How much do you spend

I know I am not going to get an exact answer, but my boyfriend is deploying in a month to Iraq and we are trying to figure out how much money to expect to spend on these little rascals each month. Thanks in advance for your help

 

Hmmm...

Diapers~$160 (about 900 diapers)
Formula~$180-225
Wipes~$20
Sleepless night~too many to list

A lot! I'm sure I'm missing some other basics but my brain is a tad fried

 

Once we were able to be on generic (Target brand) formula and they did 4 8oz bottles a day (from about 4 mos on), our budget was about $300/month for diapers, wipes, formula, and baby food.

 

I would say that we spend about $250 a month. Most of our formula is through WIC, so we save a ton there. The majority of money is spent on diapers and wipes.

 

Our budget is $500/month. We are on Neosure formula and it's one of the more expensive formulas, so it adds up quickly (the ped wants us to stay on that until they are 1 because of being early). Some months are more, some are less. You have to factor in odds and ends like clothes, baby proofing, sippies, lotions, etc...

 

for my 5-month-olds (breastfeed only right now):

$180-$200 month on diapers (diapers.com Pampers)
$13.00 on wipes (Parent's choice 754 pack - $12.99 at Target)
$25.00 - $50.00 on miscellaneous (rice cereal, baby tylenol, a new toy, etc.)

On the high end, round up to $300/month to include doctor's appt co-pay or other hidden costs.

 

$160 + on diapers
Maybe $20 on wipes (I don't have big poopers! )
$250 + on formula

Probably about $500 if you include misc items like baby wash, lotion, tylenol and such, toys, new clothes...etc.

 

$100 wipes/diapers
$200 formula
$100-200 clothes/toys/gear
$600 childcare (part time sitter, essential for my sanity)

I love diapers.com too, try to buy generic everything, buy gear/clothes off of my twins club classifieds, and wait for sales and clip coupons to save money.

 

I would say $300 - $400 per month for the first year.

 

$50 a month on diapers (we use the Target brand)
$10 a month on wipes
$50 a month on toys, clothes, misc.
$10 a month on vitamin drops, Tylenol, gas drops
$20 a month on fruits and veggies (I make my own baby food)



Maybe I'm really underestimating here? (I breastfeed, so no formula expense).

 

I think we averaged $400 a month for the first year - we go to Target once a month and buy everything we need for the month - diapers, overnight diapers, wipes, formula (first year), baby food, baby wash, pacifiers, diaper cream, etc., plus whatever we need for the stage we are in - more bottles/nipples, sippies, plates, utensils, bibs, etc., plus clothes and toys and books. Now that we are out of formula and baby food, we average $200. We always have non-baby stuff in the Target trip too, so it's hard to say for sure.

 

I'm with you.

$70 a month on diapers
$15 a month on wipes
$50 a month on toys, clothes, misc.
$20 a month on food (I make my own and breastfeed)

So basically we spend about $150 a month for the twins.

 

At 4 months,
$60 a month on formula (I mostly breastfeed but sometimes it isn't enough)
$50 - $100 clothes/toys/creams/washes/etc

I use cloth diapers and wipes, so I have no information about them except my initial investment which was $250.

 

I spend approximately:
$ 45.00 on diapers - $0.15 per diaper bought on sale and coupons used and I use about 10 diapers a day or 300 a month
$125.00 on formula - $12.50 per can of formula bought on sale, in bulk and use 10 cans a month = $125.00
$ 10.00 on wipes - bought on sale in bulk
$ 20.00 on tylenol, penaten, a clothing item etc.
$ 25.00 on cereal, baby mum-mums, and making homemade baby food.

$225.00 total. I don't buy any non-essentials beyond the mum-mums.