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3169623 tn?1371168580

please don't judge, serious question

So I'm due 2 week before Christmas and we've already got tons and tons of stuff for the baby. She is obviously not going to have any idea what Christmas is... Should we wrap presents for her or buy her anything? We literally have our house packed full of stuff for her. Its almost like she's getting her presents 2 weeks early. I don't wanna be a "bad mom" if we don't have presents for her but we've already spent so much money.. Not sure what to do
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My son was born in july and due to our financial situation we will not be buying him christmas gifts this year. First he wont remember and second he will be getting more than enough gifts from family so we will celebrate with them. Don't feel bad about not getting gifts this year.
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3169623 tn?1371168580
Yeah we talked about it and we might do the ornament thing but we're not going to buy her stuff this year. Other people might and that's fine. I'm kinda sad that her birthday is so close to Christmas. My birthday is in July so its spread out lol
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I'm due in 15 days and we aren't even really gonna get anything for our son for Xmas. We will probably get little things that we need and wrap them. And I'm sure family will get some things but they don't know the difference. We do have his first orniment for the tree and will get a stocking for him
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I'm due Dec 14th and I'm not going to buy presents for my baby girl either she already has everything she needs and then some... If someone else wants to buy her something I don't mind but unless she needs something I don't plan on getting anything for her ... It doesnt mean I don't love her but she won't be able to do anything as far as opening or enjoying her presents I'm waiting till next Christmas :)
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I just bought my daughter a book and wrote a message in it so she could read it when she's older. You could also do an ornament or something like that, but don't feel like you have to get her a gift or feel bad if you don't. they don't even know. My daughter just turned 4 and we through her a huge party and we didn't get her a gift, we told her that her party was her present and she didn't even care bc she got so much from other people.
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3169623 tn?1371168580
Good Ideas! Thank you!! :-)
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My baby is due on Christmas. Its all so up in the air for me.
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If it makes u feel better take somethings u already have and wrap them and put them under the tree...therefore no more money spent and u and the family can still have presents for the little one under the tree....
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I know exactly how u feel but my case is worse lol..I'm due 3 days before Christmas but I decided to wait til next year to actually have a regular chirstmas for my baby boy:)
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Im due November 16 and decided we aren't going to do Christmas for him this year. Its not like they know that little anyways.
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Go cheap for this Christmas she wont remember it and already has everything she needs and more!! Do something fun like a cute Christmas dress and tons of pics. Start a scrapbook for her first Christmas and maybe a ornament for her first Christmas. I wouldn't do much more or plan for much more. Your probably gonna be so tired and she's just gonna be sleeping and pooping lol. Keep it simple.
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We are going to buy some of those rattles for $4 at walmart that makes noise. You could always do something like that
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My baby girl is due the 13th of December and I feel the same way! She already has so much stuff it looks like baby's r us threw up in my apartment but my hubby wants to get her stuff for Christmas but I still don't know what I'm gonna do.
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You could just get her a "baby's 1st Christmas" stocking and ornament for the tree :)
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I would get a stocking for her and put her in it or wrap an open box, place a blankie in it and a bunch of cute pictures!! I wouldn't worry about presents, but the picture options are endless!! So excited for you!
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Just enjoy your baby and relax  :-)
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3169623 tn?1371168580
Okay thank you I feel better now. Christmas this year will be kinda stressful as it is
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I wouldnt buy anything if it were me....She wont know the difference anyways.
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I had my oldest son 20 days before Christmas I did not buy him presents that Christmas specially since I had just bought all baby stuff plus he had no.idea what was going on I would wait for the second Christmas  :-)
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