Dallas

With twins, I was thankful for whatever we received . . . even hand-me-downs! As to what was most useful, gift cards!!! The gift cards were great! The problem with cash is that it is so easy to blow it on something else - like groceries (I know you need them but it is not “really” for the baby as much) . . . the gift cards are great for the things that you did not receive at your shower, what you suddenly realize that you need etc . . .

Best wishes!

Ethen

i remember also getting the same gifts pretty annoying I had to exchange a bunch of items pretty annoying!!! But maybe you should ask her what she wants or maybe she has a list somewhere. but I would say cash and maybe a few small items or a gift card.

Kaley

At my baby shower for my son, I had someone give me a card with a note telling me to let them know what I did not get at either of my showers that I really needed. There is ALWAYS something that you don’t get, and have to go buy. That was the nicest gift! I Don’t even remember what it was she ended up getting me anymore! (LOL my mind is shot now.)
If you can’t find what you want to get at your grocery or drug store, you can always order online. you can even have it giftwrapled, and delivered right to the mommy to be!

Skylar

First of all: Order on the Internet! Just google the item you want, or check out Target.com or Walmart.com. Usually you can find deals on the internet that you wouldn’t find at the stores too!

No matter what the age, most first times moms need the same thing; clothes, diapers, bibs, socks, burp clothes, a crib and/or bassinet, a good Graco swing, a bouncer seat with soothing vibration feature, a baby moniter if they have a big house, a good carseat, at least 3 good baby blankets, plus receiving blankets to swaddle the baby in.

If you’re strapped for cash a really thoughtful thing to do is get a handful of sort of cheap things and dress them all in a nice basket. Put a little stuffed bear in there as well. I got a few of those kind of baskets at my baby shower and I LOVED them!

In my opinion, it’s better to get practical gifts than gift cards or money. Get them something they can use, don’t get them an errand to run. ^_^

Nyla

I’d definantly rather have gift cards. Honestly, I don’t need any more clothes for the baby, because this is my first and I went crazy buying all the cute little boy clothes I saw =] I know a lot of people give blankets, you could do that. I alreayd have lots of blankets for hm too, but that’s because my husband and I thought it important to get lots of those. Diapers are always a wonderful idea, because the baby goes through so many of them!!! You can never really have enough!!! Also you could get somethign for the mom to be. Maybe just get some bubble bath/bath salts for her and some diapers and wipes [another thing you can never have enough of] for the baby. I’m sure she’d appreciate that! But gift cards and cash are always wonderful. And now days a lot of places like Amazon.com will let you give online gift certificates so the mom to be could order stuff on line to be shipped to her. One really great idea is to get the mom to be a journel and some really nice pens. In the front write a note to the baby telling them all the things you wish for it. Tell the mother to be to do that as well, and to do it often. Make new lists of what she wants for the baby, tell her to record all her hopes, dreams, and wishes for this little one and encourage her to allow friends and family to do the same. The baby will oneday really cherish that! Good Luck, Hope this helps.

Javier

I would not go with the cash or gift card because once she has the baby she will not have the time or energy to go shopping. I think that the point of giving a shower is to supply the mom to be with the things that she will need when the baby arrives. The best gifts are things that are useful and that are needed. I always try to think of the things that I found very useful when my kids were infants. A new mom can never have too many diapers or wipes. Maybe give different sizes of diapers that he/she will be able to grow into. I sometimes give a small laundry basket (for the babys laundry) and fill it with baby detergent and a few small towels and other baby bathing needs (tearless soap and shampoo, nail clippers, diaper cream, onesies, etc) These things may not be as “fun” as buying all of the cute little clothes, but they are much more practicle and she probably won’t get duplicates.
Good Luck!

Angela

I loved all the diapers we got at my daughters baby shower..but you can also just get a gift card and let the mother decide..really you can not go wrong with anything you said..I wouldn’t give cash though.