Storing Nappies

[GreenSparkle1]

Good morning,

I am due my baby in December. I have been buying nappies each week to try and spread the costs out as we all know maternity pay is pants!

It has just occurred to me, do nappies expire? Do they dry out?

They are currently in my loft, still in their packaging and placed in a box.

The loft can get hot, will this cause any issue to them?

Thank you.

Don't think they expire
I have notice some I have had sitting for a while go a bit 'crispy' but they have been absolutely fine to use.
I think as long as there is no dampness they will be fine

They’ll be fine as long as it’s not damp - don’t go over board with the really small ones tho as they soon grow out of them into the bigger sizes!!

I think they will be fine (we used cloth nappies but had some disposable just in case that mostly didn't get used and were still fine for second baby after being in the attic), but you won't know how many of each size you'll need or what brands fit your baby best. If I were you I'd save the money rather than the nappies.

Nappies all fit differently, and different brands suit different babies.
Can you put £10 (or whatever you are spending each week) into a tin, and then use it closer (or even after) baby arrives.
I'd hate for you to get to February and have half a loft of nappies that don't fit.

You're bulk buying something that might not work for your baby. Babies' bodies are different shapes and some brands just don't work for them and leak. It's a really bad idea. Save money for nappies instead. I hope you haven't bought too many and then find they don't work for your baby.

I’d agree with PPs. Save the money rather than stockpiling.

They won't expire, but I wouldn't buy too many in one size as your baby may not stay in each size for long.

Nappies are fairly cheap ime, and they use much less as they got older. I could work it out, but off the top of my head we've spent about £100 over 18 months with my youngest (and that's a generous over estimation).
Also they don't last - we left some at my mum's holiday home for 3 months and the crystals had gone hard in them. Not a damp house either!

Nappies are always on offer somewhere, I don’t think it’s worth stockpiling especially as you don’t know what brand your baby will get on with or how long they’ll be in each size especially the newborn ones. And yes they do go weird. My mum had some at her house used for my DC1 when she was staying thinking they could be used for DC2 that had sort of hard crystals in them where they’d dried out so we ended up chucking them. That had been years not months though. Also, if you’re buying them every week with the food shop that’s probably small packs? Those are the worst value so you’d best waiting then getting monthly packs at least for size 3 and above.

They're fine in their bag but if you have a packet open for months they might absorb humidity from the air.
Don't bulk buy too many though as you don't know what size your baby will be or how quickly they'll grow out of them.

You'd be better off saving each month into a Hugh interest account than buying 'things' in advance as there's more to store and you don't know yet what you'll need - parents often give away nappies to each other and clothes for example. You don't know if you'll need a winter coat as someone might give you one and you don't know what size clothes your baby will be in this winter.
Much better to just save

The ones you already have will be fine I'm the loft, but I wouldn't buy any more. Different brands fit different babies better, or little one might be born bigger or smaller then you expect, so not the right size for what you have.

Just put the £5-10 in a savings account or physical money in a draw each week instead, then you can spend it on thongs you need and will definitely use.