The Baby Gear

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First-year baby gear: what it actually costs

Every January, the parenting press runs "cost of a baby" stories that mash daycare, medical bills, and gear into one scary headline. This calculator isolates the GEAR line item — bassinet through diapers, with editorial picks — and shows you what it costs for YOUR household, not a hypothetical average one.

Five lifestyle inputs, four tier preferences. Linked to the reviews when we have one.

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Childcare plan
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Transportation
Tier preference

Prices last verified

Editorial picks are linked to our reviews; their prices reflect the review's tracked price at build time. Non-reviewed items (diapers, bottles, formula budget, clothing essentials) carry their own last checked date and are reviewed quarterly. Most recent price verification: .