Comments on: Frugal Gifts For New Parents and New Babies

By: Mo

Mo — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:30:32 +0000

love the idea of giving breast feeding advice. am being trained as a peer counsellor so will be properly able to do that. Also food. I never thought. And I never got neither. It would have been nice. Best present I got was a really cool blanket – I still use it! Worst present was flowers. I had no idea, I gave loads of flowers before I realised that in fact its just an extra load of household admin for the parents. Won’t be doing that again. I reckon home made cakes and biscuits is good. I loved cake when I was breast feeding. And am going to also big up the idea of clothes in a bigger size. and babygrows. you can get them second hand. and they are brilliant.
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By: Meredith

Meredith — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:35:30 +0000

I think your criteria for baby meals are right on target! Especially things which need no reheating and can be eaten one-handed, while nursing! We give many new baby gifts for my husband's employees, and I struggle to find the perfect gift that is both budget-friendly and practical. My aunts got together and gave me a Merry Maid cleaning gift certificate for the birth of child #2 and then a grocery delivery service gift certificate for child #3. Though not budget friendly, these are WOW gifts that are not overly expensive for a group of people chipping in. Meredith´s last blog post..I know how to pick 'em

By: FrumpMama

FrumpMama — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:38:43 +0000

As one who had a c-section and spent a few days in the NICU with our youngest son after his birth, meals for my family were especially appreciated acts of love especially in those first few days where I was both recovering and we were driving back and forth to the hospital. You can't go wrong in giving disposable diapers, flannel receiving blanket/burp cloths, onesies/sleepers (depending on the season) and white baby socks in abundance. That and hand-me-downs from family and friends kept me pretty well set for the first 6 months of my sons life. Huge blessing. I remember people talking about how 'expensive' babies were, and I was like, "No...they're really not." FrumpMama´s last blog post..Boys Will Be Boys

By: Emma @ baby-log.com

Emma @ baby-log.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:03:32 +0000

Great tips. I remember the best gifts I was given when my son was born, were hand-me-downs from a colleague at work, a blanket from a friend, another knitted blanket – I use it till this very day, some food (soups) and a baby sling. Also my hubby’s family sent us a whole lot of baby stuff in bigger sizes and I can’t thank them enough for that. And people offered help, but as you mentioned, I didn’t feel comfortable accepting it You know it all, Kelly!

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By: Cyndie

Cyndie — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:56:09 +0000

Food was so welcome. Our church members brought us complete dinners ( including dessert!) every other day. We ate for 2 days and then another was brought for 2 weeks!! It was perfect. My favorite and most useful baby gift I bought myself . It is a shopping cart cover ( for when the aby is sitting up) that I bought from www.cleanshopper.com It is heavy, quilted and it covered the entire seat and handle so everything the baby touched was clean. I could give dry snacks like crackers and cereal while shopping, and they stayed in front of the baby and clean. I sometimes see similar covers for 10 dollars at TJMax. At first it doesn't seem frugal, but I am sure that it saved money because my little one didn't get sick from the gross shopping carts.

By: Shevy

Shevy — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:33:30 +0000

Hmm. I tried to post and it disappeared into the void. Let’s try again.

I agree with Alison’s ideas. I like to give baby wash, baby shampoo, baby lotion, a set of beginning toothbrushes, brush and comb, all that sort of thing.

I’ve also given some nice body lotion for the *mother*.

And being given food was great although we were stunned by some of the quantities. We got 2 and even 3 meals from some of the dinners people gave us!

By: jodi@bpr

jodi@bpr — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:36:46 +0000

Food is definitely a great thing - we received lots of home cooked meals with our first and it was wonderful. We also had one friend who called and asked what our favorite restaurant was and what meal we would like from there - it was a nice change of pace too. Gift cards to a restaurant also work if someone doesn't want to make food. We had 2 separate diaper showers and they were much appreciated...not only did it give us the opportunity to try several different brands of diapers, it was also so nice to not have to worry about buying diapers for a good while after our little guy was born. Several people we knew got us size 2 and 3 diapers, so they seemed to last forever! great post! jodi@bpr´s last blog post..Taking it day by day

By: Coupon Center

Coupon Center — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:21:46 +0000

Good tips! I love it!
Pascale

By: Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan

Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:02:23 +0000

I like to give essentials like baby wash, small hairbrushes, and nail clippers. These items are inexpensive and, in my first-hand baby experience, they are items you can never have too many of! Alison @ This Wasn't In The Plan´s last blog post..iTunes Isn't Just For iPod Owners

By: Vicki Davisson

Vicki Davisson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:02:51 +0000

My sister shops at garage sales and thrift stores and picks up second hand clothes for “just because” gifts. They won’t work at showers, but just after the baby’s born, they are very welcome. I got a big box of clothes from her when my son was born, handed down from her three sons in turn. I used almost all of them! Thank God for sisters!

I also appreciated the little receiving blankets, you can never have enough of those. I wish I still had some, and my son is now 18!