Those who already had their shower

RunningMamaH · March 2010

Did you get a lot of toys or pacifiers? ?They seem like things that people would buy on their own so I feel weird registering for them but i also don't want to get just clothes and such. Should I put them on there anyway or just trust that people like to buy cute baby things?

Ugh, the wedding registry was much easier (and at the time I thought that was hard!)?

KLTMommy · March 2010

Register for them!! Especially toys, we only got one toy! Everyone else got clothes and blankets, ugh.

halfpintlbk · March 2010

I only got a few toys and no pacifiers! The only toys I got, I had registered for. I actually was shocked at how little clothes I got just because everyone always says you get soooo much. I actually had to go out and buy a few things just to feel prepared for the first couple of months. I would say if there's a specific toy or pacifier you want, put it on there! It can't hurt. Someone might buy it, they might not. HTH!

MrsWindyCity · March 2010

We got a few stuffed animals/toys/cloth rattle thingies. I didn't register for any toys until the very end (and then I registered for an FP ring stacker and a Dwell fabric block set) because my registries were getting bought out quickly.

The only pacifiers we got were the ones we registered for.

kwinters87 · March 2010

I registered for pacifiers just because I prefer a specific type of paci.

megdrew1218 · March 2010

I threw on two pacifiers and maybe three toys that I wanted to remember to get because I liked them and will buy them myself. I figured people could pick out toys just like clothes. The only clothes I put on were packaged onesies and gowns.

I agree - wedding registry was much easier.

DaisyFull · March 2010

KLTMommy:
Register for them!! Especially toys, we only got one toy! Everyone else got clothes and blankets, ugh.

This. At our shower, the only toys and pacifiers we got were the ones we'd registered for.

scubaspot · March 2010

I did not register for toys but I received some. I would register for everything you want and need so that your guests have options.

RunningMamaH · March 2010

Glad that I asked! I will add some!

jenkm · March 2010

I got a few toys and a few pacifiers. I'd say don't register for them. Partially b/c I think it's a pain in the a$$ to buy those items off a registry (it's hard to find the exact ones that are scanned) and also b/c I'd rather have those little items to complete than bigger ticket ones.

We didn't have anything like that bought off our registry - they were purchased elsewhere or outside of it. So, when we got a couple unneeded/duplicate items, we returned and used the store credit for pacis, toys and other little items.

ABColeslaw · March 2010

People no longer want to buy pacifiers because people are so particiular about the ones that they will use. I registered for two toys...got both but no more than that and I registered for 1 pack of pacis and thats all I got. So yeah register for them if you want them.

lindsaynjason · March 2010

Go ahead and register for them. I got several toys, but they were all things we had picked out. I'm not sure we would have gotten many otherwise. I didn't register for pacifiers, but only because the ones I am planning to use (Gumdrop) are only available to be ordered from the manufacturer. If I had planned to use a different type, I would have added them to the registry as well.

niki731 · March 2010

I got 4 pacifiers and no toys.... lots of clothes though....

naturegirl417 · March 2010

If there are specific toys or pacis you really like/want, then definitely register for them. Quite a few of the gifts at my shower came with a paci or small toy in the bow. Maybe put some of the larger toys and playmat on there, and one or two pacis so people know which brand you prefer.

FutureMrsLemon · March 2010

I got a ton of toys from one person, but they were second-hand (which is TOTALLY fine with me) from her toddler. She also got us a neat toy, the toy you see in doctors offices a lot. The one with wooden beads that they push on the wire. But I registered for a ton of toys and didnt really get any except one. So i say register for them, but dont be surprised if you dont get many.

abaslittlegirl@yahoo.com · March 2010

I didn't get toys or pacifiers (toys were on my registry)- people got things on my registry or clothes (I didn't register for clothes b/c I knew I would get a variety of sizes and people like picking out baby clothes.

ChristinaD09 · March 2010

I did register for toys, because we had purchased sooo much of the stuff we needed already that our registries would have looked pathetic without toys on there. I think they're probably going to be purchased first. We've had 3 things purchased on each registry (6 total), and they're all the toys (well, 2 are hooded towels, but they are like play towels--elmo and cookie monster--and I considered them in the same category as "toys"--fun stuff).

Island_Mama81 · March 2010

I got a ton of pacifiers but only about 4 that I will be using. I registered for the Tommee Tippee paci's because I wanted those and therefore I received them. But, a lot of my friends bought a pack of pacifiers to go in with presents and there were tons on my diaper cakes...

If you want to use specific pacifiers, register for them. If you don't have a preference, I wouldn't.

I would also register for toys... I didn't and we only got one toy...

g8trkim · March 2010

I registered for them just because I know it is something we will want and it gives people the option of something inexpensive if they want to throw a few things together rather than just a larger item. I got all the toys and pacifiers that I registered for by the way.

lesalia217 · March 2010

everyone's friends and family are different. Mine are all strict registry people. But instead of accenting gifts with blankets, or NB clothes, everyone got us bibs and 6-9 clothes. Everyone tried to avoid the stereotypical norm. So I have two outfits until he is in 6-9, and I really don't think I need 15 different bibs.......

register for everything. Even if people are anti registry, it can help others with a starting off point of what you need.

CalMum_Momma · March 2010

We registered for toys and got them...only got a few we didn't register for.

BelleIsa · March 2010

I would say I got mostly clothes and blankets, but I didn't have a registry. Register for them if you want them!

ivyreb · March 2010

Had my shower this weekend and mostly got clothes. Adorable clothes, but TONS. Aside from that... a few bath towels and bath squirty things, a couple stuffed animals and no other toys. Got very few small "necessities," but a few big ones (jumparoo, bottle warmer, soundspa).

Jenelle101 · March 2010

Actually, I only got the toys and pacifiers that I registered for!

cajungirl0717 · March 2010

I didn't register for clothes besides the gowns/sleepers. I did register for pacis. I got a couple of toys. I did get alot of clothes, which I am very thankful for.

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