Diaper Review

June 21, 2026

I tested a dozen diaper brands so you don't have to.

A year ago, kiddo got a diaper rash that nothing would touch. We had been using Huggies since she was born, but in desperation I grabbed a sample pack of Millie Moons from the depths of her closet.

By that night the rash began to fade, and suddenly we were a Millie Moon house, buying the bougie diapies.

Fast forward to spring 2026. Kiddo has grown, and those Millie Moons aren't fitting her body right anymore. We're up to size 7s but something is still off. I decide it's time to order as many samples as I can get my hands on and find something new.

Our goals were clear:
No red marks on her hips from the velcro tabs
No gaps around the leg holes
Safe for sensitive skin

Here we the brands we tried (click to enlarge):

Top Row: Parasol RashShield (size 5), old Millie Moon (size 6), Dyper (size 5), Bumbum (size 5), Huggies Snug and Dry (size 6), Freestyles Ultrasoft (size 5)

Bottom Row: EcoPeaCo (size 5), Rascals (size 5), BC Baby Care Cloud Skin (size 5), Believe (size 5), Pampers Cruisers 360 (sizes 5 and 6)

Here are how these diapers ranked for our family, based on availability to us and how well they fit our 28 pound (12.7 kg) toddler. Ones that worked for our family might be different for you!

12: EcoPeaCo
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.73 USD | TCF

These diapers run very small, we could not get them on our kiddo and if they had offered size 6 samples, I'm not sure those would have fit either. If you have a string bean baby, these may be the perfect diaper for you, but for us they were unusable.

11: Dyper
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.83 USD | TCF

Another impossibly small diaper. Bigger than the EcoPeas, we got them onto her body, but they were snug! I was very suprised, I always hear these hyped up along side Coterie. Considering how pricey these are, and that we would have to order them online, these ranked low.

10 and 9: Pampers Cruisers 360
Size: 5 and 6 | Cost per diaper: $.42 USD for size 5, $.47 for size 6 | ECF

These were a roller coaster! We got the size 5 samples first, and they fit pretty well, but the absorbant pad only covered the middle of her butt. We tried the size 6s and it looked like we hit the jackpot! No velco tabs to pinch her hips, elastic leg holes, and a good width for the absorbant pad.

Kiddo loathes diaper changes, as is toddler tradition, so being able pull these up instead of trying to get the velcro in the right place as she tries to swan dive off the changing table seemed like a dream come true! We bought a big box at BJs, and took half of them to daycare.

As it turns out, 4 diapers was not enough of a trial period. Girly was coming home in new pants every single day because these diapers are a blowout machine on her! Straight out the leg holes. The weight of the waste pulled the elastic down, and the stretch of these diapers that at first seemed like a godsend turned out to be our downfall.

8: Rascals
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.29 USD | ECF

I didn't have high hopes for these, as I've always heard them described as a Millie Moon dupe, and Millie was not our girl anymore. I was right, they pinched her hips, but the leg holes seemed wide. Our girl already has strong legs, I don't know what bigger legged, smaller bellied baby these are build for. We ended up with a rash in these, I think they were rubbing against her skin.

7: old Millie Moons
Size: 6 | Cost per diaper: $.45 USD | ECF

I go through all this trouble to rank a dozen diapers, and the one we are leaving didn't rank at the bottom?! Crazy stuff.

I have these here as a comparison for others who used Millie Moon before they reformulated in Spring 2026. Notice ours has no image print above the waistband. If you have Millie Moons where the diaper pattern continues above the waistband, you have the reformulated version.

The new formula was our final push to leave Millie behind. We ended up with a rash from the new size 7s (not pictured), and I've read others had the same experience lately too. Between the awkward fit on our toddler frame, and the new formula, I can't recommend these, but I have to rank them higher than the ones that were comically small or poop fountains.

6: Believe
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.83 USD | TCF

These were fine, a little narrow, but we can't get them in person near us. Relatively soft, probably good for a skinny kid.

5: BC Baby Care Cloud Skin
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.77 USD | TCF

I liked these! They fit our girl well, they were soft, no leaks or blowouts. But we can't get them in store, and they didn't blow me away enough for them to be our top choice over ones I can get in person.

4: Parasol RashGuard
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.68 USD | TCF

Soft, absorbant, decent fit. I think they have these in stores now too, but around us we can only get them at Target. That would mean an extra stop at a different store for just these diapers. A contender, but not our top choice.

3: Freestyle
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.48 USD | TCF

I love these diapers. Great fit, easy on her skin, and about the same price we were paying for the Millie Moons. Simple, no fuss diapers. They do their job and they do it well. Another one we can only get at Target or online, but for these it would be worth the logistics.

2: Bumbum
Size: 5 | Cost per diaper: $.39 USD | ECF

A surprise hit! Fit just as well as the Freestyles, with a bonus aloe lining, and less expensive. Again, a Target exclusive for us, but we thought this was going to be our number 1 until a last minute dark horse swooped in...

1: Huggies Snug and Dry
Size: 6 | Cost per diaper: $.39 USD | ECF

Did we really end up back a Huggies a year later? As our girly would say, "YAP!" These were the diapers we were using originally, before we switched to the Millie Moons. In hindsight, we don't know that the diapers caused the rash, but this line has also been recently revamped and is now fragrance free, which puts my mind a bit at ease.

These hadn't even been on my radar but, after the Pampers Cruisers debacle, I was putting together our grocery list for BJs and saw $10 worth of coupons available for a box of these. We had to get something new for daycare at the very least, and even without the coupons these are less expensive per diaper than anything else on this list. Plus they go up to size 7, something hard to find in the others.

We bought the box, brought them home, and when I opened the package I was HORRIFIED. These looked as small as the EcoPeas! I lined them up against a Bumbum, and was incredibly relieved to see the Huggies could stretch to match. They fit our kiddo well, and were noticably less bulky than the competition.

So that's it. That's the story of how we tried a dozen different diaper brands, and ended up right back where we started a year ago. I hope this helps anyone else looking to compare diapers.