Nappies question

[PollyIndia]

Due in 29 days so figure I need to get some nappies. I see Asda has a baby event so they seem to be on special offer but I have no idea what they are meant to be.

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best nappies for newborns and approx how many you need?

Thanks :)

How do you know what size to get?

I prefer pampers baby dry, but not all babies are the same. It might be best to buy some smaller packs of different ones and decide which are best for your baby.

Oh, and I have a pack of newborn size ready for DC3. They are quite stretchy Si fit a range of baby weights. It says the size on the pack in both pounds and kilograms.

Most babies will fit in the newborn size nappies. My DD did (but not for long as she was 10lb 10oz!). Glad we didn't stock up on too many of one size as she outgrew the newborn ones very fast.

I found that huggies nappies were a bit leaky and have heard others say the same. We always use pampers.

I have always used and like the huggies newborn ones.

Obviously start with size 1 but it's hard to say how many you'll need because of size of baby, how fast they grow etc.

There's always a supermarket or boots with a baby event on so it's rare that you'll have to buy them full price if you have a look around when you need them.

A quick look online will give you a comparison between prices at the big supermarkets,Boots etc. Most of the supermarkets regularly do specials on baby stuff and food, certainly Sainsbury's do. I used pampers and found them to be very good, though no nappy is bullet proof. They have a high back so leakage is less in the "up back" region. Depends how you are holding the baby when they explode though :)
It's worth looking at the sizes and overstocking. They move up through the early sizes (which overlap a lot too) very quickly and you can be left with lots of spares. You could use them up but larger nappy = less leakage once they are near the weight limit so your appetite for using them up is likely to be low!

I've heard from a few people that lidl nappies are brilliant and cheap but I couldn't find them in size 1 or 2, you might have better luck?

I used pampers new baby for the first few weeks, then went onto pampers baby dry. I wouldnt even bother with Huggies I think they're a waste of money!

We found asda ones the best but got given lots of pampers ones. The huggies ones just leaked with DS. I think it all depends on individual babies, how well different brands fit. I know a few people who swear by huggies. For us Asda, Aldi, pampers and tesco ones were fine. Boots and huggies ones weren't. Pampers were good for newborn as they seem softer although smell quite chemically. I think you just have to buy a few packs then see which ones work the best for your baby.

We used to get through about 14-16 nappies in 24 hours the first few weeks then a bit less when we stopped changing overnight if he hadn't pooed!

I order most of the nappies i buy on amazon. They're really cheap (at least as good as supermarket special offers) and delivered to your door!

I had to stay in 3 days with both mine, so would take about a dozen, just in case.

I found this time round the tesco and sainsbury new baby nappies to be much better than the pampers.

I use the ones off Kiddicare just4bums or something like that £20 and they last a month ! They don't seem to smell as pissy as the pampers ones

I used asda little angel range and found them good nappies and good value for money all the time I have used the newborn range and the comfort dry ones. I would recommend them. I also used there wipes too

Expect to change a newborn's nappy every two hours (this also allows for the Incontrovertible Fact that they seem to prefer to poo into a clean nappy so you may often change two in five minutes then not again for hours). I'd take at least one packet into hospital, so 25 ish.

Different shape bottoms fit different shape nappies. Don't buy too many of any one shape.

Fwiw, I avoided Pampers because I am not satisfied with their animal testing record. Tesco own brand were fine for our two.

This probably isn't what you're interested in - it's definitely a personal choice! But today my pack of reusables arrived and I just had a go at some of the folds and they're pretty easy!

I literally could not have used disposables in good conscience for the sake of increased convenience - the landfill guilt alone was bad enough :) And the savings are enough to make it worth while.

Orenishii - most people find they don't leak either, or certainly not the epic poosplosion leaks up the back, down the legs, and all over the carseat or pram or cot or hapless parent that you get with disposables.

But different bottoms fit different cloth nappies too...

Ok thanks, that is all very helpful.
So maybe I buy a weeks worth of pampers newborn to start then try out some others? And a weeks worth would be about 60-70?
Orenishii I love the idea of reusables but think it's one extra thing to have to figure out. Are reusables still the terry towelling ones my mum used with me?

Not all of them. I use Totsbots nappies - they're all in ones, no folding required, and they do a few different types. Lots of companies sell all in ones now, if it's something you're interested in it's well worth researching and does save a lot of money in the long run. Most will fit from around 8lb - potty training, so although there's an initial high cost it does genuinely work out cheaper in the long run.

You can get free individual advice on reusable nappies from the nappy lady website. Info here.
I filled it in and got an answer back within two days -and a discount code :)

There's also lots of really good advice on cloth nappies (times have definitely moved on from terry towlels!) on that website in general.

Also worth a mention that two years ago Manchester City Council had a scheme where they would pay for the first month of CottonTail's reusable nappy service. It may still be running, or there may be similar schemes run by other councils. Apparently it was to encourage new parents to try reusable nappies to reduce landfill costs.

Ironically after much research I ended up going with the Terry nappies But there's tons of options out there and is well worth a look. Everyone gave me this face when I said I didn't want to use disposables because you just immediately think of the work involved. But I reckon once you get your system going of chucking dirty ones in the nappy bin for a soak, and then you can wash on a normal wash - I figured I would be doing a lot of baby gro washing anyway so what did it matter?

I got this pack - it's an insane saving, I couldn't reconcile contributing to the landfill issue, and disposables use chemicals which I didn't want near my PFB.

www.terrynappies.co.uk/terry-nappies-budget-full-time-p-52.html

I really liked the Gnappies - very cool colours! - but they were expensive and I had it in my head that pre-folded ones would take longer to dry?

Oren you don't need to soak them (modern washing machines and detergents will cope with the inevitable stains), just chuck them in a bucket, put the lid on and wash as needed, I do a nappy wash every other day. I don't wash them with anything else apart from this morning when I forgot there were a few towels already in the machine because I wash them at 60 and clothes at 40.

Wrt disposables, I find Huggies and Pampers the best. Avoid Morrisons own though - our neighbours very kindly bought us a huge pack of them - dd did a poo of epic proportions in one and when I opened the nappy it hadn't absorbed it, she was sitting in a puddle of poo!