Huggies Don't Hug My Baby! By Jennifer Regan on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
At my baby shower, I was given several packs of diapers, including Huggies Newborn Gentle Care diapers and a few other brands. Since I had heard wonderful things about Huggies from some experienced moms, I decided to try the Huggies first.
The Newborn Gentle Care diapers have a u-shaped front. This supposedly prevents the diaper from rubbing against the newborn's tender cord stump. This was about the only part of the diaper that worked. I realize that babies are shaped differently, and different diapers will fit differently, but these diapers were a horrible fit for my baby! My son was not born small or big...just an average 8.1 pounds, 22 inches. However, the Huggies gapped around his legs, and his waist was swallowed by the size one diaper.
Within minutes of putting the diaper on, we were both drenched in pee. Not fun when you are recovering from a c-section! We tried the Huggies again, and the same thing happened, only the second time I had more than just pee to deal with. After a third time of these diapers doing nothing to contain the flow, we switched to the diapers they had at the hospital, Pampers Swaddlers. We've stayed with Pampers and haven't had more than a handful of blow-outs since!
Perhaps my boy's legs were just too thin, but shouldn't newborn diapers take thin legs into account? My suggestion is to skip the cheap Huggies and spend more on the Pampers....believe me, you get what you pay for!!
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"Within minutes of putting the diaper on, we were both drenched in pee." Not good at all.
We don't like Huggies diapers either. Thanks for sharing the honest information.
Sometimes the expensive diapers do not work. We do not like using Huggies either. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, so sorry to hear the Huggies didn't hug! It's been many years now since I used diapers, but I remember I always used Luvs, not sure why, but there must have been a reason, lol. Glad to hear the Pampers helped keep your little one dry!
I hate Huggies too. They leak horribly.
Thanks for the warning on these diapers. I thought after all these years they would have been made better. I tried these numerous times when my two were little but they leaked back then too.
Ugh, I have had a very similar experience - I am NOT a Huggies fan at all. Pampers are much better!
Wow, sorry to hear Huggies didn't work for you. When my son was in diapers Huggies was the only brand we used and we never had blow out issues. Weird how different diapers work with different kids
I am a diehard fan of the Pampers Swaddlers myself, I don't care fro Huggies either.
I always used Pampers and Luvs when my kids were babies. Huggies wasn't as popular back then (19 years ago).