How can I say "No Baby Clothes Please"…when announcing my pregnancy?
I have another week before I can test but I truly believe that I am pregnant…I have alot of symptoms.
However I plan on announcing my Pregnancy on Mothers day.,,But something came to my mind.
When My cousin announced her pregnancy, everyone went out and got her Cute Little baby oneies(that the baby could not wear because she grew to fast)…She was having the First Grand baby on her side of the family..My Mom was really excited and bought alot of stuff.
Knowing how that went and knowing that me and my husbands baby will be the first on Both Side of our Family, How do I keep my mom and MIL from going out and buying cute little baby outfits?
(at my cousins baby shower, she got a zillion baby outfits)
When we got engaged,
My MIL went out and bought a bunch of dishes and things that we never used…I just don’t want my Mom and MIL going crazy with stuff.
Yes I believe I am pregnant, showing symptoms like vomiting, sore breast…
Just waiting to test..Thats all.
My Mom actually bought some baby stuff a few weeks ago. She had a "Mothers Sense" that something was going on. But I have not told her anything yet.
And it’s sunday and no stores around us are open…
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I would talk to your mother and MIL about how you feel. I don’t think it’s selfish not wanting clothes. I have a MIL that LOVES to spend money on us, even if we tell her not too (it can be very irritating!!). However, we are trying to conceive and I actually don’t want people to buy us baby clothes. If we have a boy I don’t want all blue, if we have a girl I don’t want all pink…I don’t want all of the clothes to be for the first couple of months and the list could go on and on.
I decided that we should register at Wal-Mart (I recommend registering at a common and well-known place so that way when invitations are sent out, you can send them to family members and friends across the country) and add all of the stuff that you need to a registry. Honestly, there is sooooo much other stuff people can get you besides clothes:
crib
changing table
bassinet
bottles
bibs
socks
shoes
bathing kit
grooming kit
stroller
car seat
crib set (bedding and etc)
playard
walker
blankets
high chair
toy chest
gift cards..and etc!
I have already found a whole list of items that I have picked out for our registry. I am going to buy my baby clothes from JcPenny’s (I love their brand Okie Dokie) and if you have a Sam’s Club or BJ’s it’s the place to go to buy diapers (208 infant diapers for $28) and formula!
Best of luck to you! We should get our MILs together!! haha
Tell them how you feel, they may be weird @ first cause your expressing yourself but they will get over it. This is about whayt you and your husband want
You plan on waiting until May 10th to announce your pregnancy? Will your family not notice that you are over 3 months pregnant?
Oh wait, your not even pregnant yet…I think you are putting the cart before the horse here…
Anyways, there really is no polite way to say No Clothes. Be grateful that people want to buy things for you.
I actually did! I know I thought it might be rude too… but I had my mom state that I was TOTALLY SET on clothes and blankets and to please check out our registry.
EVERYBODY bought off the registry and some bought a bonus outfit on top of the registry gift. =)
I agree with Hanna’s mommy. You have a lot a head of asking people not to buy you clothes. You haven’t even taking the test yet. And telling people not to buy you clothes. A reason why people do this is because it’s fun to buy baby clothes, and if this is the first grandchild, then they haven’t gotten to buy any in a while, I think you should let them, just tell them not to go over board!
Is the intent of saying you don’t want clothes is because you want them to purchase OTHER things for you instead? In this case, saying you don’t want clothes would be reeeeeeally tacky, in my opinion.
Receiving things from other people for your baby (whether it’s family or not) should be handled humbly and with grace.
If I’m misunderstanding your intent, then please excuse me.
You take what is offered to you, that is the polite thing to do. if i were you i’d be happy someone was taking the time to buy me anything!
1.Baby registry
2. return them after wards
3. give them away to other expecting parents as baby gifts… ha ha
Children may grow fast but they also puke and shit all over their clothes, it doesn’t hurt to have more on hand.
Instead of telling them not to buy any clothes, ask them to please buy clothes in a range of sizes. Most people bought me 0 – 3 month sized clothing and I had such a small baby, that he literally drowned in them. Even the newborn stuff were too big.
You’d appreciate the bigger 3 – 6 months clothes when the baby’s old enough to wear them, because it’s saves you money and means you don’t have to buy clothes for at least 6 months. You’ll miss out if you tell them not to buy anything at all. For the first 9 months of my son’s life I didn’t have to buy a single outfit, which I really appreciate because I had to spend so much money on other stuff (my baby had issues and he had to see the pediatrician every 2 weeks).
You just never know how everything will turn out. I was annoyed with the 100+ outfits (in varying sizes) I received from my family and friends, swearing my son would never wear most of them. He wore ALL of them at least once. He had severe reflux and had to be cleaned up and changed into fresh clothes at least 6 times a day. Thank goodness for all that clothes.
Just accept every gift with a smile… and if you don’t use it, then redistribute amongst the less fortunate and other pregnant friends. Most of my son’s first outfits have gone to the church and friends who were in need. It’s never a waste.
You could have "no baby clothes" tattooed across your forehead, people will still buy you clothes. People buy baby clothes because they LIKE to buy baby clothes. It’s rude to deny them the pleasure.
In my experience, people usually give you a non-clothes gift in addition to the outfit. But it doesn’t matter.
Just tell them.Mom and MIL, are exactly strangers and will not take offense if you put it through the right way.
You can say that clothes in the 3-12 month range will be a better investment that clothes in the 0-3 months range.They should be more than understanding at that concept.
Sounds like your mom is a bit psychic lol.Good luck!
uhhh yeah!
Hannah’s Mommy is bang on!! First of all it is WAY too early for you to be vomiting and having sore breasts if you cant even test yet. I am positive of that since I am the QUEEN of morning noon and night sickness.
Secondly…you cant ask people that!! Baby clothes are so much fun to buy and if this is the 1st grandbaby on both sides, they you won’t really get a choice! My son was the first grandbaby on both and he was spoiled rotten.
Smile, say thank you and be extremely grateful that you have people who care enough to spoil your kids. Plus that stuff will come in handy. Onesies and sleepers are the best for the beginning!!!!!
It is extremely rude to tell them that you don’t want clothes. Besides, when that baby is born you are going to be wishing you had let them buy you clothes. I have triplets and I was going through 8-12 onesies in a day with them alone. Along the side of the 5 and 3 year olds 2 or so outfits a day, I was doing laundry every day.
STILL with a lack of clothes.
If they are willing to buy it for you, accept it, give them a polite thank you, and you don’t even have to put it on baby. Just keep it, you never know when you may need it.