to wish people thought about seasons

[guiltynetter]

...when buying clothes as presents.

hopefully I'm not sounding mega ungrateful here but it was DD1 christening at weekend. got lots of lovely presents, I was really overwhelmed with the amount of stuff and how generous people were. the only thing is, we received lots of clothes, that are 2 sizes too big (18-24 months). I know people probably thought that was the best thing to do but they are really summery things - a white sundress, some sandals, a couple of rompers - and by the time she fits in them, it'll be winter! so she won't get to wear them. i feel like it's just such a waste of money, I feel gutted as the clothes are lovely but will just drown her. when I'm buying kids clothes as presents I try to think of the weather! so not buying wooly jumpers 2 sizes too big when it'll be summer... I don't particularly want to go back to all these people and ask for receipts because I feel cheeky!

DD is nearly 5 and wears age 2-3 skirts, 4-5 tops, 3-4 tights and leggings. She never fitted into clothes by age. Lost count of the stuff I had to take back or swap. I tend not to buy clothes for babies if I can help it now!

Yabu because they will clearly fit next year (my ds in spite of being very big and leaping up the sizes while he was a baby, fitted into his 18-24 month stuff till he was nearly 3! They tend to grow upwards not outwards after they learn to walk, so their waists stay the same...)
Yabu also because too big is way better than too small. My giant babies have been given lots of things that will never fit which is worse than having to wait till next year.
Yanbu though in a way. For me it's the style that's often not quite right. Because my lads are so big the shops rarely stock onesies, romper a etc in their size. Eg my ds2 is 6m now and the kind of clothes he needs are usually stocked in 0-3 and 3-6m, but he needs a size 12-18m. People are very kind and remember his size, but then the clothes are often styled for walking/upright babies not younger ones - eg separate tops and bottoms, shirts, jumpers, things with little pockets or made out of very stiff fabric (denim etc). It's heartbreaking and if I use them, they seem to 'age' him which makes me very sad. Time passes quickly enough!

Someone upthread said "its the thought that counts" and I completely agree- and in some of the examples given absolutely the bare minimum of thought has gone into the gift obviously.
YANBU OP its a PITA especially when the gift isn't bought from a store you can get to easily to exchange. ungrateful I know, I am

id go and change them for what wll fit now

I got this a lot with my children and I managed to exchange them all no probs.

People forget stuff like that. My youngest is 3 and I've forgotten about the baby years, I only get reminded when I meet friends when friends remind me.