Thread: when to pack hospital bag

Originally Posted by KAYMYA

.....what size do they need when they are first born....should i buy some preemie diapers or size 1..

This is a good questions...one I keep asking. I'm scared of wasting my money on permies diapers...although I guess they can be returned.

Originally Posted by isuche02

In the states they do give us diapers but I can tell you as far as useage goes, my twins need their diaper changed at least every time they eat which is every 3 hours. That is a minimum of 16 diapers per day. With accidents and the like, I would assume to take at least 20 diapers per day.

I'm going to need a lot more diapers!

Originally Posted by krista83

This is a good questions...one I keep asking. I'm scared of wasting my money on permies diapers...although I guess they can be returned.

Regular newborn size diapers would be a good compromise between premie and size 1. If you are worried about size 1...they won't be in those for a while...size one are usually for 8-14 lbs. Really it is kind of hard to judge until they are here.

Since so much of what I needed in the bag was every day stuff ipacked what I could then made a list of the last minute things to add. Worked great. Once we were told to head to hospital DH hopped in shower and I ran through the list. I stayed in a hosp gown the whole time, so much easier. As for babies we pretty much knew they would be in nicu so didn't bring anything at first.

Krista that's too bad about providing everything. When we got discharged Sunday they filled a bag of stuff to give us. Diapers wipes bottles formula - basically all the babies had used in the hospital. So very nice for getting us started.

As to diapers, buy newborns. I went searching and searching a few stores for preemie, and comparing prices and such. I bought Huggies Preemies, could not find any other brand, and they were the exact same size as Pamper's Newborn, and more expensive as well. But you definitely need newborns. My boys came at 36wks, 5lbs 6oz each, and they wore those newborns for at least 2 months.

All my diapers were newborns. However, my boys were big they were both over 7 lbs when born at 36 weeks.

I had bought enough newborn diapers to last 1 month (approx 500 diapers). I am glad I didn't buy too many more because they babies are over 8lbs now and the biggest one probably should move on up to size 1's but I want to make sure to use all the NB size diapers first.

500 hundred diapers?!?!?!?!

I think I need a diaper after hearing that. I crapped myself.

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Mac

500 hundred diapers?!?!?!?!

I think I need a diaper after hearing that. I crapped myself.

I guess I should start stocking up soon!!! Maybe September. I'll start LOL

Originally Posted by Mrs. Mac

500 hundred diapers?!?!?!?!

I think I need a diaper after hearing that. I crapped myself.

Yeap, the average set of twins goes through 1,000 diapers the first 2 months of life.

and I can tell you, it is no joke. My twins are bottle fed (which are supposed to go less often than breastfed babies) go through at least 16 diapers a day. Assuming 30 days in a month, that is at least 480 diapers minimum.

We might have to do cloth just b/c I cannot fathom that much money being used to catch poop. I'm literally imagining wiping tiny cute baby bums with wads of $20's. Eeeppp!!!