I've noticed, now that my son is three weeks old, his feeding habits have started to change. He's hungry more often, and will eat more in one feeding. For the most part I've been sticking to the basic guidelines he had in his first week. Feeding at the breast for at least 20 minutes on each side, or eating 3-4 oz in a bottle feeding. Where it used to be a challenge to get him to feed the entire forty minutes, or to finish that last oz in the bottle, now he will go an hour or more at the breast, and will still seem hungry after gulping down the entire 4 oz from a bottle. This is becoming … [Read more...]
The Great Diaper Experiment: And the winner is. . .
January 31, 2009 By 4 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
The Great Diaper Experiment: Pampers
January 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
First and foremost I have to warn you that I'm slightly partial to Pampers. I have been from the beginning. Not entirely sure why, but they seem to work best for me and my son. So I will try to be as objective as possible when reviewing this brand! Pampers is owned by Procter & Gamble, which manufactures a very wide range of products we use everyday, from toothpaste to dog food. My first impression of Pampers was softness. They used Pampers in the hospital when my son was born and they felt like cloth, inside and out. This could be why I'm partial to them as well, since it was … [Read more...]
The Great Diaper Experiment: Luvs
January 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
I've heard many moms rave about Luvs being comparable to the more expensive Huggies or Pampers diapers, so my initial expectations were high. Perhaps I set myself up for failure by having my expectations high for this brand, but I must say I was slightly disappointed by my findings. I gave it a fair chance though. My son wore these through four diaper changes during the experiment. Absorbency - The pour test proved Luvs to be comparable to Pampers in it's quickness to pull wetness away from babies skin. It was more absorbent in the front than the back, which makes sense when you think … [Read more...]
The Great Diaper Experiment: Huggies
January 31, 2009 By 5 Comments
Huggies is owned by the Kimberly-Clark company, who manufactures things like diapers, toilet paper, facial tissue, wipes, and other disposable paper products we use every day. My first observation of Huggies diapers was that it was bulkier than the other brands, though not necessarily in a bad way. The design lends itself to be more for "large bottomed" babies who might be a little chunkier than the average. Though still versatile enough for the average sized baby. My son wore these during the experiment through two diaper changes, though he has been wearing them on other occasions before … [Read more...]