What would You do...poll [OPEN]

[Beth1231]

All the mommies of my preschool kids got together and gave me a $90.00 gift certificate to a local mall for Christmas. Sooo generous!
Anyway, I'm a little stumped on whether to go to Motherhood Maternity or keep it for when we need a crib or some other big baby item. What would you do? You have to pretend you are almost 14 wks, though. If you are at the very end of your pregnancy, obviously, you would save it for baby.

 

[ChildByGrace]

Hmmm

my first thought was to save it and buy something for the baby as i assumed thats why you'd be given it.

However thinking about it you were given it because you are now pregnent. So i'm now thinking more along the lines of you buying yourself some nice maternity clothes.

This is your first right? So i say buy for yourself, you have the next 26 weeks ish to save up and buy things for the baby. And i am thinking also that you will more than likely get more presents etc when the baby is born/when you stop working.

 

[RoseofLima]

I would spend it on myself

Especially since this is your first baby- I would wait to buy things for the baby until after your baby shower...or even perhaps after the baby is born, when you have a good idea of what things you really need and want.

 

[PegasusOnFire]

I would buy something for myself as well, like a pampering set and some clothes.

 

[purpleunicorn_Andi]

since you are just starting... maternity cloths would probly be the better bet... unless you already have lots of them...

right now I'd probly wind up using it for christmas presents...I'm broke

 

[Linnis]

Clothes.

You can hit the clearence racks and get stuff for your entire pregnancy. I spent $30 and walk out of there with 6-7 items and the way they are built, what fit me early second trimester expanded to fit me until almost 37 weeks...which after only DH's stuff fit.

You also have to think you need nice stuff to wear to work...nothing makes one feel quite so frumpy as her husband's tee shirt when she's up forty pounds.

 

[GolfingMom]

Was it given to you or the baby?
If someone gave me an item/GC/money and the envelope said it was for baby...I saved it for the baby.
IF it was blank, I used it where needed and if it was in my name and I needed items I used it for me.

 

[jessesgirl]

I would spend it all on you!!! Especially if it was given to you for Christmas...get some cute maternity clothes (all the spring maternity clothes are prob on clearance right now and that is what you will need later on) and pamper yourself like crazy!

 

[Beth1231]

I would spend it all on you!!! Especially if it was given to you for Christmas...get some cute maternity clothes (all the spring maternity clothes are prob on clearance right now and that is what you will need later on) and pamper yourself like crazy!

This is very true; the spring clothes are all on sale right now. Presently,I have three shirts (one for much later) and three pairs of pants (one is summer weight). The gift was given to me for Christmas. Since this is my first year teaching, I have no idea if they would have done that if I wasn't pg or not? But the card didn't say anything about baby. I just don't want to get stuck in June needing some big baby item and instead having lots of awesome clothes. Ah, decisions, decisions.

 

[jessesgirl]

Yes, but you will have baby showers and such, right? Besides, you really don't know what to buy for baby at this point...The immediate need is going to be something to clothe baby while s/he is IN the belly!

 

[Leanna]

I would buy maternity clothes... and some new bras, most women get additionally "blessed" in early pregnancy and if you've seen any of that your bras might not be fitting as comfortably anymore.

 

[ConservativeChristian97]

I know I've already been informed by my baby's grandparents not to buy certain things, so my decision would be easy. I think I'd use it on some clothes and maybe some good pregnancy/parenting books.

 

[Leanna]

Ooooh if you buy a parenting book Beth you could buy The Mommy Manual by Barbara Curtis.... its really really God-centered (Christian) and I strongly suspect you would like it a lot. Its growing your children's roots so that they can have wings... or something like that.

 

[Beth1231]

Lots of good ideas! I knew starting this thread would help me out.