Inappropriate gifts for a newborn?
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Topic: Inappropriate gifts for a newborn?
Posted By: Bexta
Subject: Inappropriate gifts for a newborn?
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 7:56pm
I'm due to have my first in March and I mentioned to my mother that I have a lot of summer stuff but not much winter clothes. She sent me an email (she lives in the UK) that she'd sent me a package with some jackets and that she'd bought baby her first fur coat  . Not exactly top of my "must buy" or even "that would be nice" lists but I thought it might be funny to share if anyone else had been bought things that may not be the most appropriate for a new born.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:07pm
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One of DPs mums friends or relatives gave us a MASSIVE pink bunny when Jae was born (seriously, at 19 months old its still bigger than her!) only it has a dirty great hole in the neck seam where the stuffing is coming out... dont think thats particularly safe?? ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:15pm
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I was given an ice-cream scoop as a gift for me and the baby...
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Posted By: pudgy
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:26pm
Really ??  Was it from someone who doesn't have children ?
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bowie wrote:Posted By: Bexta
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:36pm
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Ice cream scoop??? Crikey! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:38pm
| From my aunt who has a child, yes. It was very strange! Nicely wrapped though. |
Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:46pm
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Haha, an ice cream scoop!
We got a necklace (an adult one in a plastic packet) and a packet of baby carrot seeds from a weird friend. They were both presents for Chloe. The same friend also gave her an enormous teddy bear, which is much bigger than her, but at least that was a normal gift! Poor guy, he meant well but he's a little strange. 
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Posted By: amme_eilyk
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:01pm
| my mil gave our daughter a toy that is for a 3 year old....I wonder how I am supposed to still be able to find it in 3 years..... |
Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:06pm
I was sent over a newborn snow suit for DS, it came from family in Ireland and 'just in time for when he's born'... he was a Jan baby!!! I still have it though lol 
A friend of mine got given a leather NB mini skirt as part of an outfit and she wasn't particularly pleased! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:14pm
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Hahaha, an ice cream scoop, now that's original! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: sem
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:15pm
LOL at the icecream scoop, baby carrotts and leather mini skirt! 
Some people are weird and/or have a strange sense of humor. We got given a packet of bibs from the IL's. They looked real cheap and I saw them in a $2 shop the other day... I almost feel a bit offended by that. This may sound snobby but this is their first grandchild! ------------- Here we go again, another baby on it's way! 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:16pm
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Surely it wont be real fur??!? Will be interesting to see when it arrives! We received a couple of soft toys that have never seen the light of day (in fact I think they went to the sallys) they were cheap $2 shop type ones, and just didnt really want them near baby. We got a couple of bottles of wine, and a good friend bought me a basket of divine goodies that I hadnt been able to eat whilst preggers (ie gourmet pate etc) but I dont think we got anything wierd! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bexta
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 9:19pm
Knowing my mum it will not be real fur. Will post a picture when I get it 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 10:36pm
you sure it wasnt supposed to represnt an over size silver spoon? (things like that were the rage with the older generation for a while) more as a momento than a useable gift. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 27 January 2011 at 11:10pm
| I gave a friend who had baby in Oct a glass wine bottle stopper, but it was a follow-up to a convo we'd had about people giving us the usual baby stuff despite being on our 3rd & 5th babies. She gave me a gorgeous art glass ball (same range as the stopper I got her), I love it. Weird but we know each other well enough to do weird iykwim. Another friend got a "I'm proof my mum's easy" singlet from some insensitive f*cktard- her partner had left her for an 18yo while she was preggers. |
Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 6:39am
| DS2 was 9lb 5oz...MIL didn't bother coming to see him til he was a month old. Gave us a lovely present of prem sized clothes!!! Next time she saw him, a couple of weeks later, asked why he wasn't wearing them!! |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 7:09am
Hahaha, classic! Jacob was a bit smaller, but he didn't fit plenty of the NB stuff I'd bought him, it was all a bit sad -------------   
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 8:53am
That is awful -------------   
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 9:32am
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I can't believe you can buy a kids singlet that says that! Having said that i didnt get the meaning of the 'daddys little squirt' ones until someone explained the other other meaning...
Bizzy, maybe!! Its not a particularly flash one though, just a standard orange plastic ice-cream scoop. But good thought. i was thinking she was trying to get me something nice and people seem to assume i want kitchen implements for gifts. Either way ,its something i didnt have before and i use it so its not all bad news but i did think it was odd! |
Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 9:43am
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my cousin (female) got given a NB sized bodysuit for her 1st born that says "my dad likes pussy" with a cat on it....
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Posted By: Zaylah
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 10:01am
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Gosh there are some... unusual... gifts people come up with!
We haven't really been given much which is weird - although MIL got the girls a 3-pack of t-shirts which were OBVIOUSLY for boys (one of them even said something similar to #1 son). Found that slightly offensive - not sure if she meant it to be or not.... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MuppetsMama
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 12:00pm
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some of these gifts are unbelievably weird.....what on earth is that pussy one about???!
I've been given $2 shop type stuff, which goes straight into the bin or dress up box, but thankfully nothing too weird - i have pretty great relatives and ILs! Oh I have been given a little bikini for my daughter, for her 2nd birthday...I thought that was a little weird. I tried it on her once and the top just kept riding up around her neck....duhhh. |
Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 12:01pm
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MIL sent a snow suit from the UK. It was for a 3-6 mth old and DD was 6 months in Feb so it still has the tags on it 2 years later. If we have a really long, cold winter and this baby is big then perhaps we will use it this year, or maybe not.
My Nana also gave her a boys checked shirt. She said she knew it was for boys but the fabric was nice and soft! huh? Oh Nana, bless her  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bexta
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 12:57pm
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Man there have been some odd things. I also can't believe that there are people out there that come up with the ideas for some of those pieces of clothing. DP and I were in a surf shop a while back and I was looking at the kids stuff and there was a size 0 bikini. Now I thought that was completely inappropriate!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 1:39pm
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OMG at the pussy t-shirt! ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 3:48pm
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i've seen a leather mini, in cotton on kids. It tiny like belt size. and no I did not buy it. And family firend sent DS a frilly orang and blue pillow case. MIL bought DD a pink flannel. It was one of her first gifts. I think I've had loads of 'unuseful' gifts that I've got rid of. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 4:01pm
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at the pussy shirt. I would be actually really really mad if someone gave my kid something like that! I like witty shirts on kids, but not dodgy ones.
We were very lucky with presents, didn't have anything way out. Nothing as funny as what's been mentioned
ETA Kind of unrelated, but on the gifts thing - my friend asked me if I minded a second-hand gift, as she wanted to give me a baby swing, but obviously couldn't afford to go round giving new ones as gifts. I thought it was nice to ask (and I have no issues with secondhand stuff at all, so was very grateful for it). -------------
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Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 5:15pm
Me too! It's bad enough going shopping for our little girls and finding nothing but skanky type clothes that you would see on teenagers on a friday night in town. Anyways, back on topic
Our boy was given a singing dog for Christmas. It's ears flap and shake but it also sings Shania Twain's "I'll Get You Good"...I found that totally inappropriate for an 8mnth old. Lucky he's too young to understand the words. ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: tropics
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 6:14pm
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man theres some funny / weird gifts out there!
My MIL walked into birthcare with flowers and said oh these are from dh not us and we arent buying you flowers or a present, this is all said before laying eyes on their grandson or a congratulations?! so we got no present from our ILs even though they sent my aunt a jumper and card 6 weeks prior when she had a baby? weird or what!------------- http://lilypie.com">    [/url]
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Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 7:53pm
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dd's grandmother on her father sside bought her a hideous wooly , grren, very expensive looking cardigan for her 1st birtday that was 3-6month age . She hadnt seen dd since she was born ( and still hasnt made any effort and shes 18mths old) so i understand she may not of known how big she was but still 3-6months???? its the only thing shes ever bought her too (apart from some overly expensive teddy thing when she was born ).
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 28 January 2011 at 8:11pm
hah, i quite regularly buy my skanky friday night clubbing outfits from the kids section in famers/kmart, which is great for me because they're cheaper then adults clothing but a little terrifying that they're not meant for adults, but for kids. /OFFTOPIC! |
Posted By: QTMum
Date Posted: 30 January 2011 at 9:19am
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We didn't get anything too shocking but one friend sent T shirt that DS never wore. It said "my mums a MILF" I couldn't bring myself to out it on him I would feel like I was telling everyone how hot I thought I was. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Keolyn
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 10:21pm
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I know some other people love them, but I really don't like slogans on t-shirts! esp rude or dodgy ones, what kind of message are you sending out about your parenting skills, how you're raising your kids or how other people are going to see them?!
Re- Leather Mini - that's shocking!! when I was little I lived in bike shorts and oversized t's! $2 shop gifts.. sometimes I think it's better if people don't bother.. ------------- http://lilypie.com/"> 
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 1:24pm
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I have seen t-shirts for babies that have "the condom broke" on them and another one I can't remember, but it was along the lines that the baby was never wanted - horrible!
We haven't had anything too weird. A few things given before DD was born that she won't be able to play with until at least 3-4 years old. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 3:15pm
Maybe our babies should be friends, because I got 2 big glass goblet/bowl things that I thought were for ice cream at my baby shower ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mum_me
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 4:06pm
| MIL gave DS a couple of bibs and singlets from the warehouse - not a biggie, but they still had the prices attached and were given in the warehouse bag (no gift wrap or card). For DD she gave a teatowel - no tags this time! In fact I think it might have come out of her own kitchen... |
Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 6:29pm
OMG couldn't help but have a giggle.
My mum hates wrapping and will give DD's presents early and without being wrapped and then when her birthday and Christmas came around and everyone was giving wrapped presents she didn't have anything to give lol. I think she was just excited about giving them to DD though and didn't want to wait, but its a shame she doesn't put a little thought into wrapping and a card and giving on the day as a surprise. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 7:22pm
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63 newborn sized knitted cardigans for our November baby. From MIL.
As well as about 10 boxes full of (ugly and/or stained) clothes that we never used. We did find about 20 of the old style cloth nappies among the many many many piles of things she turned up with, they were appreciated and quite a few muslin cloths.
I admit it was kind of fun searching through the piles to find the occasional treasure, I just wish she did't go quite so nuts at the local op-shop... -------------   
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Posted By: QTMum
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 8:06pm
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We recently recieved a body suit that says 'sup biatch'. Charming! Needless to say our little girl won't be wearing that one ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 10:09pm
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can't help but just laugh at some of these outfit names. I would be shocked to see something like that on a sweet little baby. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow"> |