Accessories

Swaddlers - Pampers worth buying
I have been primarily a Huggies mom for over a decade. However, with the birth of my fourth child, the hospital this time provided Pampers Swaddlers instead of the Huggies (due to a change in the purchasing supplier, not due to parental/physician/nursing staff requests).

I had already purchased Huggies Supremes for home use, having tried Pampers Swaddlers (due to a friend's recommendation) about 3 years ago with no success (horrible rash on my then newborn son due to the mesh lining!). Overall, insofar as performance goes, I honestly see no discernible difference between either the Huggies Supreme or the Pampers Swaddlers. (Except for the fact that the Huggies newborn size has the "wet/dry" feature on the front of the diaper; the Pampers Swaddlers does not unless you buy the "Sensitive" version. The Swaddlers provided by the hospital wasn't the "Sensitive", but *did* have the line feature regardless in their size 1s. The Huggies does not have that feature in the size 1s. Wish it did.)

However, there are aesthetics about the Swaddlers that appeal to me that has me rethinking Huggies for the first time in 10 years... at least until the Cruisers. (I can't stand the Cruisers. Swaddlers, yes. Cruisers, no.)

1. I like the softness throughout the Pampers Swaddlers. The Huggies Supreme diaper is soft on the inside of the diaper (which *is* important), but not necessarily on the outside. The Swaddlers diaper is soft both inside and out.

2. I really, *really* like the fact that the Swaddlers is a "plain" diaper. The hospital version does one better: No cartoon character AT ALL. Instead of some stupid cartoon character on the band, it simply says "Pampers". I *love* the fact that the diaper itself is plain and white. NO FREAKING CARTOONS on it. I do *not* see the sense or the need to put cartoon characters all over the diaper, especially for a child in size 1-2-3; who cares? Certainly not the child! All the cartoons do is pimp yet another product and show through clothing, which I find highly annoying on both counts. The Huggies Supreme diapers have characters and designs over the entire diaper, making it extremely ugly, and I honestly can't help but wonder how much, if anything, does that add to the overall cost of the diaper? I have emailed Huggies requesting the designs to vanish... we'll see.

As for the mesh causing a rash on my new son... I'm not sure if it's the Lansinoh Cleansing Cloths, the Triple Paste rash cream (prevention), or an improvement of the Pampers itself, but so far, so good = No rashes. (I highly recommend the Lansinoh cloths and the Triple Paste, by the way.)

Insofar as leaks and blow-outs... Both Huggies and Pampers are the same. Both do an excellent job... both leak and both blow-out at times. It's life.

I do recommend the Swaddlers... Just be aware of the rash potential with the mesh lining, and perhaps the above-mentioned products will reduce that happenstance.

ETA: Apologies - had to go; baby was crying. Where was I... The leaks/blow-outs for either diaper run about the same. Both do a fabulous job with containing both leaks and blow-outs, but I have experienced both messes with both diapers. It just depends on baby's output; I don't think there's a diaper in the world that could contain such a natural thing... unless the diaper wrapped around the baby like a onesie. LOL!

For fit... Both Huggies Supreme and Pampers Swaddlers fit wonderfully on my newborn... However, I have to admit I prefer how the Swaddlers fit at this stage in his life; the Huggies seem to run slightly larger in size to the Swaddlers. The sharp tabs of the Swaddlers don't seem to bother my son at this point; I usually pull them nice and snug and almost overlap them under his cord at this point anyway; he isn't active enough to get them to move into a position that could make one of the edges of the tab poke his belly like my older son (one of the reasons why my older son hates the Cruisers). Still, that's one area Pampers could improve with no extra cost: Make the tabs have smooth, rounded edges like the Huggies.

Baby crying. Gotta go.

Love these
My husband had never changed a diaper when our daughter was born, but with the wetness indicator he became a pro in no time flat. I love how soft they are and they have never failed me. Wonderful product!

Great product!
A friend recommended Swaddlers and we have been using them for months - and wouldn't used anything else for the baby. The diapers are very absorbant and keep little bottoms away from the wetness. I highly recommend Swaddlers for you baby!

Still Satisfied
We love the swaddlers diapers, and will be sad when our little one grows too big for them. Pampers is the best, most absorbent diaper brand we've tried. Also, the swaddlers are so soft, we wouldn't want to put anything else on our baby's sensitive skin. We recommend the swaddlers to all our friends with babies.

Excellent diaper, soft and absorbant!
The Pampers swaddlers truly absorb a great amount of wetness and pull it away from the skin. They are also a soft diaper that doesn't irritate our baby's skin. The only con is that they are pricey, but with these diapers, you get what you pay for.