Practical Baby Shower Gifts

10 Incredibly Practical Baby Shower Presents

April 8, 2011

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In this economy, parents-to-be are thinking less about luxurious layettes and more about baby basics. If you are looking to purchase something sensible for a mama-to-be, check out our slideshow of practical presents.

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14 Comments

zoelicious 1 year 35 weeks

Nice list of gift ideas! I will remember this list next time I go to a baby shower.

jmommies 1 year 36 weeks

These are all great gift ideas and we love them i will make sure then when i go to the baby shower next i will try to get some things for the new mom from this idea along with the designer gowns that we make at jmommies dot com

2 years 6 weeks

I guess I always just go the route of picking out a little outfit or something for the mom to enjoy. I don't think gift giving is all about buying things that people NEED its about getting things that that might not buy for themselves (or the baby). If I go that route, I just give them a gift card to finish buying things off their registry.

3 years 5 weeks

I shouldn't be surprizing so hard at that.

meredith9179 3 years 38 weeks

Love this! I make a point of only giving practical baby shower gifts. I know the Mom always appreciates it. May not be super sexy, but, I've been there. I know that diapers and baby powder are more usable than frilly dresses. Not that I don't love the frills...

4 years 3 days

Certificate to diapers.com would be good, since they also have cloth diapering options (why wasn't cloth on the list along side the service suggestion?)

milosmommy 4 years 10 weeks

I'd like to also suggest gift certificates for online shopping sites such as diapers.com. They're awesome. They have all the essentials and they can get whatever they need. Diapers.com offers free shipping for any order over $50 which is insanely easy to do if you're buying diapers especially and they deliver next day. We use them all the time and I've been gifting moms gift certificates to them because it also saves trips to the store as well.

PiNkY PiNk 4 years 10 weeks

perfect timing! my friend's baby shower is in a couple weeks and i was just thinking about what to get her. "In this economy, parents-to-be are thinking less about luxurious layettes and more about baby basics." SO true! my friend wants NO toys. she only wants the basics and things she'll absolutely need. :(

busykids 4 years 10 weeks

Oh! i love these ideas, my neice is pregnant, and due with her first child in September, so this is really good.

HeatherMartin84 4 years 10 weeks

Always remember the mum. I always give a gift for the baby as well as the mum. Like something from bath and body works. always a plus...... cause when the mum gets relaxtime a bath is a wonderful thing.

SweetnLow 4 years 10 weeks

Oxyclean! Also, if you get diapers get a size OTHER than newborn. DD was only in newborn diapers for a week and this time we received 7 boxes of newborn sized.

kikidawn 4 years 10 weeks

These are all really great ideas lil!

POPSUGAR Moms 4 years 10 weeks

bluepuppybites — that's a great idea as well as baby body care products!

bluepuppybites 4 years 10 weeks

I also think detergent is a plus. I was so happy when I got some Dreft for my shower. That stuff is expensive and you only want the best for you newborn. And most mommies to be wash and rewash everything!