new baby "problem" gift

meritaten

nappy cakes are easy to make and you can 'hide' various gifts in them as well as the ones on show. just google 'nappy cakes'.

rachiibell

Make a nappy cake. Have a look on pinterest for inspiration. Basically it's a fancy way of giving the most practical gifts such as nappies.

Spendless

hieveryone wrote: »

Whether or not someone is struggling financially, I always think it is nice to get them something that they wouldn't necessarily spend money on themselves.

Baby clothes can be picked up cheap as anything - they are hardly going to let the baby go without clothing.

A gift of something that can be kept as a memory, a keepsake, and something they wouldn't normally be able to do is much more thoughtful, I feel.

I also got one of my other friends a sterling silver heart bracelet with her babies handprint on it, that also went down well.

I was thinking of this thread and particularly this post when I saw this earlier.



http://www.mynamenecklace.co.uk/Products.aspx?p=414&m=414


I've no association with the company, it just came up on my facebook feed.

springdreams

There is a thread on MSE for making nappy cakes:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4714747

I would also avoid books because if friends and family are passing down clothing, chances are that they are passing down books too - I passed all my DSs books onto my brother for his twins.

You could get a memory box to put all the bits and bobs in such as the scans photos, cord clip, hospital tags, baby cards, etc. I bought one from eBay.

Alternatively you could get a baby record book - I got one from The Book People, but you can also find them on Amazon.

roses

Gra76 wrote: »

Get clothes. Every single time this is a winner. New babies can never have too many clothes. The baby will grow out of the newborn items fairly quickly so get them some clothes for the 6-12 months period. Having been through 3 newborns we always welcomed clothes and it was what was always asked for as well if anyone asked what we needed.

Oh I beg to differ! My newborn had so many clothes in 0-3 months, half of them didn't get worn and still have the label! I dressed him up in outfits every single day even if we didn't go anywhere.....