them all. A friend whose son was built like mine suggested Luvs. I did and love them. They are the closest thing to pampers and they are about 4 bucks less a box and they have more diapers. If you havent tried them yet you might. I hope something works out for you! Happy hunting!

I also use the Target brand diapers (Up & Up). They work great and are cheap.

I use Huggies for my son. We were using Pampers for a while but always seemed to have leaking problems so we tried just about every other brand out there and Huggies snug and dry seem to be the only ones that fit my son correctly where they never leak. Unfortunatly diapers seem to fit each baby differently. We also have a friend that swears by the target brand but we tried them and had problems. Good luck no matter what brand you choose they are expensive. We buy our Huggies at Sam's and there are like 200 or so in a box for $40.

Hi J.

I used Luvs with both of my sons. They are cheaper and worked great for them. I used Huggies for a short time with my 16 month old son and they broke him out very bad. Pampers worked good but leaked easily. You get more for the cheaper price and they are very dependable to use. Good luck and congratulations.

I was a Pampers mom and got them at Sams. You can find White Cloud at Walmart. My neighbor swears by target brand. And i think one of our friends ordered theirs online? Hope that helps!

As you can tell from the various opinion, I really think the shape of the baby and whether it's a boy or a girl plays a huge part in whether a diaper will leak or not. What works for one baby may not be the best for another. Just throwing that out.

As far as price goes, start to learn what the average price per diaper is. It doesn't matter how much a box costs because all boxes have different amounts in them. A box of size 3 at one store will have a different number of diapers as a box of size 3 at a different store for the same brand. Know that as sizes go up, the price per diaper goes up. So once you learn that on sale you can get size ones for say $.17 a diaper, when you check out a sale of a certain brand if you see it's $.15 per diaper then it's a good deal (just divide the cost of the box by the number of diapers). if you get on the mailing list Babies r us often has $5 coupons off huggies and pampers boxes and that ends up being a pretty good deal. Walmart sometimes gets in huge boxes of huggies and pampers that end up a low price per diaper. The total cost of the box may seem high but when there's 200 diapers in it it's a good deal. Once you know what diapers work for your baby or what brands you're interested in and you have a list of the best price per diaper that you've seen, you will be able to spot the deals when you see them.

Also, for some reason, kroger often puts diapers and also swim diapers on clearance in the clearance section. i have no idea why but i always see swim diapers on sale for $2 a package when the're normally about $8 a package. I carry my coupons with me and I can get a package for $.50 when I use my coupon. The often have unexpired formula on clearance too which I think is weird. Whenever I shop at kroger i check out the clearance section and stock up.

Also know that you can use both a store coupon AND a manufacturers coupon for the same product. So if you have a target coupon for huggies and a manufacturers coupon for huggies you can use them both on the same package.

For me, for some reason the softness of the diaper is important. i find pampers baby dry to be very soft and much cheaper than pampers cruisers and they seem to work as well. Although the tabs do seem to break easily on baby dry for some reason. The cheaper huggies to me are very rough so I don't like them. Luvs and babies r us brand seem rough too.

One last thing is with boys, you have to make sure you put the diaper on high in the front and make sure his youknowwhat is pointing down. Oftentimes leaks occur because it's too low in the front and it's pointing up and it leaks out the top. hth!!

The Target brand has worked great for me. The name of it is UP&UP. You can get a big box of diapers for only $14!!! They feel just like huggies but without the high price tag! Hope this helps!!! Oh...And Target's wipes are great too!!!

I used the Pampers Swaddlers when my son was an infant and when he started moving we switched to Pampers Cruiser's. I've tried Luvs, Huggies, and Pampers Baby Dry. None of them worked for me, always had leaks or the tabs would break. I know they are more expensive, but if it will keep him dry and save me from having to clean up a nasty mess, I'll shell out the extra $$$. And in a pinch, I had to purchase some diapers from Dollar General. I think they were like $4 and they work awesome! Go figure. It's going to be trial and error for your little one.

I know you said that cloth diapers are not an option, but if it's because of washing, you can use diaper service instead of disposables. You just take the diaper off the baby and put it in the bag provided by the service instead of putting it in the trash. Just the same, but better for the earth, and much more comfortable for your baby.

Green Baby services all of DFW. www.greenbabydiaperservice.com

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With our son, we used only Huggies but when the twins came along we couldn't afford them. I tried all the cheap brands and then tried the Members Mark diapers at Sams and was VERY happy with them. I was a little hesitant because there were so many in a box but I never had a problem and never switched to anything else. Even with coupons, the Huggies were more expensive.

I think I tried them all. Hated Pampers - I could always smell them when they were wet even though they seemed to absorb well. We used White Cloud when my son was a newborn I always thought they worked well, and yes they are being discontinued. But they make Member's Mark (Sam's Club) and White Cloud states they're closest to the original White Clouds. As my son got older we ended up moving on to and staying with Huggies after trying Luvs, Target & Wal-Mart. We'd end up with leaks in the weirdest places all three brands - in the rear. The Especially for Baby brand diapers weren't bad either, just inconvenient for us to get to a Toys R Us or Babies R Us on a regular basis. I think it really comes down to trial and error, body shape and that it changes as their age changes, I'd really try the smallest pack of each and see how it goes from there.

I used Pampers all the way with my first and loved them!!

For my second I am using the Earth's Best Chlorine Free brand for disposables and really like them. I like their wipes too! They are pricey though.

I use Huggies. I tried the Pampers and to me they dont hold as much. When i was pregnant I registered ta Huggies.com and they send me coupons all the time. I think it is what ever you prefer, every mom is different. I hope this helps. Good luck and have a great day.

The best thing I ever did (and still do), is sign up at huggies.com and pampers.com and they send you tons of coupons. I wait until, like last week at kroger, they go on sale. They were marked for 8.99, and for one I had a $4 off coupon, and the other a $2 off coupon. I use only the huggies wipes. You can easily find the .50 cent off coupons that double, so you're wipes are only $1.49 at Kroger after the coupon. I find extra coupons at Craigslist.com and Ebay.