How much does it cost to have a Baby?

Listed below are the steps you will need to complete in order to finish the project.

Select a name and gender for your baby.

Use the following websites to find the cost of the following items without insurance.  A) Prenatal Doctor Visits http://www.costhelper.com/cost/child/prenatal-care.html; B) Vaginal Delivery without complications and C-Section without complications  http://www.costhelper.com/cost/child/baby-delivery.html; C)Post-partum Check-up http://www.costhelper.com/cost/child/post-partum-doctor-visit.html; D) Well-Baby Exams w/Immunizations http://www.costhelper.com/cost/child/well-baby-doctor-visit.html

Next use the following information to figure the costs or amounts that you will spend or earn in the next 21 months. A) car payment: $120.00/month; B) Rent for 1 bedroom apt: $300.00/month; C) Utilities (water/electricity) $150.00/month; D) Cable/Internet (if you want it) $100.00/month; E) Part-Time job @ McDonald's: 30 hours a week @ $7.25/hour; F) Daycare (baby attends after 6 weeks of age): $100.00/week

Once you have completed that, put the information into the excel worksheet found below in the attachments.  Make sure that you save your work as you go.

Now, use the following "Must Haves" guide, http://trus.imageg.net/graphics/corp/BRU0352_08RE_RELEASE.pdf, to help you in selecting items that you may need or want for you and your child throughout the first year of their life.  Do not forget about maternity clothes for the mother.  You may use the following websites: http://www.walmart.com/baby; www.jcp.com; http://www.babiesrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255957; http://www.motherhood.com/home.asp?Media=&referer=TypedIn&EntryPoint=Home 

Once you have completed all of the following steps, use the excel worksheet below to input the information and find the total cost of the project.  Print it and turn it into the teacher at the end of the assignment.

Print and complete the peer evaluation form found below and turn it into the teacher at the end of the project.