How much..

Hey Kebakat ...

I guess, the sky is the limit, which is what I discovered when I made a list of things I'd need! Have a look at the layette list on the Baby Factory website - it's a really good guide I think of everything you need.   What the husband and I did/are doing too is putting something aside every 'pay day' or so, so that the financial pressure if off when we do get pregnant. That was too, you can keep an eye out on sales etc We're still TTC and now, have everything we need, and we've done it by using unexpected money (eg. if the husband does some overtime), and by spending on baby stuff when we've had a light bills month.

I think you can pretty much expect to pay about $5,000 or so for standard essentials eg. cot, car seat, high chair, buggy, monitor, linen, etc etc (the things on the layette list anyway) I think! You can also look for second hand stuff if you prefer to keep costs nice and low too. Also, don't forget that there are things you don't need immediately - eg. you can buy a crib, but won't need the cot for a couple of months until after baby is born (but I think the best way to do it, if you can, is buy is BEFORE you're on a single income!)

I hope this helps!!

I think i spent about $2500 on everything
You will find alot of people will randomly buy baby clothes for you

I spent very little on Hannah when she was born... but it is the ongoing costs that make a child expensive!! Coffee groups every second day... Creche... School (uniforms, stationery, "Mum can I buy my lunch today?" etc)... and if you have a boy... food!!! hehehe

People think it is a HUGE cost setting up for a kid... it can be if you want it to (I'd have loved to have all new stuff!!) but doesn't have to be. So anyway... go for the bigger house and worry about the other stuff as you go

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I'm just out of my depth when it comes to this kind of stuff because I have no idea how much anything costs baby related lol

Ohh and my parents brought the travel system for me it was brand new from trademe its the mothercare system and as about $315 with free postage Its all about shopping around i reckons

OMG 5grand. Woah. ummm ill just do a bit of a mental calc. Id say we prob spent about 1500 but that was for really expensive cot and triton trekker, and nice bassinette that both my kids only stayed in for a very short time. you can def do it much cheaper. I think the thing that saved me heaps of money was that i only brought second hand clothes. And we got heaps of gifts (as you do) of new clothing, towels, bibs etc etc

i did it rael cheep only around $800-$900 i got given a lot though so go for the house its a great time and its harded with a bubs

My parents bought the cot, carseat, change table and high chair at the Baby Factory for $750 all up, plus I bought the pram ($200) and a breast pump ($100) which were the only 'big' spends when I had Maya. I laybyed all the blankets and basics like flannels, towels etc. at Kmart during their 15% off sales and just paid them off.

We did everything as cheap as we possibly could for Maya tho because we had noooo money (she was very unplanned and I was still at uni). Were looking forward to splashing out a bit more on #2 now that we both have good incomes, but with #2 and #3 coming at the same time we have had to budget pretty tightly again!

Heres something to take into account...my mum just went to cash converters and found a really tidy looking 3 wheeler pump up tyres pram for $39 what a score!!!!!!!

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