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with DD's clothes

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Pritti7 · 13/06/2016 17:15

DH and I have very big families, we were showered with loads of clothes when DD was born and whenever relatives come to visit they bring new outfits for DD. Those who can't visit, send parcels :) bless em'. I feel horrible saying this but I didn't like most of the stuff gifted but i didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings (most of these relatives have been nice to me and they love and pamper DD a lot as there are very few girls in both our families. They feel really delighted to see DD's pics on fb in one of the outfits they gifted) so I use the clothes anyway, unless of course it is absolutely appalling. I always thought that when I start dressing DD she will look like my little princess :)

Since past few months I have started looking for dresses for DD and feel really disappointed with most of the stuff available. Either the print/colour is not pretty or the fabric is too stiff or its polyester or just bad quality. And what I do like is upward of £75. I have bought stuff from tk maxx, next, monsoon, m&s and mothercare but, with the exception of a couple, after putting them on DD didn't quite like them and returned them.

DH says I am being a perfectionist, bordering unreasonable and stressing myself unnecessarily.

Am I being unreasonable?
or
am I not looking in the right places?
and
Do you feel the same as me or am I the only one?

OP posts:
Pritti7 · 22/06/2016 19:23

Thanks for that. travelling to London so going to look around loads there. I live in small town so have not much stuff around here.

OP posts:
witsender · 22/06/2016 20:17

Try some 'work at home mum' hand made stuff, there are lots of pages on Facebook. Many are not badly priced for hand made stuff.

Mine grew up in second hand Boden and the like, simply because I refused to pay full price. Topped up with basics from M&S, Next, H&M, Gap etc. Dd started choosing her own clothes at 4ish, so now I just make sure that I like most things in her drawers and turn a blind eye to her more outrageous combinations! No child needs to look sophisticated or understated.

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