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What to buy small baby for Xmas?

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SpringChicken · 04/10/2004 12:00

DD will be 5 months when Xmas comes around and just wondered what other people have done for their small DD/DS's at XMas time.

I obviously want to spoil her but i also want to be realistic, dont want things to be wasted. Plus everyone else will be spoiling her rotten and we only live in a small house at the mo (Currently looking at moving) so don't know where i am going to put everything.

Would it be cheeky to ask people to buy her clothes as aposed to toys? then we could buy her toys and we would know exactly what we would have room for.

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JanH · 04/10/2004 12:03

I can understand you wanting to spoil her, SC, but honestly I would save most of your money for her birthday and then next Christmas as far as toys are concerned. She won't have a clue about Christmas so if there are any bits of baby kit you will need when she's a bit bigger, buy those as her Christmas pres!

Skate · 04/10/2004 12:04

Springchicken - I think it's perfectly reasonable to ask for clothes or even for some pennies for her bank account!! There's not much in the way of toys you can buy, especially if lots of others are buying for her too.

My ds3 will be 4 months and he's not going to have any clue it's Xmas so I'll just buy him 1 or 2 small things but that's it. There is no point wasting your money. You'll be the one opening it too probably!!

She will still enjoy the atmosphere and like looking at the lights on the tree. There's plenty of time to worry about affording her long list of wants later!!!!

Enjoy it this year with your little one!

iota · 04/10/2004 12:06

I remember wrapping up some weaning spoons as a stocking filler for my 4 mth old ds

zebra · 04/10/2004 12:07

Agree with JanH... my 6 month old will probably get nothing...but seeing as this is SC's first, she'll want 2 buy something. Just buy practical nice things U will need to buy anyway & wrap them up lovely... she'll enjoy noisy, crinkly wrapping paper best, btw.

monkeygirl · 04/10/2004 12:08

Agree with the others! I found that my dd was more interested in the packaging for her first 2 Christmases! You and others will have plenty of opportunities to spoil her when she's older (and actually pointing at things in catalogues that she wants - or is that just my 3-year old!)

NomDePlume · 04/10/2004 12:08

Not cheeky at all to ask for clothes rather than toys! In fact we found that our August baby was innundated with new clothes for her first Christmas, most people thought that toys would be pretty much useless to her and so we got more outfits than we knew what to do with !

Dh and I bought her a couple of small developmental toys and a baby walker for her presents. We also bought a silver charm bracelet for her which we keep safe and add a new charm to when a significant date comes along (birthdays, christmases, first day at school, etc). The charms tend to be event-related if poss (although not really for the birthday & christmas ones), for instance DH and I got married when she was 11 months old and we bought a little horseshoe for her bracelet. The bracelet will build up over the years and it'll be a lovely thing for her to keep when she gets older.

maretta · 04/10/2004 12:10

My ds got a car seat for Christmas last year. He was 6.5 months and when I asked him what he wanted from Santa, he told me a car seat.

I think the best way to spoil a baby at Christmas is lots of attention from doting relies, plenty of their favourite food and lots of crinkly paper and shiny ribbon. There's also much fun to be had with a box.

I don't think it's cheeky at all to ask for clothes. It's a lovely present to go and buy for a baby.

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SpringChicken · 04/10/2004 12:13

What a brilliant idea NDP
I feel much better now knowing people wont think i am a cheeky so and so!

We will just buy her some development things (the new fisher price kick and whirl baby gym)!
She is so clumsy at the moment - she is teething so i bought her a teething toy but she just keeps whacking herself in the face with it! Neddless to say, Daddy confiscated that one!

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NomDePlume · 04/10/2004 12:24

SC - Kit Heath do lovely charms. I found them at BRILLIANT prices (half the price of the place I got them from previously) at City Of Marvels. I think the woman who runs it is a Mn'er and you can even use an MN discount code ! Brilliant...

acnebride · 04/10/2004 12:26

I'm planning to ask for shoes for my ds who will be 11 months if he is walking. I think it's completely reasonable, although obviously people may not give what you ask for.

SoupDragon · 04/10/2004 12:28

We bought DSs an expensive bear each for their first christmas. They're not allowed to play with them though! I think it's nice to buy them one thing that you can keep and say "we gave you that for your very first Christmas".

A charm bracelet is lovely - even if it is never worn, it is a lovely thing to look at and remember what the charms were for. I remember looking through my mother's as a child.

If you're suggesting clothes, ask different people to buy things in different sizes/seasons if you can.

Blackduck · 04/10/2004 12:32

We bought nothing for ds last Xmas (he was 7 months....) - inlaws gave him a walker and we got clothes/books/toys from relatives.

Some people thought we were mean for not buying anything, but I knew that we have loads of stuff (including a 4 foot high giraffe!) from family/friends and so we'd save money for one year at least!
his grandad bought him an advent chest - 24 little draws that mum and dad have to fill up this year! (thanks dad!!)

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SpringChicken · 04/10/2004 12:37

Will also open up a bank account for her! THink it will be really nice for when she is older to have some money put aside!

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MrsCoddyClooney · 04/10/2004 12:39

I got token presents for ds2 and 3 for first xmas( like a bag of buttons so thats ds1 couldd see that they got SOEMTHING) then got he donors ( my family) to give a cheque for the rest
they understood we didnt want any more stuff

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