The Price of Newborn Diapers

Newborn Diapers: The Cost

Maybe I was naive, but I thought that since you get so much more per package, that newborn diapers were more cost effective. (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. This baby was 1/15 my size, and creating twice as much laundry.

I wasn’t naive, I knew having a baby was really expensive. But the things I was thinking of were a little further away, like needing to get braces or going to university. I mean, just how much could this little bundle of joy cost? Way more than I thought; way, way more.

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 I’m sure this also helps us save money, trying to offset the cost of the newborn diapers is not the motivation here. No, it’s because I’ll come home without anything if I go without a list; I’ve barely slept in three weeks and my brain isn’t functioning properly.

And what I’d probably end up with is just more newborn diapers. Package upon package of newborn diapers, because that, at least, I can remember without a list. So I’ve started making my list, and I wait anxiously for the flyers to be delivered each week. I go through the flyers, one by one, and make up my list of what I need to get by store so that I know I’m getting all the best deals.

Still, despite all the unexpected expenses and lack of sleep, I’m savoring it all, trying to commit every last moment to memory. Because I know in a few short years (or heck, even a few months from now) I’ll come across one of those newborn diapers and be amazed that my child was ever small enough to fit into them. 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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