Disposable Diaper Review

Pampers really makes the best diapers money can buy. I love Pampers Baby Dry. They are comfortable, cute, and don't leak.

Pampers Baby Dry disposable diapers are super, super soft. They also have the stretchiest waste band and tabs that I've ever seen on any diaper. Both of these characteristics mean a comfortable, yet snug fit.

Pampers Baby Dry disposable diapers have an adorable Sesame Street Baby motif in gender neutral yellows and teals. They are super cute. In addition to the Sesame Street motif at the top band, they do also have a light design all over. While this additional decoration is cute, it does show through some clothing.

Pampers Baby Dry rarely leak. They hold enough peepee to be sued as an overnight diaper unless your baby feeds more than three times a night. They never leak poopy unless your baby has one of those big explosive ones (you moms know what I'm talking about).

Pampers diapers are lightly scented with a fragrance similar to baby powder. I find the scent very pleasant, but Pampers diapers are not a good choice for babies who are sensitive to perfumes. My first baby was allergic to Pampers.

Pampers makes two premium disposable diapers. They are pricier than Pampers Baby Dry. Swaddlers are Pampers' premium diaper for smaller babies (preemie through size 2) and Cruisers are their premium diaper for larger babies (size 3 and up).

While I love Pampers Baby Dry, I have mixed feelings for their more expensive Swaddlers and Cruisers. They have a netted layer that lies between your baby and the diaper. This is intended to protect the baby's skin from irritation. But, with my daughter it didn't work. The netted weave is very large, so my baby's skin still came in contact with the diaper. In fact, the netting sticks to the baby's skin really bad. My poor little baby had a deep red impression from the netted layer. It seems very uncomfortable to me. Also, the absorbent layer in both Swaddlers and Cruisers seems to break apart in pieces when it gets saturated with urine.

My conclusion on Swaddlers and Cruisers is don't waste your money. If you want to spend big bucks on a good quality diaper buy Pampers Baby Dry.

I lumped all of the Huggies daytime brands together because they all leak. They are terrible. Every mom I'm friends with told me that Huggies leak when I was pregnant with my first baby, but I received some at my baby shower and decided to give them a try and I ended up with poopy in my lap on more than one occasion. They leak peepee, they leak poopy, they just plain leak all the time. And to top it off, they aren't cheap. They aren't scented, so many moms turn to Huggies when their baby is allergic to Pampers, but as you'll discover on this lens there are much better alternatives to Pampers than Huggies.

Yep, Huggies Overnights are the most expensive diaper on this lens at a whopping 30 and a half cents each! But, they are an overnight diaper, so you only use one a day and they are worth it. I started using Huggies Overnights when my daughter turned one. Her diapers were getting so full and puffy that they were waking her up at night. I switched to Huggies Overnights after reading great reviews about them on epinions and to my amazement, unlike all other Huggies diapers, they do not leak at all. They don't even get that puffy, so they stay comfortable throughout the night. My daughter started sleeping through the night thanks to this diaper.

Huggies Overnights run a little small. My town doesn't carry the size 3 (the size my daughter wears in every other brand I put her in), so she wears the size 4 and it fits just fine.

*Mommy Tip: I also use the Huggies Overnights for long drives or trips to the zoo. They work great at keeping my daughter comfortable until it's convenient to stop and change her diaper.

Luvs are a great bargain diaper. They don't leak and are unscented, which is great for sensitive skin. The first time I used Luvs, two years ago, they did not have stretchy sides. I had to tighten the velcro tabs a few times per diaper to get them to stay up. I have tried Luvs again recently with my newborn and they now have stretchy tabs. However, they are still not as stretchy as Pampers, Huggies, or even many generics. They have Blue's Clues pictures on them that vary in colors of red, yellow, and purple.

Luvs are great to buy if the store is sold out of your usual brand (which I've done a few times). Since they are fragrance free they will not irritate sensitive babies, they are a good value compared to Pampers and Huggies, and they do not leak. But, they aren't as stretchy and comfortable as a few generic diapers that I actually like better than Luvs and they are a whole lot cheaper.

I love this diaper. It has stretchy tabs, hugs baby's legs, is soft, and doesn't leak at all. The only time I've ever had a leak with the Target brand diaper is overnight. They are unscented, so are great for sensitive babies. If you frequent Target, or have one located close to you then this should be your diaper of choice. My first baby wore nothing but the Target diaper for 10 months. They work great and even though they fit better than Luvs, the Target diaper is cheaper.

One day my husband called me from work and asked if I needed him to pick anything up on the way home. Our newborn was almost out of diapers. At the time, I only used the Target brand diaper, but my husband was planning to stop off at WalMart, so I asked him to pick up a package of Luvs. Boy, was I mad when he came home with WalMart's generic diaper called White Cloud. He said he bought it because the price was so low. All I could think about was that now I'd have to put my precious newborn in these horrible cheap diapers. But, the White Cloud diaper really surprised me.

White Clouds work great. I haven't had a leak with them yet. White Cloud diapers have stretchy velcro-like tabs, just like name brand diapers do. They are almost identical to the Target diaper only the decorative images on the outside of the diaper seem to differ. Besides that, Target's diaper and WalMart's White Cloud diaper look, feel, and perform exactly the same.

Believe it or not, this diaper is my pick! Wow! Could have knocked me over with a feather when I tried this diaper. It is the cheapest diaper available in my town and it is my favorite. I've never had a leak with the Paren't Choice diaper and to my surprise they are almost as soft as Pampers. Parent's Choice diaper performs a little better than the Target diaper and White Cloud diaper, even though it's cheaper and it is unbelievably soft and comfortable. It's unscented, so it's great for sensitive babies. Another nice feature is that the main part of the diaper is plain white so it doesn't show through your baby's clothes. What is super surprising is how well the core holds fluid. It stays together and soft like Pamper's core and doesn't break apart at all. The only thing Pamper's has on the Parent's Choice diaper is that it fits a little more snuggly and is a tiny bit softer. But, the Parent's Choice doesn't leak and has stretchy comfortable tabs and is super soft, so it probably isn't worth it to spend the nickel a diaper more.

Even though I've had a great experience with generic diapers such as Target, White Cloud, and Parent's Choice, many moms just aren't comfortable with putting their babies in generic diapers for one reason or another. So, for this price comparison I'm going to show you how much you'll save in a month and a year if you choose Luvs over Pampers Cruisers.

Pampers Cruisers size three are $19.24 for 80 diapers. Luvs are $19.97 for 120 diapers. Since Luvs has so many more diapers in a pack, I can get away with buying 2 packs of Luvs a month, but must buy 3 of the Pampers. That means I'm spending $39.94 on Luvs a month, where as I'd have to spend $57.52 a month on Pampers. That's a savings of $17.58 a month or $210.96 over the course of a year. Imagine how much more you would even save if you bought Parent's Choice instead.

When I had my daughter, the hospital provided us with Pampers, which I loved. They didn't leak and were super soft and stretchy. Unfortunately, the second week home from the hospital, my daughter developed an allergy to Pampers. It really scared me as a new mom. She had a bright red (think lobster-red) rash every where the diaper touched her. It literally looked like she was wearing a red diaper.

We had a package of Huggies at the house that was given to me at my baby shower. But as I stated earlier, Huggies leak horribly. After ending up with a lap full of poop for the second time, I sent my husband to the store to buy our baby some other diapers. I was so discouraged because I knew Pampers didn't leak, but my daughter couldn't wear them. And, since Huggies is the next name brand after Pampers, I thought nothing else would stop leaks and assumed Pampers was the only good diaper out there. Boy, was I wrong!

The next diaper I tried was Luvs. I remember all of the commercials talking about how they stop leaks as well as those "pricier brands." So, I gave them a try. They didn't leak at all and they weren't scented, so they didn't irritate my baby at all. I used them for a while. The tabs didn't stretch so I kept having to tighten the diaper to keep it up.

I decided to look at epinions and see if anyone had reviewed diapers and they had. I found out that a lot of parents liked the Target diaper. I bought a box and loved them. They had stretchy tabs, fit great, weren't scented and didn't leak. We used nothing but the Target diaper in the day (we started using an overnight diaper when she was about a year old) until after we had our second baby. By then my daughter was 20 months old, so the Target diaper served us well for over a year.

After having my second baby, it became tedious going to WalMart with two babies to buy groceries then loading them back in the car and driving to Target to buy diapers. So, I decided to give the WalMart's White Cloud a try and it was just as good as the Target diaper. In fact, except for the outer design and color, they seem like the exact same diaper. Then one day, when I was checking out at WalMart, the cashier said, "Oh, White Clouds are nice, but have you tried Parent's Choice? They are cheaper and don't leak at all." So, after we used up the White Clouds I bought a package of Parent's Choice and they are great! After all of the diapers I've tried over the past nearly two years, Parent's Choice is second only to Pampers Baby Dry. They don't leak, have super stretchy tabs and waste band and they are very soft. Much softer than White Cloud and the Target diaper.

I've tried many different baby wipes. I've used Pampers, Huggies, Parent's Choice, and just about any other brand that is available at WalMart, Target, and most grocery stores. There is only one wipe that I like and that's Target's wipe. Pampers and Huggies wipes are scratchy and stiff compared to Target's wipe. The Target wipe is thick, strong, and super soft. It works well without irritating sensitive skin. The only downside to the Target wipe is that their plastic container lets the wipes dry out. So, I bought one Huggies wipe that comes in the plastic box. After I used the Huggies wipes, I kept the box. I now just buy the Target wipes in bulk and refill the Huggies container.