What a first world problem this is! Sorry but it just seems a bit petty to me and really should be a non-issue especially where family is concerned.
Thank you for pointing this out! It really is! Sometimes we forget how incredibly spoiled we are, and then you think on less fortunate countries that may not even HAVE a crib, let alone a pack and play.
that is quite rude, just because it's an issue that it doesn't seem important to you doesn't mean that it can't be an important issue for her. You remind me of my mother who was always ill so when us kids were sick it was never as bad as hers so we shouldn't complain.
Same could be said why do you get a car when there are other more less fortunate people in the world who have to walk miles to get anywhere! or why do you argue with your spouse about where to eat out? there are people in the world starving for food and you are complaining about chinese food!! Oh? the meat is going bad in the fridge? how dare you throw it out there are people starving in africa who would die for it!!
She worked hard on being able to provide things for her child and now wants to choose how they are used. I started off my marriage with practically nothing and we decided to wait on having children till we could afford to give them the things they deserve and need in life. So I waited 4 years for all of this. and that is 4 years of dreaming and anticipating and wanting every moment to be special that fueled my ability to wait on this. While everyone else just accidentally got pregnant and winged it. So me, personally, this isn't just a "first world problem" it is something that I've worked hard for and I want every moment that I dreamed about to be just for us and not to share and be clouded by others who got to have their children before me. Everyone else got their experience and the magic isn't there for them or you anymore But no need to try and squash our want of it too.