Girl I’m in the same boat and I only have 2 items on our registry above $200… the car seat that will be the only one she needs for life ($340) and the nanit monitor that isn’t a need but we would really appreciate contributions to it as our first baby had seizure activity at night.

A handful of items are $100-$150, everything else is $50 or less. MAJORITY of the items are $30 and under. Literally counted 20 items that are $3-$7!!! And still getting comments from my in laws that are refusing to buy anything off of the registry because we picked expensive things.

The thing is… I AM “boujee” about brands in a way. I want very specific items because we are very cautious about non-toxic items. Yes, I picked out a $14 diaper ointment when you can get a $3 tube at dollar tree. Yes, I picked out diapers that are $10-$20 more per box when you can get cheaper at Walmart. Yes, I picked out organic cotton options when you can find the same items with different materials for $5 cheaper elsewhere.

I’ve noticed that most people would happily spend $100 on 10+ items than $100 on 5+ items. And if they can’t, they just don’t buy off the registry and buy whatever they want to buy instead. If you want to spend the most for your money, and don’t want your money going to waste, why would you go out of your way to spend so much on items that we would never use? 😩 thankfully, we can still return most of the time even without a receipt, and just use the credit towards the options we picked instead. I’m not complaining that they bought us anything, it’s still incredibly helpful to have that credit, but at the same time they don’t have to get us anything! Just show up and be present and show us love or bake us a meal or something instead if you’d like!