Choosing Best Diaper for Your Family

Hello Everyone!!!

Diapers, whether you use disposable or cloth diapers, at some point you have to decide which is best for your family. I wanted to do cloth diapers but it wasn't best for my family so we use disposable diapers. The majority of the diapers we have used so far were gifts from our baby shower, so basically we didn't have to buy diapers for a long time. In that time I got a chance to use Pampers and Huggies.

From the beginning we used Pampers because that's what they used at the hospital, but after those ran out we started using the Huggies. We were gifted the Seven Generation diapers but, we didn't use them because they ran small, I opened the package when baby was size 1 and the diaper was smaller than the other two brands. Out of the two brands we did use, I preferred Pampers Swaddlers. My reason is mostly due to when taking Huggies off, especially after baby poops the tabs would fold in and get poop on them and made it hard to roll diaper up without getting poop on my hands. Also they fit a little funny around the legs and baby had more explosions in Huggies than Pampers. I like how the Swaddlers fit and feel to touch. I believe they hold up well, I change my baby a lot, like almost ever hours a lot, but when I don't the diapers hold a lot.

I also started using Honest Co. diapers and I really did like them. At first I thought they felt funny to the touch but they worked well and fit well. Baby didn't have many explosions in those (I found no matter the brand there will be some leaks). These diapers are more expensive and you get less in a box for the same size. That is a down side but I was prepared to use these diapers no matter what. The prints on the diapers are also very cute so that was a plus as well. 

Price Comparison for Size 3 Diapers

I shop at Target so I am giving a price comparison for that store because it's what I am most familiar with. Diaper prices are not drastically different from store to store or Amazon so no matter where you shop you will see similar prices.

• Pamper Swaddlers: 134 Diapers for $34.99, $0.26/diaper
• Huggies Snug & Dry: 163 Diapers for $34.99, $0.22/diaper
• Honest Company: 68 Diapers for $25.99, $0.38/diaper
• Pampers Baby-Dry: 144 Diapers for $34.99, $0.24/diaper
• Seventh Generation: 93 Diapers for $28.99, $0.31/diaper

There are other brands that include store brands and Luvs, I have nothing against them I am just a bit more picky at this time. This is my first baby and I can be that way if I choose to, but there is no judgement from me if you choose other brands. I respect what others choose to do with their money. 


Which Diaper Am I Using Today? 

If you noticed I added Pampers Baby-Dry to the list above. The reason I did this is because I am currently using these diapers in size 3. Why, because I told my husband we needed diapers and I am still not back to work, so no matter how much I fussed at him that I wanted to use Honest Co. for my baby, he didn't listen. He also didn't go to the store. He bought the diapers off of Amazon, I was upset because they weren't Swaddlers, my number two choice and I fussed about it. I use the diapers and I do not like Pampers Baby-Dry, for some reason when diaper is a little wet it looks like diaper is soaked, sometimes I feel the outside of diaper and it feels wet or squishy when it's barley wet and I do not like that. They fit well so no complaint there. I went on to amazon to see if I could find the brands I like and I noticed that the diapers my husband bought were $41.99, for 204 diapers. That roughly comes out to about $0.21 a diaper, so it is the most economical choice.

 
Tips When Buying Diapers

1. Stock up when on sale or on Cartwheel (Target App) (buy different sizes if you have space)
2. If baby is fitting current size a little snug do not buy bulk in that size because baby may not fit them soon
3. If baby is having a lot of explosions, go up a size (worked for me)
4. Try different brands to see if one actually works best for your baby
5.  Don't feel guilty about the brand you choose to buy
6. If you have an unopened pack of diapers that is a brand you do not like or is too small (or big) you can take them back to the store and exchange them, even if you do not have a receipt. Which is good for items received as gifts. 

 Hope you found something I wrote to be helpful!!!


UPDATE AS OF 11/2018

So I originally ended this blog post saying I'm using Pampers Baby Dry, well we now use Huggies. My baby is 13 months now and we still purchase diapers on Amazon.com, and we saw that the Huggies brand was cheaper and we got more diapers each month. My baby was in size 3 when this post was originally posted and now is in size 5, which means less diapers in each pack. I do not have any complaints about these diapers now that we've been using them for a while. But we switched for the price and that's the only reason.