How much do you spend on formula a week/month/any period of time you'd like to tell me about, please?

[hunkermunker]

Just doing some market research - for a reason you may see one day soon.

Also, which formula do you use? And how much does your baby tend to get through in a week/month, etc?

TIA

fabsmum:
'I read an article in a women's mag the other day about how often you should replace your ordinary bras. It said every 12 weeks, as the elastic gives during this time.'

I wonder who advertises in that magasine?

A bra that only lasts 12 weeks is rubbish.

I have just moved my dd on to ff after 19 wks of exclusive bf and we are going through around one tin of aptamil per week (£8.90) plus one or two of the ready made cartons so about £10 pw.

I agree with Caz - everyone says bf is free but I wouldn't necessarily agree. Yes you don't have to pay for the milk but I had to wear breastpads day and night due to serious leakage and bought 5 nursing bras and due to being an awkward size they were around £20 each. I also found that I needed a breastpump, breast milk storage bags, bottles and teats for feeding ebm and a breastfeeding pillow.

I am glad that I gave my dd the best start with bf but am so glad to have given it up as I found it difficult for so many reasons.

To me £10 a week is a small price to pay for my sanity and to have my body back and a bit of freedom!

Louise76 I completely agree - best start in life but pain and insanity stopped me continuing. My DH and I had a conversation about this thread after I posted last night and he said he was worried for my mental health. I NEVER thought I could fall as low as I did whilst BF and I was SO determined to get it right that the failure was a bitter pill to swallow, so £60 was something I was loathe to pay for but when you're a risk to yourself and your child it seems like a small price to pay.

My dts are 13mths now and are on cows milk, but when they were 17 weeks I posted this:

900g in box = £6.96 - Aptamil

a scoop is 4.6g so 196 scoops in a box
currently on 7floz bottles so box makes 28 bottles

6 bottles a day, 42 bottles a week, & 182 a month

182 divided by 28 = 6.5 box a month x £6.96 = £45.24

now double that as I have 17 week old dts

£90.48 a month on formula

don't want to get into a debate, I am already I don't breastfeed, but with a 3.6 yo I couldn't manage on my own.

I really want to b/f no.4

"already I don't breast feed"

sorry the sad face didn't copy & paste

I ff twins and worked out the cost for aptamil was the same as when I had them + 2yr old dd on cows milk (organic home delivered so v pricey). So about £25 a month.

Costs of bf (according to dh) - several chocolate bars a week.
Cost of bf (actually) - zilch

4 nursing bras (£60)
Lansinoh (£10)
Disposable breast pads (£3/week)
Washable breast pads (£10-rubbish)
BF nightie/pyjamas (£30-waste of money)
Pump (£5)
Bottles and teats (£30)
Steriliser (£30)
Cushion (£5)
Muslins (£5)

I only give dd readymade cartons, so as a new born about £17 a week, now at 9 months about £10 which I think is good given I don't have to spend time on making up bottles etc

Hello. I also agree that you shouldnt really add bras, clothes etc into cost. I didnt bother and I am sure many dont

I only used breast pads for the first few weeks and even then, I used washables so cost be about £5, still have them now and could even sell them if I really wanted.

I am thinking about changing to bottlefeeding so this is a useful thread. I have to say, reading the cost of fomula, I think I will stay with BF

Hmmm, interesting thread HM. I had NO idea FF was so expensive. I am exclusively BF DD1 (now 6 months), and plan to continue up to a year. I've spent a bit on the "extras" sold to BF mums (oh, the commercialism!), but I was so determined to BF and feel happy doing so wherever I was, so wanted to buy BF tops to make me feel more confident in public (I have never been an exhibitionist!). However, these ARE additional extras (plus I have bought only these BF tops over the past 6 months, so it's the equivalent of what I would have otherwise spent on clothing; I also see them as an investment as I will use them again and again with subsequent children). I guess arguably BF is completely free (although some women would say that breast pads are essentials), and you can't FF without the formula or the bottle