to want my DC to only have wooden toys? (Or is this a case of PFB Syndrome?)

[LovestoLove]

I don't think I'm generally PFB - I want my child to respect adults, eat with no fussing/faddiness (or at least no reaction on my part), have no quibbles about the step, won't give copious amounts of juice/biscuits, won't give into tantrums, etc.

But I really have a thing about the bucket loads of plastic toys that I fall over when at friends' homes.

I love wooden toys/puzzles, books, cloth dolls, make-believe things, fancy dress, etc.

Is it totally unreasonable of me to ask parents, in-laws, and anyone else who's expressed interest in getting a baby gift to get something wooden/natural? I know wooden toys are generally seen as more expensive but I've found some on Ebay and other sites that aren't bad.

Or am I going to be seen as crazy? I'm 30 weeks pregnant by the way with DC1.

You might change your mind once your dc comes along and things are not so straightforward. Of course we have our hopes and dreams, but they tend to quickly go out the window once dc come a long. I wanted to bf but it did not work out due to various issues. There will be a time where you will be thanking that plastic bit of tack that auntie Vera has given your dc for Christmas as it will keep your lo entertained for enough time for you to do some cooking or clean up.

Jesus I wish people wouldn't bump old threads. Sometimes I am soooo mouthy

oh no not the old thread bumping silly people. OP dc is not a baby anymore now so wonder how she is doing

I knew this would be someone bumping for a one year update. Have you embraced the plastic tat yet OP?

Old thread bumping - it's a bit like re-use, recycle ,re-whatever! MillyR - I did let out a laugh imagining a wooden Playstation! Somewhere on CBBC I remember a show featuring a parent who knitted all her DS's toys including a console. I think she knitted him a Dad in the end!

I was a bit PFB like that, only lasted about 2 months and my home help bought DS a pink plastic aeroplane on wheels

Amused by the thread bumping.

Just to add though that DS1 loved wooden toys. They were fab for drawing on the walls with and made a great noise when he threw them at windows :o There are some big benefits to plastic tat.

Wooden bricks are just as painful then you tread on them as plastic bricks.