Arithmetic
What a wipe actually costs
Nineteen packs, one brand, and a four-fold spread in the price of a single sheet. Here is where the difference hides.
Aisle notes
Notes from the baby aisle
Five short pieces about counts, sizes and the words printed on packs. Nothing here is medical advice and none of it is trying to be.
Sizing
Diaper sizes go by weight, not by age
The number on the box maps to pounds. Everything else, including your baby’s birthday, is a rough guess at best.
Labels
What the words on the front of the pack mean
Fragrance free, sensitive, quilted, flushable. Four phrases that look like grades and are really just descriptions.
Plumbing
Flushable wipes and what your pipes think
Flushable is a claim about the sheet. It is not a promise about your drains, and the two get confused constantly.
Setting up
The changing table shortlist
The small things live between the changing mat and the sink. You notice each one exactly once, on the day it runs out.