Stockpiling Nappies. A Question.

anotheruser · 13 October 2019 at 7:59PM

So we're having a baby in April.

A friend of ours said a good way to save money is start buying things now.
We have thousands of wipes (got on a good deal from Amazon).

However it's come to thinking about nappies.

A family member swears by Asda's Little Angels nappies but I guess not everyone does!

We're a bit afraid of stockpiling a brand and then finding out they're not that great for us. But it's our first baby so we sort of won't know any different.

We're not looking to use washable ones.

Any tips?

Ms_Chocaholic · 13 October 2019 at 8:06PM

How is it a good way to save money, keep the money in your account and buy them when you need them. I don't understand your friend's logic.

You could end up buying 100s of nappies you don't need, don't suit your baby, buy a few packs at a time when your baby is here, you will find out which nappies suit your baby best and when they need to move up a size.

Gilead · 13 October 2019 at 8:06PM

Wipes - you will always have a need for them, so it is good that you have a good supply.

Nappies - you can gather up some free samples as well, for our now 14 month year old we have used a mixture of pampers, Asda’s little angels, Tesco’s and Lidl’s. We have not seen much difference between them all. We’ve mainly used Asda as granny shops there and insists on buying them for us.

However, remember there are different sizes for nappies, and you never know when you will move up a size.

Good luck.

GingerSaurus · 13 October 2019 at 8:18PM

I wouldn’t buy too many, as long as you have enough for a week or two it’s easy enough to pick them up once the baby’s here. I speak from experience as I bought over 300 newborn ones in a variety of brands. Our little girl was small and needed size 0 nappies instead, she didn’t grow into the ones we’d bought in advance for 6 weeks!

I’ve found Aldi to be the best, Asda and Tesco are also good. I wasn’t impressed with the more expensive brands, they seemed to leak more!

pjcox2005 · 13 October 2019 at 8:34PM

I get where your friend is coming from but you are better to put money in a piggy bank after each shop rather than actually buy the nappies. For the reasons mentioned above but also this allows you to buy on sale. Aldi always did a baby event and I believe Asda do as well which may discount nappies. Likewise pampers always seemed to put a deal on each month

kimplus8 · 13 October 2019 at 8:41PM

many babies can also go through a size really quickly, mine all seemed to jump from size 1 to size 3 and were only in size 2 for around a week. Its easier to buy as you go along.
Better still have you though of investing in some cloth/reusable nappies. This will certainly save you some serious money. by the time I had my second eldest, I had discovered cloth nappies (I have 8 kids).
they are utterly poop proof, absorb well, wash well and have saved me £1000's as I have been able to use them across several babies.

getmore4less · 13 October 2019 at 10:00PM

Bulk buying only works if you are buying stuff cheap and will use all of it.

Most stuff is on offer in cycles learn those to avoid overstocking.

anotheruser · 14 October 2019 at 6:52AM

Thanks all.
I wouldn't be stocking hundreds in the same size. Although perhaps my post made it seem like that. Will probably pick up a few Aldi and Asda brands and leave it line that.

Cheers

Colliewobble12 · 14 October 2019 at 1:44PM

Babies are all different and what suits one won't suit another. My son had (still has) a very skinny bum and we got given loads of Pampers by friends and family but I found they were too baggy and leaked. The Huggies that came in the Bounty pack fitted him much better but I also found the ones from Aldi and Lidl just as good at about half the price.

I wouldn't bother stocking up until you find what suits your baby. Nappies take up loads of room plus you'll no doubt be given packs as gifts plus the bounty pack (and baby box if you're in Scotland). No point having several hundred nappies that leak and you end up spending a fortune washing clothes and bedding.

Ergates · 14 October 2019 at 2:13PM

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

How is it a good way to save money, keep the money in your account and buy them when you need them. I don't understand your friend's logic.

Because when buying in advance, you have more time to shop around and can wait until things are on offer. As long as you are *guaranteed* to use the items you purchase.

cheeky-peach · 14 October 2019 at 10:00PM

We are expecting in December and have a few packs ready but we've been saving money each month for such things. Much easier re: sizing and you don't need bundles of space to keep them.

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