Present for new born baby

pdoff

ask the parents what they need. they will probably say sleep! how about vouchers for babysitting, housework or something? home cooked healthy food they can warm up. practical things like baby wipes, nappies etc. baby won't care if they don't get anything! if u do want to buy something they can keep a money box is a good idea but check what other people are buying as my 3 year old has about 8! u can get nice boxes to keep first tooth & curl in from argos / studio catalogues.
don't forget if the baby has older brothers or sisters to get them something aswell if u do buy for baby so they don't get jealous.

Js_Other_Half

I love the Taggies range -

http://www.thatcuteage.com/s9p1-Taggies?src=ad_taggies

hth

Threadhead

Nicest thing I got when my son was born was a homemade pot of soup.

Nicest thing for daughter number 1 - do you know I cant remember!

Nicest thing for daughter number 2 was a silver money box engraved with her full name.

I'd steer away from cuddly toys, and probably clothes too. Unless it was babygro's/vests for slightly older - 6-9months or 9-12.

muir_steve

Thanks a lot folks, some great ideas here. Helped a lot

Alleycat

Agree with Threadhead, re cuddly toys. We were and still are absolutely inundated with them and they don't really get played with.

One gift we got was a book and tape of all the older nursery rhymes. It was great reading and listening to it and remembering all the old favourites! I could only remember one or two lines or the odd verse, so I was glad of the reminder!

Or you could start off their book shelf with a nice bright board book. My dad got us one with a rattle in it, but can't remember the brand and its upstairs in dd's room so can't check, sorry.

muir_steve

hey alleycat, brilliant idea. i was just thinking a while ago that i can't really remember a lot of the old nursery rhymes but still never thought of that.

might just do that, think i'll go with the book thing either way.

Contains_Mild_Peril

hpiper wrote:

I agree with the above post - threat the Mum as well as the baby ! When my first son was born, a friend gave a few outfits in different ages - 0-3m, 3-6m, etc. I appreciated that, as I didn't have all newborn stuff. I don't know what you buget is, but why don't you pay for nice studio photgraph. Or for a cheaper option, our local Boots has a 'professional' photographer every few months.

Good idea. I was thinking along the lines of photographic gifts too. The photographer who visits my local Boots charges about a fiver for the special offer photo, but if you want to buy more prints they cost considerably more. Photo frames and albums also make nice gifts, and sometimes come in gift sets with things like cuddly toys or little boxes for baby's first tooth etc. If the parents don't have a half-decent camera of their own, I'm sure they'd appreciate one, if it's within your budget.
As others have mentioned, newborn clothes and cuddly toys are probably inadvisable, since many babies get more than they can use. Colourful wall hangings or rugs to decorate the nursery are a bit more original. A really cheap gift which the child may appreciate when they're older is a newspaper (or newspapers) from the day they were born.

Chris25

I went to a craft fair recently and a lady had stained glass panels with initials. She had just finished making one for somebody as a present for a new-born baby. I thought it was a beautiful idea - something to keep forever.

pdoff

https://www.booboo.wahmall.co.uk does taggy type things aswell as other stuff (nappies, t-shirts, bibs, swimbags etc.) - just so you know (i like to be honest!) she is a friend of mine but i would still recommend her!!

j-baby-scotland

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