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Posted: 4 months ago

So I'm sure that this has been covered before.  I'm just short on time or I'd search for it. 

We just had our second child 2 weeks ago so we're back to square one with diapers.  This time around we have a Costco memebership.  I haven't bought their brand of diapers with are cheaper because you have to buy so many.  I was wondering if anyone had opinions on the Kirkland diapers one way or the other.  Thanks in advance.

 

 

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Posted: 4 months ago

Yes, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Kirkland diapers!  They used to be offered on a website that we used for buying diapers.  We decided to try them since they looked pretty similar to Huggies and were cheaper than any diapers except Luvs (which we didn't care for).  We gave them a try and I won't use anything else!  They worked just as well as Huggies, seemed to fit better, and didn't cause diaper rash.  Emma had a lot of trouble with diaper rash, and Timothy did at first too...until we switched to the Kirkland.  At one point we ran out of the kirkland ones and had a few Huggies or Pampers left (can't remember which) that we used until we got more, and he immediately got a diaper rash from them.  As soon as we switched back to the kirkland he was totally fine again.  When the website stopped offering them, thankfully my parents had gotten a membership at Costco and we would just stock up when we went to visit.  That is definitely what we plan to use this time around too.  I also really love their wipes!

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Posted: 4 months ago

I'm not sure about kirkland, but I did use the MembersMark brand from Sam's club. 

Overall, I liked them and they were cost effective.  My only issue was the fastners would break more often than huggies and there was a higher rate of defective fastners.  As a result, I alternated.

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Posted: 4 months ago

If you're looking to save money on diapers, you can try cloth. We made the switch with our second child. For my third I found a specific brand that doesn't leak, goes on as easy as disposable and GROWS with the kid. We have used the same 15 diapers we bought when the baby was little (about 5 months) until now (15 months) and they're still going strong. They are bumGenius one size pocket diapers. The startup cost is an initial shock ($17.95/diaper) but now other than a little bit more of a water bill and a special detergent every month and a half ($13.95 for a relatively large bottle) we don't spend money on diapers OR WIPES at ALL.

 It's a big commitment, but once you've done it for a month or so, you don't even recognize the difference anymore.

 The cloth diapering websites I use are babycottonbottoms.com or cottonbabies.com. They sell alot of things you can live without, so it might be a little overwhelming, but if this sounds like it's for you, I can answer any questions you have and steer you to the bare essentials.

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Posted: 4 months ago

I loved White Cloud diapers from WalMart.  I never had any trouble with them.  I really wanted to use cloth, but didn't want to spend the intial money when we thought we were only having one.  If I would have know we were going to be blessed again, I would have.

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Posted: 4 months ago

I agree, I really like the White Cloud brand from Walmart. I have tried the brand name ones and really didn't care for any, especially the Luvs they were the worst. I buy a box of size 3 and it lasts about 3 weeks and the cost is about 16.00. I think there is about 102 in there.

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Posted: 2 months ago

I second the cloth option.  We started using Fuzzi Bunz on our 2nd and have since added some super cute diapers to our stash.  They're so not like they used to be and can save you TONS of money!  We had 2 in diapers when we invested about $250 in cloth, but considering we were paying $100+ each month on diapers and wipes, we recovered our investment in a little over 2 months.  Now with the fourth - no out of pocket expense and the diapers of 2 and a half years ago are still working!  I'm amazed but lovin' it!  (Plus--better for the environment!Wink)

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Posted: 2 months ago

For the first year of her life, my little one lived in Pampers, until I went to Cost Co with my stepmom and she bought me a huge box of the Kirkland diapers and I've been using them ever since. I haven't had any problem with them, what so ever. I love them!

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Posted: 2 months ago

We ended up trying the Kirkland diapers.  I love them.  They are as good as, if not better than, the national brands.  The only issue I had was the sizing.  They combine sizes 1 and 2.  When Harris outgrew those, he was still too little for size 3.  We had to fill in with size 2 Huggies until he fit the Kirkland size 3.  All in all, the membership to Costco is worth it for the price of diapers and formula alone.

 Thanks everybody for your input. 

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