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Buy a pack of 54 Pampers Midi nappies in Tesco and it'll set you back around £9. You can of course cut the cost with Tesco own brand to save a few pounds...

The discount nappies MoneySavers rave about...

However, this is about the cheap supermarkets, whose nappies MoneySavers tend to say are more similar to the high-end branded ones and here you can buy similar Midi nappies for £4.99. Over a year this could save you £200.

So, as the only nappy buyer in the MSE Towers editorial team, I wanted to collate the current prices and see what everyone thinks...

The cost at the discount supermarkets

Store: Aldi
Own brand name: Mamia
Mini (Size 2, 3-6kg/7-13lbs), 56 nappies: £4.99 (8.9p per nappy)
Midi (Size 3, 4-9kg/9-20lbs), 56 nappies: £4.99 (8.9p per nappy)
Maxi/Maxi Plus (Size 4, 7-20kg/15-44lbs), 50 nappies: £4.99 (9.9p per nappy)
Junior (Size 5, 11-25kg/24-55lbs): £4.99
Comfy Up Pants (Junior, 12-18kg/26-40lbs), 20 nappies: £3.59 (17.9p per nappy)

Store: Lidl
Own brand name: Toujours
Midi (4-9kg), 56 nappies: £4.99 (8.9p per nappy)
Maxi (7-18kg), 50 nappies: £4.99 (9.9p per nappy)
Junior (11-25kg), 44 nappies: £4.99 (11.3p per nappy)
Maxi Active Plus Pants (8-15kg), 22 pants: £3.59 (16.3p per pant)
Junior Active Plus Pants (15-25kg), 20 pants: £3.59 (17.9p per pant)
Junior Big Pants Extra Dry (16-30kg): 18 nappies: £3.59 (19.9p per pant)

Store: Netto (Store Locator)
Own brand name: Absorbers
Midi (4-9kg/9-20lbs), 28 nappies: £2.49 (8.9p per nappy)
Maxi (7-18kg/15-40lbs), 24 nappies: £2.49 (10.4p per nappy)
Junior (12-25kg/26-55lbs), 22 nappies: £2.49 (11.3p per nappy)

PLEASE FEEDBACK ON ANY CHEAPER NAPPIES
AND WHAT YOU (OR YOUR BABIES' BUMS) THINK OF THESE ONES.

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[deanos]

Its worth joining the Tesco baby club, they send you a booklet of vouchers for extra points every few months, the good thing about it is that they scan on other items, eg 100 points for Huggies scans on Pampers and vice versa, i bought 2 packs of 62 Huggies for £12 last week as they are on offer at Tesco and got 1300 points back (£52 in deals !!) using about 6 different points coupons , (100 points for Huggies wipes also scans on the value wipes at 80p)

We have tried the Aldi ones but didnt get on with them

[Money_Maker_Shaker]

Andrea

Please could you add price per nappy into your post as this is the nappy currency I work with! This means when I'm in Tesco's and they've got an offer on I can quickly work out if it's worth it or I should stick to the Lidl ones.

Now my boy is older (14 months) I find all the cheaper nappies are fine, I prefer Lidl's overall but now rarely get leaks with any of them. But when he was younger I stuck to Tesco's or the higher value brands as he got more nappy rash then and we needed a nappy that was going to hold in the delightful nappies my son produced! Life is so much easier when they are not on a milk only diet!

MMS

[ginnersinner]

Have you done any 'lab' tests to see if they work as well as the main brands?

[jilldes]

We tried the Tesco nappies on our baby who is now 10 weeks old. They were rubbish!

They leaked, were a bad fit and didn't absorb "the soft poo" (sorry if tmo) like Huggies do.

We used 5 then went straight out to get Huggies instead.

[bottleredhead]

Originally I used pampers on DS1 (now 21)

By about child #3 (now 13) Lidl etc had started doing nappies so I started using them.

Used them for the next 2 kids (now 12 & 9) and found them just as good, if not better than pampers.

How much they have changed in the intervening years I don't know but always found the cheaper ones to be just as good.

When Grandaughter arrives (any time soon!) she will be wearing Lidl nappies!

[katiecoodle]

This might be tmi but I have found (by trying every cheaper alternative!) that Pampers seem to be the most absorbent nappy on the market. Every other brand leaves crystals on my baby's skin. That's what they look like anyway, I think it's a part of the nappy lining which comes away when there's too much wee in there!

[JacobsPrincess]

We started on washables, then found we were out and about too much to lug those soggy things around! So we went disposable.
Sainsbury's own brand used to be very good, but they've had a "reformulation" and DS1 didn't get on with them. Now he's potty training, and we're on pull-ups. Pricey, but I never leave leave any shop without checking nappy prices, and Sainsbury's nearly always have some offer on them - often BOGOF.
New baby due in 3 weeks, and I'm determined he will be a Money Saving Baby!

[Colin_Kee]

Completely agree with BottleRedHead..
We've tried Pampers on our little one & I personally think they are cr*p & completely over priced.. We tried the LIDL nappies on recommendation and haven't looked back since. Their wipes are also a lot cheaper £1.09 for 84 Wipes and they are thicker & better uality than any others we've tried..

As far as nappies go I suppose a lot depends on your baby's figure/size as to what fits best... Trial & error really but I would recommend trying the cheaper brands too, you may be supprised

[GraciesGran]

I keep Lidl nappies for when granddaughter and grandson come to visit, we've used them and there hasn't been a problem.

The old terry nappies that I had for my 3 are now used for 'mopping up'.

[oh_no_you_dont_sunshine]

Just to add to the nappy confusion, we've tried Tesco nampies on our newborn son and generally found them fine. Occasional leak, but not much difference to premium brands such as Pampers and Huggies. We have used 5 different brands on our two children and so far I would rate them as follows:

Size 1 to 2:
Pampers 9/10
Huggies 8.5/10
Tesco 7.5/10 (Consider these to be best value, personally)
Boots 7/10
Asda 4/10 (Wouldn't buy again!)

Sizes 3 and above:
Huggies 9/10
Pampers 8.5/10
Tesco 7.5/10

Pampers and Huggies can be had for reasonable prices by buying in bulk and/or with discount vouchers but Tesco nappies are always going to be cheaper.

Just a final note, our daughter wasn't the healthiest young lady at birth and consequently also really suffered with nappy rash, therefore we didn't risk cheaper nappies. However, our son was fit and healthy and we haven't had any nappy rash with any of the nappies we've tried. As he gets older we'll be looking to use more fitted nappies (which are generally your premium brands) to help him start walking.

Obviously, the cheapest thing is to potty train your kids asap and our 19 month old is about ready, imo. Wish us luck!

[neilk]

Another vote for Lidl nappies here. We use them all the time on both our children and have no problems. We find Wilko is cheaper for wipes, although we bought stacks of Sainsbury's wipes and nappy sacks in the recent promotion.

[oh_no_you_dont_sunshine]

Hmm, lots of positive comments for Lidl nappies.

Tesco Baby Essentials Economy Midi 68 (4-9kg), £5.98 = 8.8p per nappy
Lidl is Toujours Midi (4-9kg), 56 nappies: £4.99 = 8.9p per nappy
So really, nothing in it cost wise.

We currently use Tesco Ultra Softcarry Pack Mini 46 (2/Mini, 3-6kg, 6-13lb) are £3.85 = 8.4p per nappy but I couldn't see an equivalent price for this size from Lidl. Does anyone know how much they are/if you can get them? Aldi's mini are more expensive at 8.9p per nappy, according to the above, but again there's not much in it.

By the way, we tried re-usables but didn't get on with them at all!

[pwpevans]

We have a 7 month old girl. We've tried I think all brands, Pampers and Huggies do reign supreme when it comes to absorbancy and keeping the leaks, especially at night. I can't say the same for the 'Active fit' which are not that great, and certainly we avoid them for the night time.
Tesco, Asda, Boots were all, pardon the pun, PANTS!
I think we tried Lidl and Aldi nappies and they did seem better than the own brands but still not as good as the Pampers/Huggies. (We're not brand conscious).
When we run out I'll give the Lidl ones another go based on your feedback.

Certainly Lidl Wipes are much better than the brands (even with money off vouchers) Aldi ones not quite as moist. We found the 'Aloe Vera' ones gave her nappy rash too.

[hander]

This is one area where I don't prioritise saving money.

Nappies are so devastating in terms of environmental impact (stop yawning at the back!) that we use a combination of washables and a disposable eco brand (when out and about).

The washables will save you a fortune (if you can dry them in the houe rather than in a tumble dryer). The eco brand aren't a lot more expensive than well-known brands.

I think we all have a tendency to overchange babies, too. One way of saving is using less. As long as you're not getting problems with nappy rash etc, you're fine.

Sorry if I'm sounding a bit preachy. I don't mean to. I realise washables aren't practical for some people. But I do think that the amount of waste created by disposables should make us all think twice about what brand we buy.

[hander]

ps for wipes, you can get a large piece of thin fleece material from a local haberdashery, cut it into squares that fit inside an empty plastic wipes box.

Mix up a solution of cold camomile tea or similar, add a few drops of tea tree oil/aloe vera/whatever. Add some liquid to cloths in tub. Keep bottle in fridge.

Used wipes can go in the washing machine and dry within seconds of coming out of it.

Sermon over. Please don't shoot me down.

[youngbutwise]

I'd like to vote for Boots own nappies and Lidl's and Aldi's.

[adr0ck]

nappies are specific to your own children

no brand can be said to be better or worse than another for this reason

for example someone posted above that they wouldn't buy Asda nappies again, yet we have never had a problem with them

we have generally bought sainsburys, boots and asda

we have always found huggies to be dreadful (but this doesn't mean that you will)

and we didn't think much of aldi's either

its best to try out different nappies and also remember that as your child grows you will probably need to change brands as well

[cranezoe]

I used tesco ones when my little girl was born. The "baby soft" ones for newborns and prem size were great. when we got to size 3 we found that they weren't as comfortable, leaked more and restricted her movement so moved to pampers and used them allthe time. She is 22 months old now and not quite ready for potty training. The pampers seem to work out at 16p a nappy which I think is alot and pull ups are really expensive per nappy.

I have just now switched to using re-useables and it has been great so far! Because she can already walk its not restricting her movement and is starting to realise what being "wet" is! I bought them new - bambino mios and it cost me £40 for a pack of 12 nappies, a roll of liners, a booster for night time and 2 covers. So it will only take 4 weeks of using them before they are "free!"
I thought it might be a bit weird changing now but the information I found seems that its quite common to switch now. They dont need changing as much when they are older and poo is solid so all nice and easy to deal with.
I am suprised that I am using reusables as I never thought I would be!
If anyone wants any more information just pm me.

[oh_no_you_dont_sunshine]

Originally Posted by hander

This is one area where I don't prioritise saving money.

Nappies are so devastating in terms of environmental impact (stop yawning at the back!) that we use a combination of washables and a disposable eco brand (when out and about).

The washables will save you a fortune (if you can dry them in the houe rather than in a tumble dryer). The eco brand aren't a lot more expensive than well-known brands.

I think we all have a tendency to overchange babies, too. One way of saving is using less. As long as you're not getting problems with nappy rash etc, you're fine.

Sorry if I'm sounding a bit preachy. I don't mean to. I realise washables aren't practical for some people. But I do think that the amount of waste created by disposables should make us all think twice about what brand we buy.

Hi hander

I would be interested in trying a disposable eco brand (presumably this is a bio-degradable disposable). What is the brand called that you use, where can I buy them and how much are they?

Another money saving tip, for those of you that use traditional disposables, is to sign up to do nappy trials. We did this with our son and were sent about 26 Pampers and 26 Boots size 1 nappies to our door, plus received a £10 giftcard (Mothercare, I think) once we returned the form. So, 52 nappies for £0. That's a saving of around £5! And that's without the £10 giftcard.