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MissyV
For my baby shower, my sister in law got us a small package of Wal-Mart brand diapers that did not even cost five bucks. She said that they were saving for a house. I thought okay, they are broke, not a biggie a gift is a gift. Fast forward to now, she is having twins at the end of next month and her shower is in two weeks. Her mother e mailed the family with a list of what she needs. I checked the prices on the items⦠This list had nothing for under $100! Car seats that were one fifty each., a double pack and play for two hundred. A double stroller for two fifty. Baby monitor that was one fifty. A breast pump for three hundred. I was like WHAT? I would never have the nerve! So I am thinking that this is just what the mother sent out and she has no clue what peoples budgets are for showers. So I go online to look at her registry, that she registered for herself. THE SAME. Not one single thing on her registry was under $75.
Not that I am cheap, but câmon. How do you ask people for your second baby shower to spend this kind of money and not give the option to buy less expensive , more affordable things. I just find this totally rude. My other sister in law is like, she is just on drugs if she thinks that we can afford to buy these expensive things for twins, it would be at least two hundred dollars for everyone attending!
So do I just ignore her and buy what I want within my budgetâ¦it is $75for each child. So $150 all together, witch I think is more than generous considering her gift to me. Or do I let her in on the fact that everyone is saying how her requests are just not affordable and let her know she needs to register for more affordable things.
I just cannot believe that she expects people to purchase these things. I knew my parents would buy a gift that was on the more expensive side, but friends and so on. An outfit or a package of bottles and I was happy. We are not in beverly hills and most of our friends are struggling like the rest of the country. I guess it is just embarrassing to me because we have a bunch of mututal friends. Should I tell her to check herself?
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When I was pregnant, I registered at Target and Baby's R Us. I personally wouldn't get much at Baby's R Us because of the prices, but some people don't mind spending the money. They feel that the quality is better if you spend more. On the registry welcome page, I put a note that said that the things on the list were ideas of things that I would like. I didn't mind if they bought the actual item, or if they got something similar for cheaper.
Don't bring up the fact that you think she's asking too much; that would only cause problems. "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger," Proverbs 15:1. It's true, trust me!
If it were me, I would pick out a few items on the list that seemed different or unusual. The stroller, car seat, breast pump, are things that more than one person will likely get. Thus, she will have to exchange them. Pick out a few odd things, such as if she listed an outfit, look at the design, and find something similar at a cheaper store, or even a garage sale (Some of my favorite gifts I gave people I got from Thrift Stores or garage sales). Bibs are pretty useful. A pack of size 1 or 2 diapers would actually be a good idea, or even a big box of wipes from Sam's Club or Costco. They usually go for about $20, and there's 200 something wipes, if not more. They last!!
I hope everything works out. Don't allow tension to get to you; it's won't make anything better. Good luck with your shopping! Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do the right thing!
When I was pregnant, I registered at Target and Baby's R Us. I personally wouldn't get much at Baby's R Us because of the prices, but some people don't mind spending the money. They feel that the quality is better if you spend more. On the registry welcome page, I put a note that said that the things on the list were ideas of things that I would like. I didn't mind if they bought the actual item, or if they got something similar for cheaper.
Don't bring up the fact that you think she's asking too much; that would only cause problems. "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger," Proverbs 15:1. It's true, trust me!
If it were me, I would pick out a few items on the list that seemed different or unusual. The stroller, car seat, breast pump, are things that more than one person will likely get. Thus, she will have to exchange them. Pick out a few odd things, such as if she listed an outfit, look at the design, and find something similar at a cheaper store, or even a garage sale (Some of my favorite gifts I gave people I got from Thrift Stores or garage sales). Bibs are pretty useful. A pack of size 1 or 2 diapers would actually be a good idea, or even a big box of wipes from Sam's Club or Costco. They usually go for about $20, and there's 200 something wipes, if not more. They last!!
I hope everything works out. Don't allow tension to get to you; it's won't make anything better. Good luck with your shopping! Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do the right thing!
when Should i take my baby to the hospital of a fever?
ashley
Right now my baby has a temperature of 99.2 and i was wondering when should i take her
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99.2 is NOT a fever.
How old is your baby. For a baby under 3 months, you'd want to call the doctor if her temperature goes over 100.9. (Or if she seems significantly ill.)
If baby is over 3 months, fever is a less important symptom, and it's more important to look at your baby. If she's happy and eating and wetting plenty of diapers, there's no need to call the doctor unless the fever is over 103. If she's lethargic or vomiting or screaming in pain ... you call the doctor.
And the HOSPITAL is for emergencies. Given that it's presumably the middle of the morning where you are, you would call the doctor, NOT take up the valuable time of the ER doctors examining a baby who is almost certainly NOT dangerously ill.
EDIT: And don't give fever reducers. You want to able to monitor her symtpoms, and you can't do that if you're masking them with tylenol.
99.2 is NOT a fever.
How old is your baby. For a baby under 3 months, you'd want to call the doctor if her temperature goes over 100.9. (Or if she seems significantly ill.)
If baby is over 3 months, fever is a less important symptom, and it's more important to look at your baby. If she's happy and eating and wetting plenty of diapers, there's no need to call the doctor unless the fever is over 103. If she's lethargic or vomiting or screaming in pain ... you call the doctor.
And the HOSPITAL is for emergencies. Given that it's presumably the middle of the morning where you are, you would call the doctor, NOT take up the valuable time of the ER doctors examining a baby who is almost certainly NOT dangerously ill.
EDIT: And don't give fever reducers. You want to able to monitor her symtpoms, and you can't do that if you're masking them with tylenol.
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