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To not get my 7 month old baby a christmas present

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rpitchfo · 04/12/2013 12:50

He's going to get plenty/too many presents that he will never even look at from family and friends.

He won't have a clue what's happening. Has anybody else done this? Am i a horrible person.

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LuciusMalfoyisSmokingHot · 04/12/2013 12:52

Put the money you might have spent in savings for him and give him some shiney wrapping paper to play with, that would entertain him alot more.

Mutley77 · 04/12/2013 12:53

Nope - I'm getting my 7mo baby a token present but only because I have older DC and it would look weird if they get loads from Santa and baby DD gets nothing!

dashoflime · 04/12/2013 12:54

Not unreasonable at all- Although I couldn't resist getting my 4 month old one last year.

As I remember he enjoyed Christmas at that age. But more for the sparkly decorations and being fussed over by relatives than the presents.

The best thing was placing him under the Christmas tree, looking up- blew his little mind

Justforlaughs · 04/12/2013 12:55

I know people who HAVE done this, but I haven't. I would probably get something small, sounds daft but I wanted to buy my DD her first doll , so I bought a small rag doll. I wouldn;t think any less of anyone who didn;t spend waste money on a gift that a child was not going to even know they had had. Have a great first CHristmas with your baby!

CrohnicallySick · 04/12/2013 12:55

I would get just one thing, maybe something with sentimental value, someone on here suggested a bauble with 'baby's first Christmas' on. When he's older he'll want to know what you got him, something like that could be kept and put on the tree every year.

LuciusMalfoyisSmokingHot · 04/12/2013 12:57

I think the bauble idea is great, or a stocking with just silly things in, you dont need to go mad for a small baby.

2Tinsellytocare · 04/12/2013 13:00

We didn't get anything for DS's first Xmas last year as he was only 10 days old

2Tinsellytocare · 04/12/2013 13:01

I was a tiny baby when I had my first Christmas and have genuinely never asked/cared or known what I got!

C0smos · 04/12/2013 13:05

I've bought my 3 month old some clothes, a toothbrush, a sun hat and a teething ring, all stuff I would have got anyway but then it looks to my DS who is 5 like Santa hasn't missed her out.

meganorks · 04/12/2013 13:06

I thought about doing that with dd1. But then I wanted to get her a walker anyway so got it for Christmas and wrapped it. Didn't get anything else though. Now with dd2 she has all the hand me downs so don't need to get her anything. But seems really mean I'm front of dd1 esp the stocking. What would I say? 'Santa doesn't like babies'!

RooRooTaToot · 04/12/2013 13:06

Last Christmas DS was 4 months old. I did get him some presents, though I didn't go mad.

In DS's case, I am thrifty with clothes and toys for him; they are either presents from others, second hand or supermarket, so Christmas was an excuse to indulge in a couple of more expensive items of clothing (£15) that I would not normally buy and a 'big ticket' item of a baby gym (£35) which we normally would do without. Also, a few new books and a couple of small toys.

He had great fun tearing the paper and promptly started crawling, making the gym somewhat useless!

It's up to you what you do for Christmas. Your baby won't notice. However, I enjoyed not being as penny-pinching as I am the rest of the year.

SlimJiminy · 04/12/2013 13:11

I'd probably wrap up things he needed anyway - clothes, plastic plate, spoon, fork, etc. If he needed something big like a walker, I'd wait till the January sale for that though coz I'm such a tight arse but nothing at all wrong with not getting him a present - he'll like the paper/mess more anyway.

2Tinsellytocare · 04/12/2013 13:15

My DDs honestly didn't even ask why the baby didn't have a stocking, maybe they were too wrapped up in theirs

Topaz25 · 04/12/2013 13:16

YANBU He's not going to remember. You probably buy him lots of things anyway, I would just say his latest new clothes or toys are his presents if anyone asks. My little brother was due after Christmas but was born a few weeks early on the 17th of December, we joked he didn't want to miss out. I was only 5 at the time and insisted on giving him a present so I think he got some baby grows and booties wrapped up in a ribbon!

milk · 04/12/2013 13:16

My 14 month old didn't get a present.

dutchyoriginal · 04/12/2013 13:17

Savings account and maybe wrap up something you need for him around this time (e.g. new onesie or plastic cutlery)

WheresMeJumperOhNo · 04/12/2013 13:18

I bought my DS1 a nice Christmas stockings for his first Christmas last year, and the same for DS2 6 years ago. They get given SO much from family and friends there really is no point in me buying for them at Christmas. Don't feel horrible, put the money aside for something he needs or for something he asks for later on if it makes you feel better.

T100 · 04/12/2013 13:18

Yanbu but I bought dc1 xmas presents when she was 6 weeks old and will buy dc2 xmas presents at 4 months. Each to their own.

Eilidhbelle · 04/12/2013 13:19

We're getting our three month old stuff that he'll need before his first birthday, and Jellycat toys because I can't resist them.

cardamomginger · 04/12/2013 13:20

YANBU.

Or use something your DC was going to get anyway as a present. That's what we do with DD. She's just been given 3 new pairs of pyjamas as a Channukah present .

Whilst they are too young to request specific presents or to notice what's really going on, go for it!

BenNJerry · 04/12/2013 13:20

YANBU. We are getting our 7mo DS one present, but that's it. He is getting small gifts from his grandparents, great-grandparents, various aunties, uncles, cousins etc. I genuinely don't see the point in spending loads of money that we can't afford. His favourite thing to play with is his blanket or a nappy! (clean)

Eilidhbelle · 04/12/2013 13:20

Sorry, pressed send too early. Just do whatever you like, they won't be aware of it this year, and probably will just like the lights etc.

wigglesrock · 04/12/2013 13:21

Dd1 was 6 months at Christmas & dd2 was 8 weeks, obviously not the same Christmas , we didn't bother. As far as I can remember when dd2 was 14 months the following Christmas, I kept some of her birthday presents & wrapped them up at Christmas. There's loads of time to make it up weeps at what Santa is bringing a now 8 and 6 year old

T100 · 04/12/2013 13:22

I bought clothes, a book, and some toys ans put money in savings.

Cookethenook · 04/12/2013 13:26

We've bought out 6mo a £3 train with little popping balls inside for xmas.

Some of the other women in my nct group were astounded that we weren't buying anything else! He's not going to bloody know is he?!

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