A wild thought crossed my mind – to have a third child... I understand I'll be on maternity leave, I…

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A wild thought crossed my mind – to have a third child... I understand I'll be on maternity leave, I already have two kids at home, and only my husband is working. So, here's the question: how much do I need to save to live comfortably during maternity leave? And what are the average monthly expenses for a newborn?
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Tatyana
everyone has their own expenses)
my youngest (without treats and diapers) costs around 60,000
clothes/toys + activities (massage/swimming)...
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Shashkova Anna
Due date, huh? If you have a natural birth, you might be on the lower end. But if it's a C-section, it can get pretty expensive.
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Olya
depending on the requests
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Iglova Viktoriya
Who knows, kids are different.
I remember that 6 years ago I spent 7000 [currency] every month on jarred food + diapers.
I recall a friend who bought goat milk formula for 2500 [currency] every 5 days or so.

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Tamasyan Yuliya
I spend more on my older children. For the little one, it's just diapers. I bought everything else when I was still working. I had a good salary, and my maternity pay was also excellent. It came in handy when we faced financial difficulties due to my husband losing his job. Things are slowly getting better now, but still, you need some kind of safety net. My husband had savings, plus my maternity pay, and somehow we managed. We did want to change our car, but we postponed that for better times. But if the baby is breastfed, that's super. You just stock up on diapers of all sizes when they're on sale, and then you don't have to buy anything for a long time.
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Olga
Everything is very individual, some people get new electrical wiring, while others get a jumpsuit from Avito in one go)
And plus formula feeding or breastfeeding. I remember for my son, 7 years ago, it didn't cost more than 7-10 thousand, considering that many things were given to us at the beginning, but it was formula feeding. Until he was a year old, he was basically dressed from head to toe, I bought small things like hats, one jumpsuit, and consumables.
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Ievleva kseniya
I'd estimate around 50,000 per month for a third child.
And an additional amount in case your husband can't work, as that can happen too.
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Hristodor Natalya
Everyone's needs are different. My husband supports us all, and my maternity leave pay is tiny. But we all have our own safety net. Right now, the youngest costs the least: diapers are 3 thousand [currency], clothes seasonally, and sometimes toys, massage every 3 months, and food (I make purees myself, but buy porridge, and she's still breastfeeding).
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Agapova Inna
Forget counting. If you're breastfeeding, your only current expenses are diapers and clothes. I'm sure that raising a 14 and 18-year-old costs way more than a baby.
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yuliya yakubova
For a newborn, it's not much, essentially the biggest expense is diapers. We're going through 12 a day right now. We're breastfeeding, so we save on food. And clothes, but we were also given a ton of things, so I only buy specific items, like a baby carrier or a merino wool undersuit.
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Olya
Shashkova Anna I didn't have milk with my older ones)))
I don't think it'll suddenly appear with my third. So I'll have to buy formula(
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Olya
у меня от старших ещё «чумоданы» с одеждой остались. для внуков берегла)))
Olya
Olya Среднестатистические)
Olya
Iglova Viktoriya цены, увы, растут....

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