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  • Best/Most-Appreciated Baby Shower Gifts

    Hi there!

    I am looking to purchase something for a young expectant mother.
    What are some items which you were given or which you have purchased yourself that provided life-hack level post-natal benefits or joy?

    I know diapers are always needed, but there will be plenty of those as well as every kind of toy imaginable.
    Did you perhaps receive something as a mother which you found beneficial?

    Having never given birth, I have no idea what is coveted!

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    I've never had kids, but my nieces loved the exersaucer. Burp cloths are good. Anything you can think of is good. I don't think babies can have too many diapers.
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    • #3
      A bin for the dishwasher that lets them wash all those tiny things.
      A Wal-mart gift card - because they will need something.
      Clothes for a one year old if it's the first baby - the newborn stuff is outgrown in a heartbeat and that first year running around naked is awkward.
      A subscription to a diaper service if available.
      Subscriptions to parenting magazines.
      Coupons for free babysitting.
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      • #4
        An ear thermometer.

        And a rubber ducky that has a sensor in the bottom to tell you if the bath water is too hot.


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        • #5
          Pacifier that takes baby's temperature, if they still have those. Clothes for later, like Teal says, is always appreicated.make sure they're appropriate for the weather in a years time (no sun suits if first birthday will be in wintertime, that kind of thing.)
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          • #6
            Newborn size clothes have limited usefulness in many cases. For instance, all babies in my family are born already needing a size or two bigger than that. If this is not the family's first baby, I would skip buying clothes altogether because they'll likely already have hand-me-downs. I would go for something which can be used up, like a big bottle of baby wash, a big bottle of baby lotion, and a big tub of diaper cream in a basket that can be used to keep things near the changing table.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by QuantaFille View Post
              Newborn size clothes have limited usefulness in many cases. For instance, all babies in my family are born already needing a size or two bigger than that. If this is not the family's first baby, I would skip buying clothes altogether because they'll likely already have hand-me-downs. I would go for something which can be used up, like a big bottle of baby wash, a big bottle of baby lotion, and a big tub of diaper cream in a basket that can be used to keep things near the changing table.

              And throw in a nice bottle of adult body wash for the new mom, so she can feel a little spoiled, too.


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              • #8
                This is what I always get for expecting mothers, especially if they have kids already:

                www.CarSeatCanopy.com

                It was my favorite thing that I had for my son and I was so sad when he outgrew it.





                Then I found a skirt that looked almost exactly like it, and I was happy again.

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