Diaper buying/stocking up

What size diaper is best to buy before baby comes to be most prepared? Or would you recommend buying multiple sizes? I did not have a gender reveal to do a diaper raffle and i’m going to discourage the gifting of diapers at my baby shower. I’d prefer guests bring something more personal/sentimental; such as books, an outfit, toys, etc. I plan on buying the diapers myself as we go but I do want to have a decent amount in stock to begin with.

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I wish I did a gender reveal to do the diaper raffle but I don’t want to do it at the shower just because i’m already planning on traveling states to have my shower. I’d rather have smaller things to fit in my car to travel back home with. My registry has kind of just been my personal checklist.
Thanks for the chart, definitely going to use it!

I wouldn’t get so many newborn size, just in case. My baby only fit in them for about 3 weeks and we had way more than we needed. I know some babies come out already too big for newborn size!

I was thinking a box of newborns and size 1, then stock up on sizes 2+. I have a feeling my girly is going to come out pretty big!

Isn’t it crazy?! Like I want to stock up but I have zero idea how big she’ll come out and how quickly she’ll grow. I want to have SOMETHING in her room & I’m not opposed to buying as I go but I just don’t like leaving my house lol

Mine was born small (under 7 lbs) so we had to go out and buy newborns, but she outgrew them in a couple of weeks. We used size 1 for about a month after that, had 2 boxes plus a small pack of some organic brand gifted, and we have about 2 sleeves left. Have bought 5 boxes of size 2 so far, have about a box and a half left and getting ready to size up to 3. She is 13.2 lbs.

yeah I completely get that. Haha 😂 that's why I love online shopping, saves going out plus you can often find better deals and do subscribe and Save 😂

that makes total sense traveling states!!!
Congratulations 🎉🤍

Yeah, I feel like i’ll use more size 2 and up as opposed to newborn and size 1. The general consensus seems to be that they grow out of newborns within a month.

I definitely used a lot more size 2. We're just over 4 months and still using them.

Get 1 pack of size zero one pack of size 1 to start

The newborn size diapers the hospital gave us were enough for us because they got tight pretty quick so I’d say size 1 is going to be something you want to stock up on. Just keep in mind, that some babies are sensitive to some brands. Also, you never know how fast baby is going to grow. Our little one went up to size 2 by 2.5 months old and is now in size 3 since she reached 4 months old. We have a lot of leftover diapers that are newborn size and size 1. We’ll keep them for the next baby. But just maybe keep the boxes closed and the receipts handy in case you need to return.

If you go with cloth diapers you don’t really need different sizes. Message me if you’re curious about it!

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