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Best Diaper For Boys!
As a mom of 5 Boys, I offer my experience with disposable diapers.
I imagine myself having to wear diapers all the time and look for the best fit which I feel equals the best comfort. I have found that a great fit PLUS often changes equals no or minimal leaks.
In order to achieve a great fit you need to start with the correct size. I have...
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Beware of Allergy
I love pampers cruisers and swaddlers. Cloth like, very little leakage, no leaking blue gels, and no stuck together gatherings. Unfortunately, I found out that my second child all the sudden became allergic to Pampers; I think it's the new ones with dry weave liners. He started to have red bumps on his bottom everywhere not characteristic of diaper rash (back, crotch,...
As a mom of 5 Boys, I offer my experience with disposable diapers.
I imagine myself having to wear diapers all the time and look for the best fit which I feel equals the best comfort. I have found that a great fit PLUS often changes equals no or minimal leaks.
In order to achieve a great fit you need to start with the correct size. I have found that the numbers on the box mean nothing! YOur babies height and frame size really determine which size your baby needs. It is usually a lot of trial and error but I have always purchased the next size well before my babies were actually the weight stated on the packaging.
Sagging, that is, when the crotch hangs down makes for a very uncomfortable diaper. Huggies supremes have the elastic in the back of the diaper which tends to hold the diaper up better, but I have discovered that there is so much padding between the legs that this style simply does not work for boys.
The wide stretchy sides that pampers cruisers have make achieving a perfect fit very easy! Although, sometimes I have to roll the back of the diaper back a bit to get that perfect fit. If pampers had a little bit of elastic in the back, they woudl be perfect! Also, the padding inside is trimmer in the crotch area making it not as bulky.
I also love the new woven liner. It is very soft. I don't know if it serves any other purpose but I feel better putting someithing soft and somewhat airy on my little baby.
I have tried Pampers Baby Dry, Huggies Baby Shaped and Supreme, Luvs, Walmart's Brand, and CVS premium. I am all about saving money where I can but I also want baby to be comfortable.
I have found all disposable diapers to be pretty much the same and no matter what brand you use, they all serve their purpose. With all the different types I have tried, I have never disliked any one enough to not use the entire pack. In fact, if I go to purchase diapers and there is an irrestible sale on another brand, I will purchase them and only buy a small pack of cruisers. I mix them up in our changing area and end up using both types. Sometimes I have three and four varieties mixed in there.
I do have to admit, the Pampers Cruisers are my first choice and always the ones I am reaching for first. I like the way they smell and especially the way they fit, even more now that Luca is up and Cruising around. They are the only ones I have found to not sag and shift with our toddler's many busy antics and movements.
Hope this helps!
Rosemary Bertinelli
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After trying many brands, Pampers was the only that didn't leak through the night. My son is now 2 1/2 & he still drinks plenty of milk so I use them faithfully. Others Mom's I talked to agreed that Pampers seemed not to leak; for the boys especially. I used the regular Pampers for the 1st year then tried the Cruisers line as they have more give around the waist when my son started moving around a bit more. I hate that they're pricier than all other diapers but saves time & money in washing wet clothes for other diapers that leaked on me incl. Huggies, CVS brands, etc. I just wish Amazon excepted the Mftrs. coupons for Pampers but they do offer free shipping & only reason I order them here is w/the price of gas, a trip to the store is now $4 anyway!!!!
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So basically Pampers has done it again and released a new "bigger and better" value pack to disguise a price hike. The old pack was 148 diapers for ~$34, or $0.23/diaper. Now it's 160 for ~$42, or $0.26/diaper. It's a good thing cruisers are so much better than any other diaper out there, because I am put off by their deceptive marketing practices. I don't even mind the price hike, I think they are worth it.. it's the way they try to hide it that bothers me.
Edit, 5/5/06: They've since reduced the price to 37.87. This is much more in line with the old price, now $0.236/diaper. Glad to see my concerns were addressed!
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We have a very (very) handicapped son and were barely able to squeeze him into size 6. We hesitated to move up to "depends" because of the cost. The new size 7 is a lifesaver for us!
I saw the other reviews, but we've had no problems with leaks or with the tabs.
From some of the reviews, sounds like these might not be a great fit for large toddlers, but for a 55 pound six-year-old, they're perfect!
Thank you, Pampers!
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As a mom of a 38 inch, 42 lb 28 month old, I was absolutely nuts because I couldn't find diapers OR pullups big enough to fit him. We are in the process of potty training but due to a speech impediment its slow going. These are the first diapers I've found that are big enough! Especially since theres no cost to ship, its almost better than buying at the local store(since they're not about to stock them anyway!)
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I find that the size 7's are actually roomier than the 6's. My son will be 3 in early December of this year and I find that the 7's are almost a little big on him, even though he fits the weight recommendation for theses. He's very tall for his age and I find that the 7's come up higher than the 6's and for us, that's what we needed. He doesn't have a big belly or big thighs, but he's very tall and the 7's work just fine. I do have a hard time finding these in the stores, and when I do, I usually wind up paying just as much for half the amount of diapers. I would typically get them at Target in the smaller pack and I'd have to buy 2 packs and it didn't even equal 1 of these jumbo packs so I think it is far more cost-effective to do it this way, ESPECIALLY with the free shipping. Also, I don't have to go to the store and spend all kinds of money on other things that I wind up getting when all I really went for is diapers. The UPS man (my kids call him the "diaper fairy") comes and leaves them at my door and I don't wind up spending money on impulse items at Target anymore. The free super-saver shipping makes it all worth while...for me anyway.
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I LOVE the Pampers Cruisers brand!!! I've been using these for over 2 yrs now for my son. I've tried Huggies, Luvs, and other store brands. Only to realize that Pampers leaks the least out of any other diapers I've tried.
I just think that Amazon is charging way too much for a box of 140 diapers, even with their discount, and not counting the shipping charge. I buy my diapers from a local Supermarket(Safeway) for 25 bucks, that come in the 100 count box, without coupons. If you do the math I am spending 25 cents per diaper, versus paying 28 cents through Amazon's price. Whats the big deal??? I'm saving 5 bucks on the cost of a box of diapers, and that not counting the shipping and handling charge. It doesn't cost me much to drive to the store and pick up some diapers, especially those few times, you realize your about to run out of diapers and have to rush out to the store to get more.
Amazon should really lower their prices a lot more if they want to sell to smart shoppers, that are trying to save money on such an expensive but needy item!
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These are the bigger baby version of Pamper's Swaddlers, so if you are a Swaddlers fan, when you're baby outgrowns them, upgrade to Cruisers. They have the stretchy elastic on the side of the (velcro) tabs, so you get a "custom fit" with every change, and the stretch also allows for movement (when the baby goes to bed with a big, full tummy, it shrinks through the night as food digests - these diapers stay snug, due to the stretchy part, and never leak).
Huggies has tried to make their own version, and I gamely tried them, only to find the huge elastic panel on the back to be very poorly fitting, and allows EVERYthing to leak out the back - yuck !
Pampers has recently added an open-weave cover inside, to assure that the mess seeps through, then keeps it away from baby's skin, which is a great improvement (and I thought they were great BEFORE !).
Yes, they ARE basically the most expensive diapers (although they are equally priced to Huggies, and the like), but as with most things, you get what you pay for.
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First the service at Amazon is fantastic. The diapers have arrived in usually 2 days. I have a severely handicapped 21 year old daughter who is too small for adult diapers and too large for standard baby diapers. The Pampers Cruisers in size 7 have been the perfect fit for her. The Cruisers also are more durable than standard diapers. I am thrilled with this product.
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I'm the father of three boys, ages 10, 6 and 3. All three have always been very tall for their age. When my two older sons were still in diapers but approaching the potty-training plateau, we were often distressed to find that the largest size of baby diapers no longer comfortably fit them, which lead to lots of leaks and messes that were not the most fun things to clean up. Luckily, Pampers has now introduced its largest diaper ever, Cruisers Size 7, and big kids (and their parents) are better for it.
Size 7 Cruisers are designed to comfortably fit toddlers who are 41 pounds or more, which is the size of an average 4 year old in America. However, my son--who just turned 3 in December--is already 3.5 feet tall and 42 pounds. As my son grew, we quickly purchased a box of these diapers and tried them out. They fit him snugly and comfortably, and there hasn't been one single leak since.
Potty training is on the horizon, but we are not rushing it, and Size 7s are great for that reason. Until he decides that he's ready, he'll have a diaper big enough to accomodate him. I only wish this product was introduced earlier, when my two older boys were still in diapers. It would have save us a lot of unpleasant cleanups!
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