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6 Responses to “What is the cost for baby clothes for the first year?”

1. Aphelia Buttz says:

   February 28, 2011 at 5:26 pm

   http://www.teenageparent.org/english/costofbaby2B.html

   Check out that link, they go through almost everything that you need for a baby during the first year, and cost for everything.

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2. kbk823 says:

   February 28, 2011 at 6:07 pm

   Diapers- $15 a week or so
   Formula- varies. Average $15 a week. But if the child is on a special formula, like Augmentin, the cost is much higher (at one point my daughter was on a pre-digested formula that was $35 for a small can that lasted 3.5 days or so, we receive no assistance, so it was all out of pocket).
   Wipes and toiletries- $20 a month or so, $5 a week
   Clothes- maybe $500-$1000 in the first year. Depending on your needs and style choices.

   I know that each child that we had cost probably $7000 during the first year of life. This includes all doctors appointments, medications, diapers, food, and daycare. Daycare is a huge part of that number. You can re-use cribs and high chairs and strollers, but they need to be purchased once or received as gifts. Kids are expensive!

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3. Diet C says:

   February 28, 2011 at 6:56 pm

   My daughter will be a year in 2 weeks.

   We’ve spent:

   Clothing – roughly $700, probably more (average about $60 a month). This is more than necessary, I engage in retail therapy and baby clothes are cute.

   Food – nothing additional. I breastfeed and she’s eaten what we do since starting solids.

   Diapers – one time expense of $300. I use cloth diapers and wipes, no increase in my utility bills.

   That’s it, other than insurance the only thing I really spend any money on is her clothes.

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4. Sunshine M says:

   February 28, 2011 at 7:13 pm

   It is possible to do clothes for free, or nearly free, if you do it right.

   My aunt clothed three boys, age newborn through 4yrs, by a simple method: when you buy gently used 2nd hand baby equipment, buy whatever clothes they have for sale. Often she’d pay maybe 5-10$ for a shopping bag of clothes, but by sorting through them she could almost always make those few dollars back by selling some items to a consignment store.

   By using such sites as Craigslist and Kijiji you can purchase of gently used clothes for much less than the cost of in-store purchases, sometimes even cheaper than through the Salvation Army or other Thrift Store shops. Those sites often save the cost of gas and hassle of driving around to different thrift stores and garage sales. Carefully, done, you probably could clothe a kid for free for at least the first few years with this method.

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5. Joey says:

   February 28, 2011 at 7:57 pm

   Well, it all depends on how you go about it! If you were to be a parent on a smaller income I would say to check garage sales or to swap with friends whose children have out grown their clothes! A new sleeper can run anywhere from $8-15 and you need at least 5-7 of those. Baby shirts with crotch snaps generally come 3 to a pack and run about $8 and you would need at least 2 packs. Nice blankets run about $15-25 and I would say at least 3 of those. A new swing costs $60 for a cheap one and Cribs total about $250. Car seats run about $100. As for diapers! I have new twins and they go through a box of diapers a week and Huggies stage 1′s run about $18 per box. Then you can figure that it’s $15-20 per outfit and you also have to cover baby wipes ($5 box) and baby wash ($3 a bottle), Q-tips ($3), toys($1.50-3), socks($5), shoes($8-15), medical kits with thermometers,snot suckers,and nail clippers($5-10), humidifiers($25-35)and doctor visits($50). Plus all the newborn baby clothes you just bought will have to be replaced by the time they are 2 1/2-3 mo and then again at 6mo and at 9mo and… You will also have to figure the cost of formula-can’t help you with that cuz I breastfeed but its expensive and babies eat about every 2-3 hours for the first 3 months! You only start introducing foods at about 6 mo. Try wandering around walmart to get your prices-everything is right there, Good Luck!

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6. Kristy says:

   February 28, 2011 at 8:02 pm

   It depends. We had so many people giving us clothes we hardly spent anything. I found this magazine helpful though – Free Baby Magazine

   http://www.freebabymagazine.com

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