Pampers - causing a stink?

I noticed the leaflet when I opened a pack I bought the other day. Rather sneaky if you ask me.
What I've found with the nappies is that they stink. No really, they stink. The moment pee hits them they start to smell really bad, worse than any other nappy I've tried. If I'm honest, I won't be buying Pampers again.

I agree with all of the parents comments, I am a mum of 2 and myself and my partner live on one income, we went to [brand removed] and bought a box of pampers active fit size 4 only to find a cardboard compliments slip explaining the change, we assumed this would be for the better but we were wrong, after 2 times of using these "new" nappies we were dealing with leaking up the back, our baby had soreness and more regular changes and we were not pleased at all

we have since changed nappies and have been unable to use the previous nappies, when you live within a budget the last thing you need is to have to waste a box of nappies, i think there should be a warning on the packaging and refunding should be considered

Just under a year ago i went to get my one year old daughter out of bed to find the nappie had leaked poo was everywhere i had just decorated the bedroom as only just moved in. When i contacted pamper they refused to pay for the damage of the carpit which was cream after a number of calls i got £10 vocher for washing podwer and asked to sent a nappie from the pack to be tested i throw vocher in bin really angry as single mum of two kids one was one and i had newbron and could not afford to replace the carpit me and my dad had to scrub the carpit so i now use [brand removed] their great i feel sorry to any parent who has to deal wiv the mess

the funny thing mine were bumper packs

i have two kids that wear nappies my eldist wears the ative fit but its not just them its the 12 hour protection nappies two i but my baby to bed at seven and she wakes up at seven in the morrning when i go in to get her she is soking wet and they are ment to keep her dry.

I Would like to agree with all who say pampers are leaking,I have been a nanny for over 14 years and i am currently caring for two twin boys arron and adam in ireland.The boys have had constant leaks, wet clothing even when being changed after an hour,something i have never come across,the poor boys after finally starting to sleep through the night have woke at all hours often soaked up to the neck
I am shocked that pampers would allow such a poor nappy on the market shame on you pampers
from a very cross nanny and 2 very dry little boys now wearing [another brand]

I brought 2 boxes of the Active Fit nappies the other month, I've always used Pampers Active Fit, but 2 days after using the new packet my daughter had a really bad rash around the nappy area and spreading down her thighs she screamed in pain when her nappy was wet and was red raw. The rash was not normal nappy rash it looked like [edited for legal reasons] we stopped using the nappies when we realised they were causing it after being on a baby forum and asking other mums it was obvious it was the nappies causing the rash. I contacted Pampers and received the following reply and a £10 voucher to buy some more nappies! which I took to imply that I didn't change my baby enough! Everyone on the baby forum received the same reply as the below email :
PAMPERS EMAIL:
Thank you for your email.

I am very sorry to learn about your baby's skin trouble and do hope the symptoms have gone by now.

I would like to reassure you that a great deal of work has gone into the development of all Pampers products to ensure they are safe for infants’ skin, as you would expect with any product designed for a baby. All Pampers are also designed to help avoid those conditions that can lead to nappy rash.

Nappy rash can be caused by almost anything that irritates a baby’s delicate skin. There is no concrete evidence of any particular cause of the condition, other than the varying levels of skin sensitivity, but there are several well-known factors. We all have a natural protective film on our skin and if it is compromised the skin can become red, cracked, inflamed and irritated. When a person’s skin is exposed to urine or faeces for prolonged periods the skin’s protective barrier can be compromised.

I hope this information is helpful but if you are still concerned about your baby’s experience, please seek the advice of your Health Visitor or GP who will be able to help you further.

In the hope that you will return to using Pampers products with confidence, I have sent a voucher which can be used toward a future purchase.

May I thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Please do not hesitate to get back in touch with us if you have further concerns about Pampers.

We are conducting a survey on your level of satisfaction of the service you received. We hope you will dedicate a few minutes to help us improve our service to you. To participate in the survey please copy and paste the following link into a new internet browser: [Edited]

Kind regards,

Keitumetse

Consumer Relations
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i have aslo had trouble with pampers though not this range but the simply dry range. i tried these after pampers changed to strechy sides on baby dry nappies and reduced the width that covers the babys bottom, these too leaked badly.

I contacted them regarding the simply dry nappies which leaked and caused the worst nappy rash (blistering) i have ever had with my two children.
i was fobbed off with scientific claims and reasons for nappy rash eg not changing the nappy often enough or washing powder.
i finally got a refund on the pack i bought.
i have never bought pampers again, sometimes paying more gaurantees better quality not in pampers case!!!!

We have found all of this with our daughter Poppy. They have constanly leaked! In the end i switched brand. Only thing is when u try to complain to pampers it is virtually impossible to get to a complaints page on their website.

Will not go back now - they have totally lost my trust

I have also had problem's with pampers , 2 week's ago i woke to find my 14 month old in his cot playing with the gel that had exploded from either side of his nappy , worried he had swallowed the gel i went to look on the box to see if the gel was harmful to find nothing on the box - then i emailed pampers with them saying :-

I am sorry to learn about the unusual trouble you've had with Pampers and appreciate you taking the time to let us know what has happened. The gel should be contained within the nappy but I would like to assure you that if a child were to accidentally ingest the crystals, they would pass through the body and not cause any harm. As you may be aware, the gel is in the nappy to absorb fluid. Numerous safety reassurance tests have been conducted to demonstrate that the material is safe and appropriate for use in baby nappies. The results of these tests are supported by independent health professionals. To better understand what has happened with your nappies, I would like to request a sample nappy from the pack if one is available and have sent a prepaid envelope for your convenience. This nappy will be sent directly to our factory technicians. As we wish to minimise the distress this incident must have caused you, I am sending you a voucher as a gesture of good will. I hope you will use it toward a future purchase of Pampers. Thank you again for bringing this important matter to our attention. If you have further concerns, please do not hesitate to get back in touch with us.

not happy with the nappies anymore following all the leaking from the nappy - leak's within 1hr of nappy being on - so i will be moving back to huggies .

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I had the same problem and sent an email to proctor & Gamble who sent me a voucher for £9 which i thought was very good of them, but i have changed brands

Normally i use [brand removed] nappies, thay are great. With the promotion on baby stuff recently i have bought pampers.

I am now changing every hour, and clothes are being soaked it's crazy. Pmpers Is an expensive brand and should be better than this mess.

Cheryl

My daughter is 17 months old and we use active fit..when they changed a couple of months ago we had no idea and couldn't understand why our daughter had started waking in the night and why her nappy was so full/heavy...we thought there was something wrong with her until we eventually realised that the nappies had changed...they really are not good and very much sub-standard to the regular ones! Very disappointed Pampers

I personally refuse to use pampers active fit on either of my children. my eldest got a very bad nappy rash whilst wearing that specific type of nappy. he can use normal pampers but the active fit type are awful. now i have a 3 month old and won't use them at all as previous experience has put me off for life.

i had always used [brand removed] with my daughter but once she got a bit bigger i decided they weren't that good, so i decided to give pampers a try, as she was starting to crawl i bought active fit and they where great for a while and then she started to leak almost every time she was going to the loo, and even after one time, and with other nappies they could stay on for a while and they had never leaked, but i never thought anything of it until i saw this tonight, and can say i will definitely be sticking with the brand i've been using for the past 6 months and which i have found best and that is [a different brand].

I use pampers active fit and found they were leaking but seeing as i never had any problem with the nappies before i did not know till watching watchdog that pampers had changed their nappies i just assumed my son had started urinating more and thats why it keeps leaking i will not now buy pampers any more i will change to [brand removed].

After watching watchdog tonight in regards to Pampers nappies I am totally shocked. I buy my pampers in bulk to last me the month and just lately my daughter has been getting really sore rash around her legs were the elastic is and also the nappies don't last nearly half the amount of time like they used to therefore i am using twice as many nappies.

I've had 3 babies, and used Pampers nappies for all of them. I have always disliked Active Fit nappies as they get very heavy when wet and hang down away from the baby's bottom unless they are wearing a bodysuit which holds the nappy up. I much prefer Pampers Baby-dry nappies, they are cheaper, lighter when wet and I bought 2 boxes from [brand removedr] today for £18 - bargain. Pampers can keep their original and new-improved Baby-Fit nappies. You don't always get more for your money.

i have experianced problems to with all pampers nappies i have 2 girls and i think they are horrible but i use morrisons own brand they are 3 for 10pound they are great no leakage cheap and padded what more do you want for your child to be happy

The thing about not showing what nappy is what new or old is very true because we brought 2 boxes 1 of the active fit n the green extra dry but when we opened the active fit box the purple nappy wasnt inside it was the same green extra dry nappies inside when we use 2different types of nappy which was suppose to be in there which wasnt?! it was a complete waste of money.

Just one question, what happens if the child has a bowel movement or empties the bladder whilst they are laying on their back, it will trickle down and go on the non padded area! Simple explanation! Seems gravity does not come into it!

I am a mum to a 14month old boy and always use pampers active fit, touch wood we have had no problems with them leaking, i noticed in the programme they were girls that seemed to have this problem, have any mums with boys had the same problem to.

Thankyou watchdog! For weeks my son has been waking up wet through because his nappy has leaked at 3am- Ihad no idea why! Every night I have to change the sheet, change his clothes and get him to go back to sleep. Im having to give him an extra bath in the morning! I have used pampers since my 20 Month old was born, but won't be again! How dare they state on TV this nappy is better, they need to start listening to their customers.

They should be accepting the accepting the responses of the masses not just saying no they dont leak we have tested them. i cannot say that i have had any problems with these nappies myself but i can see peoples point and the way that woman was holding that nappy all the fliud she pored on is going to soak in, maybe they should try holding it as if a child were lying down and then pour it on then say that it doesnt leak

I have just watched the report about the nappies and when the liquid was poured onto the nappy and the lady said see there are no leaks, as she held the nappy up in the air there was a very clear green fluid leak!! showing on the outside if the nappy on the right hand side as you viewed it on the tv!!!!Ask her to ho;d it up in the air.
Shezcox

If more people used washable nappies there wouldn't be half of the complaints heard tonight (or as much rubbish going to landfill!!!)

fair enough, the wee might not come out, but if you don't realise your child has peed then they do another, that's double what they put in them little bottles. and what if they have a sloppy poo? that's basically water and i'm pretty sure that comes out the back to the area that's unpadded...
and if it's cheaper to produce these nappies, surely they should have passed on the savings to us parents

i too have bought these nappies and have had them leak many times. much poorer quality nappy and a real dissapointment.

All of my three children have been allergic to Pampers, not sure what's in them, but they got really bad nappy rashes. As soon as I swapped to [brand removed] the nappy rash disappeared forever.
Why is it that Pampers have their nappies in the free baby bag they give you in the hospital, it took me a long time to realise the rash was due to the Pampers nappy.

I never use Pampers nappies because they've always leaked and they always give my daughter nappy rash. We use washable nappies from Mothercare and they don't leak at all!

I also think putting a leaflet in is very sneaky which shows they know they are making cheaper nappies I did see the leaflet but didn't even look at it just assumed it was some advertisement thing

I had the same problem with [brand removed] own nappies. They changed them without any notice and any warning and they were terrible. I have now changed to Morrison own brand and they are loads better.

20% less nappy means 20% less landfill which has to be a good thing, especially with the report saying 2200 used a year! There needs to be more info on cloth nappies, less smells, virtually no nappy rash and not much extra work putting on an extra load of washing every few days.

I also have noticed change in nappies and until now just put it down to my daughter drinking more... But I think I must have to wash her sleeping bag and bedding at least twice a week due to her leaking at night. Pampers obviously don't think that when girls lye on their back at night that the new nappy doesn't need padding at the back.... Obviously pampers only tested their new nappy out on boys, who require padding at the front mainly. My daughter has had on numerous occassions had a small rash on her back where the nappy where it has no padding has been (obviously where it's wet and non absorbant). Thank you watchdog for making public aware of this. I was at a loss as I couldn't understand the leaking, the rash at the back and the fact that the nappy when wet hangs down by my daughters knees!

I am also disgusted by the change in Pampers active fit nappies as I have experienced countless leaks and therefore complete clothing changes. It is simply not good enough. Even more annoyed now after hearing the woman from Pamper smarmily saying they are their best nappy ever!!! Get in the real world. Pampers think they can cut down on padding and therefore save themselves money, while parents are forced to buy nappies more often because we have to change them more often. BIG mistake... I and many others will never buy another pampers nappy again!

I have just watched this report tonight and been enlightened. I didn't even look at that silly card they put in the new packets i just found it frustrating as my 8 mth old kept getting hold of it and eating it. Anyway to cut a long story short after 3 years of using Pampers for both children I have switched to [brand removed] in the past month as my 8 mth old nappy kept on leaking.

I now realise why.

I have always used Pampers...upto now! The new ones feel cheap, they leak, they smell and they gave my 2yr old daughter a nasty rash all over her thighs and bottom, she would scream with pain! I feel cheated that the sneaked them in to my house under false pretences. I will NEVER use them ever EVER again!! As for the lady from Pamper's telling me that they are more affective! ha!

This is complete poo (to be polite) !!....Literally !!
Like the other parents we too bought the 'new' active fit nappies without knowing. If our son has a poo that is even slightly loose it goes all up the back of the nappy and leaks out of the top and goes all up his back ! This is definitely because there is no longer padding up the back of the nappy. We never used to have a problem with this with the old style as any liquid would immediately get soaked into the padding up the back.

Unfortunately I still have 3 packets of these to get through before I can change brands, so for now there is going to be a lot of extra washing and in extreme cased ruined clothes.

Thank you for covering this, as it explains alot. Having used Pampers reliably from my daughter's birth, I was extremely puzzled when she started to leak on a daily basis. We had moved up the sizes as she was getting bigger, and had assumed that Pampers would continue to provide decent protection.
I was really shocked at the number of times she leaked and often found her soaked through in the morning, to the point that everything had to be washed right down to the mattress cover.
Cound you ask the Pampers rep to redo the demo when the nappy is in a reclined position i.e. when asleep!?
I have now given up on Pampers and won't be back, I use [brand removed] own brand now, and the problem has not yet occured again. Plus they're cheaper!

Simple answer - save your money, your stinky bin and your baby's bum and use washable nappies! :-)

i always swore by pampers but my son started leaking out of them. the lady on watchdog representing pampers said they researched where the wee goes but when they are asleep on there back for hours where is the wee gonna go then. he was leaking out of them within an hr and you could see the wee throught the back of the nappy. i now no longer use pampers as it was costing an absolute fortune i ended up having to buy twice as many packs so not only is it cheaper for them to produce them they end up selling more of them aswell just to keep our kids dry. i think its sneaky and they obviously aren't truly interested in the true views of us parents

I do defently agree that the new desgin does most defently stinks!!! you need that extra padding epecaily for when they have a poorly tummy. I am only talking as a nursery nurse and we use those nappies on our children and sometimes you find that there isn't enough elastic on them what is the point in that?????????? rediculas! they need to go back to the drawing board and bring back the old desgin!

I too have bought these for my daughter and they leak after an hour. I even get up in the night to change her nappie and yet still when she wakes in the morning the bed is soaked.
I have changed now and use [brand removed]

I am so pleased you covered this story. My daughters nappy's have been leaking for the last couple of months and I could not explain what was going on. They don't just leak urine neither! My daughter woke up wet and we changed her, clothes and sheet and all, put on a new nappy and 10 minutes later the new nappy leaked poo! How is this an improvement?

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i have recently brought a pack of pampers active fit nappie's, and i did not find the slip inside the wrapper, but i have also found they have changed for the worst. they are now thinner then they used to be, as a result of this with every nappie change there was a complete full clothes change to as the nappie had leaked. i have used pampers since my son was born in 2007 and never had a problem until now. i have now stopped using pampers, changed to a cheaper and better brand that does'nt leak, and im now saving money to. thanks pampers!

I had been using pampers baby dry but thought i'd give active fit a go as my 6 month old was more 'active'. I didnt like them at all and every nappy leaked, especially when she had pooed. When the research team did their extensive testing, did they test to see if no padding was required when a baby is using a walker. Whenever my daughter has been in her walker both wee and poo head straight for the back of the nappy and with no padding there of course it is going to leak. I have gone straight back to using baby dry which I must say I am happy with. Thought it was just a personal thing till I saw it on watchdog tonight. Very interesting.

Hi I am happy with the new pampers. I use size 6 on my toddler son and they don't leak even overnight. I found the old type leaked frequently overnight so I am very contented!

I did'nt realise the nappy was the problem until I watched Watchdog tonight, kept saying my son was just weeing more than usual!!! Have now realised that it is the new design of the nappy and can't quite believe it, [brand removed] shop for me tomorrow!!! It's not just the nappies we are wasting money on, more washing powder, fabric conditioner and clothes to fork out on, bad bad pampers!!!

I have been using these for ages and have had 3 packs of the new ones all of which I returned to the supermarkets I bought them from because they leak. One leaked as soon as I had done it up - I actually heard the urine running onto my babies changing mat while I was putting the dirty one in the nappy bin. How pampers can even have the cheek to say this is an improved product is completley beyond me. Obviously they live in an alternate reality! Very very angry mum that has now realised that nights of disrupted sleep having to change a soaking wet baby - and I mean through babygro and sleeping bag and onto sheets are due to a completly stupid design change dreamed up by a complete idiot.

About 12 months ago, my 2 year old daughter who had worn pampers since birth and then moved onto Baby dry suddenly started leaking within an hour or 2 of wearing the nappy, she also started coming out in a rash all around where she wore the nappy.
At birth she wore the new born ones but we soon changed to Baby Dry as the new born ones just leaked!
We can only put this down to Pampers as she is fine with any other brand- including [brand removed] own which she is still wearing now.
Also couldn't help but notice that if there is no padding in the back of the Active Fits what happens when baby lays down and wees?!?!?!

I am so pleased this has been reported on Watchdog. I am so disappointed at this change in design, and to listen to the Pampers representative on the programme has just infuriated me further.
They may say that this product is better but I don't see how they can say this if there are so many mums out there with the same problems, the same complaints.
I was sent some vouchers when I called Pampers to complain and so as I am due to have baby number 2 in the summer I thought I'd use them on the New Baby nappies. I thought I'd open a pack to see if they were ok, and I was gobsmacked to see the same little card note stating the design had changed and sure enough the back of the nappy has no padding and it's a lot thinner. I'm absolutely in no way going to risk using these on a new born, with all the mum's stories of rashes.
I will never use Pampers again and I shall be telling every other mum I know to change brand.

i personally disagree with some of the comments i am using the new pampers active fit and havent got a problem with them my daughter is 2 yrs old and is special needs she cannot walk and gets about bum shuffling i struggle with some nappies cause alot tend to leak cause she shuffles on them i think its just the normal nappy thing where some nappies suit some babies some dont

i moved to another brand such as [brand removed] i used pampers for my 12 year old when she was a baby and my 6 year old when a baby and i have stopped using them for my baby aged 1 as the leakage was terrible, its poor value for money and [brand removed] dont leak although if pampers change the nappies back i would reconsider going back untill then i wont waste my money

I hate the new nappies .i ve had to buy a bigger size as they no longer go far enough up my daughters back so now when she is lying down that leak! tha sticky tabs are flimsy i have 3 boxes of them which i have to waste.I wont be buying pampers again im really disappointed that the most expensive nappies on the market now look and feel like budget brands.

I brought Pampers recently for my 18 month old daughter and I cant say how rubbish they were - I got the Baby dry ones, I've just checked them and they are also thin at the back totally useless. Having just watched the programme I'd like to invite the lady from Pampers to spend the day changing their nappies on a real child, she'd soon change her mind. Maybe this explains why the shops shelves are full of Pampers these days while other brands run out!!

I have just watched the show and when she said that the wee would not go up the back i was a little shocked maybe with her 2 boys the wee doesn't go up the back of the nappy but when my daughter is lying down the wee does go to that part of the nappy. i have not yet had any leaks but i am worried when i see it on the back of the nappy. fingures crossed for no leaks.

Totaly discusted with pampers. I bought 2 big boxes from [brand removed] as they were on deal. and have used them for nearly 2 years.
I didnt even look at the leaflet inside i allready know how to put a nappy on.
Ive had countless leaks with my son. meaning more money to buy MORE nappie than normal also more washing meaning MORE money for washing powder.
Its a con.

I am so glad that you looked into this issue, I have used Pampers for almost 2 years, once my son started to walk I switched to the Active fit as I thought they were perfect. But as your other viewers found they are now substandard, I have never had an issue of nappies leaking but since Pampers changed the design my son started walking in the night wet through and I seemed to be changing him much more during the day too. I switched to Pampers Baby-Dry as they are the old style and much more absorbent. However as Pampers will not listen to us their customers, maybe I will change brands completely!

I didn't notice the note in the pack when I opened them, so was very surprised when confronted with repeated leakages. Several ruined vests later, I finally found out what was happening.
Am very grateful to the representative from Pampers who appeared on the show tonight. Her confirmation that they have no intention of returning to the design that actually works has let me know that I need to try a rival brand.
Not great PR!

we purchased a bumper box of the active fit pampers as we have always used, when i opened the box i thought the nappies were a bit thinner than normal but carried on using regardless. i found that unlike before these nappies leaked worse, when my daughter had had them on over night. they seemed to hang very low when wet, but worse of all the new nappies smelled before they were used and were worse when she had wet them, very strong chlorine. i have half a bumper box of nappies left and have switched to [brand removed] and found them a lot better dont think i will go back to pampers.

I am a mum of 3 children,aged between 8-18mths. I have always used pampers nappies and been extreamly happy. That is untill recently as everynight for the last couple of months ive had to cahnge my baby before 12pm each eveniing. He is soaked all around the waist area. I can only assume this is because we no longer have any paddind around the back, making the front fuller, quicker.!! I was starting to think he has been drinking too much or worried he was poorly.

In all honesty the whole range is poor and i believe that they all leak in some way. Sometimes an unpleasent smell is also present.

Im Currently trying new brands!! In not very Happy or excepting of the attitude of pampers.

Very dissappointed with Pampers. This is a brand we have trusted. Have just watched your programme & joined the dots with problems we've been having with the new nappies. Our 11mth old baby has developed a rash for the 1st time ever since wearing the new nappies. Also very sneaky how they have done this - no change to the packaging and just a leaflet once you open them. Bring back the old style Pampers if you want to keep your reputation!!

I have a problem with the Baby dry Pampers, which seem to have the same problem. The infill of the nappy doesn't seem to go far up on the back of the old style nappy. This results in every soiled nappy leaking. This is a nightmare as my 10 month old son is quite regular ('Nicky 4 poos' is his nickname) and this usually means 4 changes of clothing, not to mention bedding etc. It hadn't cross my mind that pampers had change the design of the nappy and presumed that i had a faulty bumper box (as i too buy in bulk). I think i'll look at using another brand in future.

We have always used Pampers from when our son was born as as he became more active - Active Fit was the next natural progression. So we did and they were great then one day there was a leaflet inside stating they had been changed so thought "oh ok well lets see". We have not experienced any leaks and our son is a frequent pee pee-erso tried and tested there!
The bottom breaking out which was complained about in America sounded bells for me as I had noticed that his bottom was very raw, [edited for legal reasons] and as teething etc put it down to nappy rash but I still believe it was more. My mother in law is a peadiatric nurse and agreed that it didnt look like nappy rash as the skin around his bottom looked like it was peeling weeping, after a week it cleared up. And the smell -well worse than the contents sometimes. Not pleasant at all. Maybe the lady from pampers should use urine instead of coloured water!!!

Thank you so much Watchdog, I thought I was going mad having to change my 13 month year olds clothes due to leaking nappies. I had no idea of the change but couldn't work out what was happening as it's been a long time since we had this problem. I used to use [brand removed] until they changed their design and we had this leaky nappy syndrome. I now have the same problem and won't be buying pampers again.
I have to agree with every comment on here. The smell is horrendous and the fact they are down by her knees means there is no active fit more static fit as my daughter is unable to walk. I'm getting through twice as many nappies now but there you go. It's just a money making scheme by pampers.

I have found that the 'new' pampers active fit leak very badly. On numerous occassions my 20 month old son has leaked urine and poo. They also smell. The nappy seems to hang very low and doesn't fit snugly around his legs. He also came out in blisters -which was not the usual nappy rash. I am throughly dissapointed especially as I always favoured the active fit. I have changed to another brand and will not be spending another penny on Pampers. It is wrong not to advise consumers of changes to their products in a clear way.

I have 2 Girls 2 and 10 months. With my 2year old i used pampers all thro and they were fab. Then once she was potty trained at 2 i stoped using active fits! and she went onto nappies.
I used pampers from the off with my 2nd girl and they were still brill. THEN i got the little card inside my last pkt. The nappies DO leak they they have less padding and i hate the fact that they dont have the little holes in them now.
Both my girls hardly ever had nappie rash. My younget DID GET nappie rash lots when they changed the napppie.
I was told that [edited] own brand were v sim to then so i gave them ago! They werent and leaked. So i gave [edited] a try (after trying them for a cpl of weeks with my 1st as they were free, but i didnt like them) and i must say [edited] have been brilliant and suited her so so well, so they are the nappies i will buy now till she is out of nappies!
Pampers must have lost so many customers because of the change...and all i can say it ...its there fault!
NO ONE complained about the nappies im sur before the change so why fix what isnt broke!...Shame u did pampers.

My 20 month old boy in the last 2 days has started scratching his lower back until it bleeds due to the change of the pampers nappy. This is not a nappy rash this is due to the roughness of the new design where they have taken away the padding. We have never had a problem before until now. I really hope pampers will consider going back to the old design as we will not be buying any more pampers until they do.

I cound't believe it when I saw this report on Watchdog as it explains the problems we've had with our baby.My baby is 13 months and we've always used pampers.Although we havent noticed any leaks in the last month he has the most severe nappy rash which he has never suffered from and it's all over his bottom and around the tops of his legs in the shape of the nappy,I always buy in bulk,so after seeing this we will change to another brand to see if this makes a difference.I wasnt even aware they had changed their nappies,very disappointed in Pampers!

I have used pampers for a while and realy got on well with the active fit until it changed. Leaked at the back and just went baggy when wet and caused a rash between the legs.. So changed the nappy altoghther and the problems have stoped. will not recommend active fit.

I thought I was going mad - have loved these nappies since my little one was born and since the new ones have been out she has woken up wet nearly every other morning.... Thought they looked different but didnt see the leaflet or know they had changed them. Unless they change them back I will try another brand.

I thought it was me not putting the nappy on correctly. I'm in Holland and recently bought 2 packs of the New Baby size 3 which had the note inside. I agree, they stink and leak. I definately won't be buying again. Switching to [another brand] first thing tomorrow

Am just wondering if it's just the active fit as we hav had the leaking problem with pampers baby dry, after Months of using them we bought to of the 102 boxs from costco, to discover the nappies now were leaking after about 3 hours and my poor boy was soaking at during the night I have given up using them and change brands!!!!

I fail to see why a company needs to announce changes made to it's products in the manner being demanded. Companies have been undertaking Lean initiatives, which is obviously what this is, for decades to 1. save money (in a recession who can blame them) and 2. improve a product. Who out there actually believes that rigerous testing was not carried out on these nappies before release. Watchdog also fail to comment on what the defect percentage is because I would be surprised if it was anywhere near 0.3%. Think logically, car manufacturers don't tell you about all the hundreds of changes to their components (some part of essential systems like braking) purely because they don't have to. And before anyone tags me one of the childless brigade, I have a son of 5 months, we use Pampers and yes, every now and again we get a leaky one. It's simply a defect and needs to be expected where a product is produced on such scale. Also, Anne's comments about not being in Germany (where a sample population of 1200+ babies was used) just came across as childishly desperate, I'm sure that babies in Germany have the same urinary and excrtion systems as UK babies.

I totally agree that the 'New Improved' Pampers are not as good as the old ones, and they do smell a lot more, probably due to less absorption, if they had reduced the fabric they should have reduced the price should they not? also how can she say that it holds so much liquid and is better for babies? my son is 13months and moves an awful lot and since the change he has leaked a lot more so their change is not justified and definitely not for the better!

I too have noticed changes in the active fit nappies. They are smaller,less padded and yes do give my little lad a rash.
The rash looks just like the one on the american video and believe it or not,it is on his top of his leg(where the nappy is fastened,no it's not down to the tab either) NOT the bottom area, so therefor it is not due to wee etc.An explanation for this?
I did see an advert in a parenting mag after many purchases of these newer style nappies.
The nappies concerned were not from a bulk pack just the normal pack size.
Come on Pampers, you were the leading nappy company on the market, keep that status and change them back.

I have sent an email to pampers ref these nappies thinking they were faulty. I've been and brought another box and they are the same.
Pampers sent my some vouchers and asked me to send them a sample.
I did not know of the change until I watch watchdog tonight.

I'm not happy with the product now at all, as my daughter always sleeps on her back she would be soaked!
I will not be buying these again!

My wife and I have a two years daughter, weh ave been using Pampers from day one! Hoever we have also had leak problems with the new nappies, it happend on all occasions she had them on. I think Pampers have made a MASSIVE mistake with this new design and they need to correct it quickly! It seems to me they have just tried to cut cost in the production of them.

We have not changed to a new brand of nappie and I think many more parents will follow.

BAD MOVE PAMPERS!

I don't use the active fit nappies but have noticed the same problem with the newborn nappies & the baby dry which is what I use on my children. They dont absorb the urine away from the skin as well anymore & they don't stop the smell its horrible. They leak because of the lack of padding up the back.

I am so glad I am not alone, I thought I was going mad as I kept buying packs of nappies that in my opinion had half the absorbent material missing! My son has suffered horrible nappy rash on the 2 occasions that I used thse nappies. I contacted Pampers direct and all they were interested in was telling me how good the new product is! Certainly not in my opinion. My son has never had nappy rash before and I refuse to believe that it was anything other than a direct cause of these new nappies. We have now changed brands and he is thankfully back to his normal happy self.

I've just watch the rep from Pampers on ur show & all I can say is her children must be older for her too not understand that the new Active Fit nappies are terrible!! I noticed the change approx 6 weeks ago. I also saw the flyer inside the new packet & following the instructions for their survey, Which also was not really any good to be able to comment about the change in the design. They just wanted to know if we liked it or not! My daughter is nine months now and I had a really hard time finding a good suitable nappy. The old design DOES hold urine at the back & all her number 2's...However the new design means she is wet up her back in the mornings & other nasty's running down her leg due to less padding. I will not be purchasing any more of these nappies if this new design stay's!! Lucky the shops still have both and I check every packet I buy, If it is the new design then I return it to the shop with my receipt!! As this is my right... I'm worried now as I just dont know what nappy I'll have to re-place it with. Zoe

Totally disagree! but can understand.
I've used pampers active fit on my son since he turned 3 months! Previously I'd used the New Baby nappies but he began to fill them by the middle of the night and they started leaking out the front. I then moved onto the Dry Baby nappies, they weren't too bad at first but they smelled quite a bit in the morning, sometimes they leaked during the night and more often then not they didn't leave him feeling dry and he ended up with really bad nappy rash!
Finally at 3 months he was big enough to fit the Active Fit nappies, they fit great under his clothes (his bum doesn't look to big, unlike when in some nappies) and at night they fit him perfect no leaking from the front or sides and they last from 7:30 to the latest of 9:00!
But my son is different to most babies as from 6 weeks he would only sleep on his tummy which is probably why the padding at the back has never effected us! So I think there Fantastic!!!

I have 3 children the youngest now 9 months. I have used different types of nappies for each of my children for their individual needs. This time I found pampers active fit being the only nappy my son didn't leak out up the back from soiling! It wasn't the wee causing leakage in these new active fits but from a breast fed babies poo. I have been so dissapointed in the fact that i had found a nappy my boy was comfortable in and then wasn't. It sounds like they are only considering wee not looser poo which breast fed babies have by taking away the padding that helped stop it rising out the top of nappy staining and ruining some lovely clothes. Very dissapointed consumer :(

i too have noticed the design difference in the new packs of pampers i have bought,but have had no problems whatsoever since my son was weeks old now when he was in the newborn range of pampers. He is 5 months now and i use active fit size 4. I buy in bulk as i find it cheaper and have a cupboard full of pampers nappies. im happy with that.

Im glad imn not the only parent unhappy with the new pampers nappies! I just hope no other parent here has to go through what we did, the first nappy we had exploded, all the stuffing came out and went everywhere so we gave my son a bath... within half an hour of the nappy "exploding" we had to rush my son to the hospital as he had a rash come up all over his body, within a matter of an hour he was covered head to toe in the rash, and his ears and tongue started to swell. He had to have emergency treatment and spend the night in hospital, the doctors were/are completley baffled by what may have caused such a reaction but everyone is convinced it was the nappy as we had given him nothing new or different! Also, i didnt even ge

Please go to www.pampers.co.uk/NewBabySurvey and answer the questionaire. If we all complain then maybe we'll get our old pampers back!! If not switch brand.

I was really quite surprised to see this on Watchdog as I have not experienced any problems with the nappies. In fact I thought the new design was rather good as it fitted my little girl better and gave her greater freedom to move about. I only use the active fit ones during the day so can't coment on how long they last for but I will continue to use them.

I do agree the change in design should have been made clear on the outside of the packet, but how many of us would have thought twice about buying them even if they had done this? Its a trusted brand so I think many people would have bought them anyway. It just feels a bit sneeky.

My disabled son as worn these nappies since the day he was born and around the middle of march my husband noticed my son was sore and could not stop scratching when you would take his nappie off which is making him even worse. we tried creams for dry skin which we got from our gps and these DIDN't help so all it can be now is these nappies. So i think PAMPERS need to take notice of all the comments people are putting up and BRING BACK THE OLD STYLE NAPPIE.

The new ones are no good. The elastic breaks, they leak and are harder to put on. I am swtiching my loyalty to a new brand after 1-yr of complete loyalty to Pampers. Plus in the wee demonstration the lady seemed to be completely missing the loose wet stool angle which is the case of leakage in my sons case. It isn't diarhoea it is just normal loose wet stools, but with no rear end padding, there is no absorbancy for poop. My sons excema has gotten worse, we didn't connect it to the nappies but it is in an od place, on the sides of his trunk where the nappies rub, now I am thinking it is the nappy and I am sending the ones we hae left back for a refund.
Finally, I felt missold when I saw the card in the packs and kept hoping the next pack would be the old ones. The card implied 'trial' and asked for feedback, not 'new and changed forever', if it had I would have swapped brands a while ago.

I bought a pack for the 1st time of pampers active fit and my baby woke up in the middle of the night crying which is very unusual as she sleeps all the way through the night. When I picked her up, her clothes were soaked with wee. It’s happened on a few other occasions during the day as well. When the babies are lying down the wee will flow to the back so if there’s no padding at the back of the nappy to soak up the wee of course the nappies will leak. How could pampers not realize this. Will be swapping brand of nappies now as these ones can’t do the job they are suppose to do.

Well that explains why every time my daughter wore Active Fit nappies her back was soaking wet - to the point I've stopped buying them.

I have always used Pampers, I did for my son (who is now 7) and recommend them to everyone - however, I had noticed that if I'd put an active fit nappy on my daughter she was always soaking, now I know why!

Eco friendly is always a good thing in my book... but if i have 2 change my daughters nappy twice as much as normal. doesnt that completely defeat the object of them changing the nappy??!! after about an hour they r full 2 bursting. The smell... its just viel.
I constantly feeling like im not doing my job as a mum properly...always getting remarks from friends and family
"i think we need a nappy change" even if i had only done it 10 mins earlyer!
At least i know its not me! Its this NEW and IMPROVED nappy. And 2 be honest who reads silly little leaflets when your fighting a nappy out of a box, then a plastic seal, then a plastic wrapper!!! maybe they should think about eco friendly packing insted!!!

Oh yeh... im also a bumper pack buyer!... well WAS!!!

I also upon purchasing 2 boxes of Pampers active fit found these little cards in with the nappies informing me that these were new trial nappies and that they would be grateful for my feedback. My daughter within 24 hours of being in these nappies got blister like sores on her bottom, the nappies badly leaked and gave off an horrendous odour. I gave pampers my feedback hoping to be given a contact number or to leave my details so that further communication on this issue could take place, but nothing. I eventually found a telephone number on their website, and after a lot of passing around I did speak to a nice girl who was sorry for my experience, explained that they were a trial and arranged for a voucher to be sent to me. The voucher did arrive, I purchased another 2 boxes only to find that they were the same nappy as the trial ones, but without the card! I have given up and will never use pampers again. They were a good nappy - "if it ain't broke, don't try and fix it"!

I too agree with other parents and guardians. I found the last box of Pampers Active Fit size 5 nappies I bought absolutely terrible. My little boy had constant leaks. We often visit my mum who lives 2 hours away and with him sat in his car seat for that length of time saw the wee soak through to the back of the nappy and as a result leak through to his clothes and the seat. I had to change him as soon as we arrived at every visit. I too also agree with the itching that the nappy is causing. We have never had any problems with nappy rash, I find the doctor's speel about nappy rash completely laughable.-This problem is certainly not nappy rash, these nappies are causing iching to the thighs where the "frill" of the nappy is, not the bottom.My little boy was constantly iching his thighs and pulling at his clothes around his thighs. I'm so happy that this report has been properly brought to people's attention and that when I told my partner that i was sure the nappies were different (and didn't have any stuffing in the back when I was sure there was before) I have been proven right and will now have a much happier baby in the [brand removed] nappies I've bought him!! I find it ridiculous that Pampers seem to believe that wee will not continue to soak to the back of the nappy if they take the stuffing out!!

What a load of rubbish that Woman from Pampers was stating!! I've been using pampers since my son was born last August and was using Active fit 4 up until about a month ago when like all other parents found a card inside a pack asking for feedback on there 'IMPROVED' nappy..huh, yeah right!!! In my experience, any Company using the word 'Improved' usually means someone has found away of cost savings for their Company but the consumer is still paying the same price for something that is doing half the job it use to do! I used the nappies to find that during the day I had to change my son more often and there seemed to be a strange smell. At night things got worse. My son sleeps through and usually by the morning I could always garantee his nappy would be very full front to back and the previous pampers would protect him. However, the new 'IMPROVED' nappy was hopeless, my son would be soaked and very unhappy. Lucky for me I still had some of the previous nappies and decided to do a test of the two types with the help of my son. After 2 weeks of alternating the nappies I found I was using an extra 3 nappies a day using the new 'IMPROVED' type and not getting the protection the older type offered, so how can they say it's good for the environment if I'm using more nappies per day? Plus when my son had an upset tummy the protection at the back of the nappy that has now gone, meant that I things got messy and clothes got ruined. If pampers say that they listen to what the parents have to say about their product, I think they are listening with deaf ears! The expression 'If it isn't broke, don't fix it' comes to mind!

I am a mother of 4 and consider myself a nappy 'expert'. I have bought [various supermarket own brand] for the last 3 years and have never had a leak. My son actually slept for 18 hours at the weekend (due to illness) and the nappy, although very heavy and full, did not leak at all! I accidentally ran out in March and bought Pampers Active Fit in March from local chemist and each one leaked within a few hours of wearing. My son also got a rash (he is 18 months and has NEVER had nappy rash). My daughter then told me that her friends mum actually returned a packet of same nappies to Pampers the week before complaining of the same problem! Coincidence?? I think not!

I know this segment was about Pampers but its tone suggested that everyone in the UK uses disposable nappies. Wouldn't it be nice if Watchdog at least acknowledged that those of us that use real nappies experience much less leakage and nappy rash?

I've recently opened a packed of the active fit with the leaflet in about the new design. I have always bought pampers, (did try another leading make when I couldn't get the pames active fit and wasn't impressed) bought these nappies for sometime now for my 2.5 yr old and 15 month old. However like your viewers and comments posted, have noticed in the last two weeks that daughter is waking up every night soaking wet and my son, who is in nappies during the day still, is also wet more often than not and leaking up his back. Additionally he has been suffering extreme nappy rash to the extent today where he has two blisters. This has never ever occurred before, even when he is teething, his nappies are changed as soon as he has a poo and I've always used [edited] (expensive but excellent stuff) as soon as there is any redness, it normally is clear by the next nappy. This hasn't occurred in the last week and as I say he now has two blisters, bless him. I need to buy nappies tomorrow and I WON'T be buying pampers. I am due another baby in a week and pampers will not be getting my business. PAMPERS need to listen to their customers.