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A baby's arrival reshapes a couple's budget deeply. Talking about it beforehand avoids tension once exhaustion sets in.
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A lot of gear from the first child can be reused, but not all of it, and not without checking. Here's how to sort it out.

Clothes, toys, furniture: what buys well secondhand, and what's better bought new.

The real number, line by line, beyond the initial gear: diapers, health, childcare, clothes.