baby Archives

having a baby–australian government assistance options

A summary of the current (May 2012) Australian Government assistance programmes available to families.

saving money when having a baby part four–clothing, toys and miscellaneous

Last post in the series on saving money when having a baby – a look at clothing, toys and miscellaneous items.

saving money when having a baby part three–asleep and on the go

The third article in the series – how to save money when having a baby. All about sleep options and transport options and how to save on each.

saving money when having a baby part two–the other end

Part Two in the series on saving money when having a baby – a look at nappie options.

saving money when having a baby part one – feeding

Part one of a series on saving money when having a baby – today’s post, tips on saving money on feeding.

one frugal toy that is getting some mileage

The best toy we’ve gotten for the little fella so far is a set of plastic picnic cups that I picked up for $3 at Kmart. They have kept him amused for the last five months and there is still plenty of future fun potential for these cups. Here are some of the games we [...]

in one end and out the other: cloth nappies six months on

I admit that this article a little bit of an apologetic for the humble cloth nappy. So many times I hear that it’s too much of a hassle to use cloth nappies, that it’s too time consuming. That it’s too hard. So I’m writing in defence of the cloth nappy. Apparently, Australians go through 800 [...]

frugal toys for baby

You don’t need to spend a lot of money on toys for baby. Oh, I know it is tempting, there is so much fun looking stuff out there. But there is a lot of truth in the old idea that babies prefer to play with the empty box. There are plenty of things that you [...]

crafting for baby – a few non-essential items

A few non-essential craft items for the birth of our new bub.

using cloth nappies

Cloth nappies and EC – our experience.