Diaper Stockpile?

[crownline266]

Mrs. Pinecone, so you bought ten packs of size 1, can I ask how many other sizes you bought? Since the Little Pinecone was pretty big, I think your estimating so far has been great since you said he's pretty much on schedule with what you had planned!!

[MrsPinecone]

Originally Posted by crownline266 Mrs. Pinecone, so you bought ten packs of size 1, can I ask how many other sizes you bought? Since the Little Pinecone was pretty big, I think your estimating so far has been great since you said he's pretty much on schedule with what you had planned!!

I am pretty sure the breakdown was something like this:

Size 1 - 10 packs
Size 2 - 22 packs
Size 3 - 24 packs
Size 4 - 18 packs

I had to buy an additional pack of 1s when I was at mom's since he went through more than we had anticipated there, but over all, I think I am doing pretty well on the estimates.

[crownline266]

Thanks, Mrs. P! I'm going to try to follow your count and see how things go. I don't have a problem with leftovers or exchanging unopen packs...so thanks for the info!!!

[cutenirish]

TY MrsP. great info :) I also don't care if we have to exchange and whatnot-- DH might not like th eidea but TO BAD LOL

[MrsPinecone]

You might want to stockpile 12 packs of size 1s if you are likely to have a smaller baby-- the Pinenut was a 10 pounder, so was well into the weight range for 1s at birth.

[leobaby]

Go on the basis that the child will go through 7-9 wet/poopy diapers a day.
I bought 8 packs of size 1 and my baby was 10 lbs 3 ounces he was also 23 3/8 inches at birth so very well done!
Anyway...
Going on the basis of 8 diapers per day, the child theoretically will go through a jumbo pack of size 1s every 7 days.
Going on the "average" weight of 8 lbs, a child who grows at a normal pace should be around 12 lbs by 3 months, 14 lbs by 6 months, 16 lbs by 9 months, and 20 lbs by a year...this is according to the cdc height/weight charts.
So...going off mrsp diaper weight guide in the 101 thread:
1-2 packs newborns...don't bother they get these from the hospital
8-10 packs of size 1
20-24 packs size 2
10-14 packs size 3
if you want to give her a year's worth of diapers. Again, this is not accurate because not every baby goes by the cdc in height and weight.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/...l/cj41c018.pdf
hth!!
I always tell newly pregnant women to buy a pack of diapers for every week they are pregnant stockpiling 8 jumbo packs of each size that way they will never have to get diapers in the middle of the night because they will always have the next size up to fall back on.

[MrsPinecone]

Originally Posted by leobaby Go on the basis that the child will go through 7-9 wet/poopy diapers a day.

Ha! I tried to go by 10 a day, and he blew that calculation out of the water. LOL! Actually, he did slow down a bit, so my calculations as far as how many days those 10 packs would last were pretty close. (I guessed that they would last me 56 days/8 weeks.)

I am probably going to buy another couple of packs of size 1s, because he is at 12.5 lbs and not blowing out of the 1s yet. I'd rather get more diapers per pack for as long as I can!

[kintx]

So true about the diaper count! I have always tried to keep DD in the smaller size as long as possible because of this. I just now moved her up to size 5 around her 2nd birthday and she weighs 30 lbs. I did use the 5s at night and for longer outings a few weeks before making the switch. But at home and in daycare she gets changed more frequently anyway.
I bought three boxes of Luvs at Target today on sale with the current coupons. I bought one box each in size 2,3 and 5 and not only is the diaper count for the smaller sizes much higher, but the actual box/volume of the diapers is also larger in the smaller sizes. Now, that's a rip-off IMO because I should at least be getting the same amount of material in each size, right? BTW, this is also another reason to skip the newborn size, there are way less diapers in a size N package than in a size 1 package. Why?

[MrsPinecone]

Because the marketing department can get away with it. Most people are willing to pay premium prices for ANYTHING for a new baby.

[MrsPinecone]

I am going to update the number of packs that I am going through for those who are stockpiling:

Size 1 - we ended up using 12 packs before he outgrew them

Size 2 - Started with 22 packs, currently down to 4ish, including open packs; we are starting to have a few leakage problems, so we will probably be moving up to 3s in the very near future. I will save the last 3 packs for the next bebe.

Size 3 - 29 packs waiting in the wings, since the weight range on these is the largest, and people say you stay in 3s for a long time

Size 4 - I think I have about 20 packs, but they are in the attic. I need to move them to the garage so they aren't damaged by the heat and will do a recount then

I also have a few random packs of PullUps that I got on clearance for almost nothing, and a dozen packs of swim diapers that were also super cheap or free.