Different baby shower gift ideas

When you are making a baby shower gift ideas, it is always a good idea to remind your friends what your baby needs. Here are a few ideas:

• Linens - One of the useful baby gifts are linens. Your friends can buy linen gifts such as a blanket, towel, crib sheet, bumper pad, and other beddings. These gifts can be useful since the newborn baby is mostly at sleep. Just make sure that the quality of the bedding sets are made with good fabric materials. This will add comfort and protection to the baby.
  
• Clothing - Next to the list of baby shower gift ideas is baby clothes. Parents often receive baby clothes because it is convenient and practical. Baby clothes are one of the most common gifts even today. When buying baby clothes, just give your friends clear tips about the size of the clothes that will fit. Another thing to consider when buying baby clothes is the color. Traditionally, when you are giving a gift to a baby boy, blue should be the color. When you are giving a gift to a baby girl, on the other hand, pink should be the color. You can also choose versatile and safe colors such as green and yellow.

• Baby gift basket – Adding to the list of baby shower gift ideas are baby gift baskets. If you don’t want to name particular items, then this gift basket might be just perfect. These usually include feeding bottles, baby shampoo, baby soap, baby cream, diapers and more. These are some of the things that a baby needs on a daily basis.

• Baby monitor – This gift is perfect not just for babies but also for parents. This gift will greatly help parents in monitoring the breathing and crying. This way, parents will still be updated even if they are on the other side of the room.

• Baby car seat- This gift is a bit expensive and not normally part of a baby shower, but a good baby car seat will provide safety and protection to a child in case of any car accident. And it is a must for any newborn so it is a good idea to include it.

Things to remember

These are just a few quick baby shower gift ideas, but much more could be added – just check our baby checklist for more ideas. Just remember that when you organize a baby shower, it is always important to provide context and give suggestions that can make our life easier. Ask your friends for gifts that will be valuable to you and the baby. After all, the main reason for parents to organize a baby shower is to share the joy of parenthood and to get some help from the friends.

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Although Sophie the Giraffe is a bit older than your baby – she was born on the 25th of May 1961, in France – she loves being around little ones, who tend to become quite attached to her.

Sophie the Giraffe is a must for every baby thanks to her soft texture and flexibility, as well as size (7 inches tall) and shape – ideal for a baby’s small hands to grasp. Her numerous chewable parts, all made from 100% natural rubber and non-toxic paint, make this toy perfect for soothing baby’s sore gums during teething. In order to guarantee her high quality and safety, Sophie requires 14 manual manufacturing steps before she reaches your baby’s hands.

But don’t be jealous of this exotic wildlife figure. You’ll see how quickly Sophie the Giraffe becomes your best friend too once she starts calming down your baby. And, let’s face it, how many friends do you have with 30 million twin sisters all over the world? With all her incredible qualities, it’s no wonder that Sophie is such a huge success worldwide and even among our favourite celebrities.

The babies of famous moms such as Sofia Coppola, Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Sandra Bullock, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nicole Richie, Isla Fisher and Debra Messing have all been caught on camera carrying their beloved Sophie.

Our most-loved Sophie the Giraffe even has a cameo appearance in the latest Sex and the City movie…

Sophie the Giraffe – Meet Your Baby’s Best Friend is a post from: Essentials for Baby

In fact, as a dad-to-be I started long ago focusing in getting all the baby essentials, which I compiled on my printable document Essentials Baby Checklist. Also, as I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been thinking about the importance of start searching for baby learning toys that can somehow facilitate and stimulate the baby’s understanding of his new world.

Now, compared to the hard task of packing the basics for baby I would say that there is not much science in finding the right newborn baby gift: all it takes is a bit of imagination and creativity. One can even be a bit pragmatic and get more things which will be absolutely necessary for the first months. And in that sense, the Anglo-Saxon tradition of doing baby showers can be quite handy and a precious help to parents, specially when its the first child.

A unique newborn baby gift?

One of the ideas I am considering for my newborn baby gift is to create an everlasting reminder of my baby’s footprint or hand print – or something similar, original. This is because I want to get something unique and personalized that I could show my little one within a few years and know that it would still be a special gift that she will remember. In any case, I am sure that the best gift parents can offer their baby is their time, love and affection.

And of course, let’s not forget that after the delivery the true heroes are the proud parents – and for that, the new mom and dad will deserve a decent bottle of Champagne!  The Veuve Clicquot is already on the ice waiting…

Finding that unique newborn baby gift is a post from: Essentials for Baby