Huggies Ultimate

I had a great experience with the ultimate nappies. I use them for my toddler at night as they could last up to 12 hours and they are soo good that they do not leak like other nappies and do not cause rash. I dont know why all the negative comments. I used the other ranges of huggies but they are not like the ultimate. The ultimate has more thickness to it and absorbs more. Really disappointed that they are discountinued Show details

Awful nappy burns on our 4 months old baby! – These nappies are AWFUL!!! We use the girls size 3 huggies nappies regularly and they are great but when the shop ran out I got these. Less than 4 hours after our baby is screaming during the afternoon walk. Only thing different is the nappies, and my wife looks up the reviews with mentions of nappy rash and burns. When taking them off there are… Read more

fibres stuck against her bottom. We stopped using them but later in the evening she was still red all over and all through the next day. Took two days, two baths and nappy rash cream with every change for her skin to return to the way it was. From 4 hours in these monstrous nappies! From the other reviews Huggies must know this happens and we're disgusted they haven't done something about it!!!

Don't waste your money – So disappointed we loved our Huggies size 1 and 2 but since going up to size 3 it's been nothing but problems. My son has nappy rash, and the quality is so terrible and does not hold like the first two... Don't waste your money. Show details

New design, good protection but new side straps are annoying – Still very good leakage protection, a lot better then the cheap and nasties (aldi and coles branded nappies). I don't like the side straps they have come out with now, this is a case of if it isn't broken don't try to fix it. Show details

Best nappies on the market – I have tried every nappy on the market and Huggies is the only nappies that will stay dry throughout the night. They fit amazing. I have used these nappies with both of my children and will never change brands again. Love Huggies Show details

Perfect fit & no leaks – The huggies ultimates are really good fit & they feel comfortable. Using them over night means no leaks or dampness. I tried a few other brands but always found the back of my son felt damp in the mornings. I also found that with the same size other brands was slightly big and loose around the legs. So once I started using huggies I haven’t looked back. The only down side is availability, I can’t always find the size I need in the bigger boxes. Show details

Leaking – I have been using so many different nappy with 3 kids, it was my first experience that he had leaking three time a week at night time. Not for my baby. Show details

My son had horrible burn from this nappy – Only bought this as a replacement as his usual huggies range is put of stock. Boy did I regret that bigtime. Boy did I regret that bigtime! DO NOT BUY! Show details

Very disappointed – The new ultimate range has caused chemical looking burns on my 8 month old and has also caused a rash on my 3 year old who generally has quite tough skin. Will not purchase again. Very disappointed the range was changed as the original were perfect. I contacted Huggies and was told that the burns were due to my daughter having sensitive skin - they literally knew nothing about my daughter before making these assumptions. Show details

My two month old baby has been burnt! – I literally want to cry!!!! I used one nappy for no longer then 2 hours and my little darling has burn marks on her private area!!!! She’s two months old and has never had a nappy rash as I change her every two to three hours. I just upgraded her nappies today to the size 3 and I only used one nappy and she has burn marks... this is not a nappy rash, it looks like chemical burns! PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT ON YOUR BABY! Show details

Horrible nappy rash – I have a baby in size 3 and a toddler in size 4. The baby always used ultimate, never had nappy rash. The toddler used the pull ups, never had nappy rash. I felt really good that I was always using the right things to prevent the pain and discomfort of nappy rash. We started using the new packaging ultimate for the baby and accidentally brought… Read more

the same for my toddler. Now both kids have the worst nappy rash. My baby has it so bad it looks like the skin is so thin it bleeds. Will never use huggies ever again.

Not the same quality! – I used to love Huggies Ultimate nappies. They were a quality product and I was happy to pay a higher price for them. The new Huggies Ultimates produced offshore are far inferior in quality and I won’t be purchasing these anymore. Very disappointed as they were the only nappies I would buy. Show details

Nappy rash after the first nappy put on, and foreign inclusions in the liner – terrible nappy rash from these also unwanted shives in the liner, would not use these again , supposed to be premium , nappy is too stiff to be effective , will go for the Ultra dry Show details

Nappy rashes after manufacturing moved overseas – With the new Huggies ultimate range marketed to be more natural, manufacturing has moved overseas. Immediately afterwards bub, who normally doesn't get rashes, now gets rashes routinely. The capacity of the nappy still seems ok. Show details

Used to love them - now won't touch them – Huggies Ultimate used to be the no brainer go to nappy and was happy to pay a premium for the absorbency. Now, after six months of sleeping through with no issues, the new box with new designs has had three absolutely saturated soak through nappies in the morning. Will be looking for an alternative. So disppointing. Show details

A terrible product – Used to use the locally made versions which were excellent. We were always prepared to pay a premium for what we considered the best nappy on the market. We’ve been using the new overseas version for four days now and it is terrible - poor absorbency, they stink once they get wet, and cause a rash. We have been having to change our 3 year old… Read more

daughters sheets every day with our 3 year old daughter waking us up in the middle of the night wet and crying and needing changing. We even found the absorbent balls from the happy stuck on her skin. You can no longer trust Huggies. Avoid.

Terrible nappy rash with newer models – We always used Huggies Ultimate for our baby and never had any problems. We bought a box of the newer model, and our child started developed large painful rashes. We found ourselves a box of the older model and the rashes went away when we stopped using the newer Huggies. It is very clear that the newer model has caused this, and well be looking at other products Show details

Definitely not Ultimate! – I bought these hoping to avoid the terrible smell of Huggies Ultra Dry. I wish I’d read these reviews first. After only one day, may daughter had red nappy rash. I thought it was coincidence so used for a second day. It now looks like she has burns. She had never reacted to any other nappy, from Aldi to Rascal + Friends, Babylove, and the old… Read more

Huggies Ultimate, which is why it took me two days to realise it was the nappy causing it.

I love the cute pics and the idea that they’re more environmentally friendly, but not at my daughter’s expense. Now what to do with an almost full box of nappies??

Far from new and improved – After using the new ‘organic’ ultimate range, my son broke out in severe nappy rash which has never happened before! I‘ve never had any issues with the ultimate range before, however this ‘new and improved’ organic range is a far cry from the quality and absorbency one would expect for a premium product. Overall, would not recommend for your child. Show details

Looks like burn marks!! – We have been using the size 4 nappies for at least 7 weeks now with not one issue or nappy rash.... We brought a box of the new style size 4 and the nappy rash looks more like burn marks. The picture is cute, but the whole design of the nappy has changed and poo now leaks out. Didn't before. The material also feels completely different and is not as thick as the original one.

Caused horrible nappy rash ! – I used Huggies nappies size 2 on my daughter for a day and a half but after changing my daughter's nappy after a nap I discovered her bottom was red raw ! I change my daughter every 2 hours and I'm disgusted that within 2 hours her bottom was completely covered in nappy rash . Not a happy mum

Made in Conovirus originated China? – Bring back the huggies factory go Australia or will never buy again. With the virus going on in China I don’t want to buy anything from China. Bring them back!!!!! They were once the best nappies in the world.

Noticeable drop in quality since manufacturing moved overseas – Another company chasing profits over quality goods. These nappies used to be great, now they give my toddler bad nappy rashes all the time, despit frequent changes and sudocrem, and leave fibre threads all over down there. Truly awful nappies. Show details

Extremely unhappy with newborn ultimate 108 pack – Considering the cost,the product(Huggies newborn ultimate 108 pack) we are shocked by the absorbancy.We bought 3 boxes.The wetness indicator is always yellow but wees are leaking all over.Poor absorbancy.The nappy has poor elasticity and it doesn’t stay in place snugly.Will never buy it again. Show details

Horrible – Have had so many problems since huggies have changed to overseas manufacturing. And wow they sent me a $5 gift card. Mind you I was complaining about 3 different boxes. Chemical smells. Burning rashes on my child. Then tearing. They used to be so good and now they are horrible. Have tried both ultra dry and ultimate. And $5 doesnt cover my 3 boxes… Read more

plus all my doctors appointments and medications and creams for my baby. Kimberly Clarke do not care in the slightest. Would give no stars if could

DISAPPOINTED – Quality dropped so much since its not made in Australia..its not worth the price as the cheapest nappies are now better than huggies. I now have to look for other alternatives.

Chemical smell in Size 5 nappies from new packaging and when bub wees in it, the smell is like dehydrated wee smell – Recently made a purchase of the new huggies Size 5 - light blue box as the older, darker blue boxes arent stocked anymore. Didnt notice the smell emanating from the opened packet of nappies until I was wondering why my bubs soiled nappies were giving off a dehydrated wee smell when hes getting fluids often. After investigating I found out that the… Read more

smell emanated from the new nappies and worsened when he weed on it.

Thankfully I still had some unused nappies from the old packaging and compared the two. If you put your nose right into the part where wee collects you can immediately pick out the smell difference between the two - the ones from the older packaging has no smell at all whilst the ones from the new packaging has this unpleasant chemical smell as mentioned by one of the reviewers.

I purchase 2 boxes at a time and as soon as I opened the second new packaging box I got this unpleasant chemical smell - which is kinda similar to a rubber smell - burnt rubber comes to my head to describe it.

So I contacted Huggies to complain and they sent me a gift card to reimburse for the 2 nappy boxes and said they would send out an envelope to put some samples in to send back to their labs for testing. Well, the gift card arrived but the return envelope never did.

I was also advised by Kimberley Clarke that some stores - not the big retailers like Woolworths and Coles might still stock the old packaging. So I went out of my way and made some calls to locate the old boxes as I assumed this was a one off issue.

Now I have run out of nappies again and had to make calls a second time to find out who is stocking the older boxes as I was worried to go through the same issue and if the they are still available why not purchase them as I have never had any issues with that batch. However doing it a second time round - I am finding it more time consuming as I have 2 toddlers - so hard to be on the phone without kids screaming in the background and had to take time which could be put to better use to call 5 different outlets - To find out that they now stock the new packaging. So decided to take the risk and purchased a 3rd box from Woolworths - new packaging.

Brought it home- opened it and same chemical smell is emanating from it. What a waste of my time and money. Very disappointed.

Contacted Kimberley Clarke again and they said they would send out another return envelope for me to send out samples to the lab from this new packaging. And offered to send out a box of Ultimates. After reading the reviews I turned down the offer and they offered to compensate me for the one box I recently purchased.

I am very aghast at how such a big multi national corporation is handling this matter. I have to go out of my way to keep re-purchasing nappies. Kimberley Clarke compensates you with a gift voucher that is the exact cost of the amount you spent on your nappy. I appreciate it but come on, for all the time I spend on calling the head office, calling different stores, packing the samples and still waiting for a return envelope to arrive, then store hunting to find the old design - with 2 toddlers in tow. Kimberley Clarke - do you really think this is enough to retain and keep a once long serving user of Huggies?

Today the Kimberley Clarke rep said there are no issues with the new nappies that can harm my bub but its up to me to decide whether to use them or not. But you also said my dear girl that there isnt supposed to be any smell from the new nappies- so herein there is a contradiction- Why is the smell accentuated when pee comes in contact with the nappy? I dont want to walk around with a bub smelling like dehydrated wee or burnt rubber - its quite unpleasant to the nose and makes you initially suspect that something must be wrong with bub.

Looks like I will now have to spend more time and money trying out different nappies until I find a suitable one that has the right fit and comfort for bub as I reckon that changing manufacturers is the cause of this problem and I dont see an immediate solution.

Thanks Kimberley Clarke for putting more on my already full plate.

Cannot believe the change in quality – I initially thought I had brought a bad box for some reason as the quality of the nappies have changed dramatically- they are thinner, do not hold the smell and are leaking overnight when my daughter wears them. I am disappointed and now need to go and try other brands. Show details

Amazing – So I started with huggies for my newborn and it’s been awesome. Doesn’t leak or tear away while removing it. My baby can wear it for hours with pee and he’s fine. No rash or harsh reaction. Show details

Went from being the best nappies to the worst nappies ever – I've used Huggies ultimate nappies since my baby was born. For some reason they thought winning the gold for best disposable nappy 2019 (https://www.nowtolove.com.au/parenting/expert-advice/best-disposable-nappy-australia-57874) was too good for them so they decided to close their factory in Australia and make some lousy nappies in China instead.… Read more

Every single nappy change required a change of clothes. Every single nappy leaked. One night his nappy leaked in 3 different places. I had to change his clothes with 3 wet patches in the middle of the night. Not a pleasant experience for a baby. At first I thought it was because Amazon had some weird inferior stock as I decided to buy in bulk instead of smaller boxes at Coles. I could feel and see the difference. 2 boxes later I find these shiny new Huggies boxes at Coles and I knew something was up. Sure enough, these nappies leaked too. I will no longer be a loyal Huggies customer.

Ultimate nappies that are made in China smell like chemicals, never an issue when they were Australian made – I still have a few of my last batch of Made in Australia Ultimate nappies. As production in NSW ceased after July 2019 they are now Made in China. I have compared the China nappies to my last few Australian nappies I have, and boy they are definitely NOT the same. The Australian ones smell like cotton, whereas the China ones smell like chemicals.… Read more

Quality wise I found that they deteriorated similar to what Ben H was saying in his review. Overall I feel sad that Kimberley Clarke closed the Australian factory, moved jobs to China, and shipped back Huggies as imports to Australia. Not the same brand that I used to love anymore.

Since new design, size 5 are leaking. Now looking for alternatives – The size 5 new design leaks, this wakes our baby. Quality seems to have changed. Pattern and thickness thinner. The previous design used to prevent leaking, but now our daughter wakes up due to the leaking Show details

Don’t waste your money – I bought these because my 6month started having overnight leaks..... double the price of my normal ones. Now we have poo leakage up his back multiple times a day and he is wet overnight. Worst nappies and expensive! I’m going back to Aldi ones. I would give Zero Stars if possible Show details

Wake up dry – Love these little one wakes up dry now instead of wet Show details