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 :)

I'm our family if the babies are too young for eggs they get a little toy or babygrow/bibs. My granddaughter is 5 months old I got her a Disney baby grow and a couple of toys. My mum got her some pretty vests, my sister got her a baby grow and my brother got her an outfit. We don't leave anyone out.

Probably going to get a lot of negativity for this but my 4 month old received Easter gifts.

Nanny got her a swimming costume, grandma got her a book and on the one side her auntie got her an outfit. She does have a 4 year old sister and I think the close family don't like to buy for one without the other. All are useful gifts and she's pretty amused by the book.

That's really sweet, and it's always lovely of family to make a fuss of little ones. But that doesn't mean it's unreasonable for OP's family not to do that.

@ColleenDonaghy yes I agree. It's not expected at all. It's a bit like when you have a baby and people bring a token gift for older child.

I think Easter is getting a bit out of hand like Halloween. I didn't realise until I looked at social media that Easter Pyjamas were a thing!

"Easter pyjamas"... The retail industry really do know how to part fools and their money.

DGS is 3mths old. I bought him an Easter gift. I think it’s up to individual families what they do tbh

People on TikTok have even put up Easter Trees, essentially bringing the Christmas Tree down from the loft and decorating it with Easter decorations typically from Home Bargains or B&M who have had aisle’s of the stuff for weeks

Very over the top and leads to people trying to keep up with the Jones’ or start being grabby like the OP

I got my nephew a first Easter top. Other family members did similar for my children's first Easter. Nothing much just a little thing.

easter trees are lovely
they do these in germany and probably other countries
i always regret not doing it
it is usually for outdoors though

That's lovely if people want to get those things, but it shouldn't be expected.

I have a 7 week old baby and my mum gave him a lovely Easter card with £25 in to put in his bank account. His auntie has also bought him something but we’ve not seen her yet. I got my godchildren Easter gifts when they were babies, toys/books etc so no, I do not think you are been unreasonable.

Oh get over yourself.

In my family everyone got an egg. Two tiny babies not old enough to eat chocolate got nothing.

The end.

Pyjamas are never wasted though, my DC wear their Christmas ones year round. Arguably a better present than a load of chocolate.

My babies were 2 and 4 months old for their first Easters and I got then a special Easter babygrow and an Easter themed book x

If oarents think that baby should get an Easter gift then that’s fair, but it should be them that’s expected to supply it, not family or friends.

As a single, we already spend so much on our couoled up parent friends and get nothing back. Can we not add Easter in as well.

My kids are older than that eat chocolate and their uncle and aunts or grandparents don't get them anything

And therefore Easter ones are superfluous!

I would have bought a little outfit or something if it was my grandchild, when my children were babies and first easter my mum bought a little outfit and some vests etc, was a nice thought xxx

They are becoming a thing because retailers want to make them a thing ££££££££££££.

My eldest is 16, he was about 8 weeks old for his first Easter.

My mum gifted him a little bunny soft toy and my sister a squeaky chic. We gave him ducks for the bath. Our family traditions include everyone, even the cats.

The two cuddles are kept safely in the wardrobe as a memento of his first year milestones.

It doesn't have to be expensive, but a practical gift was always our go to.

We do easter celebrations and always did as children, however it was more Easter egg hunt, bringing in branches of "blossom" (forsythia as my parents didnt have any other spring flowering shrubs), Easter bonnets, painting eggs rather than presents. I don't think presents are a thing.

For a baby I might give £5, but that's it.

No more than the Christmas ones or the bluey ones or the paw patrol ones they've also had as gifts. Mine don't have Easter pjs but they'd be a great gift. As it is, they've had a load of chocolate that's going to take them forever to eat (slash forget about so I can eat).

My family are a bit odd. Wouldn't buy an Easter egg for any age child, and would rather buy a small gift - and would have got the baby one.

The same goes for Easter eggs though - there was once a time when they weren't a 'thing' either.

I totally get the argument that it's all just designed to make people buy more, of course it is, there's no real counter argument to that, but its up to people whether they participate or not! Some people enjoy it, others don't.

Expecting things is just grabby and entitled though.

I recall a post on MN where the OP posted that her MIL had been looking after the baby for a few hours and had given the baby a chocolate button or some ice cream and OP was upset that she had now been denied watching her baby's first taste of chocolate/ice cream. Bonkers.

I'd have just been happy to have had a MIL who was willing to babysit occasionally.