Disposables for newborn
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Topic: Disposables for newborn
Posted By: luvmylittlies
Subject: Disposables for newborn
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 1:09pm
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Any favourite disposable nappies for newborns or are they all much the same? ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 1:49pm
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I prefer huggies, but it all depends on the shape of your baby really (sorry that probably wasnt much help) lol ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 2:30pm
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Huggies - my skinny daughter just didn't fit treasures. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 3:24pm
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I am going through this now, we started with Treasures Ultras, then Pams, then Babylove and have settled on Huggies - I loathe this because they are soooo expensive but they are the only ones that keep the poop in!
I am hoping that once the poo explosions settle down (apparently it happens about now) I can swap back to something a bit cheaper. But I certainly wouldn't buy loads of one type thats for sure! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 8:40am
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Poo explosions. Haha, something to look forward to for completely novice parents.
Thanks all! Will keep an eye out for cheapo Huggies. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 9:31am
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Poo-splosions are amazing - it used to shock me how MUCH poo could come out of somebody so little. And if you're unlucky - it's up the back, and all the way up the tummy at the front, out the sides, down the leg.... there will be times when you're running a bath and changing the bed at unexpected times.... ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: Pinkygirl
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 8:38pm
| Huggies all the way. I also found with DS taht we would have leakage issues with Treasures, and found babylove newborn to be very small. It is interesting as now he is 61/2 months I have to change him more often with a less expensive nappy than with huggies, so you are not really saving in the long run by buying cheaper nappies. Don't buy heaps of newborn though as they grow so fast. |
Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 9:04pm
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Huggies are nearly always on offer somewhere. You can usually pick up the small packs (ie 30 newborn) for $10 for one of the supermarkets. When there is a good deal on i tend to stock up.
Never pay full price for Huggies if you can help it! ------------- |
Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 9:35pm
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Huggies here too. Once they get older cheaper nappies work fine or you can use cheapies during the day and Huggies/Treasures at night. ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 7:33pm
| Huggies here too. We still use Huggies until I find some MCNs that suit the girls. We tried Treasures, Pams and Baby Love but always went back to Huggies. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 7:57pm
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huggies here too...nothing else worked for leakage for us.. and we still only use huggies.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 8:07pm
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I just used whatever was on special week to week. I did find that Huggies seem to have a smaller cut, so they fit better when the girls were really tiny (as in first born), whereas some of the other brands were cut a bit bigger and tended to swim on them. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 26 November 2009 at 10:13am
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Huggies are currently on special at the Warehouse online - $36.95 for those big boxes. And it's free delivery until Tuesday if you spend over $30.
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Posted By: BlaBla_152
Date Posted: 26 November 2009 at 10:39pm
| I found huggies wonderfull for my NB. Also genie bamboo wipes are great. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 26 November 2009 at 11:03pm
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Huggies give us the least leaks, treasures were O.K but she leaked a fair few times in those too.
So I say Huggies. ------------- |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 November 2009 at 10:35am
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Woolworths Select. Cheaper than Huggies and so far have held in the leaks really well. -------------  
 
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Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 27 November 2009 at 10:42am
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Huggies - we tried so many and Huggies were the only ones not to give our girl a sore, rashy bum. Even now, at over 2, she can only wear Huggies or Homebrand - all the others still make her rashy. Homebrand are AMAZING and so CHEAP!! But they only start from crawler size - I would recommend them to everyone with a bigger bub. ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 27 November 2009 at 5:44pm
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Thanks. I love a definitive answer! Huggies it is. In fact I went and bought some on sale from the Warehouse online (thanks Spirals!). ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 November 2009 at 8:35pm
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Oop edited my above post to give the right name. -------------
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Posted By: littlefish
Date Posted: 28 November 2009 at 2:17pm
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We tried heaps and even now keep going back to Huggies although I used Treasures Ultra a couple of times too.
You can use cheaper brands but will be changing your baby more often so for the price Huggies works out about the same I reckon! The best tip I have regarding number 2s is if they get sick put them in cloth - I scoffed at my auntie who told me but last time he had the runs it would shoot out of a disposable but the cloth soaked it up. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: babybaby
Date Posted: 29 November 2009 at 1:59am
Can I use clothes nappies for newborn from the very beginning? 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 29 November 2009 at 7:57am
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babybaby - of course you can if you want! (personally I'd use disposables for the 1st week because of the sticky meconium poo I've heard about). But a lot of people use cloth from very young. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 29 November 2009 at 8:46am
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Yeah - that's what I've heard too. Plus apparently their legs are really skinny and lots of people have told us that cloth's don't fit really well for a couple of weeks. I'm only looking for disposables for the first 2-3 weeks for both those reasons but also so me and my boyfriend (complete baby novices) can get used to what we have to do for a little while without adding washing. I've got my cloth's ready and so excited to try them! ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: littlefish
Date Posted: 29 November 2009 at 10:48am
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Yep for sure but even the lady who owns the cloth nappy shop in Milford says disposables are great at the beginning - and my 'full time' cloth mum friends still use disposables for going out and at night.
We occasionally use cloth but as my boy went to day care at 6 months we decided sanity preservation was more important and I have enough to do in the evenings already! Also - if you don't think cloth is working for you, you might need a different system rather than giving up altogether. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 12:24pm
I find Huggies don't fit my girl very well. Treasures Ultra are better. ------------- 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 1:45pm
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Huggies definitely for when Sam was a newborn. Not sure why, they just seem to fit him better.
When he was older we switched to Homebrand, they are amazing! And cheap too. |
Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 04 December 2009 at 5:33pm
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Homebrand ROCK!!! So with you Renee! Hope that little boy arrives soon - good luck! ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 08 December 2009 at 9:42am
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Huggies newborns were too small for DS. I'm glad I didn't buy many! ------------- |
Posted By: gossamer
Date Posted: 12 December 2009 at 6:57pm
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I found Huggies to be the best, I never had any leaks at all and never found the little absorbent crystals in the nappies with these, but with some of the cheaper brands I would find the little crystals in there everytime which really borthered me on newborn baby skin. ------------- T (6) A (2) Our angel baby Sep 2011 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 13 December 2009 at 9:33am
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Bla Bla, where do you buy Genie Bamboo Wipes from?
I'm using cloth nappies but I too have been told about the black tar like poop from a newborn that can ruin cloth nappies so I will be using disposables to start. However, I thought it was just the first poop so I only have about 4 newborn disposables. It sounds like I'll need more, yes? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 13 December 2009 at 12:43pm
| Treen, I get my Genie bamboo wipes from countdown (they're the only wipes I can use that don't give my daughter a rash). |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 December 2009 at 3:34pm
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I've seen those Genie wipes @ countdown too.
Treen with dd she had meconium for about 2 days or so. This time I have just bought 1 pack of disposables should be enough for the first couple of days, then we will go to cloth |
Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 13 December 2009 at 4:15pm
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Thanks misscheeky! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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