it seems that the cost of a baby has risen to about £8,800 a year.

that's £700 a month, or so.

£175 a week.

or £25 a day.

well, it's cheaper than going on holiday, or buying a car, isn't it?

wonder why they're so expensive, though.

perhaps it's the cost of GTi Turbo buggies and designer babygros and Calvin Klein do-do's.

question is, now that we're totting up the cost, should babies get government loans that they have to pay back to their parents when they reach 18 - just before they go to university and qualify for another loan...