Baby Shower and Birth Gifts
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Topic: Baby Shower and Birth Gifts
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Subject: Baby Shower and Birth Gifts
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:10pm
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Right... I expect both preggo ladies to share what they have appreciated recieving at their baby showers and from Mums who know what they liked or what they would have liked!
I just had my step-cousin give birth to a baby girl and was thinking about a gift apart from the obvious. I ended up getting her Bobux shoes in size M (for when babe starts to crawl) as I loooooved these shoes. So anyone else got any tips for new baby gifts? |
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:13pm
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I know my SIL loved actually receiving something nice for her. All the stuff she got was for the baby except from us, we got her the usual baby outfit, and also some nice stuff for her, a nice foot treatment for her foot spa and some other smellies from the body shop. She loved it. ------------- "> 
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Posted By: 98765
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:16pm
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Little treasures subscription its only $21 for the year ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:20pm
Ooooo I just thought of something else regarding pressies for Mums. I agree with you Sarah Beth, loved getting some goodies for me, only problem is that I got about 10 sets of bath and shower gels etc.  Ended up giving half of them away.
But... I remember having to go out shopping for new clothes as I didn't have any that fit me in post-baby mode... so maybe clothing vouchers as a pressie. Hrmmm... |
Posted By: 98765
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:22pm
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and a hair cut voucher ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:42pm
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or a facial voucher, mmm facial. And perhaps homemade ones for things like a home cooked meal, baby sitting, cleaning etc ------------- ">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 1:54pm
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Actually hell yeah... facial voucher.. they were brilliant!!! (Especially when overdue and struggling to find things to do to pass the days)
I meant to say as well Sarah Beth, didn't want to sound like I was cutting down your contribution to this thread before... I would definitely not have give away gifts from the body shop, I just had tonnes of the generic packs of bath stuff you get. Not so exciting. (Gee, I'm sounding really ungrateful!!! Ah well...) |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 2:08pm
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oh, I in no way found cut down! ------------- ">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 2:12pm
Great!!! 
(Very easy to sound like you are saying the wrong things on here) |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 2:15pm
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believe me, I am too tired to even notice today! ------------- ">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 2:17pm
Maybe you need a pre-pregnancy gift of a facial then? (Might want to show hubby this thread  )
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 2:30pm
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ohhh yes facial would be good. I actually have one booked for 3 weeks away (and is a freebie from clinique for being such a great (AKA big spender) customer) ------------- ">
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 4:48pm
| my friend got a voucher for a massage and manicure from her work which she loved cos she got her nails done before baby was born and in all her pics with baby she has really nice nails! sounds minor but when your hair is a mess or your feeling really grotty its nice to have something to feel good about. |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 7:47pm
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A house Cleaner for a day is what my MIL gave me.
From Meticulous Maids! -------------  
 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:35pm
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My fave gift for baby was those nighties with the ribbon tie up thingy on the bottom, cute and fabbo for middle of the night nappy changes. My work gave me a big chemist voucher which I loved, I bought myself a super deluxe sponge bag, since I have never had a nice one. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:37pm
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Ooh i loved getting stuff for me that i'd never usually buy myself, mum found out what type of face scrub and body wash and moisturisers etc i used and bought me that type of thing so that i wouldn't run out after bubs was born - cos if you're tight on money post baby those are the first things to go.
One thing i found really nice was that for Paris's 1st birthday, an old friend of mine got some clothes voushers for tnt for Paris, but she got me some gift vouchers for farmers.. i thought was the nicest thing ever.. cos yep you do need new clothes post baby, but alot of the time you are still b/feeding or trying to loose the tummy, by the time they turn 1 your body is usually starting to get back to some semblance of normal and that's when i found i needed new clothes the most. For my sisters i used to do HUGE gifts for their baby showers: Mum would knit a set for me to put with it, booties, hat, matinee jacket.. in kewl wool, not nana-ish stuff. I would buy at sales for ages beforehand, and get 5 of most things, 5 singlets, pairs of socks, bodysuits, and a few stretch n grow/fleece sleep suyits in newborn (if it was a winter baby), as well as the powder, baby shampoo, nappies, pins, cotton buds and a teddy for bubs, nail clippers, hair brush set, and i would buy some baby towels and stick them in the bottom of a new baby bath (agreed with them first that i'd get them the baby bath) and also would add some nice stuff for mum too like choccys and some pampery type stuff. it was pretty much like a "start-up" pack, lol. And all in all, it never really cost me too much more than approx $50, cos i got it all on sales... not that i'm cheap, just like to get lots for my money.  ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:41pm
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oooh and a few people got me those nice tiny soft stretchy face cloths and i found that having been given so many was a god send for using on tiny bottoms, or faces, or even to help dry under babies neck after a bath when they are sooo small that the huge bath towel just won't fit to dry there (mostly cos they are unco-operative litte mites) ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 03 June 2006 at 8:53pm
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I just got my new niece a rash suit for swimming when she is bigger. it was $3 at the Warehouse! Woohoo.
For me, I loved clothes but had so many for Taine from Jake, that I wasn't quite sure what we needed. I always appreciated clothing in bigger sizes. Photo albulms, dvds for kiddies, and at the moment we are collecting these plastic animals made in Germany. They are $10 each but such good quality. I'm planing to give a smallish set of those to her as well. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 1:56pm
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My lovely boss gave me a Bella Mama vouchrer for a pregnancy massage, which will be an awesome treat fro me, and not something I would normally do for myself.
Mumand Dad bought Maya a gold bracelet with her name engraved on it and will do the same for the twins (just as well - will have to label them when they are born so I can tell them apart lol). -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 3:11pm
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Emma - you're in for a real treat, I absolutely *adore* my Bella Mama massages, we booked a package of six and I still have three to go. Complete bliss, and the ladies who work there are really lovely. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: stevie_88
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 8:12am
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Oooh how I am dying for someone to just pamper me for a day. The hair, the facial, the nails, the massage- everything! Something like that for a gift for the mum is just the best!
And for the bub- umm well I'd like stuff I havent got and if I get to much of it or get the same thing twice- I'll most likely save and use later. Unless it's like a baby bath- then I'd have to find something else to do with it. Maybe make a toy box or something- just chuck all the teddies into it or whatever for the time being.
My baby shower is coming up 1st of July- so I'm hoping to be pampered. Haha. NOTE TO SELF- WONT HAPPEN HAHA! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 1:12pm
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Baby clothes in bigger sizes are good. One of the best pressies we got was a storage box full of useful stuff - newborn nappies, napisan, toys, feeding spoons etc... A friend had a baby a few weeks after me and I got a couple of little things for the bub, and magazines, food, bottled water etc for mum in the hospital cos I remembered how bored and hungry I got!! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 1:12pm
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Ooo and yes a Little Treasures subscription is a great idea ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 2:14pm
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ohh i,m trying to remeber what i got at my babyshower ummmmmm baby blaktes,soft toys ,musci toys,choco for me lots of knettied thinggs,clothes in bigger sizes for bubs,busrh,comb sets and i addoredle bring home blaket knitted by one of my mums friends ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 4:20pm
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Best thing I got after having Josiah was a big gift bag with grapes, pringles and chocolate for me, a rattle for Josiah and a jigsaw puzzle for Kiya. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 5:14pm
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Loving the ffod idea - Birthcare food was tasty, but so little of it and I was starving!
The napisan and stuff is a good idea too Aimee - stuff that you have to buy again and again so it would be good to have a bit of a stock. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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