Newborn Diapers: The CostI always thought that newborn diapers were more cost efficient than the other sizes, because you got so many more diapers per package. (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.Yes, our little bundle of joy was a pooping and peeing machine, and we were going through newborn diapers like crazy. And it wasn't just the newborn diapers, either - the resources this child consumed was amazing. Such a wee little thing, but the baby created more laundry by herself than the rest of the family combined.I knew going in to this, theoretically, that having a baby was expensive. The costs I associated with having a baby were a little different, and further away, things like braces and university. Just how much could a little baby consume and 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 ...