by Brooke Huntley

Created on: January 24, 2009

Anxious to do some baby gift shopping but find yourself in cloud seven when you finnaly arrive to your favorite baby store? Buying baby shower gifts for yourself, well thats easy and exiting, but finding the perfect gifts for a first time mother, uses some brain cells. You search isle by isle and everything looks adorable and you want it for your own future baby, but this shopping trip is for a new mother. On this trip you have to think whats best for her special occasion. Here are some tips to consider and some cheap gifts that will not be ignored, but greatly appreciated.

Shelves in front of your are making you smile and picture your own baby, but this baby your shopping for is for a first time mother and her baby is a different gender, or not known yet. Then you should consider shopping for gifts that are unisex. Put the thoughts of shopping for yourself away for a awhile and lets smart shop isle by isle. The first isle everyone usually goes down in the lovely outfit isle. At this area you can choose from many outfits and sizes, but dont go for all the cute teddy bear or heart outfits, choose the ones most needed. Many buyers for showers pick up the cutest outfits, and when the shower arrives theres duplicates and designer outfits are not great for doubles. Plain white onsies are great, they can be worn plain or under sweaters or overalls outfits. It is best to have some plain color clothes, because when babies are sick theres a less chance in ruining a nice outfit. One item many forget about are pants. A baby cant just wear a shirt outside, shorts and pants are greatly needed. Also, how about covering up that babies lovely toes and get some fuzzy socks. You never can have to many socks, babies are known to stick those feet in there diaper while being changed. In this first isle pick out plain and unusual gifts, these items are ussually overthought.

Next isle we come to for gifts for a new mother is the diaper isle. If your willing to really put some money into this trip than dont hesitate to buy a size one bag of diapers. I say size one, because most babies are born big and get that cute baby fat, and those babies grow out of newborn diapers in days. Wipes, are aslo great, not only for at home but to store in that diaper bag you could buy. A new mother should have two or three diaper bags, one for home and each car. Also in this isle may be some baby food, but the food you should decide on buying unless the new mother shares her feeding descion. A bottle

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