Average Costs?

[Welsh_mum2be]

I'd looked at the 3-6 months clothes, or the next ones up from the newborn in primark and they really did look rather cheap. I didn't get the newborn sleepsuits or bodysuits out of the packet so they might have looked a little better. Don't get me wrong, I shop in primark myself, love it, and I love asda and tescos clothes (am not a snob hehe or posh), the baby clothes in primark was just pushing it alittle. looking at asda now and the clothes are so cheap and look really nice! Great tip!

Hiya, sorry to but in. I am a real bargain hunter and love Ebay but on the Primark thinggy. I got my DD loads of stuff last summer as it was really cheap - but after 1 wash they had shrunk loads and lots shape. It was a false economy for me. But Asda, Tescos and peacocks are really good.

xx

 

[Welsh_mum2be]

I got my Quinny buzz and maxi cosi carseat off this seller on ebay. They were both brand new with labels but they cost me less tha half the price of mothercare. I highly recomend them c

https://stores.ebay.co.uk/Babyvalue/_i.html?rt=nc&_sid=128321969&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1581&_pgn=2

 

[Twag]

Well as promised this is my list (for 1st year of baby):

Panty liners/pads (only needed for first few weeks or so after birth)
Nursing bras
Breast pads
Cream for Nipples
Breast Pump: Helps if your baby doesn't latch on; also lets you get ahead of feeding and store extra milk
Bottles & nipples: For breastfeeding, one or two bottles and nipples might be nice to have on hand
Breast milk storage bags
Bottle sterilizer
Plastic bowls
Plastic sip cups
Rubber tipped baby spoons
Baby Monitor
Mobile
Bouncer Seat (Both help soothe baby and give us a break)
Moses Basket
Cot: (optional for first few months)
Cot mattress
Bumpers for cot sides
Waterproof cot / mattress liner
Fitted sheets
Changing Table
Pram & Car seat
Car seat & pram toys
Body Carrier
Portable crib
Baby bag
First Aid kit
Baby nail clippers
Nappy bags
Nappy cream & talc
Wipes
Nappies: Whichever you choose to use keep plenty on hand since you'll be changing your baby up to 12 times a day.
10 piece Starter set
Babygros
Vests
Cardigans
Mittens
Socks
Booties
Hat
Bibs
Pram suit
Muslins
Hooded towels
flannels
Sponge
Soaps & Lotions
Blankets (Fleece or cotton flannel to prevent overheating)
Play Arch
Walker
Highchair

 

[aob1013]

Babies are only as expensive as the parent makes them

We co-sleep (so no cot, crib, moses basket), breastfeed (so no formula cost, bottles, sterilisers etc) and use cloth nappies (so no nappy costs). So if you did all of the above (you could also buy a sling and not a pram, saving you more ££££) you would only need clothes! And in the early days, i would say 12 sleepsuits, 12 vests, 3 hats, 5 socks, booties, blanket, coat. If you want to do it on the cheap, do the above!!

However, we do the above .... but i have a terrible habit of buying Leni tons of stuff! I think we have spent near 8k on Leni ... ridiculous!!!

 

[lozzy21]

With the exeption of the pram,moses basket, car seat and cot we got all the essentials for £200

Old fashioned silvercross prams look amazing but are only practical for walks round the park.

 

[Twag]

I priced up my list above (I have listed things there that I am going to be able to get as hand me downs) but my list came to £870 but most of that was from Mothercare and I am well aware that you can get things much cheaper elsewhere but wanted an almost worst case scenario for the OH

 

[Olivette]

I priced up my list above (I have listed things there that I am going to be able to get as hand me downs) but my list came to £870 but most of that was from Mothercare and I am well aware that you can get things much cheaper elsewhere but wanted an almost worst case scenario for the OH

Mine wasn't far out from that either really!

When I first priced my list up I'd used prices from Mothercare mainly as well. I've now looked at Argos, tescos, asda and varies other stores and I'd be able to get things cheaper, like you said, but mothercare is always a good place to start i think.

Like you, I wanted to be able to give my OH the worst case scenario, as he always thinks that way! I've also been looking at things we'd need to buy later on, as I'm sure he'll ask about those things as well!

aob1013 That's my ideal plan! Co-sleeping, breastfeeding, baby carrying, cloth nappying hippy mummy! Hehe.

I mentioned to my OH last night that I'd made an appointment at the bank to sort out my savings accounts and to create a few new ones (one of them being the 'baby' account), stating that I was going to start putting money into it, and there was no objections at all, so!

 

[Olivette]

Well as promised this is my list (for 1st year of baby):

Panty liners/pads (only needed for first few weeks or so after birth)
Nursing bras
Breast pads
Cream for Nipples
Breast Pump: Helps if your baby doesn't latch on; also lets you get ahead of feeding and store extra milk
Bottles & nipples: For breastfeeding, one or two bottles and nipples might be nice to have on hand
Breast milk storage bags
Bottle sterilizer
Plastic bowls
Plastic sip cups
Rubber tipped baby spoons
Baby Monitor
Mobile
Bouncer Seat (Both help soothe baby and give us a break)
Moses Basket
Cot: (optional for first few months)
Cot mattress
Bumpers for cot sides
Waterproof cot / mattress liner
Fitted sheets
Changing Table
Pram & Car seat
Car seat & pram toys
Body Carrier
Portable crib
Baby bag
First Aid kit
Baby nail clippers
Nappy bags
Nappy cream & talc
Wipes
Nappies: Whichever you choose to use keep plenty on hand since you'll be changing your baby up to 12 times a day.
10 piece Starter set
Babygros
Vests
Cardigans
Mittens
Socks
Booties
Hat
Bibs
Pram suit
Muslins
Hooded towels
flannels
Sponge
Soaps & Lotions
Blankets (Fleece or cotton flannel to prevent overheating)
Play Arch
Walker
Highchair

That's a great list! , just confirms that the things I was thinking are really similar to what you all are listing too!

I think I'm going to create a different list for things for me, like things I'd need leading up to the birth, and the nipple cream and breast pads. I'm also wanting to look into different creams/oils for my tum for the pregnancy, as I have a tattoo to the left of my belly button around my tum! I don't so much mind about the tattoo stretching (I can have it touched up afterwards), i'd just like to try to reduce the amount of marks around my tattoo. It's a loosing battle I fear
x

 

[odd_socks]

Well as promised this is my list (for 1st year of baby):

Panty liners/pads (only needed for first few weeks or so after birth)
Nursing bras
Breast pads
Cream for Nipples
Breast Pump: Helps if your baby doesn't latch on; also lets you get ahead of feeding and store extra milk
Bottles & nipples: For breastfeeding, one or two bottles and nipples might be nice to have on hand
Breast milk storage bags
Bottle sterilizer
Plastic bowls
Plastic sip cups
Rubber tipped baby spoons
Baby Monitor
Mobile
Bouncer Seat (Both help soothe baby and give us a break)
Moses Basket
Cot: (optional for first few months)
Cot mattress
Bumpers for cot sides
Waterproof cot / mattress liner
Fitted sheets
Changing Table
Pram & Car seat
Car seat & pram toys
Body Carrier
Portable crib
Baby bag
First Aid kit
Baby nail clippers
Nappy bags
Nappy cream & talc
Wipes
Nappies: Whichever you choose to use keep plenty on hand since you'll be changing your baby up to 12 times a day.
10 piece Starter set
Babygros
Vests
Cardigans
Mittens
Socks
Booties
Hat
Bibs
Pram suit
Muslins
Hooded towels
flannels
Sponge
Soaps & Lotions
Blankets (Fleece or cotton flannel to prevent overheating)
Play Arch
Walker
Highchair

i also added thermometer
bum cream
calpol
dummys

all mine came up to just under £400 that was with ikea, asda and argos which means im putting more than that into savings so i know we will have enough for the essentials when it happens No body gets the sure start anymore do they?

 

[biliboi2]

I think its the loss of earnings while on maternity leave and then childcare costs that will be the biggest expense for us.

 

[wtt :)]

don't forget health insurance, especially if you are living in the US

 

[xxsteffyxx]

Cost of Baby Items*

Item Cost
Cot £160
Bedding £80
Baby carrier £30
Push Chair £200
High chair £50
Baby bath £18
Baby monitor £30
Disposable nappies (2,555) £500
Bottle feeding equipment £20

Total £1,088

I think I just had a heart attack... meeep

 

[OmiOmen]

I think I just had a heart attack... meeep

You can get everything cheaper than that and still get nice stuff. I would say £200 is fair for a pushchair though, you really do get what you pay for with them. But Ikea has much cheaper cot's, BabiesRus do nice bedding bundles cheaper, and a lot of places do cost effective things. Things like baby carrier and highchair are more or less optional. Baby things can be a good price if you look around a lot.

 

[odd_socks]

can find it alot cheaper shopping around

 

[Olivette]

I think I just had a heart attack... meeep

You can get everything cheaper than that and still get nice stuff. I would say £200 is fair for a pushchair though, you really do get what you pay for with them. But Ikea has much cheaper cot's, BabiesRus do nice bedding bundles cheaper, and a lot of places do cost effective things. Things like baby carrier and highchair are more or less optional. Baby things can be a good price if you look around a lot.

Definitely true. I guess everyones list will be different and everyone will have a different budget in mind. I have a £38 baby carrier on my list, but personally haven't put bottle feeding equipment onto the list as I'll be breastfeeding (will reassess if I need bottles for expressing milk later on), and the highchair isn't something I'm going to look at until later.

I guess the cot that I saw was of a similar price to the one mentioned in the above list, but hope to at least be able to reuse the cot for a second baby (bar buying a new mattress the second time around).

I'll also be using cloth nappies, so not the same type of expense as for disposable nappies, but I think if you are going to use disposables, it's definitely a really good idea to budget in the initial costings for a years worth of nappies! At least that way you know it's not extra money you'll need to budget for each week.

Have been trying to find a pushchair or travel system that will last for as many years as possible. A few I've seen would take us right through to 3 years old, but means it's not something we'll have to change or adapt as the little one gets bigger which is great. Also pricing up the car seats, as the ones that I like only take you up to 12 months old, so be great to have enough put buy for the ones after that!

x

 

[odd_socks]

I think I just had a heart attack... meeep

You can get everything cheaper than that and still get nice stuff. I would say £200 is fair for a pushchair though, you really do get what you pay for with them. But Ikea has much cheaper cot's, BabiesRus do nice bedding bundles cheaper, and a lot of places do cost effective things. Things like baby carrier and highchair are more or less optional. Baby things can be a good price if you look around a lot.

Definitely true. I guess everyones list will be different and everyone will have a different budget in mind. I have a £38 baby carrier on my list, but personally haven't put bottle feeding equipment onto the list as I'll be breastfeeding (will reassess if I need bottles for expressing milk later on), and the highchair isn't something I'm going to look at until later.

I guess the cot that I saw was of a similar price to the one mentioned in the above list, but hope to at least be able to reuse the cot for a second baby (bar buying a new mattress the second time around).

I'll also be using cloth nappies, so not the same type of expense as for disposable nappies, but I think if you are going to use disposables, it's definitely a really good idea to budget in the initial costings for a years worth of nappies! At least that way you know it's not extra money you'll need to budget for each week.

Have been trying to find a pushchair or travel system that will last for as many years as possible. A few I've seen would take us right through to 3 years old, but means it's not something we'll have to change or adapt as the little one gets bigger which is great. Also pricing up the car seats, as the ones that I like only take you up to 12 months old, so be great to have enough put buy for the ones after that!

x

Exactly the same for me i want to breast feed and use washable nappies i think it saves alot of money and also better for the environment I dont plan to put a highchair as it wont need it for a while so i think i'd have a second list for things we will need after 6months onwards x

 

[wtt :)]

i think i'd have a second list for things we will need after 6months onwards x

yup, me too

 

[odd_socks]

Glad im not the only one

 

[jakey1]

I'm a firm believer in the fact that having a baby can be as expensive as you make it. When I found out I was having twins I could have cried because I thought there was no way I would be able to afford it. But I was quite surprised at how relatively inexpensive it was. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, I started buying bits and pieces, especially nappies, wipes etc when I saw them on offer. I didn't have to buy any nappies for at least a year after they were born Some people like everything to be new and while I can totally appreciate that, you can pick up some great things from places like freecycle. I had 2 moses baskets for free from freecycle and they were absolutely immaculate. I only had to buy a couple of new mattresses which cost me £6.00 each from an online baby shop who were selling via e-bay. I'm so glad I didn't spend a fortune on these as they moved into their cots after 6 weeks. Also, I was given 10 bin bags of clothes (most of which still had the tags on them) by a lady who was a foster carer and was overrun with baby clothes - this again was through freecycle and it saved me an absolute fortune!! I also bought lots of essentials from Asda Baby and Toddler Events which they run every 3 months or so. I was quite fortunate in the fact that my Grandfather bought the double buggy for us and I already had enough money saved for cots.

One thing I will say is to beware of online lists as they do try and sell you things that you will never need. I bought a nappy bin which I never, ever used as it was so expensive having to buy replacement cartridges all the time and much cheaper to buy a packet of nappy sacks for 9p from Sainsbury's. The only thing I didn't scrimp on was car seats as I wanted these to be brand new.

Hope this helps a little and good luck xx

 

[odd_socks]

That is very true i quite often have a brouse on freecycle there is some good things on there I have friends that have things that i could have too. Id be quite happy to have some pre loved items when the time comes I think my parents would be thrilled to have a baby in the family too so would probably spoil LO lots x