What nappies have you found to be the best?

[Rainbowsunshine81]

Just wondering what nappies you have found to be the best?

@flyinghen They are expensive I've noticed for sure. I do like the nappy pants, I liked using them once our son got bigger.

I used reusables. We did flats (muslins cloths) which were brilliant as I could change the fold based on my daughters needs and got a brand new nappy for free! By doubling up on the muslins and using boosters we were able to use them from birth to potty training! We had two sets of wraps a newborn set which lasted until about 9-12 months as i have a slow growing little one and then moved to birth to potty wraps

Reusable wipes in my opinion are way ahead of disposables we had a mix of cheesy wipes, muslinz and nappy lady. My favourite are muslinz as they are bigger than most at 20cm x 20cm rather than 15 x 15 cm that most are and the nappy lady ones as they are double sided one side fleece and the other Terry cloth which is a good balance between soft and tough. Great for weaning days on hands and faces too!

Asda!

@Superscientist They sound really good! I've never really thought of reusable nappies or reusable wipes. I'm definitely going to look into them 🙂

@LemonJuicePopcorn A lot of people have said Asda 🙂

I know this isn't what you are asking but may come in handy for some people reading this:

A lifesaver for me was when I found out that size 1 isn't the smallest size. My full-term healthy baby was a small baby and I needed the preemie nappies for her. Before I figured that out we were having leaks all the time.

@muggart That's interesting because you automatically think of buying a size 1 in nappies for newborn, but like you say your little one was a small baby you needed preemie ones. I hadn't really thought of that.

Lidl always worked well for us.

@FrenzyFriend I think I remember using them. So many different ones now.

Even if nappies feels like too much I would definitely look at the wipes. I didn't use any of the fancy boxes available and just carried them dry with a water bottle with me.

I got myself a cleaning caddy a bit like this which was brilliant in the early days. I kept it stocked up with nappies and wipes for the day and carried it round with me so I had everything I needed wherever I was in the house. When I went out to my mum's or similar I just threw in the boot of the car and I'd have everything there too! Much cheaper than something specific for organising nappies! Now she's all grown it's used for organising cleaning stuff under the sink

www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-cleaning-caddy/p/0300346

We used reusable also. Tots bots. All in one type for daytime and bamboo for night. And cheeky wipes.
Never had a problem with leaks with reusable. If they leak overnight you either have daytime nappies or need to add booster.
After 2 years use they were still super white, clean and are in storage. The wipes we still use 5 years on.

@Superscientist I've been looking at some kind of caddy to store everything in so it's all to hand. I did have something similar when my son was a baby to keep everything in. That's a good idea to take with you as well, I like that idea!

@Caspianberg That's good to know about the reusables, I'd never thought about them before.

We have found Pampers new baby and then pampers premium the best. Never had a leak situation and the blue wetness indicator has been really helpful, because DD isn't a great drinker.

@AnxiousLurker I too like the wetness indicator too, comes in really handy!

@Rainbowsunshine81 Sometimes it was such a battle to get milk in my DD that it was the only reliable way I could tell if she was actually drinking anything!

Come to think of it, we did try the pampers baby dry ones (the blue packet) when she went up to size 4 and had a few poo leaks and no wetness indicator so we went to premium ones. Pricier but worth it for us.

I find them all pretty much the same I buy from whatever supermarket I'm in, except I've never been a massive fan of Asda ones but would suffice if that's where I was shopping!
I do find that pampers are slightly better but not so much that it's worth the price unless on offer. It's nappy pants now and same goes, aldi ones are great so are their nappies.

@AnxiousLurker I remember my son had reflux and kept bringing up his milk so those nappies with the wetness indicator came in handy!

@onwardsup4 I do like the Aldi ones, I used the pull ups ones when my son got bigger and found them handy and reasonable too.

I’ve always bought the nappies for my granddaughter- at first DD asked for Aldi ones, but as others have said, when she got to size 4 she started to notice leaks, so we moved on to Pampers pull-ups, which were much better - especially as DGD hated being laid down for a nappy change, and if it was only wet, she could be changed standing up with pull-ups.

@Username2809 I do like the pampers and did use the Aldi ones too.

@RustyBear I did find the pull up ones came in handy when my son didn't like to lie down, so handy and you can tear them off when changing.

Another vote for reusables. With my first daughter I used them from 6 months on, in the newborn stage I remember constantly having to take out changes of clothes and dealing with explosive poo situations due to disposable nappies. With my second daughter I used reusables from birth. By habit I started taking out changes of clothes etc but I don't remember ever having to change her as the reusable nappies did such a good job of containing everything.

Reusable wipes are also an infinitely superior product in comparison to disposable ones, even before you consider cost and environmental considerations. I hated disposable wipes so much I never used them for my second child, not even on holiday (when reusable nappies were not used due to lack of washing facilities).

Your local counsel may offer a grant for reusable products, OP, so research that as an option.

Chinese prefold nappies with wraps. 24 nappies plus 4 wraps per size were enough for both my dc - though I did use disposables in the newborn size as the one size fits all prefolds drowned my petite babies