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Unique shower gifts
Wherein showers may hit, but new mamas aren’t ducking for cover Maybe she’s a second-time mama. Perhaps she’s already bought all the essentials. Or let’s say that, like a situation in which Mamakaze once found herself, you’ve put off shoppping until the week before and her entire huge registry has already been purchased by generous well-wishers. For whatever reason, your favorite mama-to-be is being showered but there’s not a thing you can buy her that she doesn’t already or won’t soon have. None of us want to give a new mama her third diaper pail or eighth nursing pillow or fourteen-bazillionth layette set, especially those of us who have stood in the customer service line on swollen, nine-months-pregnant feet — or with colicky infant in tow — exchanging five comb-and-brush sets and a thousand little booties for credit on a breast pump. (We realize that it’s a personal thing to buy someone, but it’s not as though we didn’t need that pump!) If Mamakaze can’t find something incredibly useful to give a new mommy (from her registry or on a tip from someone in the know, of course!), we always look for something sweet and unique. When we first started shower shopping as a junior-high lass finding gifts for our babysitting families, registries were few and the Internet as we know it was nonexistent. Now, with the click of a mouse, we can find a deluge of adorable shower gifts without hauling our pregnant self out of the house.
A thoughtful present can be precious or practical. A Vera Wang dinnerware set especially for the small set is sure to please the most discriminating mama and babe. Or something as simple as an innovative pacifier which closes itself when baby drops it can be an absolute godsend.
Stuffed elephants are a sweet choice for a snugglebug, but looks aren’t everything; a hipster baby might find a better pal in the ironic Uglydoll.
Items that are all about baby are a wonderful way to let a child know she’s loved. Such thoughtful presents can be as simple as a playful “Year of the Dog” keepsake box or as personal as an individualized book.
Want to give baby the warm fuzzies? A cruelty-free take on the sheepskin rug provides a super spot for snuggling. Or for a pampered princess, keep those tootsies toasty in plush angora booties.
Baby may have everything he needs for the first six months, but before you know it, mama will be cajoling him into taking a big bite of broccoli. The age-old airplane trick works even better if baby’s spoon looks like a wee jet!
If baby already has everything, don’t forget about mama! We all like a little something to snuggle up with. Any stressed-out preggie can appreciate an adorable and aromatic friend that soothes neck tension, while mommies-to-be whose cravings include Vermont Teddy Bears will enjoy a sassy, pickles-and-ice-cream-scarfing mama bear.
Let’s not forget that daddies are parents, too! Daddy’s diapering duties will be a little more palatable with either a mini Diaper Dude (think of it as a baby toolbelt!) or, for more reluctant papas, a gentle little kick in the pants via the almighty Wheel of Responsibility.
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