Cost of Nappies
Average number of Baby Nappies used per day
Before trying to work out the total cost of keeping a baby supplied with nappies it is essential to work out how many nappies the baby uses per day. Typically a new born baby may need around 12 nappy changes per day. This should steadily decrease to around 4 nappy changes per day once they reach around 24 months.
Total Cost for Keeping a Baby in Nappies (UK)
As babies grow older they tend to use less disposable nappies, Fortunately even with a slight increase in the price per nappy as they get larger, you will find that your weekly nappy bill steadily decreases over time.
| Age Group of Nappy Wearer | Nappies used per day | Total Nappies used in age group | Average Cost of Nappies | Total
Cost of Nappies |
| 0-4 Months | 12 | 1460 nappies | 13p per nappy | £189.90 |
| 4- 6 Months | 10 | 608 nappies | 14p per nappy | £85.12 |
| 6-12 Months | 8 | 1460 nappies | 15p per nappy | £219.00 |
| 12-18 Months | 6 | 1095 nappies | 16p per nappy | £175.20 |
| 18-24 Months | 4 | 730 nappies | 17p per nappy | £124.10 |
| Overall Nappy Usage | 7.33 | 5353 nappies | 14.8p per nappy | £793.32 |
The total cost of keeping a baby in Nappies for the first two years is estimated to be around £800
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Date Added: Tuesday 8th September 2009
"This is great information, proving that you would no way in hell spend that much, including washing, on real nappies... and then you get to use them on subsequent children - where as that cost is for ONE child. "
Teresa
Date Added: Monday 7th September 2009
"This has been great for information for my child development coursework, however it would be useful if the source was available for bibliographical purposes."
Hannah
Date Added: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
"This was very useful but is this for reusable or disposable nappies? Thanks"
Abby
Date Added: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
"My friend is only 4 months along but we're using this to start buying nappies now! (I already gave them a disposal unit)"
Maidenhead, UK
Date Added: Wednesday 11th February 2009
"thats hell nappyyyyss!!"
layla
Date Added: Tuesday 3rd February 2009
"I just would like to know where this information come from. "
anita
Date Added: Sunday 1st February 2009
"Good help with science home work(how much does a baby cost) ta xx"
jj
Date Added: Thursday 15th January 2009
"hhmm.. not good!"
Shaun
Date Added: Saturday 3rd January 2009
"very helpful thank you, I'm going to use this to compare the costs of disposable & real nappies because I'm hoping to use real ones."
Lisa
Date Added: Sunday 16th November 2008
"thank you, yes very helpful"
tina
Date Added: Wednesday 7th May 2008
"this page was very usefull 2 me while iwas doing a yr.7 maths assignment on how many nappies on average would a child wear before it is toilet trained!!"
s.smitth
Date Added: Saturday 26th April 2008
"how many nappies would a baby use until they have been toilet trained? how much would it cost altogether?"
Holly
Date Added: Thursday 17th January 2008
"nappies cost too much. but do we really need them?? i'll let you dwell on that thought..."
chloe.
Date Added: Wednesday 7th November 2007
"a baby uses 5000 nappies in their first 2.5 years."
llf