The Diaper Saga: Sizes 3, 4, and 5 (A Father's Journey)

Let me tell you about the diaper progression. Size 3: you're a new parent, you're researching everything, you're reading diaper reviews at 2am between feedings. Size 4: you've accepted your fate, you've set up Subscribe & Save, and you've stopped reading the reviews. Size 5: you're a seasoned veteran who buys diapers the same way you buy index funds — automatically, without emotion, on a schedule.

I've bought Huggies Little Snugglers through every size. Not because I researched them exhaustively — I research GSE litigation exhaustively, diapers I just grabbed the first thing with good reviews and a wetness indicator. The Subscribe & Save delivery shows up every month like clockwork. Sometimes I wonder if I have too many boxes. Then I use 47 diapers in a single weekend and realize the stockpile was justified.

Pampers probably has a slight edge on paper — more reviews, slightly cheaper per unit, those 'heart quilts' that their marketing team is very proud of. But I'm a Huggies guy now. Three sizes in. You don't switch diaper brands after three sizes. That's like switching from Fannie Mae preferred to Freddie Mac preferred because the yield is 0.02% higher. You stay the course.