A) Maternity & Post-Natal Costs
1)
Pre-Natal Costs
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Splurged
Brand
New
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Saved
|
Remarks
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Antenatal
package
|
Visit
3: $1498
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Dr
Visits
|
Visit
1: $165.85
Visit
2: $96.30
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Baby
scan
|
U/scan
1: $74.90 U/scan 2: $74.90
U/scan
3: $112
Oscar:
$323.25
2nd
Tri: $321
Blood/T:
$26.75
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Supplements
Duphaston
Folic
acid
Multi-vitamin
DHA
Iron
|
Folic:
$5.35
Duphaston:
$160.50
Multi-Vit:
$74.90
Iron:
$8.05
Others:
$13.90
DHA:
$63
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Formula
for Preggy
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Anmum
Materna
$22.90
per tin
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GP
Visits
|
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Childbirth
Class
|
Thomson:
$300
|
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Yoga
Class
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Pre-natal
massage
|
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Stretch-mark
Prevention
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Mustela
Cream
$45
(150ml)
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Bio-Oil
$14.50
(60ml)
$32.90
(200ml)
|
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Maternity
pillow
|
Dreamgenii
$129
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Carousell
~ $25
|
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Compression
stockings
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Oppo
Class 2 (23-32 mmHg)
$80
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Photography
|
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Bird
nest
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Guidebooks
|
$130
|
1)
Thomson Guidebooks x 3 ($35)
2) Gina
Ford Contented Baby ($30)
3)
Paula Ford-Martin Organizer ($35)
4)
American Academy of Pediatrics Baby’s First Year ($25)
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Baby
Plus
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$338
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Media
guides
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Prenatal
yoga DVD ($20)
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Temple
fees
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Membership
|
$60 SBI
(2-year)
|
First
Born Incentive (FBI)
Subsequent
Born Incentive (SBI)
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2)
Maternity Fashion
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Splurged
Brand
New
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Saved
|
Remarks
|
Top x 6
|
$50 x 6
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$25 x 6
|
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Bottoms
x 5
|
$80 x 5
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$30 x 5
|
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Dress x
10
|
$80 x
10
|
$40 x
10
|
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Cardigan
x 4
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$50 x 4
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$20 x 4
|
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Nightie
x 4
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$50 x 4
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$25 x 4
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Lingerie
x 6 sets
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$20 x 6
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$8 x 6
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Maternity
bra x 4
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$60 x 4
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$25 x 4
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Swimsuit
|
$150
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$60
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Shoes x
2
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$80 x 2
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$40 x 2
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3)
Post-Natal
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Maternity
package
|
Assisted
normal delivery with Epidural
$4200
|
Medisave
Claimable
Maternity
expenses: $450 per day (up to $2150)
Additional
Medisave Claimable
Antenatal
expenses: up to $450
|
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Room
package
|
Thomson
Suite
$2000 x
3 days
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Night
gown front-open
(4
sets)
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$50 x 4
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$25 x 4
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Muji:
Flannel button-down shirt dress $50
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Indoor
slippers
|
Muji
$17
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Thick
socks x 6
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Sanitary
towels
|
$12.40
|
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Disposable
panties
|
$5.30
|
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Stretch-mark
Recovery
|
Mustela
Recovery Serum
$37
|
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Confinement
lady
|
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Confinement
food
|
$1320
|
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Post-natal
massage
|
$85 per
session
|
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Formula
for Nursing
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Anmum
Lacta
|
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Benedict
D.O.M.
|
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Herbs
|
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Temple
fees
|
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Chinese
Medicines
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B) One-time Expenditure
Items
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Nursery
& Gears
|
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Feeding
|
|||
BBM
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Bathing
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Essential
Clothing
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Others
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C) Monthly expenditure (First Year)
1)
Essentials
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Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Diapers
|
MamyPoko
NB x 28 ($8.95) x 2
MamyPoko (S) x 60 ($11.90) MamyPoko (NB) x 80 (RM43.90) x 3 |
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Wet
wipes
|
MamyPoko
x 80 ($3.10)
Zappy x
80 ($3.95)
|
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Formula
|
Buy one tin same brand as recommend in hospital;
If baby is ok, then buy more
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||
Solid
food
|
|||
Detergent
|
Kodomo
$18
|
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Childcare
|
|||
Clothing
|
|||
Toiletries
|
|||
Baby
immunisation
|
|||
Toys
|
|||
Books
|
|||
Media
|
|||
Savings
|
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Medicine/First
aid
|
|||
Insurance
|
B) One-time Expenditure
1)
Nursery & Gears
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Cot
& Mattress
|
Kiddy
Palace $389
|
Carousell
~ $150
|
Buy big
size
Mattress
has to be firm
|
Pillow
|
Little
Zebra Latex Newborn
$29.90
|
Sunday
2000
Soft
pillow
$9.90
|
Little
Zebra Latex Newborn
|
Bumper
|
IKEA
JOLLRA
$24.90
|
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Fitted
sheet x 3
|
Baby
Safe
$28.05
|
||
Pillow
case x 2
|
Little
Zebra
$12.90
|
||
Musical
mobile for cot
|
$109.90
|
Carousell
~ $25
|
Fisher
Price
Buy colorful and see from baby view, mostly are nice to see
from parents view
|
Blanket
|
FOX
(Fleece)
$21.51
|
Not
recommend until baby is bigger
|
|
Night
Light
|
|||
Playmat
|
LG
Prime
$180
|
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Travel
stroller
|
$319
|
Carousell
$120
|
Goodbaby
Light
weight: 3.5kg
|
Stroller
|
$1849
|
Carousell
~ $400
|
Bugaboo
Cameleon
|
Clip
fan
|
$6.90
|
From
Mustafa
|
|
Infant
car seat
(up to
12-mth)
|
$358
|
Carousell
~ $50
|
Maxi-cosi
Cabriofix
|
Front
carrier
|
Can buy later when baby neck is firm
|
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Changing
station
|
Not
essential
|
||
Baby
monitor
|
Not
essential
|
||
Diaper
bag
|
|||
High
chair
|
|||
Walker
|
Not
encouraged
|
||
Convertible
car seat
|
Britax
Boulevard
|
||
Decorating
|
|||
Playpen
|
|||
2)
Feeding
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Bottle
x 2 (125ml)
0-month
|
Avent
$30.90
|
Avent
|
|
Bottle
x 2 (260ml)
1-month
|
Avent
|
||
Bottle
brush
|
Avent
$11.50
|
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3-tier
powder container
|
$9.90
|
For stand-by so won't panic during preparing milk when
baby crying
|
|
Teat
(3-month)
|
Avent
|
||
Teat
(6-month)
|
Avent
|
||
Liquid
cleanser
|
$11.50
|
TollyJoy
|
|
Steam
sterilizer
|
$135
|
Avent
3-in-1;
Don't
buy microwave one
|
|
Nursing
pillow
|
$89
|
Carousell
~ $30
|
Brest
Friend
|
Pacifier
Newborn
|
$8.90
|
Avent
|
|
Plates
& Bowl
|
|||
Sippy
cup
|
|||
Utensils
|
|||
Hot
water flask
|
|||
Steamer
and blender
|
$199
|
Carousell
~ $85
|
Avent
|
Ridwind
|
$7.40
|
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3) BBM
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Electric
pump
|
Pump-in-style
Advanced
$629
|
Medela
Get electronic one, don't take manual
|
|
Breastmilk
storage bottles x 6
|
$31.90
x 2
|
$31.90
(for 3 Medela bottles)
|
|
Breast
pads
|
Medela
x 60
$15.90
|
||
Nipple
cream
|
Lansinoh
$24.20
|
||
Breast
shield
|
$31.90
|
Medela
|
|
Breast
shells
|
$26.90
|
Medela
|
|
Nipple
shields
|
$26.90
|
Medela
|
|
Nursing
bra
|
Emma-Jane
$69.90
|
||
Hand
sanitizer
|
Microshield
$13
|
||
4)
Bathing
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Infant
bath tub
|
Don't
get too small size
|
||
Bath
tub
|
|||
Bath
liquid
|
Mustela
$18.53
|
Non-rinse
bath liquid
|
|
Baby
lotion
|
|||
Baby
towels
|
Buy from Thomson that absorb water and big like adult towel;
Hooded towel is useless - cannot absorb water well n thin
|
||
Cotton
balls
|
$2
|
To wipe
baby's eyes
|
|
Barrier
cream
|
QV Baby
$9.20
|
Avent
is also good, not messy
|
|
Strong
barrier cream
|
Densitin
|
Only
when diaper rash appears
|
|
Changing
sheet
|
Pureen
$10.90
|
||
Washcloths
x 12
|
Luvable
Friends
$16.90
|
||
Massage
oil
|
Mustela
$20.50
|
For evening change, good to massage baby
|
|
Baby
safe bath mat
|
Farlin
$7.45
|
Not
essential
|
|
Brush
& Comb
|
Safety
1st
$3.92
|
Get
thin comb too to remove Craddle cap
|
|
Baby
nail clipper
|
American
Red Cross $6.21
|
||
Nasal
aspirator
|
Safety
1st
$5.52
|
||
Cord
Spirit
|
Given
by hospital
|
||
Cradle
cap oil
|
|||
5)
Essential Clothing
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Daywear
Onesies x 6
|
$12.50
per pc
|
Get 8
sets if not washing everyday and in case wet weather;
Try to
avoid string
Buy
more right size after baby born
|
|
2-piece
Daywear x 6
|
$16 per
pc
|
||
Sleepers
with feet
(6
sets)
|
$15 per
pc
|
Long
sleeves and footed. Get onesies for easy diaper-changing during night
|
|
Mitten
& Booties
(10
sets)
|
$6 per
set
|
Buy those with smaller wrist size so won't fall off for newborn;
Don't wear after baby is 3-week old so baby can play
his fingers
|
|
Bibs x
8
|
$6 per
pc
|
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Hat or
beanie
(2
sets)
|
$8 per
pc
|
Not necessary, but can wear when baby is going home from
hospital - to protect from air-con
|
|
Muslin
cloth x 10
|
$22
|
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Receiving
blankets x 6
|
$14 per
pc
|
Get from Thomson, thick and firm when wrap
|
|
6)
Miscellaneous
|
Splurged
Brand
New
|
Saved
|
Remarks
|
Childproofing
supplies
|
|||
Safety
gates
|
|||
Baby
book or Scrapbook
|
|||
Cordlife
|
|||
Thermometer
|
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