56 Nappies for a fiver

neilk_2

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!

Philycheesesteak

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

hander wrote: »

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.

oh_no_you_dont_sunshine

adr0ck wrote: »

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

Guilty as charged! I cursed the Asda nappies but I do agree that it depends on the child. We know several people with babies and toddlers and they all swear by different brands. Also agree that you change brands as baby grows.