Diapers Available in Thailand, Laos, and China

October 1, 2008 Baby care, China, Laos, Moving overseas, Thailand, Traveling baby 32 comments

Thailand has a wide variety of disposable diapers available, especially in large cities. These pictures are from a Tesco Lotus store in Udon Thani, Thailand.

Mamy Poko are some of the most absorbent diapers available. I think they are even better than diapers in the States. I had a bit of a shock when we went to the States and well-known US brands couldn’t take the same “abuse” as Mamy Poko!

Mamy Poko are available in Thailand, Laos, and China, and probably other Asian countries as well.


Mamy Poko diapers are soft, non-plasticy, and have the re-positionable Velcro tabs.

DRYPERS are my second favorite. Drypers are less expensive than Mamy Poko but still high-quality. They are absorbent (we use these as an overnight diaper), and feature a soft, non-plastic exterior. Drypers don’t have velcro tabs, but a strip of plastic across the middle where stick-on tabs can adhere. Drypers are available in Thailand and in Vientiane, Laos.

BabyLove diapers are another brand that we have used, available in both Thailand and Laos. We used these for the economy of it. They are the plastic diapers that I remember from the 1980′s in the U.S. Stick-on tabs, and the exterior is the same texture as a garbage bag.

More and more brands are becoming available. We once purchased Fitti brand diapers because they came with a cute free baby tank top:

This is the first year I have noticed lots of Huggies diapers available in Thailand. If you can see on the shelf, the Huggies are about three times as expensive as the Tino diapers. I haven’t noticed Tino and Huggies available as widely in Laos, but you can get them in Thailand.

Tino diapers are also worth checking out. Tino brand is my favorite for baby wipes.

  • http://www.momdot.com/?p=1997 trisha

    this is interesting to see all the kinds!

    trisha

  • http://angiescircus.blogspot.com angie

    SOunds like we should import those mamy poko’s! :)

  • http://stephscafe.blogspot.com Live.Love.Eat

    Hi there. Came from Angie’s WW.
    There’s something I haven’t had to think about in years, diapers. I do recall I never liked Huggies. :)

  • http://smileitsbecky.blogspot.com Becky

    I have never had to buy diapers..

  • http:/trosehoney.blogspot.com Tiaras & Tantrums

    oh – that brings back memories – I live in Beijing in 2005 – I never used any of those diapers though – I was a faithful Pampers mom.

  • http://www.drinktoglow.com/blog/ Glow Mama

    I love the name Mamy Poko… sounds like what our mothers used to do when they had safety pins and big cloth sheets.

  • http://simplyanonymom.blogspot.com simply anonymom

    I rememebr living in Seoul in 1994-1996. I always laughed at the names of many many products. Than kyou for giving me a chuckle and reminding me of a time long ago forgotten.

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  • http://katydidandkid.blogspot.com Kathleen

    I wonder what Mamy Poko means? Do you know? I imagine something like Wet and Poopied!

    I’m amazed at the selection you have available there. Call me naive and definitely NOT a world traveler (but I aspire to be!), but I imagined that shops in Laos wouldn’t carry “modern” conveniences. How dumb of me, considering that so many of our modern conveniences are made in Asia.

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  • http://accidentalmommies.com Kim @ What’s That Smell?

    How cool to see all the brands that I’ve never even heard of!

  • http://letsgo.co.in beach resort

    enjoyed spending time at your blog… its has lots of uniqueness.

  • http://mommygossip.blogspot.com jyl @ mommygossip

    Soooo interesting! I love Asia. Question: When we were in Beijing, we saw so many babies–very young (8 or 9 months) being carried around without diapers or underwear. Is this traditional? Used only during potty training phase? We were in lots of different areas and it didn’t seem to pertain to class or anything. We found it very interesting and wondered about the reasons.

    I wish I could take another trip back. We especially loved Thailand and China. I want to see even more. Thanks for sharing your experiences there with us.

  • http://www.megankunzphotography.blogspot.com/ Megan

    How long have you been in Thailand? My husband lived there for 2 years and I recently went back with him this last May. I LOVE Thailand and reading your post makes me miss it so much!

  • http://cyberbones.blogspot.com/ shannon

    In Jakarta we used the Mamy Poko brand and i liked them better than the imported American brands many of my friends mail ordered. Now blessedly all the kids are potty trained! Yay!

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  • http://avtcoach.blogspot.com avtcoach

    I had never even thought about other brands in other countries. Not surprised that they might have a product with better quality. I am surprised they are not exported to usa.

  • http://www.midwestguest.com Dominique

    So….I’ve never had to deal with buying diapers, either…but it’s always fun to see the different types of products and packaging available when you travel.

  • http://www.backpacktobuggy.com Meg

    I bought the Mama Poko in Indonesia. They were great. Plus, I like the funky characters. Who needs sesame street on your diapers when you can get bubbly animal like characters.

  • http://the-q-family.blogspot.com Amy @ The Q Family

    Interesting since I came from Thailand but during that time I was single and no kids. So I never really notice any diaper brand at all.

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  • http://www.deliciousbaby.com Debbie Dubrow

    I think your obsession for photographing diaper brands matches my own obsession for pictures of international baby food.

    Thank goodness for digital cameras!

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  • http://www.gogalavanting.com Kim@Galavanting

    What great info…wish I’d had it when trapsing around far-off places when mine were still in diapers!

  • http://movingoverseas.org moving overseas

    There is some great info for expat mothers and others on this site. To the commentor above I’ve always assumed in some countries people can’t afford/don’t use nappies and just go the clean option: after all that’s what the gutte is for often!

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  • Maggie

    I LOVED Mamy Poko! We lived in Thailand for 4 months and they we wide available choice, since then I couldn’t be satisfied with nothing less. Later we moved to Bulgaria and the Pampers sold there were really, really bad quality and had to change it to Libero(an Italian brand, I think). Still, Mamy Poko were the best I ever used for my daughter.

  • romeleah basas

    hi. im from philippines. ever since i used mamy poko for my daughter. tried pampers and huggies bt was not satisfied. the problem though is that stocks are very rare here in the phils. anyone who is willing to sell? i’ll appreciate it if you cn give me input in where to buy..thanks

  • http://chescalovesfood.blogspot.com francesca

    Hey Romeleah. I love Mamy Poko, too! And it was the only one with a size big enough to fit my 3-year old who refused to be potty trained till he was 3 1/2. I have found that ProKids (don’t know if it’s available elsewhere though, I’m from Manila) is the best alternative to it since Mamy Poko almost always goes out of stock. When I had my first child, I bought two whole cases of NB ProKids. Of course he outgrew them before I even ran out. If in case what you need are larger sizes or pull-ups, ShopWise always has Mamy Poko in stock. New Born and Small are always out though. I always buy in bulk whenever I see either.

  • parwez alokozay

    so so lovely diapers Mamy Poko
    My Babe always Happy with MAmy poko

  • Angela

    are they still plastic backed and if so where can I order them? I hate the cloth like outer cover of the ones they sell here in usa.

  • k

    Have been offered a job in Phuket and weighing up real costs. How much are diapers and formula?
    Thanks kindly!

  • max

    Where can i find mamypoko in Beijing?

  • neil

    i’m from Philippines and i would like to order some of these diapers by bulk since it is not available here in the philippines. where can i order and how?

  • malar

    im from malaysia and i would like to buy mamy poko in bulk…….kindly advise

  • Ben

    This is far too old now. Mamypoko are still very good, and rather expensive. Babylove are very similar and much cheaper, and do regular monthly promotions (regular price 462 baht, promotion price 399) making them far cheaper – and Drypers went up in price a little, but improved (nice cloth tape) and look very nice… No plastic anywhere…

    I think the ‘best’ would depend on which is locally produced and gives the best discounts… I never had trouble with any of them and (apart from colours) have no real preference, though Mamypoko are slightly more bulky between the legs – good for sleep but a tiny bit cumbersome for playing.

    Playpants are very expensive – what’s the point in them?