09 December 2023, 05:26 PM
CHASDid I mention that I have three grandchildren?
Managing three children boggles my mind. Must require a lot of management.
09 December 2023, 05:28 PM
CHASI admire those that can accomplish that task. Good for you.
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15 December 2023, 02:35 PM
BeeLadyLate to the party here, but CONGRATULATIONS 3 times over!
15 December 2023, 07:57 PM
NinaI can totally believe it's around $500/mo. You figure that one baby (I'll now go with a 2 month old) will need to eat maybe 4-5x/day, about 4-5 ounces per feeding, so one baby could eat up to around 25 ozs per day.
Three kids = 125 oz/day. A 24 oz can of powdered baby formula will make around 77 oz of formula.
So Target is selling Similac Advance powder at $8.69 per, which works out (assuming my 77 oz of actual formula per can) is right) to be 11c per ounce.
11c X 125 ounces is $14. Per day. That works out to be $423/month. BUT there's always waste, and god forbid any of the babies can't manage regular baby powder because the price skyrockets for more specialty types (like soy based).
And because you don't want to jump out a window, you'd probably also have some of the pre-made ones around in case you needed some convenience on occasion. Add in more cost, because the premade are crazy expensive.
15 December 2023, 07:59 PM
Ninaoh wait my math is totally wrong. Duh. Pays to try to do this on the fly after working at the computer all day.
Just move on... hahaha
16 December 2023, 10:26 PM
CindysphinxBecause they were preemies, their formula is $45 per can. A can lasts less than two days.
17 December 2023, 11:30 PM
Mary AnnaI can believe that it all costs a heckuva lot more than anybody would expect. I remember what it was like when I had two in diapers, and that was thirty-six years ago. Today's prices for feeding and diapering three must be heartstopping.