https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:42:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1210255 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:19:58 +0000 ValentineMommy 1210255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers - $0, we use cloth diapers and wipes<br /> Formula - $75ish a month. He goes through the large tubs of Similac from BJ's in a week and a half. They're $29 a tub.<br /> Daycare - $0. I work from home 2x a week (monday and friday), DH is home on tuesday, and my mom watches him wednesday and thursday</p> <p>DS is 9 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1188165 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:34:22 +0000 plantains 1188165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: yup, that is for one. It is toddler rate too, it is 2500 for infants. I'm excited for it to go down to 2000 when she turns 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1188018 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:32:25 +0000 mrs. wagon 1188018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About $30-$40/month for diapers and wipes<br /> No formula this time around, and last time around we didn't start it until he was eating solids, so it wasn't much<br /> Daycare: almost $3k/month (for 2) :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187990 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:22:31 +0000 teamjse 1187990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 months:<br /> Diapers/wipes:$40<br /> No formula or daycare </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187980 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:19:39 +0000 sunny 1187980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 month old:</p> <p>Diapers and wipes: $30-40<br /> No formula<br /> And no daycare yet but it will be $1500 when we start soon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187934 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:05:51 +0000 Periwinkle 1187934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On a monthly basis, we spend about:</p> <p>Diapers/wipes: $30<br /> Daycare: $1,220<br /> Formula (we suppement for daycare): $20 (a tub lasts us about 1 1/2 months)</p> <p>LO is 11.5 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187928 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:04:32 +0000 littlek 1187928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: Is that for 1? Good lord. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187925 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:03:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1187925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have PT daycare since I'm only half time at work so daycare is less than $500/mo. Diapers are about $50/mo. I haven't priced it out exactly because we do honest diapers which is $80/bundle but we get so many that we only need to order every other month, but it doesn't include enough wipes so we always need to buy extra. </p> <p>He is a toddler, so no breastmilk/formula... but he eats a lot and our grocery bill has gone up significantly. We also buy foods we didn't used to, just for him, like grape tomatoes and berries. All those little extras add up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187913 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:59:35 +0000 cascademom 1187913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 months old:<br /> Diapers: $50. I do Amazon Subscribe &amp; Save for day &amp; nighttime diapers. For daycare, I send a box to the daycare. It lasts pretty long actually.</p> <p>Formula: when we were doing formula, I think we averaged about $50 a month or so because I would do the Target brand stuff at $22 a container. Now with cow's milk, we average about a gallon a week or so.</p> <p>Daycare: just under $1,200 a month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187846 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:33:28 +0000 Arden 1187846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not helpful because we spend $0, $0, and $0 in those categories. No daycare (I SAH and sometimes WAH), EBF, and cloth diaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187805 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:19:05 +0000 pinkcupcake 1187805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For a 20 month old:</p> <p>- Probably around $35/month on diapers + wipes. We go through one box of Pampers (approx. $30ish with coupons), and 1/2 box of wipes (approx. $10 with coupons) each month.<br /> - We EBF so no formula... but there were tons of costs associated w/BF-ing the first year. Pump, pump parts, Medela bottles, etc - I probably spent a good $500 the first year.<br /> - No daycare </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187800 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:18:03 +0000 littlek 1187800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>17 month old:</p> <p>Diapers &amp; Wipes: $40 per month<br /> Formula: N/A<br /> Daycare: Infant $1,600 Toddler $1,500 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187793 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:13:14 +0000 MsLipGloss 1187793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is for 1 child, almost 14 months: </p> <p>Maybe $15-20 a month for diapers/wipes (daycare provides these when she is in school)</p> <p>N/A for Formula (LO is now on WCM)</p> <p>$1,600 (and some change) for daycare </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1187780 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:09:10 +0000 plantains 1187780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers - $20 per month<br /> Formula: n/a<br /> Daycare - $2200 per month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181358 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:31:01 +0000 ashleyt 1181358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers/wipes: $40 per month (Amazon S&amp;S)</p> <p>Formula: He is exclusively formula fed but is also starting solids, and I'd guess we spend around $75 a month, maybe a little more</p> <p>Daycare: $1880 per month at a Bright Horizons center - and this is after being partially subsidized by my employer! We live in a higher cost of living area so this is pretty much the norm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181338 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:25:17 +0000 Bookish 1181338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers/wipes: We have a stash that is going to last us til December, so we've only spent about 25$ total in the last 4 months. I expect once we run out we will spend closer to 40$ on diapers + wipes monthly</p> <p>Formula: We supplement, and go through one box of Up&amp;Up a month which is about 24$</p> <p>Daycare: 675$ (low for our area)</p> <p>@BlueWolverine: We're at a smaller church daycare as well and I love it! I thought I wanted to go with the big fancy ($$$) center but I'm glad I didn't. Funny how it works out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181298 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:13:53 +0000 Smurfette 1181298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7.5 months<br /> Diapers $38.99 ( average one box )<br /> Formula $100 (estimate as we are just starting on all formula, next month, using my freezer stash right now)<br /> Daycare $1200 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181240 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:58:06 +0000 BlueWolverine 1181240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers: $32 - amazon.com subscribe and save<br /> Formula - about $20 per month. Started having to supplement BM at day care. I just can't pump enough to keep up.<br /> Day care - $900. Down from $1260 we were paying at fancy center that I ended up hating. Very happy with the tiny church day care we found. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181228 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:55:12 +0000 LuLu Mom 1181228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: We actually had a little ceremony when we threw the last empty can away! We joked that it was like paying off a car since we were spending that much a month! Not going to lie milk is awesome and we totally notice the extra money a month! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181219 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:52:04 +0000 NovBaby1112 1181219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 1. </p> <p>diapers: about $30/month<br /> formula: n/a<br /> daycare: $700/month for 3 days- in home daycare </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181212 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:50:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 1181212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers: less than $50/month at the height of diaper cost, now less as she uses less diapers per day. </p> <p>Formula: was $120/month (she was exclusively ff)</p> <p>Daycare: infant: $1400, toddler: $1230 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181205 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:48:55 +0000 MarieJ 1181205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spend about $70 dollars in diapers because Dh won't buy the big box to last us longer :), $5 (?) in wipes (we buy the 3 pack of pampers wipes), no $ in formula b/c we breastfeed, and $800 in daycare costs per month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181181 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:43:17 +0000 swurlygurl 1181181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: It's a good thing you had cheap daycare to offset that formula! I would cry... You must be SO happy to be on milk now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181164 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:40:16 +0000 LuLu Mom 1181164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to do last month since she was still on formula, we've since graduated to milk (WOO HOO!) </p> <p>Diapers: big box from Sam's $40 (wipes I buy the huge box so those last a few months since we don't have to take to daycare)<br /> Formula: $240 - 300 we were on Allimentum so it was way more than normal formula.<br /> Daycare: $115/week so it depends on how many weeks in a month. (We have an awesome cheap in home daycare!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1181118 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 08:32:36 +0000 swurlygurl 1181118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers - We CD, so that's not helpful. If I was to divide out my cost by 30 months of diaper wearing it's $27/mo (Really need to use them on baby #2 to see my savings!! Also bought way too many diapers, and unnecessary supplies)</p> <p>Formula - Ugh. We use Costco's Kirkland brand which saves us SO MUCH money (at least half, I think)! We're spending about $68/month on formula</p> <p>Daycare - We use an in-home daycare, in an area that has pretty cheap daycare costs (from what I've gathered seeing other people's costs!). We pay $708/mo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1180962 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:55:19 +0000 mediagirl 1180962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Diapers - ~$25 - $30 for an infant</p> <p>Infant Feeding - We only used the samples of formula we were given but we spent a lot on my pump all at once ($150) and then bought three sets of parts, plus two pumping bras. There was also the cost of the drying racks (2 @ $10 each), bottle brush ($10) and extra bottles. </p> <p>Daycare averages out to - $996/mo right now. It used to be $1200/mo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1176819 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:59:54 +0000 yellowbird 1176819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well for the first year we spent about 30ish a month on diapers, no formula costs, and 832 on daycare.</p> <p>we moved and she uses less diapers now so probably 20/month on that and now 600/month on daycare. We pay for full time daycare but she only goes 3 days a week.</p> <p>we have one little one who is 14 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1176802 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:51:03 +0000 DillonLion 1176802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>diapers: we have spent $50 TOTAL in 11 months. Daycare provides so we only use 1-2 a day plus weekends. We got a ton from baby showers and that stash finally ran out recently</p> <p> -formula (if you FFeed) - We heavily supplement. But daycare also supplies, so that really, really helps. LOs grandparents usuallt buy a container of formula powder when they visit every week or two. So we have probably bought two or three ourself in her whole life. So...less than $100 total in 11 months</p> <p>day care- about 1000 a month </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1176800 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:50:30 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1176800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spend about $45-50/month on size 4 diapers and wipes. </p> <p>No formula or DC here, but we spent a good $75-100/month in the first few months on formula (similar, largest containers were about $25/ea) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-a-month#post-1176796 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:42:48 +0000 avivoca 1176796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, we've spent $75 on NB diapers (planning to use cloth once she outgrows NB dipes, but will reevaluate if not a good fit) and daycare will be $766 a month for infant care. </p>