Amazon data suggests crappy situation will get worse for parents
It's hard enough to pay to raise a child without having to worry about price increases and product shortages.
Parenting comes with a high price tag.
Babies not only need round-the-clock care, but they also have to eat multiple times a day. Parents have to pay for everything from childcare to formula, baby food, diapers, and clothes for their child.
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Adults can make substitutions to deal with higher prices. If eggs are expensive, they can opt to eat something else for breakfast. If steak is out of the reach of their budget, they can opt for ground beef.
It's harder to do that with babies. Yes, you have some choices when it comes to childcare, and if you're lucky, you have family that can help. But when it comes to staples like food, clothes, and diapers, there's only so much you can do.
That makes the current situation, where looming tariffs could force prices for pretty much everything, deeply concerning for parents.