Presents

I’m doing slightly more for birthday, but I really don’t think it makes any odds. I doubt mine will notice anyway 😂 Birthday only applies to you whereas everyone gets stuff for Christmas so my logic is that it’s more special, so maybe you get more, though it doesn’t matter either way!

We are giving bday presents troughout December. I think if they get a lot of stuff all at once they care less about it. And then Xmas ones will be on Xmas. And she doesn’t really understand bday or Christmas yet anyways :)

My baby is 28th of December so a few days after, we’ve opted to do bigger/more thoughtful presents for her birthday and then just smaller/less special gifts for Christmas, we’ve also asked that for others who can only afford to either birthday or Christmas presents they do birthday gifts for her so that the magic of Christmas and the busyness of the festive period in general doesn’t get in the way too much of her birthday.

My son is born on Christmas Day and I N so confused should we give him Christmas gift or celebrate only his birthday. Do not want his birthday to be shadow by Christmas.

@Priyanka I think a lot of people that have Christmas and birthday on the same day, end up picking another day to celebrate birthday so it’s not all merged into one. This year, they still don’t really understand so I think it’s fine to do birthday and Christmas on the same day but worth picking another day for them getting older, means they get both x

@Priyanka I think as he gets older your son will be able to tell you what he wants. I think I’d try birthday presents in the morning and then maybe do Christmas things only after lunch, the morning time is his birthday then Christmas later. I think that is what I’d do for now and see if it worked

@Samantha great idea . I didn’t know think about it if I can choose other day . For now , it’s only family celebration but next year onwards we can call his friends on other day and can celebrate his birthday.

I just split mines down the middle xx

We’re Xmas day too but we’re always at the in laws on 25th and then my parents on Boxing Day so my tradition is to have a special day for her at home on 24th with balloons/cake/birthday presents. She’ll get more from us for birthday because we split it that way but extended family seem to do Xmas only and both our parents set the same budget for birthday and for Xmas although she gets the presents together they do different paper etc. this year my parents have got her a balance bike for Xmas and lots of little presents for birthday so to her she’ll probably feel like she has more for birthday but the value is the same

We’re 24th and I think we’re just splitting down the middle. I keep having the argument with my mum, she thinks she should get more for Christmas and less for birthday but I feel like birthdays are more important so idk so I’m just keeping it about even for now.