What nappies are you using?

To get the newborn topic started, I have created a poll so we can all see what sort of nappies mums are using. If there is a brand that you think should be included, please email me and we will add it so you can place your vote. Enjoy!

I used Cloth when Kameron was a baby, and still do !!! I use disposable to go out and when Kameron goes to bed and prefer babylove to everything else. In Snugglers Kameron wakes up wet every morning and Huggies are just to dear for my budget.

I also get babylove from a Happy Nappy Service as I can get seconds with a box of 70 (large) costing $28. I have had 5 boxes since Kameron has been around thus far and only ever had 1 dud nappy.

Love

This might sound like a totally dumb question, but how many nappies do newborns usually go through? With Olivia we seem to be going through LOADS!

We have Huggies (v.expensive) and some Babylove (seem to leak up the back unless we do them up quite tightly?) and some Bebe (good, but a bit big for Olivia at this stage).

I am going to actually count today, but some days we seem to get through about 15! Sometimes with Huggies we can't actually tell if they are wet with wee, or just a tiny bit damp (it's a humid sweaty climate up here in the NT) so are changing her and giving her a new nappy "just in case"......

Does this sound "normal"?

Hi Lucy

6-8 a day i was told by a midwife when I had Kameron. But was a lot more than that when he had gastro badly.

Love :smt049

I heard that it is normal for newborn to use up to 10-12 nappies per day.

I use Huggies, and I agree that it is harder to tell when they need to be changed as the wee gets turned into gel, and sometimes you take the nappy off and realise it could have lasted for hours more!
I still like Huggies the best just for the convenience of not having to clean up leakage, plus they seem to last very long, and Aidyn has never had nappy rash - probably because the nappy draws the wetness away from his skin.
I had a brief stint with trying Snugglers, but they leaked constantly so I just went back to Huggies.

I used cloth for a few weeks with Lachlan then gave up, it was all too much with Kam still in nappies as well.

So I used to use babylove till they changed them now I don't find them as good, and have found Coles brand to be better.

Love

I use huggies at home but at daycare I have no idea what brand they use. He comes home in ones that have clear plastic tabs and unbrellas and teddies (I think) aross the middle.

I use huggies and think they're great! Have used baby love but they always leaked so went back to huggies. With Lily i don't have to guess wheather or not to change the nappy or leave it bit longer coz she always does huge wees that you can smell a mile away! (sorry if TMI)

We used Huggies in the first stage until she was out of the newborns and then we trialed quite a few others... now she's in cloth at home and in the chemist brand Cosifits for outings & night... I found they leak heaps less than this stage Huggies on her :-k maybe she has a weird shaped bum..LOL!

I used cloth with Mason till he was about 12 weeks then too many leaks.
I tried huggies (expensive) baby love and snugglers which were fine for day but leaked overnight.
So I used snugglers by day and huggies at night. I still use these for Angus.
I buy a bulk box when they are on special so cheaper in the long run.

I used cloth on Jayden until he went to daycare (4 months old), then switched to Snugglers until he was just less then 1 year old & now we use Huggies & Pull - Ups.

I used huggies on Em when she first got home form hospital, then I wnet to cloth, now I use Bilo brand nappie, they are really cheap, and great absorbancy (as well as the grip tabs etc)

Tanya

I use Huggies but have just started to use Coles own as they have changed them.

Kellie. Huggies and Kameron don't belong in the same sentence either, didn't agree with him which is why i switched to baby love, and snugglers just kept leaking

Love

Only ever used cloth nappies, the entire time day & night with DD...
Will do so again, as I really liked them, they were cheap & so easy to use!

We use cloth at home and Snugglers at day care.

I'll admit that both my kids only ever had a cloth nappy on their bum's while they were still in hospital!
We started using Huggies from the day we brought them home and used them right through until they were toilet trained!
I know it's bad for the environment and all but I figured I was balancing it out by fully breastfeeding. (No tins of formula to throw away or bottles to wash and sterilize etc...)

we will be suing huggies and probably snugglers as thast what i used with josh and they worked great

take care
Lesley

I am using cloth during the day and usually disposables at night and when going out (and sometimes when we have visitors as I have had a mustard blowout all over my hand one time in the cloth, and would prefer that we don't have the same happen to them :D !!)
So far I have only tried Huggies, have found they have leaked a couple of times but not sure how as they didn't feel wet on the outside at all, but my bed was wet (he lies down with me for night feeds) - and no it was definitely him not me that wet the bed LOL
Might try a couple of the other brands that ppl have mentioned here now too.
Sharon

No surprise that Huggies are popular. I've used them for all 3 kids, apart from 6 months of cloth for my first baby when I was trying to be sooo perfect. Bought a pack of Huggies for hubby to use while I was away for a couple of days, and never went back. Cloth nappies get a lot harder once they're crawling, due to leakage and falling off etc, unless you get the expensive ones that are shaped like disposables with the velcro and elastic bits and everything.

I always try cheaper ones and go back to Huggies coz the others all seem to leak, BUT, now I'm using Snugglers and finding them really good, and buy them in the big box, nice n cheap.

Came accross this one on my travels, looking for a thread about nappy changing on a baby who wriggles a great deal and just doesn't want to co-operate.

With the twins I used cloth for a few days, but by the time I had changed the beds, their clothes etc, had about 20 loads of washing!! went to disposable. Snugglers during the day, huggies at night. With #3 I was doing that, but she pees upward, like a boy TMI, so leaking constantly. Have gone to huggies 24/7. Coz they hold so much only change her 5-6 times a day!!

well we are now 12 weeks down the track and ONLY using disposables!! DOH. I could make the effort and continue with the cloth but they come in very handy for those chucky burps so.......
I have tried BabyLove & currently using them during the day until they run out as I don't particularly like them.
I too find that Snugglers are really good, Kane has been in them all night and stayed dry. Am only using Huggies at the mo cos they were on such a good special the other week so were cheaper than the Snugglers.

I used Huggies with the boys while they were in the newborn size. Then I change to Sugglers. Now I am using what ever is the cheapest. At the moment lullabys I think they are called. they were on sale at Big W 64pk for $16. I tend to work out the cost per nappy and then decide which ones I buy anything under 30c each is pretty good.

Snuggler has changed their design, they no longer have the blue pannel across the back and Glenn was always leaking and I was getting sick of it.
ALdi brand isn't bad either the Mami ones , only reason I didn't keep using them is DH didn't like how bulky they looked on DS.

Cloth for us. I've got 'Tots-Bots', terry squares, flannellette squares and have just bought a 'Bubba-J' hemp fitted and some Mother-Ease fitteds. Love 'em all.

I buy whatever is on special usually, I have been using bablove a lot, but the last week I have noticed quite a few leaks! So I think I might go back to using huggies for night and a cheaper brand for day. I tried the coles brand nappies not long ago and they were really good, and also plain old black and gold ones from IGA are excellent, suprisingly! :D

Hi!

We use cloth at home during wake times, Huggies at night and VIPs during day sleeps, and going out (they are almost as good as Huggies, but cheaper!)

Cloth during the day (except for outings) but as his wee's are getting bigger I'm starting to really be over them... Huggies at night time.

Ellen, 3 boxes of newborn size should be more than enough - you'll be suprised how quick they move up to the Infant size, especially if you have a big bub like I did!

I used cloth nappies until my dd was 8 months old and we moved towns (a distance of 1300km) which made using cloth too hard so went to disposables. Now use babylove disposables. Buy them in bulk. Heaps cheaper than huggies although I do believe that huggies do work better. Snugglers burnt dd bottom within 10minutes of putting one on her bottom would be bright red and hot and would take at least 2 days of cloth to calm it back down.

Just thought I'd mention that our income went down recently (before it went up again) and we needed to save some money, so stopped buying Huggies, and used Babylove instead.
IMO they work PERFECTLY, and I am not going back to Huggies and wasting our money again!
I have never had a leak with Babylove either.... However, I think they work so well because Aidyn is older, and doesnt wee or poo quite as much (especially overnight) anymore. On a younger baby I would probably still use Huggies, but on an older one I don't really see the need.

*bump*

Huggies were the only nappies that didn't give DS nappy rash, but i found the new design Snugglers fantastic too. Juat started using cloth, terry flats and have had NO leaks so far way better than any disposables on DS, a bit more work though. am using Huggies at night.

I use cloths (flannellette then terry flats) predominantly. We used to use sposies for going out, but now only use them if we're going on a 2hour plus drive, or if I'm catching the train with Oscar in the sling instead of the pram. I use sposies at night, too, until I can find a suitable cloth solution (we now have an income, so maybe soon!!).
As for brand, I am surprised no-one has mentioned the Aldi nappies. I have only ever used Huggies when they were samples from Bounty Bags and I really do find the Aldi ones better. Also far cheaper. They have only ever failed me when they were getting a bit small and we were in need of moving up a size!
Cloth flats are dead easy and I love to know that I'm not contributing to landfill and water table contamination (cos, honestly, how many sposie users actually flush the poo down the toilet, as legally required??). And they are fun!

We've been using Huggies, and I've also used Coles brand as well. The other brands seem so much bigger and we cant do them up tight enough to prevent leakage!

I find That anything not like huggies leaks through the legs. Snugglers are good now coz they have similar legs to huggies but aren't as elastic at the waist. Im sticking with huggies.

Modern Cloth! :D BumGenius, Peapods, Tots Bots, Baby BeeHinds, Itti Bittis, BerryPlush...the list goes on!

I'm the laziest person in the world and I find cloth so easy and cheap, especially since we're planning on a few babies. Each to their own though, whatever turns you on. ;)

I am using huggies nappies for my newborn baby. They are pretty pricey though. I might consider trying some other brands of comparable quality.

Cloth nappies - and never anything else again! DS needs his protective bulk down below, especially on a car journey.

I used to use huggies but now i am using cloth nappies.

Cloth - a mixture of terry flats, BBH, Bum Genius pockets, Natures Child plus a number of others.
Sposies for travelling - Bambo Nature (eco friendly)

currently using huggies, but, thinking of changing to something abit cheaper... although, if i buy in bulk when they are on special, they are not as expensive. Have never paid more then $30 for a box of 90 nappies yet.