Spending £600 oh DH, have I gone over board?

[Closingtime94]

Hello,

We have a baby due in January and before now we didn't really buy each other anything for Christmas, we sort of bought our own and said it was from each other 😂.

But with it being our last Christmas as a single couple I wanted to treat him as in future years it's all gonna be about our son (who probably won't get £600 spent on him).

I've got him:-
Ps5 (that was £450 alone so that's why it's so expensive).
A £80 backpack he really wanted
A new coat and I was thinking about getting him some cute stocking fillers from baby.

I feel like I've gone a bit overboard but who cares it's Christmas 😂 and people have made it clear they won't be getting us anything and it'll all be baby things.

What have you got your other half's or what are you thinking of getting? X

Depends on affordability. If you haven’t gone into debt and still have money for everything else you need, then I don’t think it’s too much. Also, babies sleep a lot, so your OH can babysit whilst he plays his games in future. A good plan really 😆

Nothing wrong with that, and the comments about it being shelved when baby comes along are absurd. We have had 3 babies and DH has always played his xbox, babies do sleep after all

DH wants the xbox series x but knowing him it'll be bought on day one.

If you have £700 in your bank account and you spend £600 on presents for your dh, then that's pretty stupid.

If you have lots of money in the bank and a high income then fine.

Personally, I think it's ridiculous when you've got a baby on the way. My dh would be horrified if I spent so much on him.

In so surprised people are saying he will need to shelf the PS5 when baby comes. With all 3 of my babies some of my fondest memories are of dp playing nice games on consoles while I dose next to him and baby sleeps on his chest having a newborn is the BEST time to have a console! Unless he is relentlessly into online games ofc...

@CloudyVanilla

In so surprised people are saying he will need to shelf the PS5 when baby comes. With all 3 of my babies some of my fondest memories are of dp playing nice games on consoles while I dose next to him and baby sleeps on his chest having a newborn is the BEST time to have a console! Unless he is relentlessly into online games ofc...

DH is not a relentless gamer tbf, I was thinking he could play while baby was asleep but I guess it depends whether baby is a sleeper or not but that's so cute that they used to lay on your DH while he played :)

@formerbabe

If you have £700 in your bank account and you spend £600 on presents for your dh, then that's pretty stupid.

If you have lots of money in the bank and a high income then fine.

Personally, I think it's ridiculous when you've got a baby on the way. My dh would be horrified if I spent so much on him.

Baby won't go without :) - he already has everything he needs and he's not here for another 4 months haha

Well I presume you'll be going on maternity leave, so personally I think then every penny counts. Buying baby stuff is just the tip of the iceberg...but like I said, massively depends on your financial situation.

When ours were tiny DH used to prop them upright on his chest asleep and play Xbox for hours. They slept, he played. It was absolutely fine.

If you can afford it, why not? I bought DH an XBox a few years ago for Christmas after we'd had a really shit year. I haven't bothered with the PS5 as he has no time at all to play now they're older!

@formerbabe

Well I presume you'll be going on maternity leave, so personally I think then every penny counts. Buying baby stuff is just the tip of the iceberg...but like I said, massively depends on your financial situation.

I understand, luckily I do get paid in full when I'm on MAT leave so that's dealt with and I appreciate there's more costs than just the baby things - this is just a one off "big Christmas" and the reason it costs so much is because of the PS5, it definitely won't become the norm and like you said if I only had £700 in the bank and spent £600 then that'd be silly

OP, maybe you've gone a bit overboard, but I think it's a lovely way to show your appreciation for his support, and to make the most of your last Christmas together, pre children. Once baby arrives life will probably completely revolve around baby for a while, so this is a great idea. I hope you have a lovely Christmas together, it sounds like your DH is lovely and worth spoiling a bit.

Are you sure you bought it just for him? 😄 It's a lot of money but like you say it'll all be about the baby in future so it's all good.

@MoonDelay

Are you sure you bought it just for him? 😄 It's a lot of money but like you say it'll all be about the baby in future so it's all good.

It may also be for me and the new Harry Potter game

Well if that's the case you can halve the cost of the PS5 (Christmas present to yourself) and you've not spent nearly as much on him! As long as he thinks it's ALL for him so you still get presents too 😁

That sounds really nice OP. It's probably important to tell your DH that you're buying him something special and expensive this year because otherwise his happiness about the playstation might be stripped away by the disappointment he feels at his gift to you!