When my son was first born, being a first time Mom, I wasn’t sure which diapers to use. So I decided to do some tests including trial and error, to find out which brands were the best for leak protection as well as affordability.
The diapers tested were:
- White Cloud
- Parent’s Choice
- Luvs
- Pampers
- Huggies
- Kirkland’s best
I was originally sent home from the hospital with Pamper’s brand diapers and was unimpressed with the price and decided to keep looking for a product that was better, and more economical. Neither the pricing or the performance, were up to par, in my opinion.
My favorite diaper was one of the cheapest, called White Cloud. It was sold exclusively at Walmart, and the reason why I loved it so much was because it provided awesome protection, with thick adjustable accordion straps, and it was my favorite. Unfortunately, ever since I became hooked on this product, Walmart discontinued it, to my dismay.
My next favorite choice was ParentsChoice, also sold in Walmart. It is Even cheaper than White Cloud, and doesn’t provide any bells or whistles, but works just as well. Although the adjustable straps are a bit thinner than White Cloud’s (super straps), and thus can be ripped off and cause problems somewhat easier.
I like the smell of the Luvs diaper, because they smell fresh as if they’re covered in baby powder. But, they are very thin, and the straps aren’t accordion like, so they don’t stretch with every movement the child makes, which is one of the reasons I didn’t care for it very much.
Huggies was pretty similar to Luvs and Pampers in performance, it was pratically identical (performance wise).
My least favorite of the bunch and the one I strongly suggest you stay away from is the Kirkland’s Best brand, found exclusively at Costco. This brand of diaper is very thin, and although it has “2 walls of protection” to hold spills in, the outer wall doesn’t cling to the body and leaves a wide open gab between the diaper and the outter thighs. Opening up room for leaks and spills. Infact, you shouldn’t even think that there are two walls of protection on this diaper because this diapers’ outter wall is a complete joke, and although the diaper is cute and playful- we are more interested in how it works,versus the looks that sell.
The outcome of my testing pushed my favorite diaper high above all the others. I highly recommend using the Parent’s choice diapers from Walmart, and I suggest you keep your eyes peeled for new things that come onto the market to see what else is out there, with good leak protection as well as cost.
But for the price, quality and leak protection currently available, I think Parent’s Choice is your best bet.
