Okay, so lets recap a bit.  We reviewed four different brand of diapers over the past 36 hours.  The test subject being my 2 1/2 week old son, whom I might add bore the extra diaper changes, close observation, itchy bum like a trooper!  He wore each brand for at least 2 diaper changes each and we observed how each did in it’s absorbency, leakage, comfort level, fit, and cost.  Here are the brands we tested:

• White Cloud
• Huggies
• Luvs
• Pampers

We preformed a liquid pour test to see how well and how quickly each brand absorbed moisture.  Be sure to check the video if you haven’t seen it yet.

And the over all winner as far as value for your buck:

White Cloud!

While not the softest or most padded diaper in the bunch, it didn’t chafe or pinch.  It did the best out of all of them in keeping babies bum clean and dry.  It also held up to the other tests by staying in place, having a proper fit, and keeping what is suppose to be in the diaper, in the diaper!  It’s much cheaper than the name brands, so sacrificing a bit of comfort in the material seems worth the money you save in the long run.

If you’re wanting to go with comfort over cost, I’d recommend the Pampers. It covers more of babies bottom with out getting all bunched up or using lots of elastic.  It also seems to do better if your baby is like mine and has more sensitive skin.  I’ll probably be buying and using a bit of both brands.  In fact Aidan is wearing a White Cloud diaper as I’m writing this post.  We’ll probably switch to Pampers for bedtime since momma won’t be changing his diaper quite as frequently during the night.

I hope you have enjoyed this little experiment, and found it helpful.  I’d love to hear your opinions and experiences with different diapers.  Send them my way in an email or a comment!