Cost of a baby!(1)

Today baby is finally stepping into his 3rd month and tomorrow I need to take him to check it up and also getting his first shots.

Being having problem with my breast, the milk is not coming smoothly and I can feel there are hard spot inside my breast, using hot bath and hot towel to sooth those hard spot. It is very painful. I am not sure I could last 6 months are I original planned of feeding my baby. But I still need to at least do 3 months as the antibody is rich during the first 3 month. I guess we have to wait and see...:(

Planning to add solid food as soon as the fourth month starts, searched on line and found this in QQBB, and then some more is this website.

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/


"To add solid food

First 3 Days, around 10 o'clock in the morning, feeding him with milk first, wait until she almost finished, then feed him with 1-2 teaspoon rice cereal, mixed with plenty breast milk(more than semi-liquid)

Day 4 - Day 7, feed him with rice cereal in the afternoon, around 6 o'clock also after the milk, about 2 teaspoon, plus one teaspoon veggi(sweet potato, carrot or squash), you can mix them all or feed him seperately, just make sure to keep feed him with the same veggi for 3 Days.

Day 8 - Day 11, feed him with 1-2 spoon veggi(now you could switch to anothim kind of veggi), in the morning(around 10 o'clock), then in the afternoon with rice cereal and 2 spoon veggi.
Day 12 - Day 14, feed him with 1-2 spoon veggi + 1-2 teaspoon rice cereal, in the morning(around 10 o'clock), then in the afternoon with 1-2 teaspoon rice cereal and 2 spoon veggi.

Day 15- Day 18 feed him with 1 Veggi + 1 Rice Cereal +1 Fruit in the morning and in the afternoon with 1-2 teasoon rice cereal and 2 tea spoon Veggi and 1 Fruit. "

Need to purchase to prepare for Month 4

1. Earth’s best rice cereal (Amazon $31.94 free shipping)

2. The first years Take and Toss Feeding Variety Pack 28PC ( ( Amazon $14.93 free shipping))

3. Training cup (Amazon $11.95) Avant Magic Trainer or Born free (Amazon $10.99) or Playtex Insulator (Amazon $16.99+Freight)

4. Blender (Wal Mart) or Amazon ($34.99, Oster Brand 12 Speed)

5. Stage 2 nipple from Born free.- Need to buy from BabyRus)

6. Evenflo Smartsteps Exersaucer Entertainer (Amazon $97 free shipping)

also bought these two toys for baby today.. hehe... He really costs a lot of money...

Sassy Baby's First Toys  ($34.96)
Fisher-Price Miracles & Milestones Peek-a-Boo Piano($29.99)

As of today, this baby has cost us over $7000.00 and still counting...(see cost of baby 2 for details)

Also, my company does not cover baby for free, so we have to pay $170 per month for baby's medical insurance. LG and I also decided to put aside $350 each month for baby's education funds. There goes $520 per month...:(