Excellent chapter! Thank you for sharing, this ran the gamut of emotions from relief to dread to pain to resignation to good turn to content to relatively happy and uplifting!
I started a new system when I am trying to be frugal with diapers. I recently bought from Sunkiss care. Their masterpiece diapers are amazing but still on the expensive side ($2.7/each), but it is their other offerings that you may find interesting
I also bought their "Super Absorbent Adult Diaper Disposable" (they're not) as well as their overnight diapers. Both of the latter are under $2/ea and scale dramatically in price with size. They are not great, but acceptable, and I wear them around the house when I know that it won't be a big deal if I leak, and I can easily change whenever I want. To add an extra layer of protection, I wear a cloth diaper over the top. And that system makes for an affordable option with almost no risk of leaks and also reduces the laundry necessary for cloth diapers.
Anyway, might be worth taking a look, and good luck!
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