Diapers and Wipes

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jaetee

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I am starting to think about stocking up on diapers and wipes - can anyone recommend the best/non-leaking yet comfortable disposable diapers for newborns? Would also appreciate a "as natural as possible" diaper wipe recommendation as well.

BTW - read a previous thread about Merries - are they available in HK yet?

Thanks. :)
 
We've found that the diapers in HK are pretty poor quality; we use huggies with our little boy, we were using the newborn ones and are now on the small size and both have been horrendous for leaking.

We were in Europe last week however and the huggies diapers there were fantastic...no leaking whatsoever...no idea why something made by the same company can vary so much in quality from country to country.
Unfortunetly it's just not practical to be shipping nappies from Europe, although would love too.

Found that all commercial wipes here were much too harsh for our baby....we found some in Europe, made by novartis which are actually designed for babies hand and face, but we use them as diaper wipes and they are fantastic.

Sorry that's not very helpeful for finding things in HK! Just our experience!
 
Every baby's skin sensitivity towards diapers might be different, so you need to try out a correct one. Generally, brand pampers premium is good, but it's pricey. Alternatively, huggies and mummy poko are practical.
Pigeon Baby wipes is pretty good though, for newborn, I usually washed my baby with warm water when they pass motion to avoid redness or rashes.
 
we've tried both huggies and pampers and now stick only to pampers. they are a little more $ but we've had very little problem with them.
 
I use the own brand diapers from ToysRUs...although not from newborn. We were using Pampers and they leaked, especially at night when our LO started sleeping through. Since I've switched, we've NEVER had a leak and they're about half the price of Pampers.
Use J&J wipes - others I've tried are not wet enough and don't dispense very well.
 
When I was a girl, my mom used a wet washcloth on my siblings bottoms.

It's about as "as natural as possible" as you can get. :)

I myself used cotton wool soaked in a VERY dilute mixture of baby soap & water, when they were little,
 
Thanks for all the wipes suggestions. So for diapers, seems we cant get any non-leaking ones in HK? :( Anywhere we can get the Merries brand?
 
We've always used Pampers and never experienced any leakage problems either. I like the ones with the stripe down the middle to indicate when they are wet or not.

As for wipes, the only thing I use are the Japanese brand BABY cleaning cotton. They are fantastic and highly recommended. I just leave a few moistened cotton squares next to my changing table. They are available at Mannings and Watsons now. I would not use the commercial cleaning wipes on baby's bottom when they are newborns.
 
Agree with niutalent and others about only using water on newborns. My babies' skin was all red and blotchy for a few weeks so didn't want to use anything else. If you are concerned about this, ask what they use at your hospital! (I only thought about this afterwards.)

As to which nappy causes fewer leaks, I have used Pampers and Huggies and I think it depends on baby's shape. Huggies have elasticated waists which help prevent splurges up the back. Pampers fit my babies better around their skinny legs. If you get a lot of leaks up the back from Pampers, try Huggies, and leaks at the legs, try Pampers. Or use a waterproof cover used with cloth nappies, that you can find in Bumps to Babes (Kushies brand) or better ones from www.doubibou.com. You will have have fewer leaks onto clothes but nappy changes will take a little longer.

In fact I normally use cloth nappies after the newborn stage, and have WAY fewer leaks with cloth nappies. I never take a change of clothes out with my baby because her nappies never leak. If I am out for a full day and switch to disposables because I don't want to carry too many wet nappies, I have to take a change of clothes also for the leaking disposables. But it's hard to get a good fit for newborns with their skinny legs - there are cloth nappies designed for newborns but they are not very economical seeing as they will not be used for long.
 
Merries M size

jaetee said:
Thanks for all the wipes suggestions. So for diapers, seems we cant get any non-leaking ones in HK? :( Anywhere we can get the Merries brand?
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Hi Jaetee,

You can order Merries online from East West Trading (www.etwhk.com). But you have to order 2 boxes (6 bags) before they deliver for free for HK island and N.T. (just one box for Kowloon).

I wonder what size your baby is now. I got 2 boxes of Merries M size for my daughter and it's getting a bit too small for her now. I still have 5 bags left (68 pcs/bag). Wondering if you would like to buy a bag from me to try. I'd just sell it at the original price i.e. HK$130/bag.

Please PM me if you're interested.

Jessie
 
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