Hi all! I'm new here and am enjoying looking around.

I have a question for you all.....what's the cost of having a baby?...

My husband and I and (hopefully) going to start TTC shortly but my husbands main worry is the affordability of this. He has basically told me that if I can 'prove' we can afford it then no worries, we can start trying.

I've done a bit of 'research' and to my calculations rekon it's possible but he keeps thinking I'm 'missing' stuff in my calculations.

We have some inital plans laid out...I am a teacher and entitled to 14 weeks maternity leave at full pay (this is likely to be 16 weeks as hols aren't included in this) or 28 weeks at half pay. My husband may also be entitled to some leave once I go back to work too...I anticipate going back to work 3 or 4 days a week (am I crazy to think this????) so we wouldn't be relying on one wage...

So can anyone tell me some of the costs of having a newborn that I need to consider so that I can make a budget and convince my husband we can do this???