BTDT Moms: How much per week for diapers/formula?

I'm trying to figure out some kind of rough budget for when the baby comes and I'm not working for a little while.

Can someone please give me an idea of how much you spent each week, or whenever you went shopping, on diapers and/or formula. I plan on shopping at Costco if that makes a difference in price.

I also plan on breasfeeding but only for a few months so any info on pricing for formula would be good too.

Thank you!!

Re: BTDT Moms: How much per week for diapers/formula?

This is a good question!...I don't plan of BFing so this would be good to know!

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Yes...this is an awesome question...

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I dont know how to XPost but maybe I should put this in parenting also.

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This isn't an easy question to answer. There are so many variables to it.

I think at the height of DS' formula consumption we probably spent a total of $25/wk on that and then MAYBE $10 on diapers? I'd buy cases, so I'm not sure.

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DD is 19 months old and honestly we bought diapers maybe a total of 3x....i stock up when they are on sale. I bought alot on black friday...we use BRU brand. I would try store brands...i started out with huggies and pampers and all them leaked. im so glad i tried BRU brand...you might want to try as well when they have sales its almost BOGO. I know im not much help sorry but also sign up for coupons at huggies, pampers...whatever you think you will be using.

I BF'd but sign up on formula sites as well and you recieve free samples and coupons

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When DD was on formula I used to go to BJ's every other week and buy a case of pampers and 2 cans of formula. I think the diapers were about $40 and the formula was either $32 or $36 so I guess on a weekly average it was about $50-$60. I am so not looking forward to that again.

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For ds I would say we use about a case a month of diapers so that comes out to 10/a week. It would be cheaper if we could use store brands but we can't. Ds has sensitive skin and can only use Pampers Baby Dry.
I can't help with formula since ds was bf.

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DS was on Good Start Formula and we used the RTF so that was about $120 per month.

Diapers I would think about $60 (luvs at BJS)-80 (pampers) per month...they go through more diapers when they are small but they come more to a pkg

ETA: Costco only carries Huggies and Kirkland diapers but they have a great return policy so if you try them and dont like them you can return an opened pkg. They also sell aquaphor in a large tub for $12-15 which is alot less than say BRU (you just have to ask for it at the pharmacy section)

However BJs is really better for baby items overall. I have gotten so much there...sippy cups, bottle liners for playtex ($10 for 200), shopping cart covers ($20 vs $40), larger selection of diapers & wipes, baby foods, etc.
I told DH that once DS is out of diapers we can stop with teh BJs membership but in the last 2 years it has more than paid for itself.

Message edited 9/15/2009 1:51:08 PM.

Re: BTDT Moms: How much per week for diapers/formula?

In the beginning, diaper consumption is much greater. But if you buy the big cases, i'd say maybe 1 case a month. So $40. They have more diapers in them, so now at 11 months old DS still only uses 1 case a month (less diapers).

As for formula, we buy the bigger containers at Costco of the Similac. I figure 1 container a week. So $27 a week x 5 (I buy an extra just in case) $135.00. This amount goes down as they get bigger since they ae eating more food.

HTH

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In the beginning babies generally go through a lot of diapers. I would say about 10-12 per day. We would go to BJs and buy by the case. Both my ILs and I got the coupon book so I would combine those coupons with manufacturers coupons. We bought a case every 2-3 weeks and they were $40 a piece.

Formula was $30 a can (we used powdered Similac Sensitive). We went through a can every 7-10 days. We also bought this at BJs.

We also got wipes and diaper cream at BJs and that added a couple more dollars a week.

I would say with everything we would spend about $40-$50 a week.

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Right now at one month old- I spend about 25 bucks a week on formula. I can't give a good estimate on diapers because i've only bought them twice so far. People gave me sooo many packages as gifts.

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In the beginning, I was using name brand formula and alimentum so probably around $60.00 per week.

I always tend to buy Target or Luvs the big box every couple of weeks which is around $14.00-$16.00.

My parents often buy me diapers when they come to visit monthly so that helps. DS also stays with my IL's 3-4 days a week and they buy diapers and formula too.

I now use Target brand formula which is around $13.00 a can per week.

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the diaper question really varies... mainly because pampers are 2x the priceof luvs and a significantly higher price then huggies as well.... i would go through a case a month... luvs were 25 a case at bjs... with the $5 coupon it was 20

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We used the similac(the one they give you in the hospital) and I spent about $140 every month. (I bought the liquid though because the powder made him gassy...I also bought small 8oz bottles for easy, convenient traveling!) Diapers I spent about $50 a month...I used pampers. I also always have coupons!! (Sign up at Similac and/or enfamil...sign your entire family up!)

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I used RTF Enfamil formula and it was about $38 per week. BRU had the best prices on cases at the time.

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I pumped the first 6 months but after that DS took formula. We used to get the big Similac canisters at BJs or Costco and with checks it was about $25 a canister...one canister per week..so $100 per month.

With diapers...we used Pampers for my son and would go through about one box every 2 weeks or so (give or take). One box is about $40.

You definitely want to gather as many coupons for the brands you decide to use...I used to swap coupons and checks on the parenting board. I signed up for all the formulas and then traded Enfamil and Good Start for Similac.

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This was a great question and thanks for the answers. I had estimated for formula, diapers and wipes per month about $200 so I guess I was correct.

I belong to Costco...not BJs but my friends belong to BJs. I was thinking of joining (b/c it is not that expensive) if the baby stuff is better there.

I have a ton of Huggies coupons b/c I signed up for that online along w/ other sites. Does Costco sell Huggies?

My sister says www.diapers.com is great website and very cheap for diapers and wipes and also ships for free I believe....

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bj's also accepts manufacturers coupons!!!

i got an amazing deal last week on diapers...

39.99 regular price on 216 size 1 pampers swaddlers

BJ's had a coupon for 5.00 off any pampers
i had a 3.00 off coupon from pampers

THEY ALLOWED me to stack them and i saved 8 dollars total!!!

they also have larger sizes of formula - at a GREAT price!!!

make sure you sign up with enfamil, nestle and similac so that you can receive the 5.00 checks from them toward formula!

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I'd say I spend about $200/month on formula, diapers, wipes, butt cream, baby shampoo, etc.

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It's really hard to calculate something like this.

I buy diapers when I get coupons from BRU - so I buy in bulk and that will literally last me months.

Don't hate me - but I never had to pay for formula for my son - and it looks like we are on the same track for #2. My cousin hooks me up bigtime with free Similac!