Diapers - Which ones to choose!

So, which diaper do you choose? This is a great question. There are so many out there!!!
All I can tell you is my experience. I will tell you what worked for Brody and what didn't work. I will also give a few reviews. Also keep in mind, diapers fit different according to gender as well. This was my experience with a boy.

Newborn: Up to 10 pounds. We used Pampers Newborn Swaddlers. We LOVED these. They have a little cut out for the umbilical cord so you don't have to worry about messing with folding the diaper down to keep it from touch the cord. Here's the deal girls, the cord gets kind of gross. That thing gets crusty and dry and you don't want to touch it and you are not supposed to let diapers cover it anyway. These diapers also have a line that changes color when it is wet. Heaven!! At 2 a.m. when you are feeding that baby, it is so nice to just look at that line and see if sweet baby is wet or not.

Size 1 diapers: 8-14 pounds. We dried several different brands of diapers for this size. We tried Pampers, Wal-Mart brand, Target brand, and Huggies brand. We got a lot of diapers in different brands at showers and decided to keep the different brands and try them all to see which one worked the best for Brody. For this size, we decided to go with Pampers again. Brody would often "pee out of" the other diapers. They did not hold well. He would often end up with wet or poopy clothes because they did not hold well. If he ended up with wet and poopy diapers, chances were I ended up with wet and poopy clothes. So, not only did I want him dry, I was tired of walking around smelling like pee and poop and changing 5 times a day. We also noticed Wal-Mart and Target brands were very rough. Plus, I just love that little line that tells you if your baby is wet!

Size 2 diapers: 12 - 18 pounds. We lived in Houston at the time and decided to try Babies-R-Us brand since there is a huge one there. We actually really liked them. They did not leak and were soft. We ended up using these for a while. They were cheaper and did the job!

Size 3-4 diapers: Size 3 is 16-28 pounds and size 4 is 22-37 pounds. We went back to Pampers. Pampers has Pampers Cruisers.  When they are starting to become more mobile, these diapers are great! They don't leak. They actually hold a lot!! They move with your baby. They stay snug around their legs too. They are a little more expensive, but it is worth it to have clean clothes and a clean baby!

Cloth diapers: For all you clothies out there or wanna be clothies, I don't have much experience with cloth diapers. I think cloth diapers are a GREAT way to save money. However, I could not get my husband over the thought of having to rinse out poop from a diaper. Maybe by baby #2 I will get him on board and we can try them.  I have heard fabulous things!! Although we did not use them, I did a little research on them before my husband vetoed that idea. I found that these were good semi-cloth diapers. I say semi-cloth because the outside of the diaper is cloth but you have disposable inserts. This is kind of a mix between disposable and cloth diapers. For all cloth diapers, I found OsoCozy diapers had good reviews and seemed very affordable.

Fitting your diapers correctly: Fitting a diaper properly can be tough. You don't want them to by too loose, but you also don't want them to be too tight. Being too loose or too tight can cause leaks. Make sure the diapers fit well around your baby's leg. You don't want it to leave indentions, but you do want them to fit tightly. You want them to fit well around the waist as well. This can be tough if your baby has chunky thighs. I would have them a little tighter on the thighs to fit the waist, especially if you have a boy. You don't want them leaking out of the top. If they are pretty tight on your baby and you are still having leaks, I suggest to try going up one size. They are probably just too small.

Extra: We use Huggies sensitive wipes for Brody because he has a sensitive tush! They work great. And P.S. - you don't need a wipe warmer. Their bottoms are just fine with a room temperature wipe! Spend your money on something else that is more needed!

A few reviews:
According to Consumer Search, Pampers are the number one diapers to get.
http://www.consumersearch.com/diapers

According to many mommies polled, they like Pampers for boys and girls, and Huggies for girls.

If you google it, many individual people say Pampers are the best. I personally have to agree! But remember, every baby is different! Do what works for your baby!


Happy Diaper Shopping!