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BABY, YOU'VE COST A FORTUNE! From [pounds sterling]2,000 to an amazing half a million - what these new mothers spent on their babies' first year.

Byline: JENNY NISBET

BABIES may cost their parents countless hours in lost sleep, but how much more goes on childcare, lost earnings and disposable nappies? According to a new survey by American Express, the average couple now spend [pounds sterling]3,605 on nursery furniture, food, clothes, toys and a pram during a child's first year alone. JENNY NISBET asked five new mothers to tot up how much they spent.

[pounds sterling]2,862

DEBORAH BRIDGES, 32, a beauty therapist, lives with husband Jonathan, 32, a tax consultant, and son Carter, 15 months, in a three-bedroom semi in Stanstead Abbots, Herts. Deborah says:

LUCKILY I come from a small, tight-knit family ...

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