Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:54
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Spoken like the eldest. Every child should be welcomed. A nice book or blanet with their name is nice.
I’m not the eldest, I’m the 4th so far from it. Dumb assumption. Welcoming every child doesn’t only mean gifting.
No, but if you are the PP who only acknowledges the eldest child's birthday every year with a gift, and you forego a gift for the other children in the family on their birthdays, that's a really bad display of favoritism.
I'm a DP. We have 2 girls. We certainly didn't need more "stuff". But this sort of favoritism is gross, and the children eventually notice.
Give me a break. The OP asked about a new baby, nothing about birthday.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:54
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Do you never celebrate the birth of other children?
No, and only the oldest gets birthday presents. Otherwise it can be passed down. So much waste.
Why on earth would you buy birthday presents for the oldest child but not any younger children in the family? Such favoritism. Poor kids.
Why are you trying to shake people down for every child?
Who is doing that?
You think it is fair to the children in a family to acknowledge the older child with a birthday present, but not younger children? Just don’t get any gifts at all. For any of them. That would be the better approach.
Gifts for first baby is done traditionally bc the parents will be new to becoming parents. They haven’t had a need for baby items prior. Once they receive things they need for the first baby, that typically covers just about everything.
This isn’t a “that’s not fair” situation. Stop being a baby yourself.
Im the PP, and I understand that. But if you look at the thread, I was responding to the PP who implied they get birthday gifts for the eldest child, but none of the others. I can't imagine showing that sort of favoritism amongst children every year. Really? You think that's acceptable?
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:51
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Spoken like the eldest. Every child should be welcomed. A nice book or blanet with their name is nice.
I’m not the eldest, I’m the 4th so far from it. Dumb assumption. Welcoming every child doesn’t only mean gifting.
No, but if you are the PP who only acknowledges the eldest child's birthday every year with a gift, and you forego a gift for the other children in the family on their birthdays, that's a really bad display of favoritism.
I'm a DP. We have 2 girls. We certainly didn't need more "stuff". But this sort of favoritism is gross, and the children eventually notice.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:51
Subject: Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Something personalized - I like to give personalized books, but you could also give personalized/monogrammed bibs, burp cloths, or even something like an embroidered basket or bin for the nursery.
Me again -- I say this as the third child who never ever had anything with my name on it.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:51
Subject: Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Something personalized - I like to give personalized books, but you could also give personalized/monogrammed bibs, burp cloths, or even something like an embroidered basket or bin for the nursery.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:46
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Do you never celebrate the birth of other children?
No, and only the oldest gets birthday presents. Otherwise it can be passed down. So much waste.
Why on earth would you buy birthday presents for the oldest child but not any younger children in the family? Such favoritism. Poor kids.
Why are you trying to shake people down for every child?
Who is doing that?
You think it is fair to the children in a family to acknowledge the older child with a birthday present, but not younger children? Just don’t get any gifts at all. For any of them. That would be the better approach.
Gifts for first baby is done traditionally bc the parents will be new to becoming parents. They haven’t had a need for baby items prior. Once they receive things they need for the first baby, that typically covers just about everything.
This isn’t a “that’s not fair” situation. Stop being a baby yourself.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:43
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Spoken like the eldest. Every child should be welcomed. A nice book or blanet with their name is nice.
I’m not the eldest, I’m the 4th so far from it. Dumb assumption. Welcoming every child doesn’t only mean gifting.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:34
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Spoken like the eldest. Every child should be welcomed. A nice book or blanet with their name is nice.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 13:32
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Do you never celebrate the birth of other children?
No, and only the oldest gets birthday presents. Otherwise it can be passed down. So much waste.
Why on earth would you buy birthday presents for the oldest child but not any younger children in the family? Such favoritism. Poor kids.
Why are you trying to shake people down for every child?
Who is doing that?
You think it is fair to the children in a family to acknowledge the older child with a birthday present, but not younger children? Just don’t get any gifts at all. For any of them. That would be the better approach.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 12:51
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:we got monogrammed towels for both kids - actually super useful because we only had so many kid size towels before so something we actually needed more of with the second kid.
Like this one best...
Love this! I received really nice animal hooded monogrammed towels for both my kids and two years later they are still being used.
I also suggest bath toys and those get moldy and dirty and need to be replaced.
I've also done fancy baby soap and lotion from love Bubbsi and it's always been well received.
Anonymous
04/24/2022 11:02
Subject: Re:Good gift for a new baby (Second child)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Nothing, it’s not the first baby.
Do you never celebrate the birth of other children?
No, and only the oldest gets birthday presents. Otherwise it can be passed down. So much waste.
Why on earth would you buy birthday presents for the oldest child but not any younger children in the family? Such favoritism. Poor kids.
Why are you trying to shake people down for every child?