How many diapers do newborns use per day?? - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

laurabelle1317 · 02-01-2006, 01:08 PM

Approximately how many diapers do newborns go through a day (when they are wearing newborn size and size 1 diapers)? I have found some good deals on diapers that I want to take advantage of but you have to buy a certain amount to get the good deal - and I don't want to end up with way more than I need! (My son is due next month.)

Thanks in advance for your help?

Kiedy · 02-01-2006, 01:25 PM

When DS was born I changed him every time he pooped which was almost every 2hrs (when I breastfed). So that's about 8 diapers between 8am-12am. Add another 4 for good measure, b/c half the time when you change them, 15min they poop some more. Also you may have to change them once in the middle of the night, depanding how sensitive they are. Some will cry even if their diaper is a little bit wet, others could care less. So you're looking at about 120 diapers just in the first 10 days, easy.

You can stock up on size one or two if they have good deals, b/c they will use them for couple of months each, at least. But only buy one box newborn at a time. Babies grow soo fast. I usually have one extra box waiting (144 diapers). DS grew out of newborn size at 3wks, and also after 1-2 mo their pooping slows down.

Hope this helps.

hugs28 · 02-01-2006, 02:02 PM

my ds was out of newborn before we left the hospital lol, was in 1-2 swaddlers for 2-3 months. same thing, he was breastfed, so he got changed quite often, at 8-12 times a day depending. good luck

Mommie-2-B · 02-01-2006, 02:21 PM

Plan on at least 8 diapers a day. If you are like me, I changed him right before each feeding and that's 8 times a day in the beginning. My little guy is just about to outgrow the newborn diapers, and he's almost 5 weeks along.

summertyme · 02-01-2006, 02:44 PM

My children used at least 15-20 diapers a day when they were newborns. My son was the worst--he would sometimes mess up 2 or 3 diapers during a diaper change. He would poop a little and when I went to change him he would poop all over the new diaper and I'd have to get another one. Buy at least 3 times what you think you need and what the baby books tell you.