Cost of baby items

[LivingAlmostLarge]

I've found a baby relatively cheap. Expensive was renting a hospital grade pump. I don't find the medela PIS or ameda adequate. But I needed a pump to establish milk supply. So I've spent around $300 renting for 3 months (HCOLA) and if I didn't I wouldn't be able to breastfeed.

I still bottle and use formula occasionally. Mostly when my DH takes her out without me, then formula because it's easier than breastmilk.

So don't count on being able to use a non-hospital grade breast pump. I had one given to me, but it just doesn't work well.

[tifnglen]

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Ok. Me and my husband will start TTC later this year and I have been trying to find tips to save money. I was like Ive never heard of that...

[1milliondollarchallenge]

Babies are no where near as expensive as children and teens. We got everything given to us or bought second hand.

We formula fed as I could not breastfeed despite trying, it was medically adviced we stop, which meant formula. It was not as expensive as I expected and I bought on sale when cheap.

As for baby food I made my own which was much cheaper than buying.

You'll find you go out less, so I think the spending doesn't really go up, just shifts direction from restaurants/movies to diapers and formula.

Good luck with it all. Babies are only expensive if you choose to make them expensive.