to think spending 30k on their baby's 'lifestyle' makes this couple nuts?

[TwinklePants]

My first IABU post so please be kind!

I am very bored today so have been looking through a few news sites. I know it serves me right for looking on the Daily Nazi website but...

AIBU for thinking that spending 30k on a designer 'lifestyle' for a young baby (who lets face it probably would be as happy with furniture from Ikea and clothes from Primarni)is utter madness?

Or perhaps I should just get over it and try to think that its their business how they spend their own money?

The term 'more money than sense' springs to mind

Money doesn't buy taste is what I thought.

I am slightly judging the flashy/crass outfits in the christening photo though, I have no idea why people think that's appropriate for church...

olderandwider I have to say I would buy new buggies and moses baskets. You can't very good cheap ones and I wouldn't like the idea of a secondhand bed for me, so I wouldn't do it to my baby.

However, as far as clothes are concerned, it's all sales- what's the point in spending money on those?

Vile. You show your child how much you love thrm by spending a lot on their clothes? Have heard it all now.

god, the world is full of numpties.

Thier child's wee, poo and vomit will be exactly the same as someone who didn't splash out £30k.

yes she is spoiling her child, but she obviously does love her so can't feel too annoyed at this article.

and with all this money she buys her baby a juicy couture Maclaren buggy.. seriously..? lol

I disagree Miggsie, I am sure that each of the little princesses' tiny turds will come wrapped in Chanel no5 scented organza and tied with a velvet ribbon.

I actually think the nursery looks very nice. I wouldn't spend that much on clothes for a baby but it is their money and their choice. They might also be saving for her future and making large charitable donations.

It would be hard to instil a deep understanding of the value of money growing up in such a rich family anyway.

they are nuts if they think that that is what makes a good/better parent, or if they think that that is what will make a child happy/fulfilled.

The nursery looks very bland, all that expense and it's identical to the mamas and papas range she could have bought for a third of the price.
But more to the point baby's like bright cheerful colours not cream, so who's benefit is it for.
She'll be announcing we took you to stately homes in 20 years time

I think Alouiseg has a point actually.

Clotheswise, I spent feck all on me when I was overweight, lots (relatively speaking) on ds.

Fwiw I'd spend "obscene" amounts on tat stuff if I was a multimillionaire.

The room is so fussy and chintzy not baby at all.horrible

oh dear, I sort of understand. I went through ten years of IF before having my lovely daughter and I did want everything to be perfect and before she arrived spent hours and hours trying to decide what cot or buggy to get (although on a much much smaller budget!).

I guess my guiltily buying the odd thing from Little White Company sale is probably equivalent in comparison to their income.

Agree on the hideous headbands too.

For me the weird bit is her talking to the DM and allowing lots of photos of her daughter. Apart from setting herself up to be judged by everyone, isnt the threat of kidnap a problem with that much money?

"'I was quite spoilt as a child so I want her to experience that too.' "

Really? I'd never have guessed.

As Dolly Parton once said,

It takes a lot of money to look this cheap

"it would be hard to instil a deep understanding of the value of money growing up in such a rich family anyway"

DH knows a very rich elderly man with 4 grown-up children. When he dies he plans to leave everything to the one who works hard, has bought his own house and supports himself, rather than the other 3 who have spent all their lives living off his money.

heehee think some of you are sounding a bit bitter and jealous...very mumsnet!

I saw this last week in a trashy mag, and I judged. I was particularly about the four pairs of baby Ugg boots. By all means buy your LO baby Ugg boots, although they are utterly vile not my taste, but four pairs?? It makes me think of what they could do for other babies who have no shoes at all.

But then again, although my son is a second hand baby all the way, some people might think it's obscene that I pay for expensive swimming lessons for him, or that I sometimes spend a lot on eating out. All relative innit.

I wonder why they are doing the rounds of the newspapers and mags though? Since they clearly don't need the money.

Maybe they're so excited to finally have their precious baby that they want to show off to the entire world. Which is kind of understandable, but really, they're not the first couple ever to have a baby after fertility problems...

I wonder if it started as a TOT story (Triumph Over Tragedy) and then the editor thought it was better as a Baby Blinged Up to the Designer Nines story. Which it is, frankly. In terms of selling papers.

The clothes are so nasty and cheap looking - sorry. Poor baby - I'm sure she'd prefer something simple and stretchy so she can thrash and wriggle and do baby stuff.

Brilliant!

I LOVE stories like this.

Fair play to them. It is their money to spend as they wish.