To think that an 11 month old doesnt understand Christmas?

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My dd will be one in January. I know that she is learning all the time, but I don't think she'll know whether she got 1 or 100 presents this year for Christmas.

I love the festive period, especially now we have her, but I am all for a few simple gifts as she'll probably be more interested in the paper anyway! I'll naturally want photos of her opening/ripping the gifts, & of her smushing dinner on her face, but I do not want to spend £300 ( incidentally, we don't have a spare £300, the sum suggested by mil) on gifts.

Aibu? Wwy consider appropriate to be spent on gifts?

I think a couple of token presents at that age is fine. She won't have a clue what is going on. Its more for the adults around her than for her at the moment.

Put some money into her savings account - she'll have family presents to open and won't notice a thing...

Ds had first birthday in December 2011so Christmas and birthday in same month. He had a plastic ride on/push along Lightening McQueen car, some plastic bath toys and some books. I think total for all presents was about £60.

If they want to spend lots I'd suggest books he can grow into, classic toys like wooden train tracks and toy trains, or sturdy garage, or Noah's Ark - they will give pleasure for a few years.

YANBU. At 11 months, she will love the wrapping paper, the lights, the music and having her family around her. A few simple presents will more more than enough- no need to spend £30, let alone £300.

She won't have a clue, she will like the wrapping paper.

We spent about £100 on gifts for our 9 month old last xmas (which included about £40 worth of clothes) None the wiser and family got her gifts of toys too.

She'll be 21 months old this xmas and still won't have a clue. So far I've spent about £100 which again includes £30 odd on clothes.

I think DS only had a couple of things for his first Christmas.

Aren't they mostly fascinated by their own fingers at that age? Hardly requires the suggested £300 entertainment budget.

The brightly coloured paper and baubles will be the most exciting part.

YANBU, WE got them a few bits and they enjoyed the packaging much better than the contents.

I'd say make the most of it whilst she doesn't understand and don't get her anything! Save your pennies for the years when she'll get it.

I'm not sure we got anything for our son for his first Christmas - he was nine months. Maybe a few little bath toys and blocks, but certainly nothing more than that. We have some lovely photographs of him trying to knock down the tree and eat baubles and stuff, and he had the time of his life with wrapping paper. I would think that someone who spent £300 on a baby's Christmas present was a bit mad, or very bored.

What in God's name is MIL suggesting you get her? Cashmere bootees with a Swarovski crystal monogram???

Not sure I remember when I got my DD her first dolly for her 1st birthday. She was undoubtedly the happiest I have ever seen her and your DD isn't that much younger. I would get her a few things. My DD2 will be 12 months this Christmas and I'm thinking of getting the giggly Elmo.

When my DS was still a baby I bought a few good quality second hand toys - cost me very little.
At that age it is all about ripping open wrapping paper and the Xmas decorations.
My DS always more interested in the boxes stuff came in that the gift itself.
300 quid on a baby is insane.

DS was 10 months old on his first Christmas: he loved the lights, the roast potatoes, the wrapping paper... He wasn't really that fussed about anything else. We gave him some presents which he would enjoy (shape sorter, little toy cars, a couple of books etc), but we also wrapped up some clothes and other "boring but necessary" presents just so he could have the fun of ripping the paper off.

I wouldn't be able to put a price on it, but it certainly wasn't anywhere near £300. Maybe £50 at most? Honestly, your daughter won't care at that age, and you'll have just as much fun watching her open a jumper as a massive doll's house.

Yanbu. She won't understand about Christmas. I would buy her a few token presents, perhaps some toys or clothes that she might need. Then get a big cardboard box, tape some string to some balloons and tape the string to the inside of the box. When you open it the balloons will pop up. You could put a crinkly foil thingy in as well. We will just be getting DD a few things as we already have all the toys from DS. And she'll have her birthday shortly afterwards. And must remember to set up her Junior ISA.

We got very little, as everyone says, the wrapping paper etc is the exciting thing.

DD will be 10 months at Christmas. We have got her some clothes (that she needs anyway, just going to wrap them!), a little rag doll (5 pounds), some stacking cups (about 1.50), a couple of books (5 pounds I guess), and I am going to get some ducks for the bath. She has 2 older siblings so we have tons of toys already and our family will go mad too although I am trying to steer them towards clothes! They really won't know or care how much you spend.

One of those roly poly tinkly knock it over & its stands back up clown things, (based on it being the ONLY toy DD showed any interest in at this age) a cardboard box to sit in & lots of sparkly wrapping paper & a few balloons - Xmas sorted

YANBU - it would be plain silly, she won't remember any if it

Buy 'her' an ipad and let her play with the box and wrapping. See how your MIL likes that!!

My dd got a little wooden chair for her first Christmas, the seat lifted up and you can store toys in there. She loved it!!

A few small gifts is fine. I would say around £50 would be fine and the presents would include new clothes and other things that are practical!!

YANBU at all. I would struggle to spend £300 on DS as we already have lots of toys and I'm sure in 6 months time his tastes will change. Having said that he likes chewing my handbags when he's teething so maybe I should get "him" a Mulberry...

YANBU. Wrap up stuff you were buying anyway and get her a small token present that you can say "Ah, you got that for your first Christmas..." about later (although I've forgotten what any of mine got for their first Christmases, so that plan didn't work out brilliantly).

We've spent £12 on DD aged one. All second hand toys/books.

She won't care She'll love them!

I didn't think I was mad, but it has been known!

My idea was to get her 2 toys in the Tesco 2 4 £30 deal, give her one for Christmas, the other for birthday. Then stocking fillers- we already have some bath toys (a couple of £s worth) & my DHs family has some "traditions" which each cost a £ish. Total of £20ish. I get to take photos, she gets to rip some paper apart, dance when there's no music (her current party trick!) and pull her socks off to suck them - everyone's happy!

Thank you one & all!

If she is learning to walk and hasn't already got one maybe get her one of those push along walker thingys? Also has she got a dolls stroller? (You can pick these up for under a tenner.)

It depends on how much stuff she has already really, with my dd as she was the my first and the first grandchild so she did get quite spoilt at Christmas but then again we were starting from scratch as had no toys or kids stuff iyswim.

at suggesting £300 though - dd is now 7yo and I think gets a lot for Christmas but would never in a million years spend £300 on her!!

OP....that sounds like a lovely Christmas! Enjoy!

DS will be 9 mo this Christmas.

I am getting him a walker thing(2nd hand if possible) and I'm knitting him a blanket. Have also got him a book.

His dad OTOH....wanted to get hIm a basketball hoop that cheers when you score