Which brand of nappies?

Hello

Forgive me if this is an old topic - I did do a seach and couldn't see anything ..

I am 7 months pregnant, and as suggested (by everyone!) I am buying disposable nappies when they are on special. However, there are so many brands to choose from - no only at the supermarkets, but online too! Could I get some feedback from mums as to which ones they liked best and why? I'm having a boy. Also, how many should I get of the newborn? 100? 200? 500? 1000?
Many thanks

I wouldn't get too many of the newborn size. I got about 100 and my son had outgrown them by the time I managed to squeeze the last one over his bottom (he was a big boy though 9lb 2 born).
I stuck with Treasures & Huggies to start with, once he was in a routine I was able to use "day nappies" & "night nappies", which were good old Budget for the day time & Huggies or Treasures at night (whichever was on special!)

I have just tried babylove nappies, and HATED them. they have this gel in it that takes the wetness away from bubs bum, but letf Jake covered in jelly stuff....ick.
Basic ones were okay, but the sizes said 8-15kg. Jake is 12 and it was a little tight to put on.
Mum bought Huggies, which were okay. Am now using treasures giggles - no problems.
Don't necessarily go for the cheapest because you may find yourself having to use more - thus actually making them more expensive!

I'd say get some ultra-absorbant for night times, but maybe later when bubbs is sleeping through the night. Jake soaks his and wakes up a sodden cold messs. Ick

we use huggies at night and giggles during the day. but in saying that when the huggies are gone i'm getting the air ones from the online shop. i've used them before and are better than huggies. sometimes jacks bum is covered in crystal-like stuff from huggies naps. i used giggles until he was sleeping through the night as he was being changed/fed so often.
i'm not sure how many newborn packs i had but as jack was only 5pd 12oz he was in newborn size for along time! if you end up with too many you can always take the unopened packs to the supermarket and swap them for bigger ones.
well that's my novel finished

The Budget nappies have changed now. my friend who works in the supermarket industry said the Budget range (in all goods be it nappies or tinned tomatoes) get put up for tender(?) every 2-3 years and they have just changed them in the last couple of months. They are more like a treasures giggles nappy now (so am wondering if treasures are doing them) and are only $5.50 a packet. also have gone from using a large to a med. Anyway i use huggies for night time at my boys are major pee machines and these are the only nappies that keep them dry and they fit really great as well.
I guess really its down to trial and error. I found that as i had friends who swear by naps i hated and vice versa. Good luck

I was a nappy snob, I only used Treasures Ultra on Maya for the first 2 years. Could afford it tho because I only used them at night and used cloth during the day.

I'm not a big Huggies fan, I find I always need to buy up a size (Maya is 14.75kg and wearing the 15-18kg sz) because they are cut quite short and she is quite long. I have recently started using the Air nappies and they are great too.

Treasures Giggles used to be good too, but now that she is bigger she wets right thru them at night.

As for newborn naps, I only bought 2 packets, and just as well as they never fit her that well. She was also a 9lber and went pretty much straight into the Treasures Ultra small size. Giggles now come in small too which is cool, they weren't around when Maya was tiny.

Used giggles and treasures ultra a few times when han was little and she used to leak like hell.
Found huggies were the only ones that didn't leak.
Would only buy them on special tho. Couldn't afford to be paying $15 a packet.

Mmmhmmmmm... that's it. (i'm tired. losing my brain)

If Arna has 2 bottles before bed (her milk and then one of water) then she totally wets through the giggles! But if she has a bottle at say 4pm (by bottle I mean her straw cup!! Old habit I guess) and then one with her dinner she is fine...

I am the same as you Emma, Huggies I buy the next size up - otherwise the tabs don't go around properly and she wets in about 10 mins (out the side).

Also used Budget for about 2 weeks but then Arna got a BAD nappy rash - still have some sitting in the closet collecting dust... And tried babylove a couple of times - thought they were great as she didnt wet through them - until I changed her and had to give her about 2 - 3 baths a day to get the jelly stuff off (I hate that stuff!!)

End of novel...

Interesting everyones comments on Babylove. I tried them once when we were in Australia (you can't get Treasures there) when Maya was 8 weeks old and hated the plasticky smell so I never bought them again. Then I just recently saw them advertising a new design and new grip tabs etc. and was thinking about trying them.

But after what everyone else has said, I won't bother.

THANK YOU! I'd like to thank you all for your wonderful comments and advice, what a great help it's going to be.