In one of the free sample packs Claire received whilst still pregnant, there was a free packet of Huggies nappies inside. As we were hoping to use the Bambino Mio nappies mentioned earlier, we didn’t worry about getting too many more, but we did decide take them to the hospital as Nicki, the NCT teacher, advised we do so for the first round of poo to come out of our new-born baby boy, as the first poo is usually black, potent and sticks to the nappy like ____ to a blanket, so to speak.
We started using the Huggies nappies and continued to do so, assuming that nappies were nappies and were all the same, more or less. Or so we thought until we had another free sample of nappies, but this time they were Pampers. Not knowing anything about nappies, we assumed they were the same, until we used them and found them to be a bit useless and seemed a little flimsy. So, we quickly ruled out the Pampers brand and went back to buying Huggies nappies. That was, until my sister called around after seeing my parents and brought back with her a pack of Pampers nappies that my mum had bought for storing at her house, in case we needed to use them. She realised that the nappies are made according to the size and weight of the baby and so the nappies were nearing there ‘expiry-date’, as Jack is getting bigger each week and is already outgrowing some of his clothes.
So, we decided to try the Pampers nappies once more, giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Although the two brands differ slightly in the type and quality of sticky-fixers used to keep the nappies together on the child, the Pampers did appear to have redeemed themselves, if not appearing to be the superior of the two. The fixers on the Pampers don’t appear to be as good as those on the Huggies nappies, but despite this, they seem to be really good.
As I said earlier, both nappies are sold according to the size and weight of the baby – we’re still on the newborn range, but each brand number the nappies, starting with ‘1’ for absolute smallest nappies and going up accordingly. I just thought I’d mention this, as the stacks of nappies in supermarkets can make a purchase for a new mum or new dad a bit daunting. And heaven forbid that a certain new dad should go into a supermarket alone and emerge with the wrong size, or wrong brand!!
We started using the Huggies nappies and continued to do so, assuming that nappies were nappies and were all the same, more or less. Or so we thought until we had another free sample of nappies, but this time they were Pampers. Not knowing anything about nappies, we assumed they were the same, until we used them and found them to be a bit useless and seemed a little flimsy. So, we quickly ruled out the Pampers brand and went back to buying Huggies nappies. That was, until my sister called around after seeing my parents and brought back with her a pack of Pampers nappies that my mum had bought for storing at her house, in case we needed to use them. She realised that the nappies are made according to the size and weight of the baby and so the nappies were nearing there ‘expiry-date’, as Jack is getting bigger each week and is already outgrowing some of his clothes.
So, we decided to try the Pampers nappies once more, giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Although the two brands differ slightly in the type and quality of sticky-fixers used to keep the nappies together on the child, the Pampers did appear to have redeemed themselves, if not appearing to be the superior of the two. The fixers on the Pampers don’t appear to be as good as those on the Huggies nappies, but despite this, they seem to be really good.
As I said earlier, both nappies are sold according to the size and weight of the baby – we’re still on the newborn range, but each brand number the nappies, starting with ‘1’ for absolute smallest nappies and going up accordingly. I just thought I’d mention this, as the stacks of nappies in supermarkets can make a purchase for a new mum or new dad a bit daunting. And heaven forbid that a certain new dad should go into a supermarket alone and emerge with the wrong size, or wrong brand!!
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