tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post7251236280831709709..comments2024-03-27T05:12:36.507+00:00Comments on A journey to a dream...: The cost of a baby... $ £ €Astrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-28866126987459146662013-06-06T14:16:50.343+01:002013-06-06T14:16:50.343+01:00That is so cool to hear! Babies really do grow so ...That is so cool to hear! Babies really do grow so fast the second hand stuff you get is basically new! Well done for the other choices you made too, lucky babe :)Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-75512095714566301182013-06-06T14:14:38.620+01:002013-06-06T14:14:38.620+01:00Thanks Jo and I think that is the single biggest c...Thanks Jo and I think that is the single biggest cost, as soon as people get pregnant they rush out and buy a minivan or a huge 4wd its crazy! Good on you for making do :)Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-56898283859458634792013-06-06T14:13:19.873+01:002013-06-06T14:13:19.873+01:00No you dont sound old at all!
The numbers for th...No you dont sound old at all! <br /><br />The numbers for this part of the world are shocking... Only 60% of babies are ever put to the breast AT ALL (even for one try at breast feeding), only 13% are breastfed till 6 weeks and less than 1% are breastfed up to 6 months. <br /><br />Also here we have 'breast feeding welcome here' stickers at a few cafe's to say you won't be asked to cover up or leave! I Feed Ché Phoenix where ever he gets hungry and I dare someone to ask me to stop lol<br /><br />Thanks for your encouragement, sometimes I wish our culture was more aware but hey, you can't have it all, Ireland is pretty close to perfect in my eyes :)Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-36182710300431174802013-06-06T13:19:23.359+01:002013-06-06T13:19:23.359+01:00Thats awesome, the cot we have for Ché Phoenix was...Thats awesome, the cot we have for Ché Phoenix was used for 2 babes before him :) I will be passing on all the things we're not keeping for our next one, gotta share the love :)Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-82008018993415137312013-06-06T13:17:39.892+01:002013-06-06T13:17:39.892+01:00Thats great to hear, I love that more and more peo...Thats great to hear, I love that more and more people are thinking this way! Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-57017634311040855812013-06-06T13:17:04.504+01:002013-06-06T13:17:04.504+01:00Thanks Teri :)Thanks Teri :)Astrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254428936578289889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-15087178645411257782013-06-05T16:48:46.696+01:002013-06-05T16:48:46.696+01:00When I was pregnant, I bought a second hand Moses ...When I was pregnant, I bought a second hand Moses basket, then sold it on about 6 months later when he had outgrown it, my aunts knitted gorgeous baby blankets which we still use (he is now 6!) my cousin bought us second hand sleep suits, as babies grow so quick they were immaculate! And a work colleague gave me lots of baby bits that she wanted to get rid of.<br /><br />I also breasted and used washable nappies, I found the initial outlay a bit pricey but definitely cheaper in the long run.<br /><br />Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837231212054602602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-12631085201582801782013-06-05T09:04:39.013+01:002013-06-05T09:04:39.013+01:00We had a 3 door car when ours were little and we m...We had a 3 door car when ours were little and we managed fine too. Lovely photos again : ) Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-3516374146527487192013-06-05T00:55:27.214+01:002013-06-05T00:55:27.214+01:00To be clear - I mean breast feeding in public is w...To be clear - I mean breast feeding in public is widely accepted and quite normal :-)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546535273837250640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-71661775802959576912013-06-05T00:54:11.433+01:002013-06-05T00:54:11.433+01:00Oh you are so refreshing Astra & so sensible! ...Oh you are so refreshing Astra & so sensible! Please don't think I sound like an old granny for saying that lol after all I'm not quite 45 yet!<br /><br />I did most of what you are doing and things worked out really well. The breast feeding rates you gave are a surprise to me, I had thought that they would have been much higher. Here you tend to get frowned upon for using formula. Feeding in public is widely accepted although there is the odd occasion where someone will take exception. Any cafe or the like that dared shun a breast feeder is likely to get national coverage & condemnation in the media! I breast fed for 15 & 13 months, it was my preferred choice and no trouble at all. <br /><br />So GOOD ON YOU for choosing to breast feed, you are a STAR!!<br /><br />Save now while you can as I've learnt the bigger they get, the more they cost!<br /><br />Sx<br /><br />Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546535273837250640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-54601313936935469802013-06-04T20:50:02.628+01:002013-06-04T20:50:02.628+01:00You have done great. Good luck with the washable n...You have done great. Good luck with the washable nappies. I used them with Stephanie, I was given some prefolds by another mum, and then I sourced some more on ebay. I love them. Even though it is very unlikely I will ever have another baby. I still can't bring myself to let them go!<br />The cot I had for Dylan was given to me, I then passed it on to someone else once he had finished with it.<br />Stephanie's cot I got on sale for £60, may have been less, it is about to do it's 4th baby. I passed it to my sister who passed it on to my next sister who used it for her current youngest and is due another baby in Sept.<br />Both of mine have had 2nd (or more) hand clothes. Stephanie still gets lots o hand me downs from my neice, which I then pass on to my other neice. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460939600819890006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-45795765782639006282013-06-04T14:01:11.790+01:002013-06-04T14:01:11.790+01:00I agree! My son is 6 months old and I'm doing ...I agree! My son is 6 months old and I'm doing all the things you've mentioned above and I feel like I've hardly spent anything on baby supplies. Great post!Cagneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468406296316647670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775919414110128303.post-83905730775901975942013-06-04T13:42:51.656+01:002013-06-04T13:42:51.656+01:00Bravo!!! Bravo!!! Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032627674570787885noreply@blogger.com