Being frugal while on maternity leave: are supermarket own brand nappies rubbish?

[walbert]

..and any other tips to save pennies so hubby doesn't make me go back to work too soon? Am learning to love the market rather than supermarket etc, any other hints and tips?

Tescos own brand nappies were fab on both my DS's (DS2 just doesn't fit Pampers and they leak).
Shop online, you can see how much you are spending and get great money off vouchers from places like hotukdeals.com, I find I spend at least £30 less a week by shopping online rather than impulse buying in store.

Another vote for Tesco's own -
Hated Huggies! Talpes too thing and cut into baby if they wriggle, Boots own seem to do a similar thing too.

i found tescos morrisons and boots to be good some brands are good at certain ages but i found tescos were the best for prem and small baby as well as newborn but i like all shop own except perhaps londis and spa...lol

I've generally used Sinasburys and Boots and found them all right. Though everything leaked for the first month or two as DS was a long gangly baby with skinny legs.
Hav even used the economy brands a time or two when skint and they are not bad but they look and feel horribly plasticy.
The worst I ever tried were Poundland nappies, eugh, never again. They just fell off at the tiniest wee!

I actually found tescos own to be very good

Lidl are excellent - really found them not only to be the cheapest but also the best. Tescos and Boots are fine.

• shop in Asda!
• cook in bulk and freeze
• turn heating off/ appliances of standby etc. to save on elec/ gas
• don't get new mobile phone (my monthly bill is 4.99 if I keep old phone and I don't go penny over)
• don't buy overpriced kiddy branded stuff eg. cereals, biscuits, any food in jars
• get books from library
• grow your hair!
• buy toys, baby equipment etc. secondhand from ebay