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The Real Cost of Having a Baby

By Emily

I promised to keep you up to date with the "real cost" of having a baby these days… at least in our household.

I just got our credit card statement from December/Jan which included 3 baby purchases. (This is about halfway through the pregnancy, so the fun is just beginning.

Here’s the baby gear I bought this month:

Maternity Clothes – 2 pairs of pants, and 4 shirts at a consignment store. $68.61
Pregnancy/Childbirth Education Course/classes. $148.14
Crib Mattress. We don’t have a crib yet, but we bought the mattress… 150 coil inner spring from Target. (Recommended by our version of the baby consumer’s digest). $86.01

Grand Total: $302.76 (and we’re just getting started!)

That’s it for this month! More to come…

Emily

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