Diapers Available in Thailand, Laos, and China
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.
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01 October 2008, 2:19 pm
this is interesting to see all the kinds!
trisha
01 October 2008, 2:24 pm
SOunds like we should import those mamy poko’s!
01 October 2008, 4:51 pm
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.
01 October 2008, 5:27 pm
I have never had to buy diapers..
01 October 2008, 5:40 pm
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.
01 October 2008, 5:51 pm
I love the name Mamy Poko… sounds like what our mothers used to do when they had safety pins and big cloth sheets.
01 October 2008, 5:54 pm
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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02 October 2008, 12:43 am
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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02 October 2008, 2:16 am
How cool to see all the brands that I’ve never even heard of!
02 October 2008, 3:03 am
enjoyed spending time at your blog… its has lots of uniqueness.
02 October 2008, 4:38 am
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.
02 October 2008, 2:10 pm
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!
02 October 2008, 7:13 pm
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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03 October 2008, 3:06 am
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.
03 October 2008, 12:59 pm
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.
03 October 2008, 2:08 pm
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.
04 October 2008, 2:03 am
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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04 October 2008, 3:41 am
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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04 October 2008, 5:49 am
What great info…wish I’d had it when trapsing around far-off places when mine were still in diapers!
09 October 2008, 12:15 am
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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