Have you got DPs approval?

[Taddy]

Just wondering do you have to run by your DP first before you buy nappies?
How much does he let you spend at a time and over all?

I have just got the approval off of my DF after he seen the nappies that arrived today in the mail. He said atleast you can reuse them.
I even asked him if I could get some more which he said :yes: YES. :smiliedance: I am so happy. Oh, I LOVE HIM HEAPS :kiss:

[V8]

That's really nice of him.

But nope i don't need approval, i look after our money, so i can spend it on whatever i want! LOL

I just bought a new nappy bag today for over $100 and he said, go for it, not like he has any idea how much money we have anyways! lol

[Areca]

I do run it by him first...but usually only get what we need. I talked to him about it before I bought any cause...well 13 nappies in one hit is a lot of money!
When I have need more, or extra inserts etc. I've just let him know why we need it and he is always ok with it.

[Melo]

Yes, I do. Only because in the long run we are going to come out front :yes:. (Well hopefully anyways lol!).

[cwsmum]

Nope, I tell DH when I buy something, anything not only nappies, but he really doesn't mind what I spend money on. I make sure all the bills are paid, there's food in the house and that none of us need clothes/shoes then I buy DH his smokes and some rum for the weekend, then after that if there's anything left he doesn't mind if I spend it :)

I haven't brought any new nappies in a while tho, might be about time I did I think :D

[~Kimba~]

Nope I don't need his approval...when I was pg we talked about using cloth and how much it'd cost to establish/ maintain a stash and how much we'd save in the long run and he was fine with that. I look after our money and earn double what he does anyway :o so he doesn't really question my financial decisions or spending.

But usually I try not to buy anything new unless I sell something else first (even with stuff like baby clothes/ toys etc) and he knows that - as long as he sees stuff going as well as coming, he's cool with it and doesn't even comment.

[SassyMummy]

I don't live with DP so it's a bit different, but he does visit so he's used to changing DDs' nappies.

I told him last night on the phone that I was gonna make the switch. He was kinda whingy about it, and then mentioned how he was gonna have to fork out for at least 1/2 the cost of them. I was pleased because I had figured I'D be buying them all on my own.

I told him that I'd figured it out and in a few fortnights the nappies would have paid for themselves, due to the cost and regularity we have to buy disposables.

I also somewhat explained MCN to him... he thought I was talking about terry flats (which I'd NEVER use!). He sounded a bit happier when I explained they were pretty much put on like a disposable... you just re-use them.

[ikis84]

I kind of do - I will let him know that I am interested in a certain type of nappy... then buy it (plus a few others at the same time, lol). He likes seeing the new ones, as long as they don't have velcro. He is a bit loyal to BB though, and only wants me to buy more of them!

[~Kimba~]

He likes seeing the new ones, as long as they don't have velcro. He is a bit loyal to BB though, and only wants me to buy more of them!

LOL how funny, my DH LOVES velcro, because it's easy :rolleyes:. And he doesn't like fumbling with the snaps on BBs! You'd think after almost 6 months he'd have the hang of it by now :laughing:

[mum33]

yeah i kinda have to discuss with DP about MCN's. i showed him once a few weeks ago and he said no but i am gonna give him the facts and show him some oh so cute nappies and "convince" him to let me use part of the baby bonus to buy a part time fitted cloth package from BBH.

i'm the one doin all the nappy changing so it should be my choice anyways. but i only have to run it past him with the baby bonus money, because it is alot to buy a MCN package. but after that when i am buying nappies here and there i dont think it would matter since i handle all the money anyways.

[Starlet]

I pretty much told DP I wanted to have this bub in MCN. I'm not too sure what he thought about that at first, but then when I told him about the advantages of not using disposables anymore, he seemed ok with it.

I've bought 13 in one hit already, and only because the money is there for bub stuff. I'll probably get another one once a fortnight after we get the pram and what not.

[pookiesossige]

I do discuss it with him, out of respect... occasionally...
But I figure that I kinda earn his money for him, because by me raising the kids, I am allowing him to go to work and earn our money :D

I have it all figured out! :thumbsup:

[beeware]

Ahhh....Pookiesossige (probably spelt wrong by me as usual!) it does sound like you have it worked out :D . A little information goes a long way I find..

:wizard:

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

Yeah sometimes i let him know what ive brought,he dosnt mind because he knows that i would have had to spend the money on sposies anyway.

[Jodiee]

nope, see, I had a serious ebay addiction, and he is glad the ebays have stopped (you get alot more packages with ebay when addicted, cause the items are cheaper), so he is rapt..

He knows Im building a stash, and I told him someone he doesnt like (no names) told me I couldnt/wouldnt do cloth, and now he has his back up, and encourages me to do it..

He knows I wouldnt send us broke or anything for the week with silly purchases (well, he thinks)

[ButterflyMama]

I do! He loves them as much as I do so there are no issues. :thumbsup:

[Oscar's mum]

I don't get approval but then again I don't need it;)

[Billy]

I tell him, same as I expect him to let me know when he is spending our money :D

I don't need approval though ;)

[bekkyboo]

I dont buy any MCN - as i make all my own... I only 'ask' about big ticket items like the snap machine. I tell him after i have bought things like PUL or a trip to spotlight, tell him how much, not really so he knows what was spent, more so that he knows what is left in the account.

[mamabearof3]

Dh has a general idea of what I spend the money on but I don't need his approval just as he does too. Since it's OUR money we do discuss what we are spending money on. If I'm making a big purchase I usually discuss it with him first and vice versa but we don't need each other's permission or approval but usually come to a decision together. For example he bought a TV and got a good deal and the same week I decided to buy a mega pack of Baby beehinds. Our credit card wasn't very healthy that month

[kymmy]

I get money for the kids so it all gets spent on the kids either way. As long as my girl is right for school its not a problem.
My kids honestly don't need any more clothes so I buy what else we need with it - hubby pays for bills, I pay for household stuff (furniture, clothes etc)
Hubby used to pay for disposables and wipes so he was happy (now the grocery bill has gone up cos food has gone up :rolleyes:)
I don't need his approval to spend though he has an idea how much things cost and doesn't comment. He has mentioned that I should buy more food (that is what he thinks with - his puku/stomach).
If I try to save money he will find ways to spend it so I rather buy * shrugs* I put a buying ban on myself cos we have too much stuff as it is.

[monstermum]

My DH knows that I buy nappies. He sees the bank account details. I don't think he quite grasps the idea of how much I swap and get through other areas though.

I don't need permission because he does his own stuff with money and I don't complain about that. In saying this though DH is getting holidays soon and I wont be buying or swapping in this time. If he saw stuff coming and going everyday he probably wouldn't be too impressed.

C

[lilBoofD]

Thats funny kymmy, mine thinks with his puku too, as long as he has his kai he is happy!!

I kinda just buy a bit at a time so don't really check, but if I brought a big pack I would discuss it first.