Boots Nappies - Leakages

trotter_inc

Hi everyone,

We have a 6 week old baby boy and since last weekend he has been either in Huggies or Pampers. Since it's our first we thought we would like to experiment and try some different brands so we bought some Boots own brand ones at the weekend. Since putting him in to the Boots he has leaked several times (in 3 days now) up his back. We are sure that they are on right and that they are secure enough, we never had this problem with Huggies or Pampers

Has anyone else here experienced the same problem with them? We bought 2 packs of them from Boots and both packs are open, I was telling my wife that we should try return them and get a refund as we never had this problem with Huggies or Pampers.

Interested in hearing other people's opinions....thanks

Seasick Hobo

Hi Trotter,

Have experienced the exact same problem as yourself in the past only in the opposite way. My youngest son seems to wet right through Huggies and Pampers, we originally thought they were the wrong size or fitted wrong and after much experimentation we found that Dunnes nappies seemed to keep everything "contained" Its not the St bernard brand but they are in a green packaging and cost around €4 something for a small pack. Also found the Lidl brand ones quite good too.

LordSutch

We sware by TESCO nappies (Newborn) 24 nappies = €1.99

Pampers & Huggies nappies have both have leaked on two occassions, the Tesco ones have not leaked (Yet).

Seasick Hobo

Thought the tesco ones were great but always found they never had the size I was looking for when I went to get them:(

trotter_inc

Silly naive parents that we are thought we would be doing the poor child an injustice by buying the Lidl or Tesco branded ones

Sounds like the Tesco brand could be worth a try so

Ludo

Another recommendation for the Tesco ones here. But as Hobo says, they never have the size you need when you go to get them. They are very popular so out of stock regularly. We stock up with loads of them when we spot them.

hairyfairy00

I'd swear by Pampers Active Fit nappies, my LO is 5 months and there have been absolutely no leakages! Often wondered about the Tesco ones, must buy a pack to test drive them

Moonbeam

Try moving up a size in nappies.
We found boot nappies the best for the first few months,we found pampers the worst as she got bigger different brands were better.
The sainsburys own brand nappies have been pretty consistantly good and now that she is bigger pampers are good too.

Oryx

Huggies were great on my son, but no good on my daughter, Pampers worked best for her, so the way they fit seems to matter. Tbh, I never went for the cheaper brands because my son got a rash once in the early days, and I blamed the cheaper nappy, plus the cheaper wipes were dire, and that kept me away from all budget brand stuff.

I was probably wrong.

foxy06

I think it depends on the child. I couldn't use pampers on the first as they leaked and could only use pampers on the second. First child was longer and thinner and the second was chubbier around the middle so that might be why. Just find the best fit for your own child.

Kind of off topic but I also used caldesene powder for nappy rash on my first and it was great. Second child came along and it was useless. A bit strange but I suppose its just different skin types.

trotter_inc

foxy06 wrote: »

I think it depends on the child.

I think thats def true after reading peoples comments above, so many conflicting opinions!!

We'll soon find the right ones for him

racso1975

I found huggies to be brutal and pampers great but expensive the Lidl ones are brilliant too hand no leakages but again he has grown out of their largest size and now in the papers 5+ active fit

bcirl03

Aldi or Tesco's all the way - others are a rip off and probably all made in the same factory.

eviltwin

Glad I saw this

I'm due my second in a few weeks time and have been stocking up nappies over the last couple of months. Of course I have bought loads of Boots ones.

Apart from that its Pampers which I used on my daughter but which I found, and still find, to be a total rip off. They are good but not that good.

Never thought about using Tesco's own brand. I always thought shops own brands were a bit rubbish to be honest but I'll be giving them a go now thats for sure

Victor

I imagine its down to making use there is a snug fit at the back while at the same time allowing "expansion space".

IsThatSo?

It really does depend on the shape of the child. I find the Tesco ones great, as are the Lidl ones, but neither for overnight, Pampers are the only ones that do an overnight for us. Huggies, in this house, are utter rubbish. Those ones in Dunnes are "Charm" and are good also.