Community› The Bump Message Boards› Stay at Home Moms
Stay at Home Moms
New Discussion

baby shower gift question

chelseymatchelseymat member
in Stay at Home Moms
So my friend's shower is coming up. She registered for all incredibly impractical things like 4 kinds of bottles and enough newborn clothes for octuplets. Nothing really useful like a bouncer or a crib or even a carseat. Is it weird if I go off the registry? I was thinking a big basket with stuff like diaper cream, gas drops, tylenol, little fingernail clippers, booger sucker ect. Stuff you wouldn't know you needed until you needed it.
Gabriel 11/04/09 Vincent 9/17/11 Grace 8/02/13
Report Reply to Post

Re: baby shower gift question

  • emeraldanchoremeraldanchor member
    I think your idea is a good one. She probably doesn't know how useful those things are. I have my sisters shower this weekend, so I think I might steal this idea!
     Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • bumpuser8448316bumpuser8448316 member
    Is it possible she has already bought it? I didn't register for a crib, car seat, stroller, high chair, bouncer or swing, etc. because we bought it all ourselves. 

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • chelseymatchelseymat member
    imageQueSyrah:
    Is it possible she has already bought it? I didn't register for a crib, car seat, stroller, high chair, bouncer or swing, etc. because we bought it all ourselves. 
    Some of it she did.....But seriously 40 outfits size newborn and 4 kinds of bottles, plus 4 diaper bags does not a practical registry make. I didn't know what I needed when I had my first either....I wasn't judging, just trying to help
    Gabriel 11/04/09 Vincent 9/17/11 Grace 8/02/13
    Report Reply
  • crystalite2004crystalite2004
    imageQueSyrah:
    Is it possible she has already bought it? I didn't register for a crib, car seat, stroller, high chair, bouncer or swing, etc. because we bought it all ourselves.nbsp;


    This. We either bought the bigger items or already had them gifted to us by family.

    When I buy for a new baby I always buy a few things off the registry and throw in a couple of things I find most useful and arrange it in a nice laundry basket.
    Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
    Report Reply
  • dandlelyondandlelyon

    imagechelseymat:
    So my friend's shower is coming up. She registered for all incredibly impractical things like 4 kinds of bottles and enough newborn clothes for octuplets. Nothing really useful like a bouncer or a crib or even a carseat. Is it weird if I go off the registry? I was thinking a big basket with stuff like diaper cream, gas drops, tylenol, little fingernail clippers, booger sucker ect. Stuff you wouldn't know you needed until you needed it.

    I have been giving new mom must have baskets with exactly the stuffy ou mentioned.  I usually get thank you text in the middle of night for having giving the stuff they needed but didn't know they needed.  I say go for it.

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • 12bailey1812bailey18 member
    I would buy an outfit or something off the registry and mix it in with your basket of things. During my baby showers I loved when friends went off the registry and got me things that were useful or that came in handy for them. 

    Our family blog

     

    Report Reply
  • bumpuser511563bumpuser511563 member

    I like your idea! This item was on the back of my mind and I did not register for it but my Aunt bought a kit with all those things for DS for my shower and I am glad she did!

     I think they might sell a hygiene kit for babies at Walmart or other stores. They have the nail clipper, medicine dropper, nose thing (I don't know what it is called), etc.

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member

    I think in your case, I might do the dreaded gift card...maybe she has all of the little stuff too? I would love a basket like that, but if she already bought it...

     

    Report Reply
  • Marymak07Marymak07 member
    IMO - gift cards are never dreaded :)  I loved gift cards with DS!  In fact, I actually still have a few!
    SAHM to Eli, born 11.26.11
    Report Reply
  • jenniann87jenniann87 member
    I think your idea sounds great. My SIL got me something similar for my shower and it was honestly one of my favorites. There was cotton swabs, a little grooming kit, towels, powder, boogie sucker and a bunch of other super useful stuff. She also put it all in a really cool bucket/basket type thing that I still use in DS' room. We also got something similar at DH's diaper party but it was one of the prepackaged ones from Huggies. Such a geat practical gift.
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers ANGELS ARE GIVEN WINGS AND TAKEN BACK TOO SOON --- We love and miss you soo much Kacie Rae --- 9/11/10 --- born sleeping at 29wks2d
    Report Reply
  • jroth33470jroth33470 member
    I've been doing diaper motorcycles. How to's on google. A few baby things are n it and of course the ver useful diapers. Some registries are just to off the wall 
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"