The Best Diapers for Your Bundle of Joy

Baby Clothes? Check.

Baby Formula? Check.

Baby Bottles? Check.

Baby Diapers? Baby Diapers…oopps.

With so many kinds and brands of baby diapers, it can get confusing to choose the best diaper for baby.

You are not the first Mom to fret over this, and probably will not be the last. This article hopes to help guide Moms in finding the best baby diapers on the market today.

Best Baby Diapers

Listed here are some of the best baby diapers according to their product category. The goal of this list is to give Moms an idea on how they can choose the best for their baby.

There are multitudes of brands and types of baby diapers available today so it is easy for anyone to get lost.

This list will allow Moms, especially first time Moms, to check and compare the different types of baby diapers suitable for their little tykes.

Best Overall

Pampers Swaddlers Disposable Diapers

  • Super absorbent diaper that can keep any mess clean and tidy. Thin and comfortable soft material leaves your toddler’s skin free from rash.
  • Perfect for newborn babies with its special umbilical cord notch and wetness indicator to prevent soaking.
  • Air channels allow breathable comfort of up to 12 hours.

Best for Bedtime

Goodnites Bedtime Bedwetting Underwear for Boys

  • Goodnites offer protection of up to 40% more than other brands.
  • It has a 5-layer protection and absorbency to lock wetness and minimize odor.
  • Pant design with double leg barriers helps control leak.
  • Extra stretchy sides allow a better fit for all body types.

Best for the Budget

Luvs Ultra leak guards Disposable Baby Diapers

  • It has a triple leak guard that is 20x more absorbent and locks wetness, ensuring overnight protection for 12 hours.
  • Feather soft on baby’s sensitive skin.
  • Has a blue wetness indicator when the baby needs changing.
  • Your baby will love its snug fit and two fun designs with every pack of your diapers.

Best for Sensitive Skin

Seventh Generation Baby Diapers for Sensitive Skin

  • It has zero percent fragrance, no lotions, and zero percent bleach.
  • It’s clinically tested to be gentle on your baby’s skin.
  • An ultra-absorbent diaper, it keeps your baby dry. Wetness can cause rashes and irritation to your baby’s gentle skin.
  • The diaper is made from eco-friendly sustainable materials to protect the rain forest.

Best for Newborns

Mama Bear Diapers, Newborn

  • Mama Bear Diapers is hypoallergenic.
  • It has a quilted liner that keeps away the wetness from your baby’s skin.
  • Protects the belly button, particularly newborn babies with the umbilical cord notch.
  • It has a wetness indicator to know when it’s time to change the diaper.
  • The waistband back-pocketed design ensures no leakage spill out for up to 12 hours.
  • Absorbent particles form wetness into gel.

Best Cloth

Gerber Birdseye 3-ply Prefold Cloth Diaper

  • It’s made of light and soft 100% cotton material.
  • It is quick drying.
  • It can be alternatively used as a burp cloth.
  • Customers find the cloth versatile, durable and easy to clean

Merries Diapers

The Company

  • Merries is a member of the Kao Group of Companies
  • Tomiro Nagase started Nagase Shoten as a sundry goods dealer in 1887.
  • Determined to create an affordable high quality product, he launched his soap in Japan in the year 1890.
  • He named the soap Kao Sekken to emphasize the superior quality of his product. Kao would later become the name of his company.
  • His goal was to deliver high quality products to everyone.
  • It was in 1983 when Kao introduced the Merries brand.
  • Merries is committed to use materials considered safe for Baby’s skin in producing Merries’ product line up.
  • Biore, Kanebo, Magiclean, Ban and Merries are just a few among the brands that Kao Group carries.

Product Line Up

  • Merries products have two categories, skin care and diapers. Under diapers, there are two product lines that are tape diapers and pants diapers.
  • Merries Diapers tape type comes in several sizes
    • Newborn size fits 0 to 5 kg in weight
    • Small size fits 4 to 8 kg in weight
    • Medium size fits 6 to 11 kg in weight
    • Large size fits 9 to 14 kg in weight
    • Extra Large size fits 12 to 22 kg in weight
  • Merries Diapers pants type comes only in the following sizes:
    • Medium size fits 6 to 11 kg in weight
    • Large size fits 9 to 14 kg in weight
    • Extra Large size fits 12 to 22 kg in weight
    • Double Extra Large size fits 15 to 28 kg in weight

Prices

Price comparison

Example 1:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Merries Pants

L

44

$36.87

$0.84

Merries Pants

XL

38

$38.98

$1.03

Example 2:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Merries Tape

L

54

$40.99

$0.76

Merries Pants

L

44

$38.00

$0.86

Price difference is due mainly to packaging size.

Customer Review

A customer who bought Merries pants says, “The best of the best. We mix it with another brand because of its high price. We use Merries at night, travel or when Dad has to take over.”

Moony Diapers

The Company

  • Moony was launched in 1981 in Japan.
  • Their first product line was the tape type diapers.
  • In 1987, they launched the first anti-leakage diaper, the Ultra Moony 3D Gather.
  • In 1992, they introduced the first pants style diaper, the Disposable Pants Style Diaper Moonyman.
  • In 2001 they launched the first pant style design for crawling babies
  • In 2008 they launched the Slim Pants Style Moonyman.
  • In 2013 3D Shape moony Air Fit was launched

Product Line Up

  • Under the Moony line are 7 products in the diaper category
    • Natural Moony Diaper Tape Type
    • Natural Moony Diaper Pants Type
    • Moony Diaper Tape Type
    • Moonyman Diaper
    • Moonyman for crawling babies
    • Moony Swimming Pants
    • Moonyman Ase Sukiri Pants
  • The Natural Moony and Regular Moony diaper lines comes in various sizes:
  • The Moonyman Pants come in 6 sizes:
    • Small size fits 4 to 8 kg when the baby is at kicking legs stage.
    • Medium size fits 6 to 11 kg when the baby is at standing and walking unsteadily stage.
    • Large size fits 9 to 14 kg when the baby is in the standing and walking unsteadily stage.
    • Extra Large size fits 12 to 22 kg when the baby is at the toilet training stage.
    • Double Extra Large size fits 13 to 28 kg when the baby is at the toilet training stage and is about to stop using diapers.
    • Triple Extra Large size fits 18 to 35 kg when the baby is at the toilet training stage and is about to stop using diapers.
  • The Moonyman for crawling babies comes only in one size.
    • Medium size fits 5 to 10 kg in weight.
  • The Moonyman Ase Sukikiri Pants (for active babies) comes in 2 sizes.
    • Large size fits 9 to 14 kg in weight.
    • Extra-Large size fits 12 to 22 kg in weight.
  • The Moonyman Swimming Pants comes in 3 sizes:
    • Medium size fits 6 to 12 kg in weight.
    • Large size fits 9 to 14 kg in weight.
    • Extra-Large size fits 12 to 22 kg in weight.
  • The Moonyman Pants are also available in designs for boys and girls

Prices

Price Comparison

Example 1:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Natural Moony Tape

Small

60

$41.87

$0.70

Natural Moony Tape

Large

40

$48.43

$1.21

Example 2:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Natural Moony Tape

Newborn

60

$47.33

$0.78

Moony Airfit Tape

Newborn

90

$41.98

$0.46

Example 1 showed the price difference based possibly on the difference in the packaging and size.

Example 2 showed the price difference possibly on the packaging.

The price differs based on packaging.

Different prices also vary depending on the different sellers.

Customer Review

A customer review claims Moony is “expensive but the softest out there!!! These diapers are amazing. The tabs on the side are easy to fasten…The softest diapers ever. Soft like fleece. Expensive but less expensive than Merries. Worth the pretty penny that it cost.”

Goo.N Diapers

The Company

  • Goo.N was established in Japan in 2002
  • The word Goo.N comes from the Japanese phrase “gun-gun”, which means steady growth of a baby

Product Line Up

  • The diaper segment of Goo.N includes 4 product lines.
    • Goo.N which is further segmented to Goo.N Diapers and Goo.N Pants
    • Goo.N Premium
    • Goo.N Super Big which is further segmented to Goo.N Superbig Diapers and Goo.N Superbig Pants
    • Goo.N Swimming Pants
  • Goo.N Diapers Size and Weight Chart
Newborn Small Medium Large XLarge XXL Super Big
Diapers Up to <5 kg <4-8 kg <6-11 kg <9-14 kg <12-20 kg <15-35 kg
Pants <4-8 kg <6-11 kg <9-14 kg <12-20 kg <13-25 kg <15-35 kg
Premium Up to <5 kg <4-8 kg <6-11 kg <9-14 kg <12-20 kg
Swimming Pants <7-12 kg <9-14 kg <12-20 kg

Prices

Price Comparison

Example 1:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Goo.N Pants

M

58

$27.99

$0.48

Goo.N Pants

L

44

$27.99

$0.64

Example 2:

Type

Size

Packaging

Price per pack

Price per Unit

Goo.N Pants

L

44

$27.99

$0.64

Goo.N Tape

L

54

$27.99

$0.52

The variance in price is due to difference in size and packaging.

Customer Review

A customer who bought Goo.N Diaper tape type says it’s “my favorite and number one diaper. Have been using it in Russia since 2010. Had a hard time finding it in US. Now she is absolutely happy.”

Huggies Diapers

The Company

  • Huggies is a brand owned by Kimberly Clark Corporation with headquarters in Dallas, Texas in USA.
  • Kimberly Clark has been in the industry for almost 150 years.
  • 25% of the world’s population use at least one product manufactured by Kimberly Clark.
  • Their brand portfolio includes Huggies, Scott, Kleenex, Kotex, Goodnites, Pull-ups, and many others.

Product Line Up

  • Huggies Diapers come in 10 different product lines and sizes
    • Little Snugglers – come in 8 sizes (Peemie, Newborn, Size 1 – to Size 6)
    • Little Snugglers Plus – come in 8 sizes (Peemie, Newborn, Size 1 – to Size 6)
    • Snug & Dry Ultra – come in 8 sizes (Peemie, Newborn, Size 1 – to Size 6)
    • Little Movers – come in 4 sizes (Size 3 – Size 6)
    • Little Movers Plus - come in 4 sizes (Size 3 – Size 6)
    • Little Movers Diaper Pants Gender specific - come in 4 sizes (Size 3 – Size 6)
    • Huggies Overnites - come in 4 sizes (Size 3 – Size 6)
    • Little Swimmer Disposable swim diapers - come in 4 sizes (Size 3 – Size 6)
    • Pull-ups Training Pants for Boys – come in 3 sizes (2t-3T, 3T-4T, and 4T-5T)
    • Pull-ups Training Pants for Girls – come in 3 sizes (2t-3T, 3T-4T, and 4T-5T)
  • Each diaper size fits a specific weight for both tape type and pants type
    • Size P fits newborn babies 0 – 2kg in weight
    • Size N fits newborn babies 2 – 4 kg in weight
    • Size 1 fits babies 3 – 6 kg in weight
    • Size 2 fits babies 3 – 6 kg in weight
    • Size 3 fits babies 7 – 13 kg in weight
    • Size 4 fits babies 9 – 17 kg in weight
    • Size 5 fits babies 12 kg in weight
    • Size 6 fits babies 16 kg in weight
  • Training pants are for toddlers who are about to transition from diapers to underwear.
    • Size 2t-3T fits toddler 18 – 34 lbs. in weight
    • Size 3T-4T fits toddler 32 – 40 lbs. in weight
    • Size 4T-5T fits toddler 38+ lbs. in weight

    Prices

    Price Comparison

    Example 1:

    Type

    Size

    Packaging

    Price per pack

    Price per Unit

    Snugglers

    4

    120

    $39.94

    $0.33

    Snugglers

    5

    120

    $46.99

    $0.39

    Example 2:

    Type

    Size

    Packaging

    Price per pack

    Price per Unit

    Snugglers

    1

    198

    $46.99

    $0.24

    Snugglers

    1

    168

    $39.76

    $0.24

    In example 1 the pack is the same but the size is different, yielding 2 price points per unit.

    In example 2 the size is the same but the pack is different yielding same price points.

    Conclusion is that price varies based on size.

    Customer Review

    A customer gave Huggies Snuggler a 5 star rating citing, “Huggies diapers are labeled front and back to help anyone new to diapering. These diapers are so absorbent, I can leave my baby in one all night. The diaper also pulls wetness away from the baby to help with prevention of diaper rash. A great buy.”

    Pampers Diapers

    The Company

    • Pampers is one of the brands under Baby Care category of Procter & Gamble Corporation.
    • P&G has been in the business for 180 years, using passion-fueled ideas to launch some of the most iconic brands on the market.
    • Victor Mills, who worked at P&G, invented the disposable diapers in the 1950’s.
    • Their diapers are considered the best diapers for baby by hospitals and doctors.
    • The company’s brand portfolio includes Pampers, Luvs Diapers, Tide, Tampax, Head & Shoulders, Old Spice, Mr. Clean and many others.

    Product Line Up

    • Pampers product line
      • Swaddlers fits 0 months to toddler
      • Baby Dry fits 0 months to toddler
      • Pure Collection fits 0 to toddler
      • Swaddlers sensitive fits 0 months to toddler
      • Swaddlers overnight fits 0 months to toddler
      • Cruisers fits 6 months to toddler
      • Cruisers 360 fits 6 months to toddler
      • Splasher pants 6 months to toddler
      • Easy Ups fits toddler (12 months and up)
      • Underjams for toddlers (12 months and up)
    • Pampers Size and weight chart
    NB-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Small Medium Large
    Swaddlers 0-10 lbs 8-14 lbs 12-18 lbs 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs
    Swaddlers Overnight 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs
    Swaddlers sensitive 8-14 lbs 12-18 lbs 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs
    Splashers Pants 16-34 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs 35 lbs and up 35 lbs and up 35 lbs and up
    Cruiser 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs Up to 41 lbs
    Cruiser 360 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs
    Pure Collection 8-14 lbs 12-18 lbs 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs
    Baby Dry 0-10 lbs 8-14 lbs 12-18 lbs 16-28 lbs 22-37 lbs Up to 27 lbs Up to 35 lbs
    Easy Ups 2T-3T 3T-4T 4T-5T
    Underjams 1 yr and up 1 yr and up 1 yr and up

    Prices

    Price Comparison

    Example 1:

    Type

    Size

    Packaging

    Price per pack

    Price per Unit

    Swaddlers

    1

    198

    $48.28

    $0.24

    Swaddlers

    2

    186

    $49.97

    $0.27

    Example 2:

    Type

    Size

    Packaging

    Price per pack

    Price per Unit

    Swaddlers

    1

    198

    $48.28

    $0.24

    Swaddlers Sensitive

    1

    198

    $48.28

    $0.24

    Price difference is due to packaging and size.

    Customer Review

    A happy customer says, “Glad I did not allow the negative reviews stop me from buying. Pampers is amazing. I have not had any leaks at all. They are soft and comfy, flexible, and absorbs wetness well. You get quite a bang for your buck.”

    Need more help?

    By now, your mind is most likely swirling with too much information.

    So many brands, so many types, and so many choices.

    If the information in this article is not enough to help you make a decision, or if you need other information not provided in this article, you can call or send me a mail.