How much did/does your second baby cost?

[Tinks]

I think you just make do with what money you have.

[RockingBaker]

I will add the great thing with having 2 means you don't have to upgrade the car or stress to much about fitting into most houses. At the minute we make do with 3 kids in one room and DS still in with us but I would loveto have the extra space. Could you potentially move into an apartment or a duplex if MIL is against a second baby?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

For us the only real 'extra' expense at the start was nappies, DD2 slept in the bassinette DD1 had had and then when we moved she went into the cot (with the same mattress) when DD1 went into a bed.
Food wise i think we became BETTER with our eatuing & spending - i started buying a lot more fresh fruit & veg from cheaper places, we started making our own fresh meals instead of things from a packet etc.
DD2 had a dairy allergy so we stopped buying quite a few non essential things.

I find now both girls do swimming it can be expensive for some of the '' extras' but you just seem to find it and manage.
We over estimate by quite a bit on our CL stuff so when we do our tax we can get a little bit back, thats when we buy our x-mas presents and DD1's b'day stuff but it means we are a little more careful with the CL money we do get IYKWIM.

[Jellyfish]

The biggest initial expense for us was a car seat, we bought a new one for DD1 (as she was turning 3) and put DD2 into her old one.

With regards to cooking I think it is actually going to be easier with 4 than 3 as most things seem to be centred around 4 serves lol.

Can't help with schooling and such as we are obviously not there yet but I think you just make it work.