Baby’s first Easter… gifts or no gifts?

[Sunflower8710]

Hi all

would you gift a nearly 3 months old baby an Easter gift? Obviously not chocolate but some sort of gift?

Hes the first grandson and nephew for the family and I can’t help feel a tad sad that grandparents/aunties and uncles haven’t made a little fuss when we had our get together yesterday.

thank you :)

For the first child in the family, especially as they’re only three months old, I would probably buy a little cuddly bunny for their first Easter as it’s all so new. I don’t think you’re being unreasonable to expect the only grandchild/niephling to be acknowledged on their first Easter but I would probably buy the bunny myself.

Disagree with most on here. Our dn has a 3mth old baby and all the great aunts and uncles have provided a gift in line with other nephews/nieces, its a token easter gift, the older ones get an egg/ chocolate, the younger either £5/10, or clothing. It's not about the baby 'not knowing/too young', it's about acknowledging the baby as part of our family. I cant imagine not giving a gift because of a child's age!

Why dies being too young for chocolate = no gift? Why does it have to be chocolate? As kids we rarely got chocolate, we might get acouple of pound ir a new top etc... can't see why being small excludes you from gift giving.

Yeah I think an Easter present is quite odd and unecessary unless you are an observant Christian and have some sort of close relationship such as a godparent with the child.

No - there's no need.

No, I would never buy an Easter gift. In our family we don't even do eggs from anyone but parents to child.
"Baby's first Easter" wasn't something that registered with me.

I think that makes sense when there are lots of children and you don't want to leave one out. In OPs case, he is the first. I think it's understandable the relatives are thinking 'chocolate' and so didn't buy any for a child who can't eat it.

Tbh the whole concept of “baby’s first” anything is daft really because by definition the baby is never aware it’s the first.

Understandable that people want to mark it but no need to go over the top.

Definitely no point for a 3 month old and definitely don’t mention this to any of your family because when they’re 1 next year you’ll be asking people not to buy eggs because your kid already has 4949592 and can’t possibly get through them! Maybe you could get them a cute set of bunny ears or something for some Easter pics but at this age it’s about you not them really.

We have an October baby and asked for no Christmas presents that year as she literally just got bought everything she could ever need when she was born. Save the gifts and experiences for when they’re older and can enjoy them 🥰

i used to for my children but would not expect anyone else to

If he’s only 3 months old they’ve probably just bought a load of gifts for him? Think I would only expect this if I had older DCs too that were getting eggs and the baby was left out.

Also speaking as someone who’s siblings had DC before I did, it gets wearing when you have to buy them gifts constantly and don’t receive anything in return.

Easter gifts

Even more shite, possibly from Temu and Shein, destined to end up in landfill

3 months old no. Unless I was buying for older children in the family then I would get a book or something but honestly at 3 months all they do is eat, sleep, poo, vomit and roll around the floor and get excited by their own fingers and toes.

Well you could also argue that just because the retail industry try to make Easter gifts a thing doesn't mean that they are or should be. Just because something appears in the shops we are not beholden to buy it.

Next year I'll have a baby too young for chocolate at Easter. I might buy an outfit with a rabbit on or a box of those toy squeaky eggs if the mood takes me, but I would not in a million years expect anyone else to.

I got my kids a small gift for Easter and grandparents would give small amount of money, but nothing major. Some people do tend to buy gifts for Easter, others don’t

Easter isn't Christmas or birthday, they get an egg when old enough to eat chocolate but that's it.

Of course not. PFB madness.

Kids get some chocolate when old enough. That's all that's ever needed.

Hope you'll look back and cringe at this.

With all due respect, the world does not revolve around your child. It’s three months old and I’m sure you were lavished with gifts for it just weeks ago at the birth. Your baby isn’t old enough to eat an Easter egg so what the hell do you think he would he given as a gift?!

It’s not Christmas, or your birthday. Your family going OTT (like others do too) doesn’t mean it’s the norm or at all necessary.

You are going through PFB.

Who have you bought easter gifts for?

Have the parents of the baby bought the adults gifts?

It sounds grabby to me. Christmas was 3 months ago, do you really need more gifts?!

We have a 3 month old, we've bought him nothing as unless it's milk, sleep or a clean nappy he cares about nothing else!
Our friends have bought him a book though.

No - Easter gifts aren't a thing and until the child is older, an egg obviously isn't appropriate.

You want your child to have a gift? buy one.

Presumably they visited not so long ago to see the new baby and brought a gift then, it feels a bit of an overkill to bring gifts for the baby again a couple of months later. And Easter is for many people just eggs and chocolate (if anything).