Top Tips

Discovering that you're pregnant for the first time is exciting, but can bring with it worries about how to cope with the added cost. Sometimes it's the tips you pick up along the way from family and friends that make all the difference to how you cope.

Check out some great money saving tips from our MoneyforMums readers:

Fiona, Colindale
Shop around and use the cash-back sites, I recently purchased a baby monitor from the BT site and gained £6 back in the process.

Kirsty, Swindon
Join a local toy library, as soon as your baby has outgrown each toy, you can give it back and find a new treasure to help them learn.

Lisa, Solihull
Make sure you check out all the benefits available, I thought our household income was too high for Child Tax Credits but after using the calculator found out I may be entitled to £73.20 per month!

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Sarah's Top Tips As you anticipate the birth of your new baby, try to think about how your everyday life will be; is it easy to pop out to the shops, what’s it going to be like getting a pram in and out of your house, are you near friends and family who can support you and what are the schools like? This last point is a whole other area to look at separately but the schools finder on the Government direct website is a handy place to start: schoolsfinder


Benefits Use our benefits calculator to see what you could be eligible for.


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Helping you prepare financially for the little one on the way

Top Tips