6 Diaper and Wipe Subscriptions That Can Help You Save Money (and Stress)
No need to dash to the store for diapers anymore. These services send them right to your door—automatically.
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In the age of convenience and home delivery, using a subscription service to deliver wipes and diapers straight to your front door is a no-brainer. Tons of companies now offer a service like this, even allowing you to customize the frequency schedule to suit your needs. And you always know when your next shipment of diapers is coming and how many diapers you’re getting, making planning your diaper supply easy-peasy.
But is subscribing to a diaper service as cost-effective as swinging by the store to pick them up in person? This heavily depends on the brand of diapers and the subscription service. Both big box retailers like Amazon and Target and direct-to-consumer brands like Dyper and Coterie offer a subscribe and save discount of anywhere from 5 to 20 percent. But some diaper brands are pricier than others—specifically options that aren’t available at big box retailers—so keep that in mind when you’re pricing out your options.
You can also register for diaper subscriptions by adding the universal diaper fund, where your friends and family can gift funds that you can use for a diaper subscription. And if you have decision fatigue trying to figure out the right diaper subscription to go with, try out our Babylist Diapers and Wipes Box—it’s a great way to test out a few of the most popular brands.
We’ve broken down all of the details for you to help you decide if a diaper and wipe delivery service is right for you (and how much they’ll run you).
Amazon
Popular diaper and wipe brands like Pampers, Huggies and Luvs, along with Amazon’s own brand Mama Bear, are available for monthly delivery every two weeks to six months through their Subscribe and Save service. You can save 5% on your first Subscribe and Save order and 20% when you get five or more items in one auto-delivery (here are things our editors love subscribing to on Amazon). Additionally, Amazon offers additional coupons often when you opt into a subscription (the discount varies per item).
Hello Bello
The Hello Bello subscription bundle comes with seven packs of diapers and four packs of plant-based wipes, and you have the option to add on some of their other products, like baby wash and sunscreen, at a 15% discount. The delivery frequency is set to every five weeks, but it can be adjusted to every three or four weeks to fit your needs (and you can skip an order, too). And if you have a child in training pants and diapers, you can customize your shipment to accommodate both. The subscription will run you $79 (for just standard diapers and wipe bundles).
The Honest Company
Well known for their chlorine-free and fragrance-free diapers, Honest diapers are the originators of subscribable, disposable, eco-friendly diapers that are about as aesthetically pleasing as diapers can be.
The Honest diaper subscription comes with seven packs of diapers and four packs of wipes, and you’ll save 15% on these orders (versus buying diapers and wipes packs individually).
Kudos
If you’ve been on a hunt for a plastic-free diaper that's good for your baby and the Earth, Kudos is it. Created by a material scientist and engineer, Kudos diapers are lined with cotton instead of a plastic liner (and the wipes are made of biodegradable material made from wood pulp).
The subscription service's diaper quantity depends on the size (fewer diapers for larger sizes). For a size 1, you’d receive 210 diapers and four packs of wipes for an 11% discount, which totals $106. Subscriptions can be set to every three, four or five weeks, and if you need to, you can pause, skip a delivery or cancel it completely.
Dyper
Similar to Kudos, DYPER’s diapers are made with bamboo and without any ingredients like chlorine, latex, fragrances or even inks (no prints on these diapers), so they can be recycled into something better for the planet. DYPER diapers can’t be composted or recycled at home, but the brand offers a nationwide composting service, REDYPER, which allows you to ship all your soiled diapers directly to their composting facility (a little gross, sure, but they provide special biohazard shipping supplies). If you live in a major metropolitan area, you may also qualify for curbside pickup for $15 per pickup (your first four pick-ups are free for new subscribers). If the recycling process is off-putting, you aren’t required to do it, and you can dispose of the diapers like other disposable options on the market.
DYPER’s subscription includes six single packs of diapers every four weeks, with the option to add four packs of wipes for $99.45 (a 15% discount). If you need diapers sooner or later, you can reschedule your delivery in your account.
Coterie
Coterie diapers are made of material that's held to the same standard as the material clothing is made of. Fans of the brand rave about how incredibly soft their diapers are. “Amazing fit, no diaper rashes, no blow outs and the company’s sustainable practices are great,” a Babylist parent said during our Babylist Parents' Most-Loved Baby Products survey. The diaper is made of 25 percent plant-based, hypoallergenic materials that are helpful for delicate baby skin (you can read up on their lab testing results, too).
With its subscription service, Coterie will ship a month’s worth of diapers every four weeks (timing can be adjusted to every three, four or five weeks) and costs $95, which is a 10% discount. Their wipes are available for subscription, but only in the largest quantity of 896. Also, the first box of diapers includes your baby’s next diaper size in a trial pack, and you can manage deliveries via text message, which is unbelievably convenient.
