The Cost of Newborn Diapers

I’ve always thought that newborn diapers were more cost effective than the other sizes. (If you don’t have kids, when you buy diapers, the larger the size, the fewer diapers you get per package, even though the cost is the same.) Of course, those savings mean nothing if you go through a lot of diapers, which is exactly what we were doing.

My little angel was was a pooping and peeing machine, and we were going through more diapers than I thought possible for something so small. And we weren’t just going through the newborn diapers, either - we were going through everything. For something so small, the baby created more laundry than my wife and I combined.

Of course, I knew before we even decided to have the baby that it would be expensive. But I had been thinking a little further down the road, things like braces and university. I didn’t think that a little baby would consume or cost that much. As it turns out, way more than I thought.

I never thought it would happen, but I became that guy. I’m the guy that clips coupons, not only for newborn diapers, but for other things as well, to help offset the added cost of our little bundle of joy. What happened to me? Now I get all my coupon organized and in an envelope, and go do the shopping.

Another thing that I’m doing that I’ve never done before is actually going through the grocery store flyers and making a list. While it does save us money, the real reason I do this is not to offset the cost of buying newborn diapers. No, it’s more because of the fact that I’ve barely slept in three weeks and I’m liable to get to the store and forget what I went there for in the first place.

And what I’d probably end up with is just more newborn diapers. I know at least that we need those, even if I’ve forgotten everything else, so I’ll just buy package after package of newborn diapers. So I’ve started making my list, and I wait anxiously for the flyers to be delivered each week. Then I go through them, very methodically, and make a list of what I need to get from each store so that I get all the best deals.

Still, despite the lack of sleep and shock over actual amount having a baby costs, I’m trying to commit every last moment to memory. Because I know that my beautiful baby won’t fit into those newborn diapers for long, that soon I’ll look back and wonder how she ever fit into something so small. So I want to treasure these moments now, when my little child is small enough to still fit into those teeny-tiny newborn diapers.

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