Sizing up the diapers
Before Sophia was born Kurt and I bought one package of Pampers newborn size suitable for babies up to 10 pounds because Costco’s Kirkland brand didn’t have a specific “newborn” size and because we had no idea our girl would be big enough for Kirkland’s size 1-2 that only listed the high end weight limit of 15 pounds. Three days before she was born we also bought a box of the Costco brand because we intended to use that brand for the glorious diaper years, and we were sure she would grow into them. At our baby shower, we received a package of size 2 Pampers which has a weight range of 12 to 18 pounds.
A couple weeks ago we bought our third box of Kirkland’s size 1-2, but when I finally needed them, I couldn’t find where Kurt had them stashed. I broke into the size 2 Pampers and they fit just fine. She’s been wearing them for the past couple days and she hasn’t had any blowouts. Maybe we had her in the smaller size too long? Yesterday we bought a box of Kirkland size 3, which is supposed to fix babies from 16 pounds to 28 pounds. Again, we figured she would grow into them, but when we got home I pulled out one Pampers size 2 and one Kirkland size 3 – They’re EXACTLY the same size. I know a stocky 13 pound baby is going to fit a diaper differently than a string-bean baby like ours but seriously pick a baby body type and stick with it across the industry. It would make it so much easier on us.
On that note I’m glad I gave in to the disposable diapers because cloth diapers are all over the place for sizing (I had no intention of using prefolds) and some cloth diaper brands even have special sizes for different shaped babies. All that sizing was too damn confusing especially for how much some charge per diaper. I know I said cost was never an issue, but I don’t like throwing money in the wind either.
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