How many nappies will I realistically need?

[Fishpond]

I will be having a c section in 13 days (squee!!) and this is my first baby. He is expected to weigh around 7lb (will be 37+0 on the day). I am single and obviously won't be driving for a little while so definitely don't want to run out of nappies. I have a variety of sizes but don't know how many newborn / size 1 I should need?? Can anyone share what worked for them? Thanks :)

I agree with having them delivered, I bought a few packs buggies and a few pampers to see which I prefer, hated the huggies so I've got about 150 I never used and I went and bought lots of the other!

My little girl is 6 weeks and she's just gone on to size 2

I had a section also and was driving after 3 weeks so it might not be as bad as you think, I felt ready after 2 weeks but just couldn't be bothered going to my doctors for the go ahead x

Huggies not buggies!!

You may not have supermarkets that deliver deliver, but Macdonalds does

OhNo, there are certainly no mcDonalds that deliver here!! That's in big cities

I think I shall buy one more big box of size 1's - my local walmart has just started selling packs of 200 I think same as Costco (we don't have a Costco here either )

Get a couple of different brands as well as they all seem to work best on slightly different body shapes.
Congrats btw hope it goes well for you x

Set up an account with a local taxi firm? I'd do my nut if i were completely housebound for several weeks!

fishpond sorry just had to comment that's mad that the supermarkets don't deliver! Seems so backward!!

I am estimating 20 nappies per day initially (twins). I plan to use reusable nappies after 4-6 weeks but I am slowing stocking up on disposables. So far I have bought 280 nappies when ever they are on special (either Huggies or Pampers). However, if they need about 10 nappies each per day I need to buy more! 280 will only last about two weeks!

You could always slowly build up your stock pile.

slowly stocking up

don't stock up on all 1 brand till you know which shape suits your baby first
don't stock up too much on any one size, mine flew up the first few sizes and I always had boxes left over which I had bought on offer (false economy!)

buy a some in first size and some in the next size up, if you run out you can always make do with the next size till you get some more

don't kiddicare deliver nappies?

next day delivery too!

Op is in the us