Hi,
I'm Maya and I've just joined MumsNet 😊
I have a question regarding what you think is too much to spend on your (first) newborn?
I'll give you a bit of background around me. I have a stable job in a publishing company and I get around £1150 a month (after tax). Currently I live with my parents as my husband is working abroad in Italy. I don't pay my parents rent (mortgage free property) though I do help around with small bills and expenses around the house (no more than £300 a month). My husband is saving his money so we can buy a property early next year so I have take upon the task of sorting the nursery out + buying all necessary items for the baby.
Anyway, so I had a terrible miscarriage early last year (I am sure no miscarriage is not terrible) and since then I have dreamed and waited for this day to come - the day when I am six months pregnant and things are finally coming together and I can decorate my baby's nursery!
I have been spending like A LOT though and not just because I love the look of a lot of the things that I buy... to me quality is expensive and I want the best for my baby (you know, chemical free clothes and blankets and the sort).
I'll give you an idea, I bought a lot of stuff from brands like Numero 74, Garbo and Friends, Jamie Kay, Mrs Mighetto and a lot of expensive independent-owned businesses. Blankets for £100, a duvet blanket set for £145, a pair of tights for £15, a print for £50, a wooden toy for £70, a canopy for £105... am I going a bit crazy?
I also recently purchased wallpaper for £110! My husband is increasingly getting worried about my overspending and I'm putting it all down to first (alive and well) baby fever. I told him I probably won't do this for our second born (we want a big family). I'd just like to get perspective from a few other mamas out there, I'm sure you all know what baby fever is like! 😅
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Do you think this is too much money to be spending on a nursery and clothes?
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