regifting opened diapers???

hayliedc

I'm going to a friends baby shower..its one of the 3 that she will have and I will go to all of them...at least I've been invited to all 3.  Anyways I got her a small gift of her registry, the grass thing to dry bottles on and a cute onesie.  I figure that is enough for her first shower.  Her second shower is coming up in a couple of weeks and I still have newborn diapers leftover that I can't use now and can't take back because they are not in the package.  Is it tacky to give those as a gift?  I would try to fancy them up somehow so they don't look like I just threw them in a bag, but I can't afford to get her something for every shower.  Any advice? What would do? Have good ideas on how to make them look more like a gift?

goldenleaves

I did that for a friend! I got her diaper bag for her and packed it with everything you'd put in the diaper bag. I had a ton of leftover NB diapers from my first so I "packed" those too.

goldenleaves

Or make a small diaper cake!

MrsLindinger0905

Make a diaper cake! Or if you're feeling really adventurous... (found on pinterest)

https://popularchick.com/diaper-gift-idea

megahof

goldenleaves:

I did that for a friend! I got her diaper bag for her and packed it with everything you'd put in the diaper bag. I had a ton of leftover NB diapers from my first so I "packed" those too.

I like this idea! 

mkarns

Yep or you could get her something like this and fill it. It's only 10 dollars.

https://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2622&e=product&pcat=&pid=53400

A pack of travel wipes and the diapers. Hand lil' gift!

meaganbrand

my best friend's mom made me a diaper wreath. when i took it apart, it was SUPER easy for her to put together. you just buy a wire wreath frame and weave the diapers through. she added some washcloths and teethers and bath squirties to it, but you could just but some ribbon to match maybe the nursery or theme of the shower that way you dont have to spend money on more stuff. here's a picture of what it looked like:

preggersINschool25

All good ideas!  Just make sure you tell her what size the diapers are.

mkarns

meaganbrand:

my best friend's mom made me a diaper wreath. when i took it apart, it was SUPER easy for her to put together. you just buy a wire wreath frame and weave the diapers through. she added some washcloths and teethers and bath squirties to it, but you could just but some ribbon to match maybe the nursery or theme of the shower that way you dont have to spend money on more stuff. here's a picture of what it looked like:

Very cute!

hayliedc

thanks everyone!  Great ideas

karleegirl

You don't have to give 3 gifts. That's generally not expected. The only way I see to give opened diapers as a gift is as a cake/wreath, otherwise I wouldn't.

Lawren

I had 4 different showers, but I would never expect anyone, not even my Mom to come and bring a gift to all of them.

A friend of mine gave me a small gift and just put the leftover diapers she had from her LO in the bottom of the bag and I was completely fine with it. 

Jen0204

karleegirl:

You don't have to give 3 gifts. That's generally not expected. The only way I see to give opened diapers as a gift is as a cake/wreath, otherwise I wouldn't.

I agree with this. If I had three showers for whatever reason and people attended multiple showers I would never expect gifts at each one. No one will notice - from my experience all of the gifts go into a big pile that she'll open. Sure, she'll announce who each one is from but it's not like the guests will be keeping track. I would give one gift at the first shower and then just give her the diapers later (or offer to make a diaper cake for one of them).