I bought seven packages of Newborn diapers, since my babies tend to be smaller and slow growers (Silas has sort of shattered that pattern, though, with his rapid rate of growth - that boy can eat like you wouldn’t believe!). When Silas was born last year, I had enough diapers stockpiled to last for the first 3-4 months. I can always find a home for extra diapers I can’t use - either giving them as a shower gift, passing them onto a friend or donating them to a crisis pregnancy center. Namely, I’d rather have a few packages of diapers leftover when my baby moves up to the next size, than to run out of diapers in one size and have to make an extra trip to the store (For some reason, in those first few weeks after having a baby, I never seem to realize we’re out of diapers until we’re pretty much completely out!). My personal rule of thumb is that I’d rather be over-prepared than under-prepared. Some babies are born big and don’t even wear Newborn diapers - they just jump right into Size 1 diapers! Other babies, like my first, are small and grow slowly and wear Newborn diapers for six weeks! It’s hard to gauge exactly how many diapers in each size you’ll need since every baby is so different. It will likely be a busy time of adjustment, tiredness and lots of snuggling with a newborn… the last thing you want to spend it doing is making lots of trips to the store for necessities like diapers. Do you have any advice as to how quickly your kiddos went through different sizes or any other advice on stockpiling diapers (or other baby items!)?Ĭongratulations on your pregnancy, Margaret, and thanks for asking such a great question! I believe one of the smartest things a mom can do is to plan ahead now for what she’ll need those first few months after Baby is born. However, I’m not sure how to gauge how many of each size to stockpile. I’m trying to stock up now since I know I have months before the baby comes and get the best deals as they come along and not be stuck running out and paying full price because we’re desperate. I am newly pregnant with my first baby and I have a question about diaper stockpiling. With all the Huggies coupons currently available, I thought it was only appropriate to tackle a question on diapers for Q&A Tuesday! Here’s Margaret’s question:
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