Food expenditures as a percentage of grocery budgets have unquestionably increased in recent years across all households.
Some couples claim that their present expenses are far lower than what they used to pay before becoming babies.
Imported infant meals are among the numerous things being impacted by the weakening cedi. Some parents claim that because the cost of imported infant meals has also soared, they are rethinking their use of local cuisine.
Here is a mother's account of how feeding her twins baby food on a weekly basis for close to Gh1,000 is depleting her finances.
Without a question, having a baby is a joy and gift, but taking on all of their obligations may be expensive, particularly in these difficult economic times.
We got to know Alma Tawiah, a young woman blessed with twins. She relies on baby meals for her children because her breast milk is insufficient.
She is astonished to see that the price has increased once more as she browses the shelves of the Baby Foods and Groceries store in East Legon.
According to Alma, the pattern is upsetting her financial plans. She spends about GH4000 on infant formula each month.
"As for the financial element, I don't want to discuss it because when it comes to stock, the prices may have increased the following time - there is always a rise and it's not even humorous.
I'm serious when I say that I spend close to GHC 1,000 in a week.
Recently, her twins turned one. A few months after birth, they began using milk formulae as a food source.
Alma is now leaning toward maize porridge to keep her family's spending in line.
We are consuming a lot of 'koko' (corn porridge) as a supplement. Since they are a year old, the milk is less and more koko is being introduced as a way to wean them off of it.
Sylvia, the proprietor of the baby food store, attributed the high price of baby food on the weakening cedi.
She claims that due of the shortage in America and the UK, where the majority of her items are imported from, they virtually ever acquire certain things.
"It's seriously hurting our company because when you go to the store to buy the goods, you can only buy two." This item, which is currently selling for GH 310, was previously sold for around GH 230. Mothers visit and moan every day, but it's not my fault.
She said, "Even in the States, if you buy anything today, the following day you go, it would have increased by $1 or $2, so it cuts through."
An additional vendor in the Makola market The majority of her coworkers, according to Auntie Stella, the owner of Ritmar Baby Love, have been forced out of the company.
She reasoned that because the exchange rate had increased, prices and duty charges had also increased.
Benedicta, a first-time mother, was with her seven-month-old baby Ethan at the Makola market.
The infant is very dependent on baby formula, but because the cost has increased, the GH300 she laid up won't be enough to cover a month's supply.
She attempted to haggle with the shopkeeper to get the prices lower, but she was unsuccessful. Later, she made a call to her husband to top off her money.
Mothers will continue to feed their children whatever the circumstances.
To balance their costs, some people are increasingly blending imported baby meals with conventional infant foods. However, they are urging the government to make sure that the currency is stable.