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Gift Ideas for my Friends (adoptive parents to be)!!!

Katie JeanKatie Jean
in June 2011 Moms

Hey Ladies,

I am so excited I am about to bust at the seams! Since I am not allowed to tell anyone that I "know", I had to share on here!

My friends have been trying to have a baby since 2006, after years of unsuccessful trying, then fertility attempts and fails and 2 years of the adoption process, and many tearful phone calls (they live a long distance from us) they called us last night and told us that they are getting a (newborn) BABY GIRL in 2 weeks! AHHH! We are so happy for them!  She is coming from the other side of the country from them so with the legal process they will be there for 2 weeks waiting for paperwork to be done before they can take her home.

I am looking for TIPS/ Suggestions on what kind of "new mommy / daddy" gifts we could get them. They aren't registering in fears that they will "jinx" themselves. But we want to have some type of present that we can have for them. Kind of like a "mommy hospital survival kit" but for the new adoptive parents. Any tips would be AWESOME!

THANKS LADIES!

ps sorry this is so long, i just had to share with someone!

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Re: Gift Ideas for my Friends (adoptive parents to be)!!!

  • butterfly62682butterfly62682 member

    This is so awesome.

    Do they have anything for baby?

    If not, I would get them lots of burp cloths, clothes, maybe a Moby so she can wear baby to better help them bond. Is it a newborn? Diapers.

    I hope this helps some. I suck with the whole gift giving thing.

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  • magnoliablossom00magnoliablossom00 member

    How amazing for your friends! Congrats to them!

    Maybe you can put together a fun basket?

    Ideas you could include: some wipes, diapers, a can of formula, a parenting book, some coffee, a footie pajama for the baby, some binkies, bedtime lotion.... Anything! You could wrap it in clear celephane and tie it with a big pink ribbon!

    How fun!

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  • LollyBug18LollyBug18 member

    So exciting! Are they going to be able to keep the baby with them while they're waiting to take her home? Are you wanting the gift for those 2 weeks or for when they come home? I guess it doesn't really matter...I like butterfly's idea of a Moby for bonding. 

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  • mesrmesr
    i don't have any brilliant suggestions... maybe one of those nighttime swaddle blankets since it's going to be chilly soon?
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  • sunshine336sunshine336 member

    The Moby is a great idea. 

    Maybe a (reusable) water bottle and snacks to have handy during feeding/ rocking times?  I'm sure there's a cute poem out there to go with something like that.

    A parenting book- either a funny one or a serious one.

    Some kind of keepsake - picture frame, photo album, etc.

    Any necessities they may need- diapers, wipes, sleepers, onesies, or just a gift card to get what they need once the baby is home. 

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  • Shine2015Shine2015 member

    What great news!!!  And how nice of you to want to get them something special.  I liked the idea of a parenting book or a special keepsake.  I googled gift ideas for adoptive parents and here were a few ideas I liked:

    My Family, My Journey: A Baby Book for Adoptive Families - on Amazon

    There are also some storybooks that might be nice - I Wished for You: An Adoption Story, or God Found Us You

    Anything you couldn't live without when your LO was a newborn - mine would have to be a Halo swaddle sleep sack.

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  • MommaA117MommaA117 member
    That is so so awesome. I would get them something sentimental. Are they religious? I Found an awesome cross at hobby lobby during the end of my pregnancy after we had made it to term after all my complications and bed rest. It says "for child I have prayed" I cried as soon as I stumbled upon it because lord knows how I prayed for her safety. That would be an amazing gift. It's pink and mounted above DDs closet. Every time I look at it I get emotional thinking about those hard times and really cherishing her. 
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    I just googled the saying and there's lots of different designs and etsy sellers that make them. If you know the colors of her room you could find one to match.
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  • aanchoraanchor member

    One of my good friends recently adopted and I bought them a photo session with a local photographer!  They loved it!

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  • klingb52klingb52
    Wow!  June mommies have great suggestions!  I love the adoption book idea, moby, and photo session.  Maybe get a larger group together to go in on all three if you don't want to spend that much. :)
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  • Katie JeanKatie Jean

    THANKS A MILLION LADIES!

    You always have the best ideas. I will see what others of our friends I can wrangle into this idea and come up with some of these great things to get for them. They don't have ANYTHING yet and aren't planning to until they bring her home out of fear on jinxing it.

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