Category: gift baskets

When preparing either a baby boy gift basket or a baby girl gift basket, you can have a ton of fun! A new baby gift basket can be as creative and original as you desire. You can stick to basics, or you can spice it up and make something truly unique for the expectant mother. If you chose to put together a new baby gift basket instead of purchasing a traditional gift for the expectant mom in your life, know that you are stepping into a creative enterprise!

Baby Basics In A New Baby Gift Basket

For your new baby gift basket, you should most definitely include the basics. A first time mother may not know exactly what the basics are while a seasoned or experienced mother may know what they are but not have all of the basics on hand. So what are the basics that you should include in a new baby gift basket? You should always include some long sleeve, long pants sleepers. Babies tend to throw up, spit up, and pee on their nightclothes. Having many different sleepers is very important. Even if the baby is born in the summer, long sleeve and long pants are great. Many people sleep in cool air conditioned rooms that are just too cool for a baby to sleep in without some insulation. In addition, one piece suits, rompers, diapers, pacifiers, rattles, gift certificates, and receiving blankets are all basics that you could put in a new baby gift basket.

Unique Ideas For A New Baby Gift Basket

If you do not want to go the basic route, instead do a unique new baby gift basket. You could choose to do a theme, like feeding. If the mother is going to bottle feed, include several different types of bottles as the baby may have a preference. You could put bottle cleaners, a dishwasher bottle holder, gift certificates for formula, and bibs in this gift basket. If the mother is going to breastfeed, you could include nipple cream, breast pads, a breast pump (this can be expensive, so check your budget first and check the registry because the mother may have a specific one picked out), bottles that are compatible with the pump, nursing bras if you know her size, nursing tank tops, and a cover up for nursing in public. If you do not want to do a feeding basket but still want a unique idea for your new baby gift basket, try making a basket filled with partially prepared foods. You could do a frozen food basket filled with frozen homemade meals, or a basket with simple ingredients and simple recipes.

Know that whatever you choose, your new baby gift basket will be a hit!

If you know someone who is about to become a new mother, you may be thinking about putting together a baby gift basket for her. A new baby gift basket can be a wonderful gift for a baby shower, a welcome home baby party, or even just to give to someone that you know is becoming a new mother. When two people become parents for the first time, they do not necessarily know everything that they will need for when the baby arrives. Even if this is the parents second, third, or even forth or more baby, there are little things that parents do not necessarily remember that they will need.

Preparing A Baby Gift Basket For A New Mom

Preparing a gift basket for a first time mother is exciting and fun. This is especially true if you are already a mother yourself and know what this woman is in for. You know exactly what type of things to put in the baby gift basket, even things that the mother would not even think of.

So what are some items to put in your baby gift basket? The most important thing for a first time mom baby gift basket is to put in essential items. A first time mother will remember things like bottles if she plans on bottle feeding, binkies or pacifiers, clothing for the baby, baby socks, and bibs. However, there are plenty of items that she possibly will not even think of. These are the items to put in your gift basket! If she is planning on breastfeeding, you can make an entire baby gift basket filled with just breastfeeding essentials. Put in some nipple cream for cracked nipples, breast feeding friendly binkies or pacifiers, breast pads (you could even purchase some very nice, reusable Lilypadz that will last her for many months!), a breast pump, nursing tank tops, nursing bras (if you know her size, of course), and a nursing in public breastfeeding cover up. Other items you could put in a neutral baby gift basket are receiving blankets (you can never have enough!), extra sleepers, large bibs, larger sized clothes (she will get plenty of newborn clothes!), and diapers.

Preparing A Baby Gift Basket For An Experienced Mom

You can also prepare a baby gift basket for an experienced mother. An experienced mother who is breastfeeding can always use the above described breastfeeding baby gift basket. A bottle feeding mother could use new bottles, bottle cleaning materials, and even formula or gift cards for formula. In addition, an experienced mom could use a gift basket that is filled with quick and easy recipes to prepare for dinner or lunch for the family.

A baby gift basket is a great idea for any expectant mother!