Comments on: Frugal Baby Tips

By: Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal

Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:03:17 +0000

[...] Living Almost Large has some frugal baby tips. [...]

By: Monroe on a Budget » Festival of Frugality 9/23

Monroe on a Budget » Festival of Frugality 9/23 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:31:36 +0000

[...] Almost Large presents Frugal Baby Tips: “I gave them a practical gift of diapers, baby shampoo, lotion, oil, powder, wipes, diaper [...]

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:51:28 +0000

I didn’t think having a child was too expensive, except for daycare. Daycare can be pricey!

By: LivingAlmostLarge

LivingAlmostLarge — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:57:01 +0000

Cool, I had no idea. But I bet HotCouponWorld people have ideas how long they last and how to keep them moist!

By: T.B.

T.B. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:41:52 +0000

I wouldn’t stockpile on babywipes– they do dry up after a while, and baby doesn’t want his/her tushy wiped with something akin to sandpaper… ouch!
They’re on sale often enough anyways where you can get them shortly before delivery. =P

By: Livingalmostlarge

Livingalmostlarge — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:30:15 +0000

Thanks for the extra tips!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:21:38 +0000

Definitely prepare while pregnant- ebay is good for clothes- especially if you aren’t going to find out boy or girl.
depending on how thrify you want to be, cloth diapers can save alot of money- probably not with baby #1, but if you are planning more than 1- definitely.
It also depends on your parenting style as to how many diapers you need. Some people demand feed- basically, when baby cries, you feed them. Because there is no schedule, you change alot more diapers (12 or more). Other people flex-schedule so they know when baby is going to eat and they change the diaper every time they eat- so if they eat every 3 hours, they might change 6 to 8 diapers a day.
So I would be a little careful on buying too much, just because I would be annoyed with if I bought too much and baby outgrew that size, so I have to give them away or store them for a couple years.
I normally buy 2 pks of newborn (these seem to work better w/ name brands) then a couple big pks of size 1 & 2 and that’s it– it’s hard to tell how fast your baby will grow- some are thin and some are chubby.
I can get the walmart cheap brand in size 2 and up, under that they tend to let more escape. THey are $.13/each
you can get alot of free products to try online as well.
One of the best things is if you have friends that already had their kids would be willing to share clothes/bedding, etc.
I think the reason people view having children as so expensive is they want new name brand things.
Also if you make your own baby food- or do the “Child Led Weaning” where they just go into feeding themselves it is alot cheaper.
I probably wouldn’t invest in formula- you can get free samples of them from the companies, but if you breasfeed it would be a waste of money to have them stockpiled and then if you have to formula feed, not all formula is going to agree with your baby- some are more gassy, sometimes they are allergic to milk or soy, some can constipate more than others, etc.