To feel bad I've only got 5 Xmas presents for DD?

[RosyGold]

Just wondering what you all think really... my wee girl is 13 months old and she's not really "into" toys and what-not just yet! So I've found it hard to decide what to get her for Xmas

I've got her:

• Toot toot friends kingdom palace
• Beat Belle
• Leapfrog picnic basket
• Vtech learning table
• Vtech kitten and carrier

Plus a bomber jacket, dress and new pjs...just beating myself up that it's not enough! We've had a shit year and money's pretty tight!

At 13mths I wouldn't worry. I think first few years my son didn't get much as money was very restricted but can't remember and I doubt he does either.

Northend77 watch the expiry dates.

She's a baby! She won't know or care!

If my DD was 13 mths I'd get her a lot less!

In fact I've got less for my teenagers and they'll still be fine!

I remember when DD was 9 mths old for her first Christmas and she was most delighted with a green springy spiral plastic key-ring. She did get it from her first visit to see Santa though

Have a wonderful Christmas time!

My DD is 1 and I've bought her one gift. And it was only £15 too.

Are you kidding? These gifts are fine for ANY kid. Why do kids need so much really? My budget for the whole family PLUS FOOD has had to be £100 this year because I am on a budget. Thank fuck we're veggies!!

Mine are 11 and 8 and only have 5 presents from me, and one of those is from Santa.

DS was 1 last Dec 30th and we only bought him a couple of things and asked PIL and SIL to only buy him one. He had no idea and spent most of the time playing with wrapping paper, boxes and a flashing, musical star wand DH had bought him a few weeks earlier at a market in town when we were out. He just liked all the company and fuss on the day.

We have got him about 6 things this year but nothing extravagant. He will be delighted and won't be counting presents. Your baby will be happy to be loved more than anything.

Babies dont know or care and if you got her a ton of presents she would get bored opening them honestly you have a nice amount of presents she will have a lovely christmas

I must admit I am bit at the amount of presents it seems necessary to buy kids. My two get five each, that's it. We don;t have extended family so there is no presents from aunties and what not is just us. We always seem to get them everything they want. They get what they need all year round, it's not like they have to wait until Christmas to get new shoes if they have outgrown their old ones. They have outgrown Santa now, but they only ever got one Santa present. A 13 month old i not really going to be totting up her loot, everything you bought sounds lovely OP, and she wil probably just play with the packaging!

This is what people mean when they talk about the madness of Christmas

^ this

Op- she won't have a clue what Christmas is.

Me too Uber about having a budget and being a veggie family. It's all about the roasties here! Have a great day

I definitely wouldn't buy my one year old anything - they won't remember, they don't expect anything, they aren't going to judge you!

They can only play with one toy at a time. Don't worry about it!

Sounds perfect for a 13 month old.

Another one here who didn't buy a present for DC's first Christmas (and not much for the 2nd xmas either). At 13 months she won't remember her presents at all.
She'll be happy just playing with her parents.

I've bought my 6 month lb 2 presents

He will get presents from family and friends. Just figured he isn't going to know any different at this age so will save spending for when he's bigger and has likes dislikes. Maybe bit mean of me but I'm not feeling bad.

That's more than we got our little one! :D Honestly, don't worry!

I envy all you posters who don't feel the pressure to buy loads. I think I'm a real sucker, I spend ages shopping and even then worry whether I've bought the right gift for people.

lots of wasted resources for an infant that doesn't know xmas from a week last Sunday, but will care if they grow up to a trashed planet. Yes, I know it is only a few bits of plastic but it all adds up to the madness.

infant may also be a bit bothered if house is cold or food is short due to wastage of money at tatmas. Suggest waiting until January and getting it cheap on ebay or at charity shops, or just not bothering!

That sounds fine to me. My kids look like they have a lot of presents - but a lot is things I would buy them anyway, pjs, pants, socks, vests etc. Who posts photos of presents on Facebook anyway?

I work on age; so DS who's 6 has 6 presents and DD who's 2 has 2 presents. Kids don't need mountains of presents...it's just obscene IMO

For a first or second Christmas I'd say something musical can be good though - something to rattle, or a xylophone type thing were popular with mine, or rattly drums.
Or the other thing I liked were towers of boxes you could build and knock over.
Or a push down and let it go train or car that you can send back and forth?

So I guess that will be 8 pressies now!

It sounds perfect, honestly don't overwhelm her for the sake of buying things. Less really is more.

I used to buy so much crap whendds were toddlers for christmas it was imo obscene I scaled it back dd2 3rd Christmas they didnt' play with half of it and the other half was just Tatt

Idontknow rather than envying posters who don't feel pressure to buy much, just don't buy much. Honestly, it's easy.

We're drowning in plastic. It's overwhelming the planet from the bottom of the food chain upwards. It's going to bite us on the arse very soon. Just decide not to contribute.