How much does a baby cost per month?

Question

Nappies etc...

Answer 1

my son is 2 months old so

Breast Feeding : Free

Nappies 70% biodegradible : £5.98 per week

Wipes : £2 per week or Cotton Wool and water : £0.98 per week

Travel money to get to and from appointments if you don't live close enough to drive.

Clothes : Luckily we have been given enough clothes to last 0-3 month 3-6 month and 6-12 months so we don't have to more til he's 1

Childcare, we don't use as I'm still at home and intending to fit my work life around my husbands work life when I go back or vice versa

But if you set yourself a budget and be completely sensible it'll work til you have your baby then you'll want to spend money on everything!

Aside from this the only thing you "Need" are

cot and matress, bedding/baby sleeping bag, pushchair, car seat (if you have a car) and a separate towel for him, until you start weaning.

All other things are nice and useful or make life easier but are not "needed"

Answer 2

Well they don't come at a flat rate!

Nappies - you use more with a newborn so about £5 a week, £20 a month then a little less as they get older.

1 Tin of formula a week at £6 so £24 a month.

Then the solids start so add an extra £1 a day (more if your buying jars rather than home cooking) so £30 a month.

A lot of the cost is incurred when your pregnant and need to stock up.

Bottles and sterrilser around £40
Pram about £200
Moses Basket £50
Bedding £20
Cot £150

You'll get a lots of pressies clothes wise for the first few months but after that its about £20 a month on clothes.

Then there is all the extra running about you do in the car so add another £40 a month for that.

All the little groups you go to to stop you cracking up alone in the house about £30 a month.

It really is an impossible figure but thats my estimate!

£170 a month not including all the one off things you need

Really looking at it like that it looks scary but you manage, you do whatever you need to do to provide that baby with everything it needs, but the most important thing is love and a stable h.ome

Answer 3

The problem isn't how much they cost as babies, although that's significant. The problem is that they keep costing you money for the next 18-22 years. Why don't you try setting aside money now and wait? Go get a job and start earning money. See how much the government takes out for taxes. As the other writer said, if it's 600 pounds a month, try setting aside 600 pounds a month and see how that feels. If after a year you've got 7,200 pounds, then you'll be in a better shape for having a child. Also, remember that you may not be able to work at the end of your pregnancy and for several months after the child is born, so saving now will help you financially when you give birth. Further, if you stop trying for awhile and instead show your partner that you're willing to earn money and save money, he may start feeling better about having a child. He'll feel that you're not relying on him to do everything. You can also start pricing things now and saving for them. Find out the cost of diapers. Did you know that the average child goes through 4,900 diapers? Figure out how much that will cost. Then figure out all the other costs, too.

Answer 4

Depends on how much you want to spend. If you breastfeed and use washable nappies and are frugal with clothing, then not much at all. The sky is the limit and you can get sucked into believing that you need all sorts of paraphenalia.

There is no shame in buying second hand stuff. Just make sure pushchairs have the current British standard (if you're in the UK) and instructions and you buy a new cot mattress (a cheap one is fine).

Check out ebay. There's stacks of second hand, barely used, baby stuff on there. Clothes especially, since they are outgrown in a matter of minutes.

Answer 5

Nappies around 5 pound a packet, formula around 6 pound a tin, babywipes around 2 pounds, so around 15 pound a week therefore 60 pound a month. It depends on babies age and size and what thy eat ect, but i always found the basis to be the above.

This dodnt include toys clothes ect

Answer 6

this depends on where you go shopping my baby is 8 months old and i buy one box of pampers nappies and 6 packs of baby wipes a month as for milk its cheaper to breastfeed but usually around £20 per month on baby milk if you buy powdered milk i would recomend you buy clothes in bulk that will last a few months if your pregnant only buy a few bits in new born they will only last a few weeks and go straight to 0-3months and have a few bits in for when your baby gets to 3-6months so your prepared because you will wake up one day and see you have a giant baby all of a sudden

hope this helps good luck

Answer 7

not including clothes i would say around £80 per month for essentials like baby milk and nappies, baby wipes maybe even more than 80

Answer 8

You thought the home pregnancy test was expensive! The costs of raising a baby to age 18 costs between $125,000-$250,000 and that's not including college tuition! In your baby's first year alone, you can easily spend between $9,000-$11,000 (for diapers, formula, baby furniture, clothing, baby gear, etc.)

Two things that can save you money right off is deciding to use cloth diapers, using 2nd hand items and breastfeeding.

If you go back to work right away, childcare can cost as much as $3,000-$4,500 in your baby's first year, not to mention the higher insurance premium for adding an additional person. If you can stay home with your baby, you can save money. Read more below:

http://www.surebaby.com/costs.php

Answer 9

If you feed formula- at 11 weeks old we spend $110 a month on that.

Diapers-$50

Bottles/nipples are an investment of about $50 but that's a one time thing

Laundry detergent-$20 for baby soap

Then you have to figure in doctor appts, medication if they are sick, clothes, extra dish soap to wash bottles, a crib, swing, etc

Answer 10

You cant put a cost per month on a baby as things change from month to month - just the same way they do with adults.