about how much does it cost to keep a child per week ?

Question

from birth?? its just its all new and i i need to prepare myself, could anyone give me good tips for a first time mother, i dont have a clue where to start ? x

Answer 1

about fifty or sixty pence i shouldn't wonder

Answer 2

Girl . . . if there were a number, I'd tell you. I can tell you that each child is different. Plus, depending on how much stuff you get from other people. But here's a somewhat breakdown for a newborn. Formula ($4 or $5 a can so maybe $50/week), unless of course you decide with the cheaper option of nursing ($0). Diapers (about $40/monthly); Well check-ups ($15 co-pay); Clothes ($20 - $50/monthly); Necessities such as wipes, soap, shampoo, lotion ($20/monthly). Higher cost of all of your normal bills (electric, water, etc.) So, I'd say a very rough estimate would be about $400 more a month if you are frugal with spending. Of course, with a new baby you are going to buy a lot more clothes and other items. I'm sure I left something off, but there's my answer. Just know that you'll do fine - good luck!

Answer 3

Well you are looking at say £10 per week for nappies maximum i would say but that is if you use the expesive brands.
then you have say £7 on formular milk if you are using it but it can last longer than a week.
wipes, napy bags etc sy £3 a week

Put it this was you WILL use all your child benefit on the essentials every week and use your own money on anything else. a lot of people seem to think that a baby costs nothing and the money they get can be squandered. that is not the case!

then as baby gets older you have to add in food. if you buy the jars you are looking at £5+ per week getting more expensive as they get bigger. using your own food is cheaper.
the nappies get less and so does the milk but they you have snacks etc to buy.

Clothes are terrible they are a real drain on your bank balance.

My advise would be -
1. go to somewhere like Primark. their clothes are fine and baby will grow out of them so quickly and they only get sick on them and food so theres no point spending £10 on 1 babygrow!
2.Use Boots or Tesco brand nappies, they do just as good a job but cost a few pound less (i actually prefer boots active fit to any other nappy i have tried!)
or you can use washable nappies but then you are looking at an outlay of £300+ which can be a struggle and then you have the extra money to spend on washing powder, and costs for electric and water.
3. Tesco Value baby wipes cost 50p a packet and smell nicer than some brands that cost £2 a pack. there are as many wipes in there too!
4. If you can cook baby food at home rather than use jars its much cheaper.

Basically i think the idea is not to be a "snob" its natural that parents want the very very best for their children but live within your means or you could find yourself with serious money problems.
good luck

Answer 4

WOW..thats hard to answer. I mean diapers and wipes and housing and clothes. That is all dependant upon your tastes and styles.
First of all, use coupons and shop sales for diapers. Luvs, Huggies, Pampers are all about the same. The Little Tykes are really good also.
Wipes..buy on sale. If you run out..you can make some with Bounty (or something of that strength) and baby soap and water.
Consigments stores carry many gently worn clothes and kids outgrow clothes so fast they dont have time to wear out.

Tips? Relax, it takes time and patience, we all make mistakes and we all figure it out the best we can. Day by day, moment by moment. When you feel like you cant take anymore - put your baby down and walk away until you gain control again. You are not a bad mommy if your baby cries while you are regaining control. You are not a baby mommy if you are not hovering every second so that baby never cries.

Answer 5

As this is the UK and Ireland site, presumably you are in the UK? If you have a low income you will get a £250 cheque to help you out. Your question leads me to think that you are young and may still be living at home.

There is no way of saying 'how much a baby costs to run', but you realy need £1,000 at the start and then £60 a week, and that is doing it on a budget! You will of course get child benefit, or family allowance as it used to be called. this will be £17.50 a week

The baby will cost roughly this each week £60-75.

Answer 6

well u need the following:
nappys (diapers)
Formula (if not breastfeeding)
Clothes
Laundry detergent
Not to mention things like:
Cot (crib)
Bottles
Car seat
toys

then baby food

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 (£81,181.78) for a middle-income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140(£81,181.78) isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

* $8,896.66 (£4,509.57) a year,

* $741.38 (£375.793)a month, or

* $171.08 (£86.7190) a week.

* That's a mere $24.24 (£12.2886) a day!

* Just over a dollar an hour. (£0.506955)

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140(£(£81,181.78)?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!

* Glimpses of God every day.

* Giggles under the covers every night.

* More love than your heart can hold.

* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.

* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites

* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140,(£(£81,181.78)) you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,

* carve pumpkins,

* play hide-and-seek,

* catch lightning bugs, and

* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,

* watching Saturday morning cartoons,

* going to Disney movies, and

* wishing on stars.

* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For $160,140,(£(£81,181.78)) there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,

* taking the training wheels off a bike,

* removing a splinter,

* filling a wading pool,

* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the:

* first step,

* first word,

* first bra,

* first date, and

* first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.


In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits. So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!!!!!

"If you don't know where you are going, you will probably wind up somewhere else."

Answer 7

It costs a fortune so i hope you have a good job with two of us working we manage from birth to about 4 things are OK then they get older and start to ask for expensive things a good pair of Clark's shoes cost about £45.00 and i need to buy two of everything pocket money, treats,parties,toys video games,DVDs the list goes on ,but i can hand down clothing from the eldest to his brother so that's a saving oh yeah and them you need to save money for when they are older.I don't know how much it costs a year but if i were to add it up it would run into thousands per child

Answer 8

its not as difficult as people make out. its all about ajusting whitch may seem daunting but in actuall fact its not that BAD!!! my son is now 10 months my weekly when he was newborn was 3.98 for a pack o nappies. if you earn under 12 thousand or are on benifits you are intitle to baby milk so you dont pay!!!!!!!! id say about 15 pounds a week untill their on solids and then 20 per week. honestly its only expensive if you keep buying lots of clothes. good luck. oh and if your on a low income you may be intitled to £500 sure start to help with cost and YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY IT BACK.

Answer 9

have you the basics...a cot..buggy..nappies...baby formula if you intend to bottle feed and sterilising equipment...you cannot really put a figure on it...and they grow so fast...i have a 4 year old and his feet stayed the same size for months...so no new shoes needed...then a growth spurt kicked in and it was a new pair every few weeks...all new mums feel like this i did...you will be fine...you and your baby will learn together...it the babies first time too ...... do not forget that...and congrats....

Answer 10

85 dollars a week in the us

Answer 11

depends on yourself i made my own meals for my two children & breast fed so i didnt find too costly my average shopping bill is £80