Unexpected bills/costs

Jennyinheaven · January 2015

So now that we are all seasoned mommy type persons, just curious. What bills/ costs do you have with your baby that never occured to you before you were a parent? Just got home from the grocery store and was thinking about how I spend way more now on napkins and paper towels than I used to, we always seem to need more.

rainbowsockmonkey · January 2015

Diapers. We were planning on cloth diapering, and did for a while in the beginning. We kept going out of town, and taking disposables for that, and never really got back into the swing of cloth diapering.

Also, snacks for me. BFing makes me constantly hungry.

bridetobe9132013 · January 2015

I agree with @bunannie‌, I planned on breast feeding so the formula is definately a lot more than we were used to spending. We spend $200 a month just on formula. Also this was expected but we spend more on laundry detergent too.

pistolpackinmomma · January 2015

Not so much for the babe but my toddler eats way more than I imagined he would at this age. Other than that I guess none of it has really surprised me

sheriot · January 2015

I'm with @Cook251 ...the amount of take out we eat is embarrassing. I'd like to say it's because I'm working full time and I'm the only one who cooks, but I was cooking every night for a long time. Right around November I think I mentally said "F*ck it" and we started ordering out three times a week. Not cool but I do love pizza..

momo214 · January 2015

Lunches for me. I work FT and used to make my lunches almost everyday. After prepping DDs bottles, breakfast, lunch, and doing dishes, I'm too beat down to make my own lunch so I eat out almost daily. Also a lot of take out over here like others. I loved cooking and did so regularly. Now I'm just too busy and tired.

bridetobe9132013 · January 2015

I meant we spend $100 a month on formula... geez I cant do math today lol

meggypoo1 · January 2015

Like a previous poster said, the OTC meds! Also, DD had a bad diaper rash for a while so we were trying all sorts of different things like new diapers, new wipes, new creams, new bath soaps! That shit adds up fast! And for whatever reason I didn't even think of the co pays for the extra office visits we would go to when she gets sick (she also ended up in the ER and had a weekend stay at the hospital -- never thought about those expenses because I mean who wants to think their baby will get that sick)!

spinsoffresonance · January 2015

The cost of preschool WTH $15-25,000/year to send DD1 to preschool 3hours a day... We have to move now because of this non sense.

And like kitchencolors said baby classes . Spending about $2500/year on music, soccer and art for DD1. Soon I'm going to have to enroll DD2 as well. Kids are expensive.

spinsoffresonance · January 2015

And pacifiers... We are constantly losing and buying more pacifiers!

haylo33 · January 2015

Baby food!! This kid can eat. It doesn't seem expensive at $1 but when you buy 30-40 it adds up!!

LittleMissSteph · January 2015

Our hydro and water bills increased more than I was expecting. DH and I like the house on the cooler side normally but now with DS we have it up higher and all day since I'm home for a bit. And snacks. I want to eat all the chocolate!

LittleMissSteph · January 2015

@becole42‌ Will do. Thanks!

IBackBevo · January 2015

Cost of private school. The good private school near us is about 23-24k per kid. X2. Even the mediocre one is about 14k. Makes me consider moving to someplace where I can put my kids in public school

Jennyinheaven · January 2015

IBackBevo said:
Cost of private school. The good private school near us is about 23-24k per kid. X2. Even the mediocre one is about 14k. Makes me consider moving to someplace where I can put my kids in public school

We did this, I totally miss my hipster city row home in walking distance of fun bars and restaurants but the schools are terrible. Now we live in a very boring cookie cutter suburb, but several good public and even charter schools available.

britab · January 2015

Bags for pumped milk! They add up!

I wish we could afford music classes but she'll have to settle for my singing!

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pistolpackinmomma · January 2015

britab said:
Bags for pumped milk! They add up!

I wish we could afford music classes but she'll have to settle for my singing!

Have you looked into trays to freeze into cubes? I got some for like $10 on Amazon that I like a lot. Not to mention then I just have to pull out however many cubes he needs. The cubes are 1oz so it's fairly simple. If I were making baby food I could use it for that too.

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