Who to buy for Christmas

[lockdownmumma123]

I'm 21, moved out 2 years ago and have a 7 month old so it's my first Xmas being a mum
who do I buy for Xmas? I always buy me and my partners immediate family mums dads, grans grandads ect, we have 8 younger siblings between us so Xmas has always been quite expensive for us
The thing this year is my aunts / cousins have bought my little girl and I'm now thinking I'm going to have to buy their kids... which will be another 7 kids added onto my Xmas list they are all 16/17, I've never bought them before as they are my cousins but not my aunts ect are buying for my we girl will it be rude of me not to buy for there kids? Just feeling a bit over whelmed with all the Xmas shopping this year, I've got all my daughters in already but between siblings and cousins I'm going to need a bank loan

I would have said already, but just say please only buy for baby now, no adults. Sorted.

You can always get your parents a bunch of flowers of something similar when you go over near Christmas

for the 7 extra kids just buy tolken gifts for them - if the worst comes to the worst poundland chocolate (like maltesers) or arts and crafts etc... (most kids are perfectly happy with cheaper gifts its adults that feel 'moral' over it) and then its all 7 for under £10

if they choose unprompted to spend £50 and you can only afford £1 back thats fine people have different circumstances and you dont need to keep up with the Joneses - I think recipocating the gesture is important but not the cost.

People just like buying things for babies (well I do) - enjoy it and don’t worry about the teenagers expecting any presents from you!

Oh, I missed the part where they are over 16... not really children anymore

if the 16/17 year isnt the one buying then I dont think it need recipocating I was thing more like 14 and under

I'd put the message out now that you don't expect people to buy for your baby, then you're under no obligation to reciprocate.

Your baby doesn't need tonnes of presents, and it sounds stressful and expensive.