My Sister’s Baby Is Due In May And I Know Nothing About Buying Gifts For Babies?
Do family members normally give a gift to the mum when the baby is born, or only at the bridal shower. Also, as I am male, do I send a gift to the bridal shower?
And what are nice presents to give for the baby? I think maybe just a gift voucher for a baby store, what do you think?
Thanks clever people!
a gift voucher is good. new baby means lots of purchases before and after the birth. i would pick a store that you know they will shop in. sorry not telling you anything you don’t already know.
however, if you are fishing for an actual present idea, i’d go with something they don’t have yet but need: crib, stroller, musical mobile, baby monitor, baby toys. depends on your budget.
The best approach is to check with the women in your family, especially your sister, to see what she actually needs. A gift certificate is always thoughtful, since she may have her eye on something in a specialty store, or Sears, Walmart, KMart , etc. You can donate toward a new washer/dryer, crib, dresser, stroller,etc. Carters and Oshkosh make nice sturdy baby clothes. Get neutral baby colors such as yellow, green, or multiple-color stripes or checks so a baby of either sex can wear them. You don’t have to send a gift to the baby shower, but you should have a gift ready by the time baby leaves the hospital. Good old CASH is ALWAYS welcome, in a nice card. Good Luck to you. You are a great brother!
First, your sister will be having a baby shower, not a bridal shower. From some family, I got gifts both at the baby shower and at the hospital when they came to see my baby for the first time. I think it would be really nice for you to give your sister a gift card (or voucher) for the baby shower and when the baby is born, get your sister something special like her favorite box of chocolates.
I think it would be more heart felt if you gave a more personal gift considering it is your family. A gift card just seems too easy and thoughtless, no offense. If you did go with a gift card – stride rite shoes – someone gave that to me and I loved it. In the card they had written how they wanted to get my daughter her first pair of shoes. It was thoughtful they thought past the onesis and bibs. A savings bond was also a neat gift I received. Anything engraved or personalized with the babies name is sweet too.
When our daughter was born (we didnt have a baby shower) We got a few lil outfits for her from family. My favorite gift though was the gift card for me I had lost so much weight being pregnant that none of my old clothes fit, so everyone pitched in and gave me a 200$ gift card for a clothes shop in town.
or a nice card. And if you want to be a little silly, a bottle of Tylenol or babysitting vouchers (ya know like some index cards that say you will babysit for 1 or 2 hrs etc) could be useful for her too 
I think flowers is prolly a good idea if you really feel you need to get your sister something
Hey! Id wait until the baby is born to do the present thing!
When babies are born people go mad buying little outfits which is fab because they go through so many but i would think it would have been so fab to reviece things like nappies,bathing stuff etc! so maybe get a little hamper with nappies in and a few little outfits,milk,little rattles or something, a bit of a mixture of things that will come in handy, good luck x
when my first baby was born i got way too many clothes for her from friends and family she didnt get round to wearing all of them cos she grew so fast, why dont you get what nobody else will?
nappies, baby wipes, nappy rash creams bepanthen is great, a blanket, dummies etc, may sound boring but very useful, in asdas they have a brand called little angels and they do nappies bottles wipes for very good prices especially nappies… three bags for a tenner. oh yeah how about a photo album
she would probably love a gift card the most of anything because a lot of people will try to buy cute little clothes and what-not but whatever she doesn’t get from them, she can pick out herself using your card. i think you mean baby shower not bridal shower right? or unless the baby came before the wedding;
give the mother a card, and clothes, little teddys for the baby.
flowers for the mum
a t-shirt,for baby and mom that match
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