This California couple hid cash in baby products to surprise new parents

Baby diapers on a store shelf.
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Newborns are expensive — from diapers to bottles to onesies, all of the essentials add up. No one knows this more than Krystal and Patrick Duhaney, a husband and wife living in Southern California who have an 8 year old, a 5 year old, and a baby on the way.

It hasn't been that long since they welcomed their first child, but Krystal told Today Parents that during a recent trip to Target, they were surprised by the high prices of baby necessities. "We recalled how hard it was for us as new parents to afford some of the basics," said Krystal, a nurse and lactation consultant. "And we could imagine how difficult it must be during this pandemic."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.