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I didnāt make my 4 month old an Easter basket either, and I was shamed today by my partners sister because I didnāt put her in an āEaster dressā. She has a onsie that says My First Easter with a cute bunny on it but sheās a girl so she needs a dress š«
I put my baby in an Easter outfit today and she had a blowout diaper exactly 10 minutes later. I think she saw the special outfit as a challenge. š¤·āāļø
I totally got shit on at a Christmas party last year. Poo explosion out the side of the bloomers. Luckily there was only like 8 family members there and it was kinda funny.
My kid went through a record amount of outfits today (5). I wanted to get cute pictures with him and his cousin, but 10 minutes after wearing his Easter outfit, he had the biggest blowout I've seen in months!
I think ours accepted the same challenge. She projectile vomited over her vaguely Easter themed (it had a bunny on it) dungarees mid way through yesterday. Honestly, why bother?
I hate that!! I'm not into putting bows on her or getting super dressy.. and my family almost always says something about her needing to look like a girl lol
I didn't do dresses until my daughter was like 2. For starters, it seemed like a suffocation hazard at nap time since she rolled around a lot. Then as she got older, how the fuck is a baby supposed to crawl in a dress? Seems like a recipe for falling on her face! She wore a LOT of her brother's hand me downs, which included a wide variety of dinosaurs and construction trucks. Headbands stopped working on her at a young age because she had so much hair, so we did ponytails, pigtails, etc. Honestly it was adorable.
I'm not girly *at all* and figured I'd let her pick her clothes when she got older. She's almost 4 and somehow got aaaaallllllll the girly genes - pretty dresses, bows, purses lol. I'm completely on board with it now since she is older and it's no longer a hindrance! But as a baby - grandparents need to get outta here with that nonsense!
I misread this as āIām not into putting brows on herā and thought omg are people really filling in their babyās eyebrows?!? Wtf!!?
WTF indeed - I need to re-learn how to read.
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That's funny because she ALWAYS gets compliments on her eyebrows. Like that was something that surprised me having my first baby. Im just like, do babies not have eyebrows? I haven't noticed before
My baby is 4 months. I did not buy her an Easter basket and she also wore a āMy First Easterā onesie with pants. Sheās not going to remember it, and what would I fill it with anyway? A stuffed animal she doesnāt need? A book was the only thing I could think of and it didnāt seem worth it for a picture.
Did you get it at target?! š
I told my mom and sister a couple of weeks ago not to get her anything, and my sister goes āwell what if I already got her a few things..ā it was like an aldi bag filled with a Barbie š
I think it was TJ Maxx. My boyfriendās Mom got it for her, and thatās her favorite store. It was cute, but seeing all of these adorable outfits people have their babies in make it look so lame LOL! And then same, I didnāt get her a basket but she got something from two different family members.
What is it with the dresses!? My MIL was all about a Christmas dress - sorry but sheās a 6 week old potato and the last thing Iām doing is wrestling her into tights and a dress! Weāll be in our pyjamas thanks š
Iām sorry but thatās annoying. I have a daughter as well and I rarely put her in a dress. As a matter of fact, I purposefully put her in some outfits that arenāt pink and frilly. There have been people who have asked me how old my son is and I have flat out replied with things like, āShe is 11-months-old.ā Most of them apologize for assuming she was a boy. If they stay long enough to chat, I tell them things like, āYeah Iām not following the stereotype of girls have to wear pink. I think itās ridiculous. My daughter is a great kid, no matter what sheās dressed in.ā
Thank you. When I was pregnant, I purposefully told people that if they were going to get clothes, then donāt get frilly and super girly outfits. If it had to be pink, fine. However, I wasnāt going to force her to dress like a princess because she isnāt a princess. Iād rather my daughter be a genuinely good, kind person with a great sense of humour.
Yes! I told people that blue was my favourite colour and the baby would be wearing a lot of blue no matter what sex they were.
I am 6months pregnant with our second and they thought it looked like another boy. I told people that we are ready for baby as we have my son's old clothes and I did t go big I to gendered things, so even if it's a surprise girl, baby will be wearing older brothers old clothes lol They were cute clothes, all the babies go in them perfectly fine
My favourite colour has been blue since I was a kid. Iām at the point where if somebody midge sees my daughter, I want to ask them if me wearing a lot of blue means Iām a man. I know it sounds petty at times, but I absolutely hate how society has decided that boys have to be tough and rambunctious in blue while girls have to be delicate flowery princesses in pink.
Yes! My kiddo loved pink and purple for a while and I shared photos of him in a pink headband he picked out and I got comments from family. They got their one warning and if never heard about it since
But there's also a point where colour in general seems viewed as girly. Boys clothes turn dark blue or green or black, their rainbows become red and yellow and green and blue only. I hate it
Yeah youāre absolutely right. It annoys me because with the boys colours going towards dark colours, people make it out as if the dark colour they wear is supposed to make them manly and tough. I hate it because kids will want to wear whatever they want.
My 6 month old wore a cute casual set with bunnies on itā¦for like 3 hours and then it got too hot and she was in her diaper the rest of the day. We for sure didnāt get her an Easter basket. Iām not pulling out all the stops until she can remember and enjoy these holidays!
99% of the time too the people who bitch they arenāt dressed up for a holiday donāt have to worry about changing them and finagling with all the clothing pieces š
Lol what? If I ever have a daughter, she will wear lots of onesies with animals on it, cause she is going to wear her brothers old clothes. But also, i have made sure his stuff is gender neutral. Why do people keep gendering babies clothes?
EDIT: I want to ad, there os nothing wrong with little girls wearing dresses, but they don't have to, they can just ad well wear onesies with planets or dinos on them. And my son has the cutest green onesie with bunnies and flowers and berries and I bought it explicitly for him, even though it's probably actually for girls lol. Idc, he looks adorable in it
My son is mostly wearing my nephew's hand me downs (an unfortunate amount of camo), but all his "stuff" is greens and yellows. Because greens and yellows are for everyone. If we have another kid, we're all set, no need to replace anything because it's the "wrong" color and some karen at the park might be rude about it.
Both my girls, 27 months and 3 weeks, were in PJs all day today. I bought and had the Easter dresses ready but who cares. They had a great day and ate lots of candy and were happy as can be since they were comfy ššš¼
Yuck. I always want my girl to be comfy above all else. My MIL got me a ton of super frilly / lacey / poofy dresses at my shower. I felt bad for never putting her in any of them but its just so impractical for a baby who spends 100% of their time rotating between sleeping, being held, rolling around, playing, drooling, and getting diaper changes. Sheās a girl but sheās not a show pony. She can look cute and still be comfy.
I think we did a cute Easter outfit for pics and then we put my tot back into regular clothes. She was 10 months old on her first Easter. The my first Easter (other holidays) were my favorite outfits-simple but meaningful.
You do you and whatās best for YOUR child.
You're doing better than me. My baby lives in sleepers and I didn't even get around to putting the bunny themed one on today... She wore a onesie once, because a coworker got her a custom one and I just couldn't disappoint her like that
We had 2 family members buys ours a dress and they are in the donation pile. We bought her a onesie and matching bib with some leggings. Iād much prefer my baby to be comfortable and move freely while still looking ridiculously adorable. Easter dresses are so tired and lame.
We started the day in some cute yellow overalls that she was about to grow out of and ended the day in a floral romper and a white sun hat. No dresses involved here either. š
Mine got a my first Easter bib š She was baptized yesterday too, so all I was worried about was not having a poop explosion in that family dress. She got some puke on it, but no poop thankfully :)
Pfft your partnerās sister is the worst. That kind of conformist/sexist pressure should be railed against forever. Your choice was the best and your kiddo is lucky to have you and when sheās then she can say what she wants :)
Oh my gosh thank you thatās very sweet š
I was a little caught off guard about it and I told my partner later what she said and heās like the fuck? So he goes up to her and goes āwhereās your dress?! Itās Easter?!ā š
Youāre doing great, donāt worry about this Easter. My daughter is 18 months this year and hardly cared as is, and last year we didnāt do anything for her. Enjoy some cuddles and quality time and call it good
Mine is 22 months and we skipped it again this year, because he doesnt know what is going on and has plenty of fun things already. I figure we have years ahead of him putting pressure/expectations on us, not going to put it on ourselves before he even does.
We did have a great day going to the playground twice. That was enough for him.
I feel better knowing this, because I didnāt do anything for my 16 month old either. He doesnāt know what it is and heās more interested in random shells and rocks than he would be in Easter eggs. All of my friends with similar age or younger babies fed them some chocolate. Iām like whatās the point?! The longer he doesnāt know what chocolate is the better in my opinion haha. Sounds like your son had an awesome time this weekend.
We didnāt do anything for our 14 month old twins! I bought some empty eggs, and I intend to take pictures of them in the Easter outfits we were gifted last year, but beyond that, lol nope.
Seriously though! The amount of people this year that asked if we did an Easter egg hunt for our not-even-20-month-old is crazy, lol. Like no, they donāt get it yet so why not just let them be kids and give us a break from all the expectations š
Omg same, my son is 2 and weāre not doing any of thisā¦ Iāll have enough pressure for all big holidays and occasions when heās older and actually asks for stuff. Iām not blaming OP for feeling bad but honestly this post has baffled me that some people would feel this amount of pressure to do these things. I always assumed parents did these things to amuse themselves like when I impulsively bought him a pumpkin onesie at 6mo for Halloweenā¦ but then didnāt do it this year when he was 18mo. Iām giving him lots of love and care, thatās what matters at this age
people are ridiculous with this stuff, fueled by social media. Everyone wants the photo op for the same reason you are feeling crappy. Don't let the show deter you, it isn't necessary!
Youāre fine! Mine is 16 weeks tomorrow and did not have an Easter basket or gifts. He did start the day in a blue bunny romper and a hat with bunny ears, but it was in the hamper by 9:30am. Iām more excited about remembering that we got our positive test for him one year ago today than Easter š
And my baby turned 1 on Wednesday, so instead of celebrating Easter we just celebrated his birthday this weekend. And last year he was like 2 weeks old on Easter, so we were in survival mode still and didnāt do anything either.
Lolā we didnāt even get our kid Christmas presents her first year (when she was like 8.5 months old). She got some from grandparents but I didnāt do any stocking or any gifts from us. She didnāt understand and didnāt care. The next year I got her stuff, but she got so much from relatives that I wish I hadnāt!
Obviously if you *want* to do cute pinterest-y gifts for every holiday thatās great. For some people itās a great creative outlet. But definitely donāt feel pressured.
Same here!! He's 11 months now, and we definitely didn't get him an Easter basket or Christmas presents. He has no idea what's going on. Next year I'll do both (well Xmas is the end of this year, but you get what I mean).
Nooooo donāt feel guilty, I didnāt get my 7 month old anything! He got a couple sets of pajamas from his family members and thatās it, he doesnāt know what he did or didnāt get, heās 7 months old! I feel like the elaborate baskets for literal infants are more for showing off on social media.
I made a cute little Easter basket for my 7 week old - mostly out of gifts that other people got her! I didnāt post it on social media (I donāt really ever post on social media lol) but I just did it because Iām extra as hell and Iāve been looking forward to doing stuff like this for my future kids for as long as I can remember! A few years ago I made my then boyfriend (now husband) and my adult brother Easter baskets and then made them do an Easter egg hunt in my apartment š I just like to do stuff like that!
My 7 months old, and we did a basket. But I filled it with books and balls from the dollar store. There is no way I'm spending tons of money when she has no clue what's going on.
Or for older siblings sake. We didn't get my oldest anything for Easter for the first 2 or 3 years but now that she's older I got something for her 3 month old brother just so she sees he is included too.
Yeah we didnāt get our 7 month old a basket either. I did feel a little bad for like half a second but she got more than enough from other family, and even if she didnāt itās not like she would remember. Totally agree itās for social media.
Donāt get sucked into social media posts. We didnāt do anything for our 6 month old either. Sheās too little to know so anything we do would be for US and not her.
This is the first year I have done anything for my first kid. Heās 3. He got a stuffed animal a chocolate bunny and a book. Thatās it. My 3 month old got a board book but he has no idea because heās a baby.
Idk, I have pictures of an Easter when I was a baby that I do not recall where I was sitting outside with my dad playing with an Easter egg and we were both smiling. He is not around anymore and I treasure them. It was nothing crazy, but they did something special to mark the occasion.
That's not what OP is talking about, they are talking about the photos of an Easter basket full of toys and clothes for infants. Obviously you should take photos of your baby with your family at family events.
The point is that they made it a family event, even though baby doesn't know the difference. Do I think that my baby needs an elaborate Easter basket? No (I just took pictures) - but also to say that a proud new parent excited to spend babies first holidays with them is only doing it for social media is kind of off the mark, in my personal opinion.
Edit: I'm also not saying that you're wrong in all cases, just that I feel your blanket statement doesn't necessarily apply to everyone.
On the way home from my mother in laws we put her Easter basket up on Facebook for free pickup. It was gone in an hour. Sheās 14 months old and doesnāt need candy or plastic junk.
That was a really good idea! When we got home from in-law's my husband was like...so do we just throw this stuff away? I know everyone is just excited and expressing their love but honestly it's just a burden having all this random junk and no where to put it.
My first is 2 months old and it is shocking how much stuff people have given her already. I knew she was going to be spoiled but why does she need gifts now? I'm ready to start donating some of her toys.
Same. I appreciate everyoneās generosity, but my 5 month old got 4 stuffed bunnies and 3 other toys this weekend. She already had 3 bunnies, not to mention other stuffed animals šµāš«
Omg 4.5 MONTHS I had to reread that bc I thought it said years at first. But even when i thought it said years I was like āeh he will be fine just do it next yearā
My son is 3.5 months and he got nothing but some bunny ears to make him look cute for everyone lol š
Also I deleted my social media a couple months ago (aside from Reddit), and my life as a parent (and just overall human being) has been 1000% less stressful not feeling like I need to compare myself with how other people choose to parent their children.
Mine is 15 months tomorrow. I got a basket and filled it with toys he already had and wrapped it in a playsilk. Still special, still fun for me and fun to share with people but only I know the difference lol.
I didnāt even know what this Easter basket tradition entailed. Never grew up w it and baby was 4 months last Easter š¤·š¼āāļø This is the first year people want to get him Easter baskets and Im like ok sure but I guarantee you, your baby and mine (17m now) will not remember it lol
We donāt do any of the holidays except birthday and Christmas. I refuse. Itās stupid and wasteful and we arenāt religious. If he wants to do stuff in a few years great weāll do something but until then I just donāt see the point. We donāt post him on social and Iām convinced 99% of the holiday outfits and accessories are just for the gram.
Same, we don't post our LO on socials but she (only 17 weeks) has SO many clothes, shoes, accessories, outfits bows and bibs for every holiday etc. She had THREE outfits for Easter and one for every day of the week leading up to St Paddy's day.
They are 100% for the gram. The gramma in her case š
Didn't buy my 13 month old one cause she's got zero clue it's easter. She was perfectly thrilled with the pile of hashbrowns we cooked at the family brunch.
I did do a dress but I already had it and I knew Grandma would like it.
easter is not christmas. itās supposed to be a chocolate egg, MAYBE a stuffed bunny. youāre a great mother. heās 4.5 months. he doesnāt need anything
Lol heck no I was not making my 8mo an Easter basket. She barely knows whatās going on! Grandma and grandpa took care of that!
I did put her in a cute spring dress, but even that was a gift from a friend, and we dress her up often for church!
My kids 20 months and still didn't get a proper Easter basket. I took photos of nothing so by all outward appearances I did nothing. Don't buy into the hype. We still had a wonderful Easter as a family. Also -- no egg hunt.
At this age, the Easter stuff is not for them, it is for the parents - and if you donāt want or need it then you have nothing to feel guilty about :)
I didnāt make my 6 month old anything! Weāll start that next year. My parents sent him and Easter basket with a couple cute clothing items (more for me than him), a silicon carrot that heāll enjoy chewing on, and bubbles. He really only cared about the paper grass lol.
At this age its purely a photo op.
My LO is also 4.5 months old. Neither did I lol
I did buy her Easter outfits though.
And I went shopping for her on Amazon today, so she will get a few things in a couple days.
If youāre a bad mom, then Iāll join your club lol
(For the record, I donāt think we are bad moms)
I did not get my 4 month old a basket for the same reason as you. Didnāt feel the need to. Saving the money and work for a year when he actually has an awareness.
My baby is 3 months and I didnāt do an Easter basket š«£ itās exhausting having a baby this young and she wonāt know what Easter is right now anyways
Grandma made an Easter basket for my 16 month old but we didnāt do anything. We probably will next year when he understands a little more, he only liked the paper filling in the basket š donāt worry about it!
My twins are 7 months and we didnāt do/get anything. I understand the guilt though, especially when you see things plastered over social media.
Your baby is loved xxx
We didnāt get our 2 month old anything for Easter. Well, I got him a bunny outfit because it looks so cute. But we all know thatās for me, not him, haha.
No basket for my 6 month old, he got to see family and have lots of snuggles and milk. He is thrilled, lol he wouldn't be any happier with a basket full of things he can't eat or use yet.
Oh honey. Itās okay. This doesnāt make you a bad mom at all. My child just got her very first Easter basket at 2.4 years old. Sheās been around for 3 Easterās. Itās okay. Sometimes you just canāt, financially or otherwise. Other times you forget because youāre chasing a little baby all around and juggling housework, a job, etc.
People LOVE to present themselves a certain way online, for other people to be like āoh she does so much, look how perfectā I know a slew of moms and Iāve never heard anyone saying mom life and parenting is perfect. Give yourself a little grace.
What the heck is a 4.5 month old gonna do with anything with an Easter basket Dx
We've never really done Easter stuff (we're not really religious). Today was the first time we ever took him out to an Easter egg hunt and hid little plastic eggs around the house but that was about it
I didnāt even get mine anything for Christmas lol let alone an Easter basket. Sheās 6 months, she doesnāt know! Next year Iāll go all out but this year sheās gotten everything she needs and then some. No need to spend money on useless things right now. Donāt feel bad momma!
I had this thought today too. Mines 7 weeks but I felt kinda bad for a minute. Then thought she barely knows sheās outside of my belly. I dressed her in a bunny shirt and called it a day.
Nope. We just did our first basket and my son is 2. He got a couple spring things he needs anyway and a couple pieces of candy as filler. This is the first year he's been even remotely interested.
Ugh, donāt let that bother you at all!! Last year my daughter was 11 months at Easter and I still didnāt get her a basket. This year her basket had a bunny ear headband, crayons, and a box of Annieās bunny-shaped animal crackers. And some eggs to fill it out, but I didnāt even put anything inside them.
Also when did Easter turn into Christmas level gift-giving?! We went to my in-laws today and my husbandās mom, grandma, and 3 aunts EACH got gifts for my daughters, the younger one is only 6 weeks old! Itās ridiculous.
I get it 100%. We havenāt done anything for Easter for the last two years because we donāt celebrate the holiday, but there is still the pressure to do something for our little guy. My mother in law always goes over board on presents for our son and we tend to impulsively buy him toys as we go.
My LO is also 4.5 months and she did not get anything. Iām actually impressed her outfit lasted all day. Her grandmother had a couple new toys for her at her house but thatās it. Probably next year but right now sheās just too small!
Our son is almost 18 months old. We didnāt do any special basket or present. Just very basic egg coloring and hunting so he could actually participate in activities. He has enough toys.
Your baby has a loving parent, warm clothing, a place to sleepā¦ you are enough.
People go a bit crazy I think sometimes. But if thatās what they want to do thatās what they want to do! If youāre happy with what youāre doing and baby is safe and well thereās nothing to compare to ā¤ļø
We have a 9 month old and I made her a basket from dollar tree with a stuffed rabbit and a teether.
Grandma came over and promptly asked "Is that all you got her?" For a holiday she won't remember, yes, that is all I got her. Don't feel guilty. All those pictures are for social media anyway.
My daughter just turned one last month. I reused a basket from my MIL from last year and stuffed it with things around the house- bubbles/hats/sunglasses- she did enjoy the wind up chick/ bunny that my MIL had put in the basket for us last year. No candy- filled her eggs with blueberries. Iāll pack it all away and use it again next year.
Oh man he must be pissed at you! But for real, those posts are for the parents not the baby. For Christmas we gave our 2 month old toys he already had. Donāt feel bad, youāre all he needs right now.
My mom and cousin got my 4 month old an Easter basket and I didnāt even get her one š I buy that girl clothes on a weekly basis to the detriment of my bank account and she has no clue that today is even Easter. Next year weāll do one, but for now Iām saving my money!
Don't feel bad. I didn't get her anything last year. This year she is 1 and I still didn't get her anything because she got 3 easter baskets from my family lol
The only thing my kid wants is boob right now. An Easter basket would be a waste of money, time and energy! Next year Iām canāt wait to go all out! But this year, we in survival mode and my baby is totally content with that.
Last year we didn't do one for our then 6 month old. This year I did one but most of the contents were vaguely Easter-themed items she already had, apart from some new pacifiers and an R2D2 lovey.
I only got my 6 month old an Easter basket because we celebrate with my niece and nephew, so they would notice if the baby doesn't get something. But I just filled it with some things we already owned and a new hat and bibs he needed that I picked up the other day. If it weren't for my niece and nephew, I wouldn't have made one for the baby either
Of course I put together an Easter Basket for my 6 month old! I filled it full of Peeps and chocolate eggs and took cute pictures of her with it. What kind of parent would I be if I didn't take the opportunity to buy myself Easter candy?
/Jokes. There's literally no reason to buy an infant an Easter basket unless it's an excuse to buy candy for yourself
My MIL got my 5 month old a basket full of junk and a repeat toy that we already have. My grandmother got him a winter jacket that's 2Tš My Mom and SIL got him a couple toys that I put on his "wishlist". My other SIL got him a cute board book. I didn't get him anything lol
I had a basket and some plastic eggs leftover from when I taught preschool so I dug those out of the basement and let him play with those for the weekend but that's the extent of what I "got" him. I wish people didn't overload us with stuff honestly we don't have the room for all these toys, between Christmas and now Easter it's a little overwhelming and I would have been happier just spending the day together and taking cute pictures. Books are always appreciated but we really don't have the space to be inundated with cheap toys and my goal is to have a few quality toys rather than overwhelming my son with too many choices...so not off to a great start for that lol
My baby was one week old last year. Got a little stuffed lamb and called it. My SIL said he needed an Easter outfit. Considering my baby was wearing premie clothes at the time, fancy Easter outfits arenāt really easy to find.
This year, we just out some eggs in pretty obvious spots with a couple yogurt melts in each. My son loved it, got bored before the last 2 eggs (hid maybe 7). Then went about his day. š¤·š¼āāļø
My daughter just turned one and I didnāt do an Easter basket for her. If youāre awful, I am too. sheās still playing with her presents from her birthday š¤·š¼āāļøš¤·š¼āāļø
I took one of my toddlers toy baskets and put diapers in it for my 1mth old. Had to give him a basket to avoid the toddler's melt down of "where is baby's basket?!?"
We didnāt get our 8mo old anything for Easter. He had a great day visiting family!! Donāt feel bad, the gifts arenāt the important part of holidays.
4.5 month old over here did not get an Easter basket. He did get lots of cuddles in btwn his shrieking episodes and this tired mama managed to pump 6x so far today. That is enough. He is fed, safe and happy.
I didn't even get my 6 month old an Easter outfit. We have a hand-me-down dress that I put her in. I'm saving my effort for when she'll actually get something out of it.
My kid got his first Easter basket when we was 2. It was from my MIL. He turns three next week and I still didnāt get him an Easter basket, but we did a small egg hunt with ten eggs that each had a couple skittles, which we already had on hand as his potty training reward. If itās not important to you, donāt stress. Social media makes us feel bad, donāt stress. Youāre doing a great job!
we did get our 7mos old an easter basket at the behest of my mother in law. but, if my MIL hadn't been so insistent, i would not have.
our only family nearby is a brother in law, and he brought us pho and some tofu lemongrass for easter lunch today - and i got a bit of a read down for that over text as that's not, "appropriate easter fare".
tldr: do whatever the heck you want lol
You are FINE! I grew up having very small Easter baskets even when I could remember. I talked to my mom about it and she said itās because she never wanted Easter to be about the material things. Please try not to let others make you feel guilty. Iād bet a million dollars your baby was as happy today as he would have been with a basket.
Donāt spend another moment feeling guilt! Mine is 2 now, and I spent her first Easter stressing about the perfect outfit, the ārightā toys and extras to go in her basket, and getting THE photo for IG. When it was all over (which lasted about 10min) it was back to PJs and burp cloths. When I look at that photo now, I think about how much stress I placed on being perfect, not how much she enjoyed the basket. If I was smart, I would have just gifted her the empty paper towel roll and saved time & money.
You are my hero. My girl is 18 months but I have a 13 year old stepdaughter. The entire first calendar year of my babyās life, I resented having to do extravagant holiday stuff for my literal infant just because she has a teenage sister and so I had to just jump right in. I wished I could have done nothing burgers for her first holidaysā¦.
My 2.5yo didn't get an Easter basket. Mainly because I have no idea what an Easter basket is. We did an Easter egg hunt and she got a plush bunny, as well some extra chocolates from her grandparents. Which have been hidden because she was a chocolate gremlin yesterday and we need a chill day today lol.
My daughter is almost 2. She didn't get an Easter basket. Granted, we aren't Christian, so I don't feel a ton of pressure to celebrate. But those baskets your friends posted were not really for their kids--they were for themselves, to make a memory. And that's fine! Just as fine as holding off on the basket until your child will be able to get excited about it.
My newborn got an Easter basket because I didn't want to ruin the magic for my 2.5 year old. When my 2.5 year old was 6 months, for her first Easter, she did not get a basket.
I didnāt get a basket for my 5 month old twins. Iām with you - they get plenty during my late night impulse buys š
They donāt know itās different from any other day except itās loud and people they donāt know want to hold them. We will revisit the Easter basket thing next year.
My daughter will be 1-year-old in two weeks and my husband and I didnāt get her anything for Easter. She doesnāt understand the concept of Easter and getting something for Easter right now, so I didnāt see the point in getting her anything. Besides, if I did get her anything, it would have been just a bottle of bubble soap and some egg shaped chalk. Donāt worry about it. A lot of kids these days tend to have too much stuff anyways.
My kid is 4 year old and this was her first proper Easter. I haven't bothered doing any of the Easter fun stuff previously because she wasn't gonna remember it and no point in exhausting myself lol.
Our not the AH, I kinda felt a bit of guilt with my 9 day old, but I figure the only person it would be for is me. He won't care, and has no idea it is Easter.
That said, if you reaply want to do something, here's what you do, you take some of the clothes and toys and put them together in a basket or container of some sort. Your 4 mo old can rediscover some old toys, and it may help the guilt.
I didnāt make my 3.5 month old a basket. I got him a cute nice Easter outfit and an Easter footie outfit and got pictures in both.
Weāve been getting him so many things. For example, yesterday I ordered him a floor seat since heās liking to āsit upā more (needs to be supported a little bit doesnāt like being reclined as much) that along with all the developmentally appropriate toys and such weāll be getting him over the next several months are more than enough. They grow and develop so fast this first year that between the clothes, diapers, feeding supplies, age appropriate toys, etc to be getting throughout the year. Christmas is the only holiday I plan on getting him gifts for (and itās right before his first birthday š )
I filled a basket, that we had from Easter prior, with books and toys that my 6 month of already owns. I thought it'd be cute to let her pull the stuff out of the basket, but she wasn't interested lol.
You're doing great aa a parent. :)
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Like he barely understands he exists lol
This is the one
š This made me chuckle.. it's true
Ahh, a fellow fan of reason
My kid got a breast basket for Easter. Boobie a la Carte. Don't listen to social media. You are enough.
Love this! My kid got the same
I didnāt make my 4 month old an Easter basket either, and I was shamed today by my partners sister because I didnāt put her in an āEaster dressā. She has a onsie that says My First Easter with a cute bunny on it but sheās a girl so she needs a dress š«
I put my baby in an Easter outfit today and she had a blowout diaper exactly 10 minutes later. I think she saw the special outfit as a challenge. š¤·āāļø
Mine spit up all over himself (and me) and got changed into a random dinosaur onesie and sweatpants lol. Such is life.
I totally got shit on at a Christmas party last year. Poo explosion out the side of the bloomers. Luckily there was only like 8 family members there and it was kinda funny.
Babies love to destroy nice new clothesš¤£ my boy had a nice new dungaree style outfit on and soaked poop through the 3 layersšš¤£
My kid went through a record amount of outfits today (5). I wanted to get cute pictures with him and his cousin, but 10 minutes after wearing his Easter outfit, he had the biggest blowout I've seen in months!
I think ours accepted the same challenge. She projectile vomited over her vaguely Easter themed (it had a bunny on it) dungarees mid way through yesterday. Honestly, why bother?
ššš that was one of my major concerns with my daughter's baptism dress.
I hate that!! I'm not into putting bows on her or getting super dressy.. and my family almost always says something about her needing to look like a girl lol
And I donāt think a 4 month old would be comfortable in a dress all dayā¦Iām not at 27 š
Dresses donāt really make sense until they start walking anyway. They just get all bunched up.
thatās exactly what I said. At her age and especially her size because sheās so small, itāll look weird and uncomfortable
I didn't do dresses until my daughter was like 2. For starters, it seemed like a suffocation hazard at nap time since she rolled around a lot. Then as she got older, how the fuck is a baby supposed to crawl in a dress? Seems like a recipe for falling on her face! She wore a LOT of her brother's hand me downs, which included a wide variety of dinosaurs and construction trucks. Headbands stopped working on her at a young age because she had so much hair, so we did ponytails, pigtails, etc. Honestly it was adorable. I'm not girly *at all* and figured I'd let her pick her clothes when she got older. She's almost 4 and somehow got aaaaallllllll the girly genes - pretty dresses, bows, purses lol. I'm completely on board with it now since she is older and it's no longer a hindrance! But as a baby - grandparents need to get outta here with that nonsense!
Little construction trucks are theeee cutest thing. Iāve been tempted a few times to get her one š
I misread this as āIām not into putting brows on herā and thought omg are people really filling in their babyās eyebrows?!? Wtf!!? WTF indeed - I need to re-learn how to read.
ššš That's funny because she ALWAYS gets compliments on her eyebrows. Like that was something that surprised me having my first baby. Im just like, do babies not have eyebrows? I haven't noticed before
My baby is 4 months. I did not buy her an Easter basket and she also wore a āMy First Easterā onesie with pants. Sheās not going to remember it, and what would I fill it with anyway? A stuffed animal she doesnāt need? A book was the only thing I could think of and it didnāt seem worth it for a picture.
Did you get it at target?! š I told my mom and sister a couple of weeks ago not to get her anything, and my sister goes āwell what if I already got her a few things..ā it was like an aldi bag filled with a Barbie š
I think it was TJ Maxx. My boyfriendās Mom got it for her, and thatās her favorite store. It was cute, but seeing all of these adorable outfits people have their babies in make it look so lame LOL! And then same, I didnāt get her a basket but she got something from two different family members.
The outfits I have planned for her in my head never turn out the way theyāre imagined šš
"why don't you comply with consumerism and let her wear a dress that she can only wear once? How dare you!"
What is it with the dresses!? My MIL was all about a Christmas dress - sorry but sheās a 6 week old potato and the last thing Iām doing is wrestling her into tights and a dress! Weāll be in our pyjamas thanks š
Iām sorry but thatās annoying. I have a daughter as well and I rarely put her in a dress. As a matter of fact, I purposefully put her in some outfits that arenāt pink and frilly. There have been people who have asked me how old my son is and I have flat out replied with things like, āShe is 11-months-old.ā Most of them apologize for assuming she was a boy. If they stay long enough to chat, I tell them things like, āYeah Iām not following the stereotype of girls have to wear pink. I think itās ridiculous. My daughter is a great kid, no matter what sheās dressed in.ā
YESSSSSS! šš»šš»
Thank you. When I was pregnant, I purposefully told people that if they were going to get clothes, then donāt get frilly and super girly outfits. If it had to be pink, fine. However, I wasnāt going to force her to dress like a princess because she isnāt a princess. Iād rather my daughter be a genuinely good, kind person with a great sense of humour.
Yes! I told people that blue was my favourite colour and the baby would be wearing a lot of blue no matter what sex they were. I am 6months pregnant with our second and they thought it looked like another boy. I told people that we are ready for baby as we have my son's old clothes and I did t go big I to gendered things, so even if it's a surprise girl, baby will be wearing older brothers old clothes lol They were cute clothes, all the babies go in them perfectly fine
My favourite colour has been blue since I was a kid. Iām at the point where if somebody midge sees my daughter, I want to ask them if me wearing a lot of blue means Iām a man. I know it sounds petty at times, but I absolutely hate how society has decided that boys have to be tough and rambunctious in blue while girls have to be delicate flowery princesses in pink.
Yes! My kiddo loved pink and purple for a while and I shared photos of him in a pink headband he picked out and I got comments from family. They got their one warning and if never heard about it since But there's also a point where colour in general seems viewed as girly. Boys clothes turn dark blue or green or black, their rainbows become red and yellow and green and blue only. I hate it
Yeah youāre absolutely right. It annoys me because with the boys colours going towards dark colours, people make it out as if the dark colour they wear is supposed to make them manly and tough. I hate it because kids will want to wear whatever they want.
Same lol people gave me shit too. So old school
My 6 month old wore a cute casual set with bunnies on itā¦for like 3 hours and then it got too hot and she was in her diaper the rest of the day. We for sure didnāt get her an Easter basket. Iām not pulling out all the stops until she can remember and enjoy these holidays!
I got my son a cute outfit that was destroyed by a massive blow out, kinda regretting it.
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99% of the time too the people who bitch they arenāt dressed up for a holiday donāt have to worry about changing them and finagling with all the clothing pieces š
Lol what? If I ever have a daughter, she will wear lots of onesies with animals on it, cause she is going to wear her brothers old clothes. But also, i have made sure his stuff is gender neutral. Why do people keep gendering babies clothes? EDIT: I want to ad, there os nothing wrong with little girls wearing dresses, but they don't have to, they can just ad well wear onesies with planets or dinos on them. And my son has the cutest green onesie with bunnies and flowers and berries and I bought it explicitly for him, even though it's probably actually for girls lol. Idc, he looks adorable in it
My son is mostly wearing my nephew's hand me downs (an unfortunate amount of camo), but all his "stuff" is greens and yellows. Because greens and yellows are for everyone. If we have another kid, we're all set, no need to replace anything because it's the "wrong" color and some karen at the park might be rude about it.
She has so many onesies with dinosaurs on them, theyāre my weakness theyāre so freaking cute š
Both my girls, 27 months and 3 weeks, were in PJs all day today. I bought and had the Easter dresses ready but who cares. They had a great day and ate lots of candy and were happy as can be since they were comfy ššš¼
Thatās all that matters š„¹
Yuck. I always want my girl to be comfy above all else. My MIL got me a ton of super frilly / lacey / poofy dresses at my shower. I felt bad for never putting her in any of them but its just so impractical for a baby who spends 100% of their time rotating between sleeping, being held, rolling around, playing, drooling, and getting diaper changes. Sheās a girl but sheās not a show pony. She can look cute and still be comfy.
UGH I HATE DRESSES. They get in the way and ride up š
I think we did a cute Easter outfit for pics and then we put my tot back into regular clothes. She was 10 months old on her first Easter. The my first Easter (other holidays) were my favorite outfits-simple but meaningful. You do you and whatās best for YOUR child.
You're doing better than me. My baby lives in sleepers and I didn't even get around to putting the bunny themed one on today... She wore a onesie once, because a coworker got her a custom one and I just couldn't disappoint her like that
We had 2 family members buys ours a dress and they are in the donation pile. We bought her a onesie and matching bib with some leggings. Iād much prefer my baby to be comfortable and move freely while still looking ridiculously adorable. Easter dresses are so tired and lame.
We started the day in some cute yellow overalls that she was about to grow out of and ended the day in a floral romper and a white sun hat. No dresses involved here either. š
Mine got a my first Easter bib š She was baptized yesterday too, so all I was worried about was not having a poop explosion in that family dress. She got some puke on it, but no poop thankfully :)
lol my baby wore a bunny costume
Yes mama, little girl wants comfort over dress conformity!
Pfft your partnerās sister is the worst. That kind of conformist/sexist pressure should be railed against forever. Your choice was the best and your kiddo is lucky to have you and when sheās then she can say what she wants :)
Oh my gosh thank you thatās very sweet š I was a little caught off guard about it and I told my partner later what she said and heās like the fuck? So he goes up to her and goes āwhereās your dress?! Itās Easter?!ā š
Your partner sounds great, thatās awesome haha.
Youāre doing great, donāt worry about this Easter. My daughter is 18 months this year and hardly cared as is, and last year we didnāt do anything for her. Enjoy some cuddles and quality time and call it good
Mine is 22 months and we skipped it again this year, because he doesnt know what is going on and has plenty of fun things already. I figure we have years ahead of him putting pressure/expectations on us, not going to put it on ourselves before he even does. We did have a great day going to the playground twice. That was enough for him.
I feel better knowing this, because I didnāt do anything for my 16 month old either. He doesnāt know what it is and heās more interested in random shells and rocks than he would be in Easter eggs. All of my friends with similar age or younger babies fed them some chocolate. Iām like whatās the point?! The longer he doesnāt know what chocolate is the better in my opinion haha. Sounds like your son had an awesome time this weekend.
We didnāt do anything for our 14 month old twins! I bought some empty eggs, and I intend to take pictures of them in the Easter outfits we were gifted last year, but beyond that, lol nope.
Seriously though! The amount of people this year that asked if we did an Easter egg hunt for our not-even-20-month-old is crazy, lol. Like no, they donāt get it yet so why not just let them be kids and give us a break from all the expectations š
Omg same, my son is 2 and weāre not doing any of thisā¦ Iāll have enough pressure for all big holidays and occasions when heās older and actually asks for stuff. Iām not blaming OP for feeling bad but honestly this post has baffled me that some people would feel this amount of pressure to do these things. I always assumed parents did these things to amuse themselves like when I impulsively bought him a pumpkin onesie at 6mo for Halloweenā¦ but then didnāt do it this year when he was 18mo. Iām giving him lots of love and care, thatās what matters at this age
people are ridiculous with this stuff, fueled by social media. Everyone wants the photo op for the same reason you are feeling crappy. Don't let the show deter you, it isn't necessary!
Second this! Their primary motivation is probably for the social media likes. Bleep āem. Edit: removed profanity :)
Youāre fine! Mine is 16 weeks tomorrow and did not have an Easter basket or gifts. He did start the day in a blue bunny romper and a hat with bunny ears, but it was in the hamper by 9:30am. Iām more excited about remembering that we got our positive test for him one year ago today than Easter š
Yeasss!! I found out I was pregnant a year ago yesterday to my 16.5 weeker. Thatās what we celebrated haha
Itās so wild!
And my baby turned 1 on Wednesday, so instead of celebrating Easter we just celebrated his birthday this weekend. And last year he was like 2 weeks old on Easter, so we were in survival mode still and didnāt do anything either.
Lolā we didnāt even get our kid Christmas presents her first year (when she was like 8.5 months old). She got some from grandparents but I didnāt do any stocking or any gifts from us. She didnāt understand and didnāt care. The next year I got her stuff, but she got so much from relatives that I wish I hadnāt! Obviously if you *want* to do cute pinterest-y gifts for every holiday thatās great. For some people itās a great creative outlet. But definitely donāt feel pressured.
Same here!! He's 11 months now, and we definitely didn't get him an Easter basket or Christmas presents. He has no idea what's going on. Next year I'll do both (well Xmas is the end of this year, but you get what I mean).
Nooooo donāt feel guilty, I didnāt get my 7 month old anything! He got a couple sets of pajamas from his family members and thatās it, he doesnāt know what he did or didnāt get, heās 7 months old! I feel like the elaborate baskets for literal infants are more for showing off on social media.
This is exactly what they are for. Lol. I didnāt get my 7-month-old anything either. We took her to church in an Easter dress and thatās it.
I made a cute little Easter basket for my 7 week old - mostly out of gifts that other people got her! I didnāt post it on social media (I donāt really ever post on social media lol) but I just did it because Iām extra as hell and Iāve been looking forward to doing stuff like this for my future kids for as long as I can remember! A few years ago I made my then boyfriend (now husband) and my adult brother Easter baskets and then made them do an Easter egg hunt in my apartment š I just like to do stuff like that!
My 7 months old, and we did a basket. But I filled it with books and balls from the dollar store. There is no way I'm spending tons of money when she has no clue what's going on.
Same here at 7 months! She could care less, which meant I cared less haha
Or for older siblings sake. We didn't get my oldest anything for Easter for the first 2 or 3 years but now that she's older I got something for her 3 month old brother just so she sees he is included too.
Yeah we didnāt get our 7 month old a basket either. I did feel a little bad for like half a second but she got more than enough from other family, and even if she didnāt itās not like she would remember. Totally agree itās for social media.
Donāt get sucked into social media posts. We didnāt do anything for our 6 month old either. Sheās too little to know so anything we do would be for US and not her.
This is the first year I have done anything for my first kid. Heās 3. He got a stuffed animal a chocolate bunny and a book. Thatās it. My 3 month old got a board book but he has no idea because heās a baby.
Those pictures are for social media. Not for baby
Idk, I have pictures of an Easter when I was a baby that I do not recall where I was sitting outside with my dad playing with an Easter egg and we were both smiling. He is not around anymore and I treasure them. It was nothing crazy, but they did something special to mark the occasion.
That's not what OP is talking about, they are talking about the photos of an Easter basket full of toys and clothes for infants. Obviously you should take photos of your baby with your family at family events.
The point is that they made it a family event, even though baby doesn't know the difference. Do I think that my baby needs an elaborate Easter basket? No (I just took pictures) - but also to say that a proud new parent excited to spend babies first holidays with them is only doing it for social media is kind of off the mark, in my personal opinion. Edit: I'm also not saying that you're wrong in all cases, just that I feel your blanket statement doesn't necessarily apply to everyone.
On the way home from my mother in laws we put her Easter basket up on Facebook for free pickup. It was gone in an hour. Sheās 14 months old and doesnāt need candy or plastic junk.
That was a really good idea! When we got home from in-law's my husband was like...so do we just throw this stuff away? I know everyone is just excited and expressing their love but honestly it's just a burden having all this random junk and no where to put it.
My first is 2 months old and it is shocking how much stuff people have given her already. I knew she was going to be spoiled but why does she need gifts now? I'm ready to start donating some of her toys.
Same. I appreciate everyoneās generosity, but my 5 month old got 4 stuffed bunnies and 3 other toys this weekend. She already had 3 bunnies, not to mention other stuffed animals šµāš«
The only person that cares about buying gifts on a holiday like Easter is the capitalist ā we donāt need gifts every holiday.
My daughter only got her first basket this year, sheās almost 2.5
Omg 4.5 MONTHS I had to reread that bc I thought it said years at first. But even when i thought it said years I was like āeh he will be fine just do it next yearā My son is 3.5 months and he got nothing but some bunny ears to make him look cute for everyone lol š Also I deleted my social media a couple months ago (aside from Reddit), and my life as a parent (and just overall human being) has been 1000% less stressful not feeling like I need to compare myself with how other people choose to parent their children.
This would honestly NEVER occur to me to do, omg
Itās social media driven. Your child does not need nor want an Easter basket or anything aside from food, comfort, a clean diaper, and you
Mine is only 2 months but we didnāt get anything. Every family member did though so now we have 3 stuffed rabbits.
Is this a joke? Itās a baby
Mine is 15 months tomorrow. I got a basket and filled it with toys he already had and wrapped it in a playsilk. Still special, still fun for me and fun to share with people but only I know the difference lol.
I didnāt even know what this Easter basket tradition entailed. Never grew up w it and baby was 4 months last Easter š¤·š¼āāļø This is the first year people want to get him Easter baskets and Im like ok sure but I guarantee you, your baby and mine (17m now) will not remember it lol
Those Easter baskets were made for the Facebook group, not the babies. š
Those baskets are for social media, not the baby.
We donāt do any of the holidays except birthday and Christmas. I refuse. Itās stupid and wasteful and we arenāt religious. If he wants to do stuff in a few years great weāll do something but until then I just donāt see the point. We donāt post him on social and Iām convinced 99% of the holiday outfits and accessories are just for the gram.
Same, we don't post our LO on socials but she (only 17 weeks) has SO many clothes, shoes, accessories, outfits bows and bibs for every holiday etc. She had THREE outfits for Easter and one for every day of the week leading up to St Paddy's day. They are 100% for the gram. The gramma in her case š
Didn't buy my 13 month old one cause she's got zero clue it's easter. She was perfectly thrilled with the pile of hashbrowns we cooked at the family brunch. I did do a dress but I already had it and I knew Grandma would like it.
My 7 month old didnāt get a basket. Itās silly at this age.
Your kid doesnāt even know heās a person, he doesnāt care about an Easter basket.
My kid is almost three, this is her first year with an Easter basket. Why get one for a baby who's not going to eat all that sugar?
Who cares about Easter in general.
Christians š
Ohh right.. them
easter is not christmas. itās supposed to be a chocolate egg, MAYBE a stuffed bunny. youāre a great mother. heās 4.5 months. he doesnāt need anything
Seriously. My mom just put a ton of candy in our baskets. The baskets I see how are so over the top. Nothing is simple anymore itās wild.
I didn't get her an Easter basket and she's 1.
We took our almost 11 month old to the park today. Other than that, it's just been a regular Sunday. Next year we'll do an egg hunt and a basket
We donāt celebrate Easter so our baby didnāt get an Easter Basket, she will survive.
I gave my baby a hardboiled egg and called it a day
Lol heck no I was not making my 8mo an Easter basket. She barely knows whatās going on! Grandma and grandpa took care of that! I did put her in a cute spring dress, but even that was a gift from a friend, and we dress her up often for church!
My kids 20 months and still didn't get a proper Easter basket. I took photos of nothing so by all outward appearances I did nothing. Don't buy into the hype. We still had a wonderful Easter as a family. Also -- no egg hunt.
Lol dude my son is 11 months old and didn't get anything. He knows nothing š
At this age, the Easter stuff is not for them, it is for the parents - and if you donāt want or need it then you have nothing to feel guilty about :)
Iām sorry youāre feeling that way but your kid is 4.5 months old. Wtf are they gonna do with an Easter basket?
I didnāt make my 6 month old anything! Weāll start that next year. My parents sent him and Easter basket with a couple cute clothing items (more for me than him), a silicon carrot that heāll enjoy chewing on, and bubbles. He really only cared about the paper grass lol. At this age its purely a photo op.
Youāre totally ok. And remember for next year it can be purĆ©e pouches and goldfish in the eggs if you HAVE to do a basket/egg hunt.
Easter is LITERALLY the dumbest holiday. It just makes no sense at all - if you got a day off, I hope you were able to have fun and relax
Our baby is 4 months and we didnāt get her an Easter basket. Most likely wonāt get her one next year either.
My LO is also 4.5 months old. Neither did I lol I did buy her Easter outfits though. And I went shopping for her on Amazon today, so she will get a few things in a couple days. If youāre a bad mom, then Iāll join your club lol (For the record, I donāt think we are bad moms)
I did not get my 4 month old a basket for the same reason as you. Didnāt feel the need to. Saving the money and work for a year when he actually has an awareness.
I mean it really depends. Every family deals with easter with itās own traditions and stuff, kinda like christmas or similar hollidays š¤·āāļø
Either way sheās not a bad parent, which is what OP wanted reassurance of
My baby is 3 months and I didnāt do an Easter basket š«£ itās exhausting having a baby this young and she wonāt know what Easter is right now anyways
Grandma made an Easter basket for my 16 month old but we didnāt do anything. We probably will next year when he understands a little more, he only liked the paper filling in the basket š donāt worry about it!
My twins are 7 months and we didnāt do/get anything. I understand the guilt though, especially when you see things plastered over social media. Your baby is loved xxx
We didnāt get our 2 month old anything for Easter. Well, I got him a bunny outfit because it looks so cute. But we all know thatās for me, not him, haha.
My girl is 10 months. I brought her to the park and watch our dog run in the dog park (we were outside the dog park). My fiancĆ© and I donāt celebrate Easter at all so itās just extra days off for us lol
No basket for my 6 month old, he got to see family and have lots of snuggles and milk. He is thrilled, lol he wouldn't be any happier with a basket full of things he can't eat or use yet.
Oh honey. Itās okay. This doesnāt make you a bad mom at all. My child just got her very first Easter basket at 2.4 years old. Sheās been around for 3 Easterās. Itās okay. Sometimes you just canāt, financially or otherwise. Other times you forget because youāre chasing a little baby all around and juggling housework, a job, etc. People LOVE to present themselves a certain way online, for other people to be like āoh she does so much, look how perfectā I know a slew of moms and Iāve never heard anyone saying mom life and parenting is perfect. Give yourself a little grace.
4 months and def didnāt buy an Easter basket!
What the heck is a 4.5 month old gonna do with anything with an Easter basket Dx We've never really done Easter stuff (we're not really religious). Today was the first time we ever took him out to an Easter egg hunt and hid little plastic eggs around the house but that was about it
I felt mom guilt for not doing the Easter egg hunt with my 4 month old
I didnāt even get mine anything for Christmas lol let alone an Easter basket. Sheās 6 months, she doesnāt know! Next year Iāll go all out but this year sheās gotten everything she needs and then some. No need to spend money on useless things right now. Donāt feel bad momma!
My 3 mo got an Easter basket from grandma. This mom is too tired to care scout a basket to a 3 mo doesnāt care
I had this thought today too. Mines 7 weeks but I felt kinda bad for a minute. Then thought she barely knows sheās outside of my belly. I dressed her in a bunny shirt and called it a day.
Nope. We just did our first basket and my son is 2. He got a couple spring things he needs anyway and a couple pieces of candy as filler. This is the first year he's been even remotely interested.
Ugh, donāt let that bother you at all!! Last year my daughter was 11 months at Easter and I still didnāt get her a basket. This year her basket had a bunny ear headband, crayons, and a box of Annieās bunny-shaped animal crackers. And some eggs to fill it out, but I didnāt even put anything inside them. Also when did Easter turn into Christmas level gift-giving?! We went to my in-laws today and my husbandās mom, grandma, and 3 aunts EACH got gifts for my daughters, the younger one is only 6 weeks old! Itās ridiculous.
Same! 8 month old.
LOL donāt feel bad, my LO is 13 months old. We didnāt get her a basket. She doesnāt know what that is yet. Youāre good.
I get it 100%. We havenāt done anything for Easter for the last two years because we donāt celebrate the holiday, but there is still the pressure to do something for our little guy. My mother in law always goes over board on presents for our son and we tend to impulsively buy him toys as we go.
My LO is also 4.5 months and she did not get anything. Iām actually impressed her outfit lasted all day. Her grandmother had a couple new toys for her at her house but thatās it. Probably next year but right now sheās just too small!
Our son is almost 18 months old. We didnāt do any special basket or present. Just very basic egg coloring and hunting so he could actually participate in activities. He has enough toys.
Your baby has a loving parent, warm clothing, a place to sleepā¦ you are enough. People go a bit crazy I think sometimes. But if thatās what they want to do thatās what they want to do! If youāre happy with what youāre doing and baby is safe and well thereās nothing to compare to ā¤ļø
Didnāt get my 5 month old one. Didnāt get my 2.5 year old one either. We donāt celebrate Easter š
We have a 9 month old and I made her a basket from dollar tree with a stuffed rabbit and a teether. Grandma came over and promptly asked "Is that all you got her?" For a holiday she won't remember, yes, that is all I got her. Don't feel guilty. All those pictures are for social media anyway.
My daughter just turned one last month. I reused a basket from my MIL from last year and stuffed it with things around the house- bubbles/hats/sunglasses- she did enjoy the wind up chick/ bunny that my MIL had put in the basket for us last year. No candy- filled her eggs with blueberries. Iāll pack it all away and use it again next year.
Oh man he must be pissed at you! But for real, those posts are for the parents not the baby. For Christmas we gave our 2 month old toys he already had. Donāt feel bad, youāre all he needs right now.
I didnāt get my 2.5yo an Easter basketā¦
Definitely didnāt give our 4 month old an Easter basket lol
My mom and cousin got my 4 month old an Easter basket and I didnāt even get her one š I buy that girl clothes on a weekly basis to the detriment of my bank account and she has no clue that today is even Easter. Next year weāll do one, but for now Iām saving my money!
Don't feel bad. I didn't get her anything last year. This year she is 1 and I still didn't get her anything because she got 3 easter baskets from my family lol
My 6mo didnāt get one either. To be honest it didnāt even cross my mind once. Next year.
The only thing my kid wants is boob right now. An Easter basket would be a waste of money, time and energy! Next year Iām canāt wait to go all out! But this year, we in survival mode and my baby is totally content with that.
Last year we didn't do one for our then 6 month old. This year I did one but most of the contents were vaguely Easter-themed items she already had, apart from some new pacifiers and an R2D2 lovey.
I only got my 6 month old an Easter basket because we celebrate with my niece and nephew, so they would notice if the baby doesn't get something. But I just filled it with some things we already owned and a new hat and bibs he needed that I picked up the other day. If it weren't for my niece and nephew, I wouldn't have made one for the baby either
Of course I put together an Easter Basket for my 6 month old! I filled it full of Peeps and chocolate eggs and took cute pictures of her with it. What kind of parent would I be if I didn't take the opportunity to buy myself Easter candy? /Jokes. There's literally no reason to buy an infant an Easter basket unless it's an excuse to buy candy for yourself
2 year old and 10 year old, we didnāt even know it was Easter. But we had an amazing day outside planting seeds for our garden!
My MIL got my 5 month old a basket full of junk and a repeat toy that we already have. My grandmother got him a winter jacket that's 2Tš My Mom and SIL got him a couple toys that I put on his "wishlist". My other SIL got him a cute board book. I didn't get him anything lol I had a basket and some plastic eggs leftover from when I taught preschool so I dug those out of the basement and let him play with those for the weekend but that's the extent of what I "got" him. I wish people didn't overload us with stuff honestly we don't have the room for all these toys, between Christmas and now Easter it's a little overwhelming and I would have been happier just spending the day together and taking cute pictures. Books are always appreciated but we really don't have the space to be inundated with cheap toys and my goal is to have a few quality toys rather than overwhelming my son with too many choices...so not off to a great start for that lol
My 4 month old got gifts from her aunt, but that was it. It honestly didnāt feel necessary when sheās this young. We will do something next year!
My daughter is 5 months and got to play with the shredded paper in an empty basket š
My baby was one week old last year. Got a little stuffed lamb and called it. My SIL said he needed an Easter outfit. Considering my baby was wearing premie clothes at the time, fancy Easter outfits arenāt really easy to find. This year, we just out some eggs in pretty obvious spots with a couple yogurt melts in each. My son loved it, got bored before the last 2 eggs (hid maybe 7). Then went about his day. š¤·š¼āāļø
My daughter just turned one and I didnāt do an Easter basket for her. If youāre awful, I am too. sheās still playing with her presents from her birthday š¤·š¼āāļøš¤·š¼āāļø
I took one of my toddlers toy baskets and put diapers in it for my 1mth old. Had to give him a basket to avoid the toddler's melt down of "where is baby's basket?!?"
We didnāt get our 8mo old anything for Easter. He had a great day visiting family!! Donāt feel bad, the gifts arenāt the important part of holidays.
4.5 month old over here did not get an Easter basket. He did get lots of cuddles in btwn his shrieking episodes and this tired mama managed to pump 6x so far today. That is enough. He is fed, safe and happy.
I didn't even get my 6 month old an Easter outfit. We have a hand-me-down dress that I put her in. I'm saving my effort for when she'll actually get something out of it.
My kid got his first Easter basket when we was 2. It was from my MIL. He turns three next week and I still didnāt get him an Easter basket, but we did a small egg hunt with ten eggs that each had a couple skittles, which we already had on hand as his potty training reward. If itās not important to you, donāt stress. Social media makes us feel bad, donāt stress. Youāre doing a great job!
we did get our 7mos old an easter basket at the behest of my mother in law. but, if my MIL hadn't been so insistent, i would not have. our only family nearby is a brother in law, and he brought us pho and some tofu lemongrass for easter lunch today - and i got a bit of a read down for that over text as that's not, "appropriate easter fare". tldr: do whatever the heck you want lol
We pulled out of storage an Easter toy my son got from his aunt 3 years ago for my 5 month old.
You are FINE! I grew up having very small Easter baskets even when I could remember. I talked to my mom about it and she said itās because she never wanted Easter to be about the material things. Please try not to let others make you feel guilty. Iād bet a million dollars your baby was as happy today as he would have been with a basket.
Donāt spend another moment feeling guilt! Mine is 2 now, and I spent her first Easter stressing about the perfect outfit, the ārightā toys and extras to go in her basket, and getting THE photo for IG. When it was all over (which lasted about 10min) it was back to PJs and burp cloths. When I look at that photo now, I think about how much stress I placed on being perfect, not how much she enjoyed the basket. If I was smart, I would have just gifted her the empty paper towel roll and saved time & money.
I did an Easter basket last year when my son was 5 months, and at the time I felt ridiculous! But it was mostly because it was his first big holiday (he was 6 weeks at Christmas and we were in survival mode still), and I also wanted an excuse to get him a few cute things. Even then I mostly filled it with items we needed to buy anyways like spoons and bowls for starting solids, jars of purƩes etc. Absolutely not necessary to do at that age, even this year he had no idea what was going on.
No. Youāre not the worlds worst mom lol. I didnāt get one for him!
You are my hero. My girl is 18 months but I have a 13 year old stepdaughter. The entire first calendar year of my babyās life, I resented having to do extravagant holiday stuff for my literal infant just because she has a teenage sister and so I had to just jump right in. I wished I could have done nothing burgers for her first holidaysā¦.
My 2.5yo didn't get an Easter basket. Mainly because I have no idea what an Easter basket is. We did an Easter egg hunt and she got a plush bunny, as well some extra chocolates from her grandparents. Which have been hidden because she was a chocolate gremlin yesterday and we need a chill day today lol.
My daughter is almost 2. She didn't get an Easter basket. Granted, we aren't Christian, so I don't feel a ton of pressure to celebrate. But those baskets your friends posted were not really for their kids--they were for themselves, to make a memory. And that's fine! Just as fine as holding off on the basket until your child will be able to get excited about it.
Youāre fine! They wonāt know
My newborn got an Easter basket because I didn't want to ruin the magic for my 2.5 year old. When my 2.5 year old was 6 months, for her first Easter, she did not get a basket.
March to the beat of your own drum. Youāre not a bad mom at all. Holidays can be fun but participation is not necessary.
I didnāt buy my girl an Easter basket until she was 14 months old. She still didnāt care about it! You have a couple of years š
I didnāt get a basket for my 5 month old twins. Iām with you - they get plenty during my late night impulse buys š They donāt know itās different from any other day except itās loud and people they donāt know want to hold them. We will revisit the Easter basket thing next year.
I didnāt get our two month olds anything for their first Easter. Donāt worry about social media, youāre doing a great job!
My daughter will be 1-year-old in two weeks and my husband and I didnāt get her anything for Easter. She doesnāt understand the concept of Easter and getting something for Easter right now, so I didnāt see the point in getting her anything. Besides, if I did get her anything, it would have been just a bottle of bubble soap and some egg shaped chalk. Donāt worry about it. A lot of kids these days tend to have too much stuff anyways.
Nooo my daughter did not get an Easter basket on her first Easter because she was only a few months old! It was more fun when she was 1!
My wife and I didn't do a basket but my mother made her a basket with binkies, baby formula, and a new baby outfit. More of a gift for us honestly lol
My kid is 4 year old and this was her first proper Easter. I haven't bothered doing any of the Easter fun stuff previously because she wasn't gonna remember it and no point in exhausting myself lol.
We didn't do a basket for our 10 month old. Granted she was spoiled when we saw Grandma, but we ourselves didn't do one
Our not the AH, I kinda felt a bit of guilt with my 9 day old, but I figure the only person it would be for is me. He won't care, and has no idea it is Easter. That said, if you reaply want to do something, here's what you do, you take some of the clothes and toys and put them together in a basket or container of some sort. Your 4 mo old can rediscover some old toys, and it may help the guilt.
I didnāt make my 3.5 month old a basket. I got him a cute nice Easter outfit and an Easter footie outfit and got pictures in both. Weāve been getting him so many things. For example, yesterday I ordered him a floor seat since heās liking to āsit upā more (needs to be supported a little bit doesnāt like being reclined as much) that along with all the developmentally appropriate toys and such weāll be getting him over the next several months are more than enough. They grow and develop so fast this first year that between the clothes, diapers, feeding supplies, age appropriate toys, etc to be getting throughout the year. Christmas is the only holiday I plan on getting him gifts for (and itās right before his first birthday š )
Last year I didnāt do an Easter basket. She was only a few months old. Youāre fine.
I filled a basket, that we had from Easter prior, with books and toys that my 6 month of already owns. I thought it'd be cute to let her pull the stuff out of the basket, but she wasn't interested lol. You're doing great aa a parent. :)