Baby shower gift for minimalists with lots of hand me downs

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with an Uber Eats gift card.

+2

Yep! Best gift is the gift of time

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Books or uber eats. There is so much baby gear that you use for a short time and we have a small home. Our circle does a lot of hand me downs.

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Books

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Did the registry include a thermometer? I use our Braun Thermoscan ear thermometer all the time. I think it’s about $50. You can start using it at 6 months of age and I’ve seen it at multiple doctors offices. It’s the best! My vote would be this thermometer, with an extra pack of covers and maybe baby Motrin if it’s in budget. And a gift receipt.

https://www.braunhealthcare.com/us_en/thermoscan-5

Another random things I loved that could be part of a $50 gift was the Weesprout fabric car seat cover (can double as a nursing cover and comes in cool minimalist patterns). If she doesn’t have a car seat cover on the registry, these are great for covering an infant at the Pediatirican or in crowded public places or if they just need to nap while you’re out and about.

https://www.weesprout.com/products/baby-car-seat-cover?variant=31550407508057

Of all the sleep sacks I have tried, my favorite is the Ergo baby on the move sleep sack. So cute and my kids love sleeping in them.

https://ergobaby.com/sleep/on-the-move-sleep-bag?click=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_tvHvpqo_gIViiuzAB1AFw3TEAAYAiAAEgLWnfD_BwE

For the newborn phase, I liked the Halo swaddle sleep sacks.

https://www.halosleep.com/shop/sleepsack-swaddle?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjeKTjpuo_gIVpRJlCh1tiQxlEAAYASAAEgKKY_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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^^^ sorry one more random thing I love. If you’re assembling multiple items, a nice add-on is the Vicks baby rub. It was recommended to me by a pediatric ER nurse as one of the few things you can do for a baby with a cold or similar virus. My babies LOVED it and would calm right down when I rubbed it on their chest. It can be used from 3 months of age and is great to have in the medicine cabinet, but something a new mom might not think to buy.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/vicks-babyrub-soothing-ointment-1-76-oz-prodid-1011466

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Socks. There is no such thing as hand me down baby socks because one of every pair is always lost. High quality baby socks are really useful. And you can never have too many books.

We got five baby blankets with my kids name on it for our youngest. Such a waste and I couldn’t even pass them on to other kids. One had both first and middle name and they were spelled wrong.

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Books. And not just baby books but ones for like 2 and 3 year olds with a message from you inside. Fresh high quality crib sheets.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^ sorry one more random thing I love. If you’re assembling multiple items, a nice add-on is the Vicks baby rub. It was recommended to me by a pediatric ER nurse as one of the few things you can do for a baby with a cold or similar virus. My babies LOVED it and would calm right down when I rubbed it on their chest. It can be used from 3 months of age and is great to have in the medicine cabinet, but something a new mom might not think to buy.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/vicks-babyrub-soothing-ointment-1-76-oz-prodid-1011466

Another good example, this PP loves this stuff and I wouldn’t want any of it. I think if the registry is complete just do books and/or gift cards. This would all just be stuff I’d have to dispose of. Not that the thought doesn’t count, of course it does.

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There isn’t a single item mentioned in this thread I’d want for my baby. That’s the danger of non-registry gifts. Uber Eats/Doordash is the best gift.

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Anonymous wrote:We were given a year's family membership to a local science museum. We were given six months of a diaper delivery service. Oh! We were also given six months to a CSA, so just got a box of local, organic produce each week.

I’m going to be honest I wouldn’t want or use any of these and the CSA would be a burden. Don’t give tasks as gifts.

Huh? The CSA sends fruits and vegetables to your door. Means if we couldn't get to the neighborhood farmer's market, we still had our produce for the week. It was LESS work for us.

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Anonymous wrote:We were given a year's family membership to a local science museum. We were given six months of a diaper delivery service. Oh! We were also given six months to a CSA, so just got a box of local, organic produce each week.

A science museum seems like an odd gift for a family with a newborn. It's something they'll get a lot more use out of a few years down the road.

We went like twice a month during my leave, and then once a month after that. We like (and liked) it!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were given a year's family membership to a local science museum. We were given six months of a diaper delivery service. Oh! We were also given six months to a CSA, so just got a box of local, organic produce each week.

I’m going to be honest I wouldn’t want or use any of these and the CSA would be a burden. Don’t give tasks as gifts.

A year's family membership to a museum wouldn't work with a new baby.

Actually it worked great for us, and got us going to museums, which wasn't something we'd done since moving to the area.

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Anonymous wrote:There isn’t a single item mentioned in this thread I’d want for my baby. That’s the danger of non-registry gifts. Uber Eats/Doordash is the best gift.

Everything on the registry has been bought.

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Anonymous wrote:^^^ sorry one more random thing I love. If you’re assembling multiple items, a nice add-on is the Vicks baby rub. It was recommended to me by a pediatric ER nurse as one of the few things you can do for a baby with a cold or similar virus. My babies LOVED it and would calm right down when I rubbed it on their chest. It can be used from 3 months of age and is great to have in the medicine cabinet, but something a new mom might not think to buy.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/vicks-babyrub-soothing-ointment-1-76-oz-prodid-1011466

Another good example, this PP loves this stuff and I wouldn’t want any of it. I think if the registry is complete just do books and/or gift cards. This would all just be stuff I’d have to dispose of. Not that the thought doesn’t count, of course it does.

Def understand not wanting a sleep sack but you have to have a thermometer, especially if the baby is going to daycare. If she didn’t register for one, the one I linked is used by pediatricians and very easy to use. If you don’t have kids, you may not think to register for one. They don’t let you go to pre school or daycare if the temp is above a certain number (and of course you need it yourself bc kids spike fevers and the nurses like always asks if you’ve taken a temp when you call the sick line. So I would still suggest a thermometer plus gift receipt if a thermometer wasn’t on the registry.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ sorry one more random thing I love. If you’re assembling multiple items, a nice add-on is the Vicks baby rub. It was recommended to me by a pediatric ER nurse as one of the few things you can do for a baby with a cold or similar virus. My babies LOVED it and would calm right down when I rubbed it on their chest. It can be used from 3 months of age and is great to have in the medicine cabinet, but something a new mom might not think to buy.

https://www.cvs.com/shop/vicks-babyrub-soothing-ointment-1-76-oz-prodid-1011466

Another good example, this PP loves this stuff and I wouldn’t want any of it. I think if the registry is complete just do books and/or gift cards. This would all just be stuff I’d have to dispose of. Not that the thought doesn’t count, of course it does.

Def understand not wanting a sleep sack but you have to have a thermometer, especially if the baby is going to daycare. If she didn’t register for one, the one I linked is used by pediatricians and very easy to use. If you don’t have kids, you may not think to register for one. They don’t let you go to pre school or daycare if the temp is above a certain number (and of course you need it yourself bc kids spike fevers and the nurses like always asks if you’ve taken a temp when you call the sick line. So I would still suggest a thermometer plus gift receipt if a thermometer wasn’t on the registry.

Sorry for the extraneous “like” typo