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So I'm off to sleep school on Monday with DS and they won't let me take my cloth nappies, I need to take sposies. Of course I have no idea what sort to get.
DS is 10mths and weighs about 10kg. He's a pretty heavy wetter - I'm a bit worried about night time, are sposies good at night? Will I be able to leave one on him all night?
What brand would you recommend?
Aldi brand nappies are great for heavy wetters or Huggies.
Janie xxx
Baby love
I agree with the Aldi brand, but not the huggies. I find huggies pretty ordinary for the price of them. I think baby love and target brands are comparable to huggies and cost significantly less.
ETA; Maybe see if you have friends who use sposies if you can have one to trial, whatever the brand.
Definitely Huggies. The only time DD has wet through is when she's due to go up a size. They go by weight but if you're DS is big, you *may* need the next size up. For example, DD is 11.5kg but we've just moved her into the 13-18kg size (they are called Walkers) as she wet through two nights running. Problem solved now :D We get 12 hours easy overnight
Dare i say they are better overnight?! :hide: We switched to disposables overnight, because they were much less bulky, didn't stink, and held as much if not more wee. I've used to the Aldi ones and Huggies in the past. I didn't really notice a difference..... But i have heard people swear huggies are more absorbent than any others on the market.
For super heavy wetters, i've heard of people either buying the next size up, or putting two on! The packets have weights on them, so just buy the right weight range for him. If he's on the cusp, go bigger.
Also gotta watch that bubby doesn't get a rash. My girls get red raw using huggies, but are fine with the baby love and Aldi Brand. I find that Babylove fit alot nicer then Aldi brand.
I like babylove, find them comparable to Huggies but cheaper :)
Aldi ones are really good! and great price also!
Aldi ones are good, but I find I can't go past the Huggies, especially for night. DS does 12 hours easily without a nappy change.
We have always used huggies and only had problems when they need the next size up too :D DD2 has a few bottles over night and never wets thru
Aldi ones in the green packet are great. I use them for DD overnight and day.
We found Aldi ones terrible for our dd but I've heard the crawler ones are better than the nb so who knows. We use babylove now at night and they haven't leaked.
we went to sleep school, got told the same thing. But their refusal to let me use them on bilby, was based on flat nappies, pilchers and napisan. They had never seen MCN or understood how they worked.
So i took a big bag of MCN. A nappy pail. During the day, i changed bilby, put the poo in the loo and the used nappies in the nappy pail. Each evening, her father visited the sleep school, swapped a clean nappy bucket and a bag of washed mcn, took home the pail of used mcn. This worked well, but we lived maybe 30mins drive from sleep school and the sleep school was near his work.
After two days of doing this, the midwives (who had never seen MCN before) begrudgingly said it was ok for us to use cloth nappies at sleep school.
Just one person's experience.
Huggies or Aldi nappies are great for overnight (and day). I have found Babylove nappies in the past to be great too.
personally I love snugglers or huggies. Both are good overnight too :)
I smother Pixie's bottom/bits in moogoo MSM cream every night. She only has to wear the one disposable a day because no night cloth whatsoever has worked for us. She's a really heavy wetter and so much so that we have to buy a size above her "range" or it doesn't last!:
Gigi - thanks, that's really interesting to know. Sadly DH can't come visit and do the swap or I might actually try that... So I'm just going to have to go with sposies.
So it sounds like Huggies, Babylove or Aldi... Aldi probably isn't close enough seeing as today is Sat and I have to be there Monday... Might just go with Huggies.
Interesting about the nappy rash - thanks for the heads up, I'll have to try and keep an eye out for that!
And thanks for the tip on sizing. Can Huggies users suggest to me if I'd be better going the Walker size that someone mentioned?
My two and a half year old is in walker size, probably the next size down which is toddler.
my girls get red raw with huggies and the elastic at the back (no matter what size) rubs and gets raw too. I'd go aldi or snugglers (even though they're made by the same company as huggies we have no problems with them.
I'd go Toddler based on his age (don't let the names of them fool you, they are just 'names' and not necessarily and indication of when they should be wearing them). DD has been in Toddler for ages, we've only just changed her to Walkers this week.
DD has never had nappy rash from Huggies, only from a few nasty poos. Each baby is different though but Huggies have been clinically proven to have the least likelihood of nappy rash - my dad was a Huggies rep for 17 years so I've heard a few ins and outs about them. We even tested their wetness capabilities with glasses of water on our kitchen bench when I was a teenager! Too funny! I always use a nappy paste or Sudocream just as a barrier anyway, always have. They are truly unbelievable how much liquid they can hold and still feel dry.
Just so you know, Snugglers are made by the same company as Huggies, they are just a slightly cheaper version :D
DD is roughly 12kg now but I got for the size 13-18KG ones. We started buying that size when she was about 10kg. So how much does your DS weigh? You say he's a heavy wetter so maybe you might have to do the up size thing. They look a little big when you first put them on but the capacity is a bit more. If we went lower weight range she'd flood the bed for sure.
ETA: Yeah, don't go on the names, go on weight range. The names are pretty misleading.
Thanks gals. DS was around 10kg at his 8mth weigh in - he's 10mths now. I'm spewing I didn't think to try a couple before Monday... The last thing I need at sleep school is nappy rash or overnight leaks, which is why I'm so concerned...
I've used huggies for over 2 years with no reactions and the only leakage is from when they have to go up a size, but if bubby has sensitive skin, just use a barrier cream with them.
I used Huggies for a while (only because MIL bought a buttload of them when DS was born) but when I ran out I switched to Target brand Dri Bots, they are great :) No more leakages, no more rashes, more absorbent and are much cheaper..
Ive used Aldi, babylove and huggies and snugglers and pampers. Tara's a big wetter at night she was best in babylove, the snugglers and pampers and Aldi didnt hold as much and huggies gave her rash
so I rate
1) babylove
2) aldi
3) huggies
4) snugglers
5) pampers
If I could make a late suggestion - the Priceline "homebrand" are brilliant, cheap as well!
Sent from my iPhone so forgive the speelung misstacks ;)
Just thought I'd let you know Huggies are on special at Coles.
We use them, have used others and these ones fit DS the best- he's 'exploded' once, but that would've gone through ten nappies and six plastic wraps. He's got quite a heavy nappy in the morning, and he's never had a wet bed. I'd go toddler for your DSs weight... my son is 2kg under your son's weight and is almost ready to move up to toddler.
Good luck at sleep school!
Thanks everyone so much for your input. I think I'm going to go to the shops tomorrow and have a look at Huggies, Babylove and the Priceline homebrand (thanks Teni).
What's the worst that can happen if I but a few different brands - I'll have some spares at home that people can use when they come to visit if they need to!
Thanks for the heads up krystals. My iPhone wants to give your name a c :lol:
Appreciate everyone's help and support... Stressing about nappies is not what I need when I'm going to be stressing about sleeping!!!
yes go for huggies hun!
no probs with them and they absorb heaps
get size 6-11kg ones- otherwise they will be too big for his legs and the wee with come out of the sides
also if you put him in a onesie they stay on better when they wiggle around
GL and let me know how you go
dont forget to take your mummy instinct to sleep school with you and only agree to do what you feel comfortable to do and try!
mwah
Huggies I love the best by far. Both my boys are in the walker 13 - 18kg nappies (DS1 is approx 14kg and DS2 approx 11kg)
I found pampers had a funny smell when wet, baby love leaked everytime, aldi were ok but leaked some times, sorbies were just crappy.
I did like the Nature babycare nappies (got some free at expo to try, are more $ than huggies we buy in bulk at costco thought)
Which sleep school are you going to?
Huggies here, I have a packet of infant sized baby love (minus 3) at home coz I thought they were terrible at keeping everything contained lol, same thing as PP, I've only had problems with huggies when he's needed the next size up (which is soon) and he'll be going up to toddler size, they do have a weight range on the front of the pack for you to compare, best of luck at sleep school :)
Thanks gals! Standing looking at the shelves at Coles right now. I never realized the choice!!!!
Hottie - (that's how I ready your UN HotI :lol: ) we're off to the O'Connell Centre.
Nappies nappies everywhere...
Can i just add...yes, Huggies all the way. DONT DO BABY LOVE....i just bought a box for the first time for my 23mth old. Every morning i got him out of bed he was soaking wet. Ive written to BabyLove and they are sending me a refund. Meanwhile i have a box of babylove nappies unused. Dont waste your money. Buy Huggies.
GL.
OP, I just want to say that all nappies are differnt for different kids. Just reading alot of the replies and people saying don't get this or that, it all depends on the shape of your baby and how much they wet, how often you change them, the types of clothes they wear, how they play....ect. I reccommend Aldi and baby love, others don't. Some recommend Huggies, I don't. All for different, and valid reasons. That's why there are so many successful different brands of nappies, because some work for one person, but not others.
I have used disposables for all 4 of my children age's 10 weeks to 18 years and over those many years i have tried them all babylove, snugglers, huggies all the cheaper brands from varying supermarkets and i was never happy with any other than huggies.
I alway get them on special and buy bulk.