Baby Showers? What do you get from them?

Question

What kind of things do you normally get at baby showers? I know you register and stuff but I'm just trying to figure out what not to buy myself for the baby! Thanks =]

Answer 1

Depends on who you have coming and what they are buying for you.  If you have a lot of family members they might buy you bigger ticket items like stroller, crib, etc.  I would hold off buying too much for yourself though as you never really know what you are going to get!

If you have to buy something, keep to the things that you will always use like diapers!  Also, only buy one pack of "newborn" size diapers but lots of size 1.  You'll get a pack of diapers (usually) from the hospital and your baby will probably grow out of that size within a week, seriously!

Answer 2

i remember the anticipation of wanting to buy things for my baby  at the moment i found out i was having a girl  that was in july  and my shower was in october 07  it was so hard not to buy anything but you never can tell what you will get  people bring things like diapers wipes clothes toys blankets  teethers and bottles  i think the safest thing you could buy would be clothes or diapers and wipes you can never have to many of them  well good luck with the baby  by the way are you having a boy or girl?

Answer 3

Clothes is a big big thing. I got so many clothes it was crazy.

Other things I got were as follows:

Diaper Genie II (plus 5 refills)

Travel System Stroller

Playpen

Booster Carseat

Crib

Baby Bathtubs (I got three!!)

Bottles

Diapers, Diapers, Diapers

Wipes

Baby bottle drying rack

Pacifiers

Blankets

Stuffed Animals

A Cart Cover

Baby Rocker

It all depends on how big your shower is, how much you register for, and how generous people are

Answer 4

That all depends evey shower is different. I got no bottles or binkis at mine. I registered at Babies R Us and no one went there as the prices for most of their items are ridicuolus. I would wait and see what they get you first. I did get lots of Blankets and Clothes for my son.

Answer 5

it depends I got a lot of cloths and baby wash and powder and lotions.If you register register for stuff you would consider to buy but rather wait on and you might get it I did I got a bouncy seat and one of the play mats with toys.I did not get a lot of diapers like you usually do so you might want to wait on the diapers just in case but you could always use a lot of them.Register for a tub and toys. I also got a lot of blankets.If you do buy some clothes buy them one size bigger he/she will grow into them fast.Register for car seats, high chairs, strollers, dont be shy go for the big stuff you might get lucky. I sure did.Good Luck and Congrats on the new baby to come. Hope you enjoy being a new mom like I have.

Answer 6

if you can wait until after the shower that way you'll know what you have and what you have to buy..just so you don't get doubles