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Raising a child isn’t cheap. I say this to everyone, but especially my friends who look at my daughter and say, “I want one,” like she’s a doll running on air instead of snacks, diapers, and babysitters.

As a commerce writer and toddler-mom, I’ve crunched the numbers more than once. Big sales events like October Prime Big Deals Days — which runs Oct. 7 and 8 — are absolutely worth it for parents like me. Baby costs add up fast, and grabbing deals when you can really makes a difference over time.

I recently stumbled across a startling study that found the annual cost of raising a young child has surged by nearly 36% in 2025, reaching

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