Mums?!? - Advice on nappies

Noodles · May 26th, 2009, 02:09 AM

Can anyone please give me a rough idea of how many nappies a baby goes through in a week? We are stocking up and I don't want to get too many of one size.

Thanks

MrsQ · May 26th, 2009, 03:17 AM

Good question hunny!
x

Ell87 · May 26th, 2009, 03:32 AM

If I remember rightly, mine went through 1.5-2 packs of the size 1 nappies a week initially.

I'd buy a few packs of size 1 and then a few of size 2, then wait and see how big your baby is. My 1st was 9lb 3oz and long, he outgrew size 1 within a week. My 2nd (8lb) outgrew them within 2-3 weeks and my 3rd (7lb 2oz) was in them for quite a while.

Also, don't stock up on too many of the same brand, different nappies work better on different babies. Huggies were great with my 1st, but not good with my 2nd or 3rd, Pampers worked best with those. I also found the Sainsburys nappies really good too.

moomin_troll · May 26th, 2009, 03:44 AM

right im trying to rememember haha i actually started zane off on size 2 nappies as he would then have room to grow he was 8lb3 at birth and they fitted nicely till he was around 3 months then i went up to the size 3.

i wouldnt really bother buying newborn packs as the sizes ones or twos work just aswel.

they say a newborn will do anything between 6-12 nappies aday zane alone went thru 6 nappies the night he was born all black poop that was fun lol

EDIT: Tesco own were very good and so were asda own i hate pampers as zane leaked everywhere when he wore them, i no use huggies they r great Ell87 is right dont just buy one brand u will have to shop around and make ur mind up on what brand u like.

i only bought 2 packs of nappies b4 zane was born as i had no idea what or how many to get i just sent my oh out nappie shopping when i needed more

emma2810 · May 26th, 2009, 04:01 AM

Id say 2 packs a week for the 1st few weeks.
def would reccomend huggies natural fit,altough a tad more expensive, they were by far the best for my LO. pampers just leaked!

Blinkie Maker

alice&bump · May 26th, 2009, 04:54 AM

katie wasnt in size 1 very long, she was 9lb12 so really didnt fit in them long! i agree withthe others, it took us ages to find nappies tat worked properly for us. apparently pampers arent very good with boys and leak. at first i loved asdas own and tescos own, but as katie's got bigger the tescos dont seem to work as well. i go for pampers now. have you considered reusables?? they work out tonnes cheaper and dont take that much work xx

Aidan's Mummy · May 26th, 2009, 05:00 AM

I'd day about two packs a week to begin with because they are clearing out their system . And then about 1 a week after that
xx

**polo_princess** · May 26th, 2009, 05:04 AM

2 packs a week is a lot ... thats almost 10 nappies a day

We've never used that many, even when she was newborn. You have to remember it depends on the baby, some want changing as soon as they have wee'd and wont sit wet, others it doesnt bother them. We used 6 - 8 nappies a day when Brooke was newborn and now we use 5 or 6 a day. We've never suffered from nappy rash once.

Brooke gets changed everytime she has a feed, and then inbetween if she has poope

babybuffy84 · May 26th, 2009, 05:20 AM

Im not a mum but so far i have bought 6 packs of size 1s,am not buying anymore in that size now and i have 2 packs of size 2's will buy a few more of them then will buy a few size 3's too.
And i have about 2o packs of wipes too as im stocking up on them

MummyToAmberx · May 26th, 2009, 05:25 AM

Amber went through up to 10 nappies every 24hours. That may have been because she was fed every 2-3hrs, i dont know.
Im only buying size 1 nappies for first 2 weeks max. Then size 1.

May 26th, 2009, 02:09 AM	#1
Noodles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 5,746	Mums?!? - Advice on nappies Can anyone please give me a rough idea of how many nappies a baby goes through in a week? We are stocking up and I don't want to get too many of one size. Thanks

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May 26th, 2009, 03:17 AM	#2
MrsQ Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Redhill, surrey Posts: 4,688	Good question hunny! x

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May 26th, 2009, 03:32 AM	#3
Ell87 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wirral, UK Posts: 792	If I remember rightly, mine went through 1.5-2 packs of the size 1 nappies a week initially. I'd buy a few packs of size 1 and then a few of size 2, then wait and see how big your baby is. My 1st was 9lb 3oz and long, he outgrew size 1 within a week. My 2nd (8lb) outgrew them within 2-3 weeks and my 3rd (7lb 2oz) was in them for quite a while. Also, don't stock up on too many of the same brand, different nappies work better on different babies. Huggies were great with my 1st, but not good with my 2nd or 3rd, Pampers worked best with those. I also found the Sainsburys nappies really good too.

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May 26th, 2009, 03:44 AM	#4
moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 14,583	right im trying to rememember haha i actually started zane off on size 2 nappies as he would then have room to grow he was 8lb3 at birth and they fitted nicely till he was around 3 months then i went up to the size 3. i wouldnt really bother buying newborn packs as the sizes ones or twos work just aswel. they say a newborn will do anything between 6-12 nappies aday zane alone went thru 6 nappies the night he was born all black poop that was fun lol EDIT: Tesco own were very good and so were asda own i hate pampers as zane leaked everywhere when he wore them, i no use huggies they r great Ell87 is right dont just buy one brand u will have to shop around and make ur mind up on what brand u like. i only bought 2 packs of nappies b4 zane was born as i had no idea what or how many to get i just sent my oh out nappie shopping when i needed more

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May 26th, 2009, 04:01 AM	#5
emma2810 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: co.durham,UK Posts: 1,370	Id say 2 packs a week for the 1st few weeks. def would reccomend huggies natural fit,altough a tad more expensive, they were by far the best for my LO. pampers just leaked! Blinkie Maker

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May 26th, 2009, 04:54 AM	#6
alice&bump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,702	katie wasnt in size 1 very long, she was 9lb12 so really didnt fit in them long! i agree withthe others, it took us ages to find nappies tat worked properly for us. apparently pampers arent very good with boys and leak. at first i loved asdas own and tescos own, but as katie's got bigger the tescos dont seem to work as well. i go for pampers now. have you considered reusables?? they work out tonnes cheaper and dont take that much work xx

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May 26th, 2009, 05:00 AM	#7
Aidan's Mummy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hull Posts: 11,002	I'd day about two packs a week to begin with because they are clearing out their system . And then about 1 a week after that xx

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May 26th, 2009, 05:04 AM	#8
polo_princess Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 45,510	2 packs a week is a lot ... thats almost 10 nappies a day We've never used that many, even when she was newborn. You have to remember it depends on the baby, some want changing as soon as they have wee'd and wont sit wet, others it doesnt bother them. We used 6 - 8 nappies a day when Brooke was newborn and now we use 5 or 6 a day. We've never suffered from nappy rash once. Brooke gets changed everytime she has a feed, and then inbetween if she has poope

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May 26th, 2009, 05:20 AM	#9
babybuffy84 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Liverpool UK Posts: 1,101	Im not a mum but so far i have bought 6 packs of size 1s,am not buying anymore in that size now and i have 2 packs of size 2's will buy a few more of them then will buy a few size 3's too. And i have about 2o packs of wipes too as im stocking up on them

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May 26th, 2009, 05:25 AM	#10
MummyToAmberx Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 11,180	Amber went through up to 10 nappies every 24hours. That may have been because she was fed every 2-3hrs, i dont know. Im only buying size 1 nappies for first 2 weeks max. Then size 1.

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