Diapers Q&A

Introduction of Pampers Cruisers Size 7 Diapers?

Do you think these diapers were created to acommodate children that are heavier or do you think that they were created due to the fact that children are potty training later?

Public Comments

1. Who is potty training later. I'd imagine a size 7 could hold a monster turd. No thanks, I trained my kids before that.
2. for the untrained kid. If I would the kid I would be embarressed to be in diapers still!
3. Heavier kids.
4. It's probably a combination of both. But babies are a lot bigger anymore. I have friends whose babies outgrew most diapers before they were potty trained. Right now my friend has a 6 month old baby that weighs almost as much as my 7 year old (keep in mind my daughter is a bit small for her age), he's not fat or anything, he's just a big strong boy. I would imagine he goes up in diaper sizes pretty often and will probably need a 7 by the time he's potty-trained.
5. chunky kids
6. my last baby was 10.1lb at birth image how big he was for diapers by the time it came near potty training. out of a size 6 and into pull ups at the age of under 2 he was pretty much trained at 2. there are large babies out there - not over weight - just large. my neighbors baby is the same way. i don't think potty training is happening later, between daycare cent re/providers, larger babies, parents the timing is probably pretty much the way it's always been.
7. These diapers also come in handy when your child is disabled or to put on your child when they are in spica cast (chest to toes) Don't be so fast to judge little kids. My 3 year old is in diapers because he broke his femur when he was 2. Will will work re-potty training him when he learns to walk again.
8. In the last 20 to 25 years the baby diapers were intended for children under 40 pounds and less than 3 years old. It's still that way. Nowadays a tall 36 to 40 pound 2 1/2 to 3 year old should be able to fit into a size 7 (over 41 pounds) diaper. They are not really true to size. They run small. In the 1990s they ran big. My sons were born in 1991 and 1993. They were potty trained at age 3, weighed about 40 pounds and they wore a size 4 (22-37 lbs.). Nowadays a 30 pound child can no longer wear a size 4 (22-37 lbs). Yes, they shrunk the diapers down THAT much in the last 10 to 15 years. 1990s size 4= 2007 size 7 diaper. The weight recommendations printed on the package are meaningless. Every mom of a baby nowadays knows that a 25 pound kid is too big to wear a size 3 (16-28 pounds) and a 30 pound baby can no longer wear a size 4 (22-37 lbs.). It certainly wasn't that way when my teenagers were babies. When they introduce a new size number, they shrink the existing size numbers and add the larger number size. They give the appearance of being a bigger diaper but in reality it is just a bigger number NOT a bigger diaper. There are 7 sizes now rather than just 4 like the early 1990s. Nowadays each size is just slightly bigger than the last size number. When my kids were babies, a new diaper size was a lot roomier and they could use that size for a very, very long time. My kids wore the same size 4 from age 10 months to age 3. The diapers were very high on the waist in the beginning (age 10 months) but by the time they were potty trained the diapers were much more snug and well below the belly button. They weren't overweight but they were quite tall and they still are. The diapers worked just as well when they were roomy or snug. They rarely leaked. All the elasticity around the leg openings prevented leaking I suppose. Why does the diaper industry keep adding higher numbers?? Because the higher the number the fewer diapers are in the package. This means parents have to keep coming back to the store to buy more. That's bigger $$$$$ for the diaper industry. They should keep the sizes the way they were and just raise the prices. That would be more honest anyway. The new size numbers have nothing to do with bigger babies or late potty trainers. One more thing, I used to babysit a 3 year old boy back in the 1980s. He wore a size XL (it was before the days of number sizes) and had to weigh at LEAST 35 lbs. That's why my opening paragraph says "In the last 20 to 25 years....".
9. It's in the company's financial interest to extend it longer -- and sorry, there are a lot of lazy parents out there who aren't training their kids early enough. Girls should start at 18 months, boys at two years.
10. Introducing a diaper that large is ridiculous. If a child is that big he/she should be big enough to use a toilet! I can understand using them to protect against bed wetting, but if the child is wetting the bed perhaps the problem isn't physical. Some parents are getting lazy when it's time to potty train. Some find it easier to change a diaper 3 times a day then take the child to the bathroom every now and then. If a child is 4 years old in a diaper then I think it's the parents fault because a child can not learn to use the bathroom in a diaper. Diapers confuse children so they need training pants that are similar to real underwear.
11. I think the new diapers are created for bigger kids. I just wanted to say that I have a child that have special needs and I am ecstatic that they have diapers in a size 7. I think a lot of the postings have been negative and these people have forgotten about the other population out there who would like to to potty train their kids and cannot. My daughter just turned 4 and is currently in a size 6. My daughter has no verbal communication to tell me that she has to go to the potty. Yes, I tired potty training her when she was 3 without any luck. My goal is to have her trained when she is 5. Some parents are now waiting for their kids to be ready instead of forcing their kids to be trained and there is nothing wrong with that. Even if it means that they are still wearing diapers for a longer expected time. We all should be grateful that Pampers has come out with a larger size and not focus on the negative of it. Appreciate what we have.....our precious children.
12. i think the diapers are more comfortable and kids and parents want them in longer
13. Wow!! I agree with the previous poster, don't be so quick to judge! My son was born 11lbs 2oz. and 22.5" He's always been a big boy. He just turned two 2 weeks ago and is now 36lbs 39" tall... the size of over a 3 year old. These diapers were a Godsend for us.
14. Bigger kids. My friend's son is just getting the hang of potty training at 3 and he went all the way to size 6 diapers but my nephew was potty trained at age 2 and a 1/2 and never got out of 3's. I have heard people complain that diapers stop too soon so they are probably just answering that complaint.
15. now a days kids are heavier. so yes! but diapers are so expensive i dont know why you whould waste money and damage the earth more by not potty training.
16. speaking from a mom who had a heavy baby, that is what these were meant for! Now granted, my were trained before 2 years of age, but some kids are not, weather it be lack of time from their parents or the child just trains late, I think they should stop making them so big...........parents would be forced to stop being lazy, and train their children.