Deals for your new born baby

[thrifter]

Funny the comments on the Pampers diapers - we have a three week old baby girl, and we can't wait to finish off the Pampers diapers we have and go back to Huggies. We had a dozen or so Huggies from free samples available in local area Montreal stores and they seemed to fit better and not leak like the Pampers.

Guess each baby's butt is different.

On subject of diapers, a friend swears by Kirkland brand diapers from Costco as being cheapest and best bang for the buck.

Huggies wipes are a great deal for a case of 480 (I think) at Costco.

As far as stollers - we bought a Peg Perego Pliko P3 - mostly for it's folded size, and light weight. Trying to find a deal on a quality baby stroller is like trying to get a bank to give you free money.

We did manage to save $45 bucks on the P3 by asking if they had any old stock - the store had some brand new 2004 models that they sold for cheaper. One store offered us a demo model for $80 off (it was the discontinued Grafitti color).
My RFD training made me a little embarassed to only save $45 on a $500 purchase, but we took whatever savings we could get.
In case those who are looking are in the Montreal area, the stores offering mild 'deals' are Bambino's and Bebe Depot Plus.

Babies'R US actually have decent pricing on a lot of articles at their regular prices - at least better than the pharmacies. Especially the weekends when they have baby supply deals - watch out, get there early or crazed moms will be diving over you to get the last item off the shelf on special.

Words of advice when looking to buy used :
- if it is a crib make sure it is built after 1987 for the spacing between the bars.
- if it is a car seat / capsule for infants my advice would be to stay away.
They expire 10 years from date of manufacture, and my new Peg Perego Primo Viaggo says it expires 5 years after manufacture date.

If you want it, get a decent stroller and buy a less expensive infant seat from Graco or Evenflo. The infant seats are only big enough to be used for the first 6-7 months anyways. So no use spending $250-$300 on an infant seat just to match the stroller.

If I had known that my Pliko P3 stroller came with a strap to safely snap 3rd party car seats into the stroller I wouldn't have bought the premium Peg Perego car seat. No one at the stores mentions that this strap comes free with the stroller or that you can fit different brand seats onto the stroller.

Thanks for starting this thread !

[Rehan]

Diapers � best thing we�ve found is www.smallplanetinc.com A diaper service in the GTA that recycles disposable diapers, picks them up, and drops off new diapers. We have been buying their no-name brand diapers in bulk for $22 for 86 step 3�s, and are very happy with them, no leak problems, seem comfortable, etc. Not only is the recycling service very reasonable ($11 every two weeks), but we also don�t have to feel guilty about our baby�s 5000 diapers going into a landfill. Highly recommend this service!

Meh. I used to get the service from Small Planet, but at some point they started sending ALL of the collected diapers to the landfill instead of recycling or composting...and they didn't tell the customers. I think it was only this summer that they implemented a new "recycling" process. And there's more controversial information about them at http://www.fumento.com/environment/diapers.html . Regardless of all that, what they're doing now is better than just throwing the whole thing in the trash.

But if you really want to divert diaper waste from the landfill, use cloth diapers. You'll probably save money that way, too, especially if you end up having more than one child. They're not practical for everyone, but definitely should be considered. There was a long thread at http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=142301 with more info.

[Yen]

free formula
"Use inlaw's address to get a couple more "
hehehe I never thought of that! I'm breast feeding and giving baby 1 bottle at night so i don't end up using the whole tin in one month. the tin says expires after opening 1 month.
so free ones help!

[YYZer]

Buy pampers, been using it for my little boy. Coupons are harder to come by. Heard huggies are better for girls. You only need size N (swaddlers) for the first couple of weeks, then get the normal size 1. Only difference I see is the elastic velcro/sticky, and you pay more for those. Buy as you need, or as someone said, you might be stuck with left overs. Use larger size to get through the night.
Don't forget to check out the free section for stuff. Nestle/Enfamil sends out sample tins, might be enought to tie you over at the beginning if you plan to bf your kid. Use inlaw's address to get a couple more
I remember some site in Ontario selling Burts bee product, I think they are the distributer. Cheaper than store I think. Personally I think they work and smell great.
Coupons save.ca for baby stuff.
Baby wipes at costco.

We swore by Pampers swaddlers for the first 3 months. Size N and Size 1 were great. Huggies N and 1's always leaked. Now that we are after month 3, we find that Pampers Swaddlers size 2's do not hold in poop at all. Everytime she goes, it goes all over her back, and down the leg. Those 'explosive ones'. The only thing that holds them now is Huggies with the elastoband. So now, we use a combination of Swaddlers, Huggies, and Teddy's Choice. It's quite a science! LOL...

Pampers coupons were available a few weeks ago in the P&G brandsaver flyers. They also have a good 'Gifts to Grow' program allowing you to collect points when you buy their product. However, you'll find PharmaPlus and Shoppers have periodic sales on their mega sizes which brings down prices from $21.99 to as low as $13.99 / pack. That's the time to stock up.

Good free pregnancy / parenting book is from statefarm website. Go to the family planning section, but user id 'good', and password 'neighbor' and you get a 700 page hardcover book absolutely free!. We got the Mayo Clinic book, but I believe it has changed now.

[Shifty]

I used to get the service from Small Planet, but at some point they started sending ALL of the collected diapers to the landfill instead of recycling or composting...and they didn't tell the customers. I think it was only this summer that they implemented a new "recycling" process. And there's more controversial information about them at http://www.fumento.com/environment/diapers.html

That's the first I've heard of that! That article doesn't mention Small Planet, but some U.S. companies, where did you hear this info about Small Planet itself? I'd be curious to get more details of this, as if it's true, I'll be dropping them. Did it make the news or something?

[Urdailo]

On the topic of strollers, get your significant other to try folding up the stroller, put it in the car etc etc. Some of them weights a ton... like the "travel systems", hard to travel if you can't get it in the car... I borrowed an infant carrier and bought a universal carrier stroller <$80. Can't beat this combo for sheer weight. Your back will thank you.

Also a bit of info. If you have hereditary family medical condition, check out cord banks where they store cord extract stem cells. You can read about the pro/cons yourself.

[barky]

Didn't think my first post on Red Flags would be about Diapers, more like blank media deals or something, but here goes.

When our daughter was born we had lost of those samples from Huggies and Pampers and we too, along with others here is sounds like, decided to go the Pampers route. However, we were buying our wipes at Costco (still seems like the best deal to me) and we noticed Costco's own Kirkland Brand of Diapers. Since they have no samples to try of theirs we asked a CSR if we could have/try some. She mentioned that as with most all Kirkland brand stuff, you are welcome to buy, try and return, even diapers (obviously, don't bring back the used ones ) "Even if there is only one left we will take them back" she said. So we tried them, they are certainly the best $:diaper ratio, but even better than that, they have been great. They have douple elastics so leakage has never really been a problem (except after trying prunes, but thats another story ). PLus, I think its kind of cute when she is crawling around in just her diaper and there is a big "Kirkland" stamp on her backside. Reminds me of seeing the cars on the road with the dealership sticker on the back. If you have access to a Costco I say try them out, you have nothing to lose, and like I said, we are completely satisfied with them, plus we get the wipes there too anyhow.

As for toys, you can always fiund the sales sections of all the flyers, but in all honesty we had GREAT luck at yard sales this past summer, especially for infant toys. The kids can't be very rough with this stuff as they are quite little, and grow past it quite fast so it hardly gets used. Almost all of it is easy to clean in either the washer or with some dissinfectant wipes, and when people see you coming with a little baby to their yard sale they are heaping this stuff on you and practically giving it away price wise. THey are just happy to see someone else get some use out of it. I'm always amazed at how much I see some of the stuff we picked up at yard sales selling for in the stores, even on sale. I realize that Yard sales may not be the most practical/easiest for everyone, but for the person who said they are due in March, the yard sales usually start full force in late May so it should be perfect for you.

Maybe another topic for here, unless there is an ongoing one somewhere else? RESPs. After much debate we went with our Bank, but I'm STILL not sure whats the best..??

Hoep you find some of that useful

[noodles]

b) You will probably want to experiment with brands. For example, Pampers works with a lot of babies and Huggies for others. We found we had to experiement between the two because of leakage. It would be crappy if you bought too many of one brand only to find out they don't work on your kid.

Literally!! (can't believe noone else picked up on that one)


Anyways, our daughter is 2 months (still in size 1, but about to hit size 2) and we just use the Save-On diapers. We get the occasional leak, but I'm pretty sure we'd be getting that with whatever diapers we used.

We usually get our baby wipes at babies r us. It's some generic brand that comes with about 4 bags in a box for like $12 or $13. Do you know the price of the costco wipes and how many there are?

[weesur]

Same thing happened with us using Huggies. I think Huggies are softer, but after washing poop stained shirts 3 times/day, we had enough and went for the pampers too and never looked back.

Thats true. First we were using huggies and it will start leaking even may be in next our or so. Where pamper is good. But the only problem with pamper is that if we are a little bit late in changing diaper it will break.

[BLUEPHOENIX]

I believe we can discuss RESP soon. AS I know so far, there is a programm named kidsfutures. You can collect UPCs to be RESP money.More info. is at www.kidsfutures.ca

[kryjathic]

For my 1yr old daughter we used two sets of diapers. One cheapo and one high priced. The cheapo would be the Equate brand from Walmart & the other set is a Pampers. We would use the cheapo when the baby's just at home and use Pampers for bedtime and whenever we go out.

Be careful with baby wipes, some might be cheap by piece but it's thin & small so you'll end up using more.

[Shaf]

Thanks!

We've always preferred Pampers and have a 3 1/2 month old baby girl. I wish there were more coupons/deals for pampers.

[mommyno1]

Thought since us parents were chatting this post that I found would help save you a couple dollars when buying xmas presents for the kids

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=223286

[look30]

Just to continue the "potty" talk, The Diaper Genieodourless disposer is 49.99 at Walmart with a $7 MIR.
It comes with some coupons books inside for the same product so you might need to do the returning and buy another one game to use the $5 coupon placed inside

[168]

When these first came out, I checked with a Costco CSR to find out that they were made by Kimberly-Clark who makes Huggies.