Gift for new twins

notanewuser

A dear old friend of mine has just become a mummy to twins - one girl, one boy. I'd like to get them a gift but haven't a clue what to get. We dont live near to each other so can't do frozen meals or babysitting etc. I need to be able to order online and then post it to them. Budget of £20-30. Would like Something cute but also useful. Don't want to make any assumtions about feeding etc. One was under 5lbs and the other just under 7lbs. Don't mind a small gift and a voucher if it comes to it.

So, parents of twins, what was your best/favourite present?

fluffnutter

£20 - £30 total or per twin?

notanewuser

fluffnutter wrote: »

£20 - £30 total or per twin?

Was thinking £30 total, but could stretch to £40 when you put it like that!

fluffnutter

Not at all, that's a really generous amount of money. I just wanted to be sure before I recommended some stuff that I've been given and thought was lovely.

Your budget would suit these really cute comforters by Jojo Mamam Bebe. There's a pink and a blue one.

http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+rabbit-baby-comforters+B6497?tyah=y

Counting_Pennies_2

A cute outfit per child. There are loads of sales on at the moment, you can get some good outfits at low prices. I would recommend a 3 - 6 month or 6 - 9 month outfit as they spend their first few months just in babygros. If 3 - 6 months, stick with long sleeved items due to the time of year.
http://www.mothercare.com/baby/clothing_baby,default,sc.html#?prefn1=childrensClothingSize&prefv1=3-6%20mths&view=grid&sz=60

Alternatively
I rather like these pram blankets
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227716/Product.aspx
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227714/Product.aspx

fluffnutter

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

A cute outfit per child. There are loads of sales on at the moment, you can get some good outfits at low prices. I would recommend a 3 - 6 month or 6 - 9 month outfit as they spend their first few months just in babygros. If 3 - 6 months, stick with long sleeved items due to the time of year.
http://www.mothercare.com/baby/clothing_baby,default,sc.html#?prefn1=childrensClothingSize&prefv1=3-6%20mths&view=grid&sz=60

Alternatively
I rather like these pram blankets
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227716/Product.aspx
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227714/Product.aspx

I was going to recommend those pram blankets! I've just bought the red one - it's so lovely.

delain

I always liked clothes! M&co have a lot of lovely things in their sale at the moment.

notanewuser

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

A cute outfit per child. There are loads of sales on at the moment, you can get some good outfits at low prices. I would recommend a 3 - 6 month or 6 - 9 month outfit as they spend their first few months just in babygros. If 3 - 6 months, stick with long sleeved items due to the time of year.
http://www.mothercare.com/baby/clothing_baby,default,sc.html#?prefn1=childrensClothingSize&prefv1=3-6%20mths&view=grid&sz=60

Alternatively
I rather like these pram blankets
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227716/Product.aspx
http://www.johnlewis.com/231227714/Product.aspx

I wanted to avoid clothes really. A) it's a really personal choice and they had such different birth weights and you don't know what age clothes they'll be in for each season. (My DD is tall and on the 75th centile but is nowhere near being big enough for age 2 clothes despite being 27 months).

Was thinking of personalised fleece blankets.

I want something that will be really useful for mum (will be sending her a cake plus some luxury smellies on top).

Nicki

I got loads of pram/cot blankets when DS2 was born, and they were all beautiful and much appreciated. I did actually end up with far more than I needed - got 5 as gifts along with the two I had already from when my elder two were babies and the 3 I had bought new for him before he was born, but they were still lovely gifts to have.

Threebabes

Ive bought in the past baby sleeping bags. Only came upon them with my no. 3, found them very useful.

http://direct.asda.com/george/baby-sleeping-bags/D5M1G10C11,default,sc.html

Light to post too.

notanewuser

Is there anything that parents of twins can suggest? I think a multiple birth is a bit different to a single one! Another site recommended a mobile to keep one twin entertained while the other was fed/bathed/changed etc. I've seen twin-sized playmats that will become useful in coming months etc.

That's not to say other suggestions aren't helpful!