0.00 / month since you normally don't need formula or nappies, breastmilk is free and healthier and nappies can be avoided or some cloth diapers can be used when needed.

Apology if this is not the answer you need, I acknowledge that you posted a serious quesion and there were already good, specific and helpful answers.

I just want to make sure that some readers of this thread are made aware that neither formula nor diapers are necessary because in todays world I have met some people who decided they could not have children because they could not afford formula and nappies, they were not even aware these things are not needed and I found this scary.

Cloth nappies and breast milk is the way to go.

Cheaper to hire someone to clean the cloth nappies, than use disposables.

A schoolkid can easily do the job, 50bht a day (or less) to clean 20 nappies by hand and hang out to dry, takes less than an hour, easy pocket money for the kid.

hi,

yes your right 3000 is too much .

i got muddled up with prices.

dypers are approx. 9.5 baht each and milk cartons are approx. 14 baht each.

3000 would mean 10 dypers a day ! but it's more like 5 a day .

so each month for size M assume 1500 - 2000 baht a month .

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we spend approx. 3000 baht a month on mamy poko pull ups size M for our 15 month old.

and 2500 on milk

wipes also cost quite a lot 130 baht per pack.

our daughter doesn't drink that much compared to others.

wow 3000 on nappies we use 2 packs per month 1400 for nappies and 1800 for milk.

we spend approx. 3000 baht a month on mamy poko pull ups size M for our 15 month old.

and 2500 on milk

wipes also cost quite a lot 130 baht per pack.

our daughter doesn't drink that much compared to others.

We use Mamy Poko Pants Size XL for our 18 months old and change roughly 8 times a day. There's 46 in a pack (669 Baht at Tescos) which translates to ~14.50 Baht per diaper.

At 30 days a month that's a total of 8*14.50*30=3490 Baht

We spend roughly 2500 Baht a month on S26 milk, but I have never been able to figure out exactly how much is consumed, I buy boxes in bulks of 10 when there's a promotion and open as we need.

Cloth nappies and breast milk is the way to go.

Cheaper to hire someone to clean the cloth nappies, than use disposables.

A schoolkid can easily do the job, 50bht a day (or less) to clean 20 nappies by hand and hang out to dry, takes less than an hour, easy pocket money for the kid.

Cloth nappies is environmentally friendly, and I know I'll get bombarded if I announce my opinion that cloth nappies are crap (no pun intended), especially in hot and humid climates like Thailands. If the comparison was made with synthetic diapers 15-20 years ago I would have said the exact opposite as those were wrapped in plastic, but today's modern diapers are so freakishly good it's almost scary. Take a M-size Mamy Poko and pour fluid in it - you'll be absolutely shocked at the amount of fluid it can hold and the surface of the diaper still stays dry. A modern diaper uses advanced material technology. Pour fluid in the cloth nappie and the surface of the nappie is wet at an instant. There's research available that points towards a draw between the two, but I dont have to read them to make up my own opinion - especially in a country where it's hot and humid.

Then there's the cost and I don't have any argument against cloth nappies. From that perspective, cloth nappies are superior.

Thailand's use of tiled floors, rather than the carpets used in colder climes, is a real blessing when cutting down the day-time use of nappies

I'm also amazed at the huge amount of space devoted to baby milk in supermarkets. When you go to buy you are probably the only one in that row? Shows you what the margins are for the supermarkets on these products. Licensed robbery!

Regrettably I am so anal as an ex-accountant that I can tell you with some degree of precision that we spent an average of 2,486 baht a month on milk (A+Pro) and 799 baht a month on pampers of every kind and colour up to 30 September this year (Jennifer was 1 year old at the start of the year)

Any one know wher to buy the cloth nappies here in Thailand?