Baby Shower Basket..

[LynseyPynsey]

One of my best friends is due mid July and another friend is throwing her a surprise shower. I've started putting a basket together to give to her at the shower, currently it has a blanket, a lion king soft toy (her favourite film) some cute novelty socks, sock ons, and bibs with 'my daddy/mummy supports..' With the mum and dads football teams on.

They haven't revealed the gender so going to wait til baby's born before going cute outfit crazy!!

Can anyone recommend some other items to add to the basket? Perhaps something for mum??

 

[kelkel]

someone gave me bath bombs. I think they were from lush (i dont know if they r called something different in the uk but it goes in your bathwater and re?leases a fragrence and makes the water feel silkey smooth) and some good smelling perfuum

 

[August79]

What about chocolates, a good book or magazine, some comfy socks/slippers?

 

[girl friday]

Hair bobbles, cereal bars, hand cream, smooth minerals (face powder/foundation combined).

 

[greenbeans12]

How about a soap/lotion set for the baby? They have small sized travel sets where there is diaper cream, baby soap, lotion, and even baby powder. They are roughly 3 dollars for a small kit.

For her, I think nice comfortable pajamas would be nice.

 

[WelshOneEmma]

I just did this for one of my friends. I did go a bit nuts mind! We put the following in:

nappies
Jackson Reece baby wipes (she wouldnt buy these for herself as they are a bit expensive)
baby lotion (earth friendly)
baby bath and body gel (earth friendly)
sudo cream
a nice lavendar beeswax lotion (for her hands - mine went all cracked with all the hand washing)
a calpol humidifier for baby's room when they get congested (took me ages to find!)
maternity pads
breast pads
breast milk storage bags
blanket
teether for baby
bubble bath for mum
essential oils (lavendar and tea tree) for mum to use in her bath
almond oil (we used this for cradle cap)
baby sponge
flashing rubber ducks
haemorrhoid cream (with a joke that she'll need it for one end or for under her eyes - i didn't use this in the end as she had an em-c at 32 weeks so thought it would upset her)
flashcards of things to do with baby
Commando Dad book for dad, so he doesn't feel left out

i think that was it. there may have been a few other bits that I forgot. I spoke to her the other day (baby is now home) and she said that everytime they need something, they check the basket and its there. Very chuffed. I bought her a wicker basket to put it in, but did debate putting it in a baby bath. I thought they'd get more use out of the basket.

 

[RKW]

Commando dad book is ace!! I second hand cream too, mine got so cracked from washing hands and bottles, and I got given hand cream, really appreciated it! :0)

 

[Butterball Ma]

Cloth diapers (I used them for burp cloths and they double as dust rags after), clear Mylicon, plain onesies are always useful, too.

 

[little_cookie]

Things I would AVOID:

Nappies
Wipes
Shampoo/soaps/oils etc

Some parents don't want to use these- and I think these are something people should pick themselves. Apart from their baby shampoo and wipes- I despise johnsons which is obviously the popular choice. You might buy disposables for someone who is deciding to cloth diaper- waste of money.

Ideas:
Clothes in 3-6+. People go mad buying newborn/0-3. Stick with sleepsuits/vests as some people only like their babies to be in these when they are small. NEXT have some adorable unisex sleepsuits at the moment- sale is in 3/4 weeks so you might pick them up 1/2 price!
Teething ring
Sophie giraffe
Buggy toys/books
Bibs- you honestly can't have enough of them (especially if you have a dribbly baby!). I like the bandana bibs- Funky giraffe (google) do them reasonably priced.

Maybe do a "coupon" book for Mum- hours babysitting, meal cooking, cleaning etc. I'm sure she would appreciate that over anything else!

 

[WelshOneEmma]

Things I would AVOID:

Nappies
Wipes
Shampoo/soaps/oils etc

Some parents don't want to use these- and I think these are something people should pick themselves. Apart from their baby shampoo and wipes- I despise johnsons which is obviously the popular choice. You might buy disposables for someone who is deciding to cloth diaper- waste of money.

I agree to a point, but I know my friend and what she wanted to use and know she was happy with the items I gave her. I despise J&J too and only bought her organic stuff I know she would use.

OP I forgot i also gave her muslins and antibacterial gel for her nappy bag.

 

[AnneD]

Things I would AVOID:

Nappies
Wipes
Shampoo/soaps/oils etc

Some parents don't want to use these- and I think these are something people should pick themselves. Apart from their baby shampoo and wipes- I despise johnsons which is obviously the popular choice. You might buy disposables for someone who is deciding to cloth diaper- waste of money.

Ideas:
Clothes in 3-6+. People go mad buying newborn/0-3. Stick with sleepsuits/vests as some people only like their babies to be in these when they are small.

Couldn't agree more. You can't know which wipes or lotions etc. the baby will tolerate, or the parents will be happy to use, if any. I've got a cupboard crammed full of such stuff that I either can't use at all, can't use yet, have allergic reactions to myself (baby wipes!) or have been instructed by dr not to use on baby because she is predisposed to allergies as I am allergic to all sorts of things. I also have 6kg of baby powder (not recommended, plus who needs that much in one go, honestly?), and over 2,000 nappy bags, all kindly gifted by MIL despite me telling her no. Apparently, her loft holds a substantial number of disposable nappy packs, all unopened - I use cloth and told her I was going to do so early on when she harped on about nappies. She didn't want me to use cloth for some reason and kept buying bloody Pampers after my baby was born just to spite me. Thankfully she only ever dared bring two packs over. (Call me ungrateful, I don't care.) And just as you say, people went mad with 0-3 sized clothes, but brought most of them after the baby had turned 3 months. Plus, when you have a newborn posseting all over the place, you really don't need any additional washing (of the new stuff), you need it ready to use. Larger sizes are much better in my opinion.

Perhaps a baby book, or something to read?