What is the total cost for diapers, formula, baby food and day care for a 1 year old baby?

Question

Per Week, per month or per year
What is each total cost for a week, a month, and a year?

Answer 1

You'll go through a minimum of 6 diapers a day--more than likely 10 to 12. You can get a package of 30 for $30, if you don't want name brand.

A one year old will be off of formula, but will probably need a suppliment like Good Start that is a compromise between formula and cow's milk. And they need to have a minimum of four servings of that per day, so one can will probably last three to four days. Cost around $20.

Baby food is three meals a day plus snacks...about $2 per meal, so about $10 a day.

And day care if supplemented will cost you $25 per day. If you can't get government assistance - anything up to $100 for the day.

So the answer to your question would be a MINIMUM of about $50 per day, or $350 per week, $1500 per month, $18,250 per year. Not cheap in any increments.

Of course, some of these costs can be defrayed by breastfeeding, making your own baby food, using cloth diapers, and getting your Mum and Mother-in-law to babysit.

Most of us have done all or some of the above.

Answer 2

To begin with, you can eliminate formula from the list as a one year old will begin drinking whole cow's milk instead of formula. Additionally, a one year old can easily eat most table foods and won't require commercially prepared baby food. Daycare is a cost dependent on my variables. For this purpose, I will use the rates I charge in my home daycare, which is $3/hour. I only provide part-time daycare, but if you want to have a baby in daycare full-time, let's figure 9 hours/day x $3/hour x 5 days/week = $135/week. Diapers can vary also as different brands cost different prices. At one year old, many babies will sleep through the night and don't generally require a diaper change in the night. During the day, we'll figure 7 diapers per day to be safe (generally 5-6 will be more than enough). A package of disposable diapers are about $10 for 40 diapers. One package per week will probably last you. So, just diapers and daycare could cost $145/week or $580/month or $5800/year. Of course, you can take advantage of sales on diapers and use diaper coupons that you ask your friends and family to save for you. You'll want to remember the wipes, too. A box that costs about $3 will last 2-3 weeks.

Answer 3

Depends on you. If you use cloth diapers the average cost for a 75 piece set is going to be 200$. This is if you are a savvy diaper buyer. Disposable diapers are on average 20$ for a two week supply. Most one year olds are drinking whole milk but a can of formula cost 15-22$ and a can will last 3 days. Your baby at one can usually eat what you eat but if you must use baby food, 2jars per meal. A fruit and a vegetable and then cereal of some sort which is 3$ a box. Daycare averages a 100$ a week and that is on the low end.

I would say per week you will spend $250+with daycare and diposable diapers and formula. You can do the math on the rest. with cloth diapers, daycare and regular milk you will spend about 150+a week.

hope that helps

Answer 4

That price will depend on the quality of items you purchase. You can buy the least expensive diapers for about $9 per 60 count pack. If you cut coupons and watch for sales, you can get them for even less than that. Formula runs about $10 per cannister here. A baby of that age is usually off of formula and drinking 2% milk and juices. A gallon of milk is also something that you can purchase for various costs...but you can usually find one for under $3.50 here. A gallon will last about a week if supplemented with water, juices, etc. Day care is a pretty standard rate. For a one year old, you will pay about $100 a week. Most daycares have policies that state that you will pay that amount whether or not the child is there. For instance...the baby gets sick....and takes off 3 days with fever....you still pay the full amount. At the age of 1 most babies are ending their consumption of baby food, too. You can move onto finger foods....soft foods....just work with what the individual child needs. The child should be walking by that age and will need supportive shoes. Clothing is what I feel is one of the biggest expensives for a child. They grow quickly and can stain and mess up an entire outfit in a few minutes. They need several changes of clothing for a single day. Illnesses are also expensive. Doctor visits are often if you are taking good care of a child. Over the counter medications for everything from diaper rash to teething is also costly. You can go online to any department store web site and check their prices. Wal-Mart has one. I hope this helped.

Answer 5

The formula I buy is about 7$ a day times 365 days in a year = $2,555 side note: there is cheaper formula, this is the pre-made stuff that does not require mixing Diapers are about $10 a box (again, there are cheaper diapers) They last about 2 weeks on average (give or take, the figure could be more or less pending) SO that's $20 bucks a month times 12 months = $240 Grand total- $2795 Good luck

Answer 6

I can get the big case of diapers with nearly a hundred in them for $20, they last 2 weeks.

If the baby is on forumla you can buy the big can that lasts about 2 weeks for around $25

If baby is over 1 year and you are doing part formula part whole milk you can cut that price in 1/2 and add $9 for the milk (so $22 / 2 weeks).

If baby is on whole milk about $12 / 2 weeks.

Baby food is harder to guage, it's different for every family. I make my own baby food, so I just take a veggie and a meat from my own meal and give it to baby... smash with a fork if necessary. I cook down apples and pears or cut up a banana. They don't eat much so I don't really notice it from my budget. If I bought actual baby foods I'm sure it'd cost more.

Day care in my area (Michigan) is $125 on the REALLY low end per week up to $250 per week.

Answer 7

Diapers for the month- 60 if you go with huggies or Pampers (which I do not recomend because they have a scent in them)
so i guess that would make diapers 720 a year.
Formula- Enfamil A+ was 30 bucks a week. so 120 a month and about 1440 for the year. Baby food is cheap and a one year old should be eating mostly what you have just cut up so i dont know. My one year old eats what we have. Day care for the month is about 1300 but you can get subsidized from the system if You dont make 75,000 a year,,, Hope this helps and good luck:)

Answer 8

1 year olds don't use formula, they can drink whole milk. So that's about $3/week ($12/month/$156 year).

Diapers (Huggies from Costco) $10 week ($40/month/$480/year).

Baby food: you can stop buying jars a few months after they turn 1 so their food probably only adds about $50-$75 per month onto the total food bill for the family.

Daycare--I'm a stay at home mom so I don't know for sure--but depending on where you live it can be $500-$2000 per month from what I hear.

Answer 9

ok well most kids at one year are not on formula so however much milk he or she would drink in a week plus i think i remember buying maybe 15 things of baby food when my daughter was eating it a week at about what seventy five cents a piece, but really i tried just making things that we could both eat that really cuts down on cost, buy a food processor or something dont put a lot of seasoning on your food and blend it up, the babies seem to love it, daycare depends a home day care usually runs for 120 to 160 a week, I pay 500 per month, a daycare center is considerably more in chicago i have paid the lowest at 265 a week (wow) but it all depends on where you live at,

Answer 10

Daycare - at least $150 for full time week to $200

Baby food - Probably around $20 per week
Formula - $30 a week or more
Diapers - $20 a week

This can vary depending on store brands or name brands for diapers and formula.....also daycare can vary too depending on a home day care or a day care facility or if a family member babysits.