Christening Presents

Because, my babys due in. .. just a little one week. I talked to my cousin today at the purchase and he kept saying I could ask some of the pieces that I pointed out that this baptism. Is this normal? cheaky or plain!? i dnt relsih the idea to send parents a list of what I want. im all confused now!

I pointed out the bits where things like a box silevr for the first tooth, first loop, birth certificate, keep the box love this thing a bit.
if yes ... question. I ask the letter of these bits? or buy em myself?

If you plan to get the little Called ... then by all means drop a few tips when you start dishing out invites!

Believe me, you'll need every penny you just bought the stuff from the baby REALLY needs!

You could wait for the baptism and see if someone lets you these things. And if not, then buy them yourself. If you feel uncomfortable not to ask.
Good luck

absolutely - parents will die for the chance to be told what you really want for your child

By baptism of your child, you enforce your own beliefs on another person.

Do you think you have the right to do that? Or should we wait until they are old enough and wise enough to decide for themselves what they want?

Remember, baptism is not a gift. It takes a smart decision. Your child may decide to follow another faith. Do you have the right to impose the faith of your child?

Money is the traditional gift for a baptism gift, and you're more likely to receive everything you listed above. I certainly bought all these for a baptism or another!

I do not recommend putting a list as such - there are no plans for a baptism as gifts are not considered "mandatory" for weddings and birthdays. However, I would certainly begin to drop some advice! People will probably be grateful for the ideas - I know I'm struggling with what to buy for my nephew's baptism next month.

I do not think I would come right out and tell people what I wanted, but if your cousin happened to mention the articles and the store name a few parents where you found them, it would be OK. So if you do not get the items you want, then buy yourself.

I have some letters Whinnie teddy bear for my daughter Leah are sitting on top of his drawers in his room, I do not see them in Mothercare when I had that was in January 2006. They were very expensive in Mothercare, so I fished around a web across a website called simply Baptisms they have plenty to choose and I even found the letters that I saw in Mothercare and they cost less expensive too! I do not think its cheeky to ask for things that you want the best things that people make you would'nt Laura x

It is fine to ask people what you want, but if you are ill at ease so you can tell someone what you want and have spread the word to everyone. People prefer to get something you really want anyway. And congratulations on the birth to come!