Ask first time parents-to-be what baby shower gifts they would like to receive. Wait their response - you’ll quite likely see a look of real confusion on their faces! Or possibly they’ll come up with a stock answer like “diapers” or something similar.
It is not obvious to someone who’s never had a baby before what exactly a new arrival needs. And over and over, guests are in no better position either, when it comes to deciding on baby shower gifts.
For sure, there’s a lot more to baby showers than just gifts, but helping parents to stock up for the new arrival is an important part of these celebrations.
That is why the following list of top five baby shower gifts can be quite useful.
Monitors
Monitors are excellent anxiety-busters, especially for first-time parents.
Once parents can listen to the baby from anywhere in the house, they find their confidence levels zooming.
The newest monitors are very sensitive and can pick up the slightest sound from baby, even her breathing.
So if your budget allows for it, take it one step further and buy a video monitor. That will really ease anxiety. Though, they are much more expensive, so perhaps this can be a joint baby shower gift from two or more guests.
Playtime mate for baby
Babies love to play. Anything that may help them play and be active not only keeps them engaged, but also stimulates all round development.
Gym or playpen is one of the best products for their activity. It is a soft cloth mat surrounded by a baby-friendly structure of bars and arches with many different toys suspended from various points. Baby has to play in a safe environment.
Essential activity gyms are excellent baby shower gifts. Also there are more advanced ones that include noisemakers and a variety of toys. The hanging objects have different colors and textures to help develop baby’s cognitive abilities.
There are also outstanding portable gyms and playpens available to help parents move around with baby.
They are lightweight and designed to be easy to carry around.
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