Baby gift for second born.

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My friend is having her second son in the next couple of months, and I want to get her and him something lovely.

Obviously she has all her stuff from her first and she is wealthy with very classy taste (unlike my mountain of plastic shite).

What will she find useful/beautiful/lovely?!

Do you have a budget in mind?

When was her first born, summer or winter? I had winter/summer babies and was hardly able to re-use anything!

And do you want to get something for both her and the baby? I recently had a second and my SIL bought me a lovely body oil and the matching shower gel

https://www.johnlewis.com/crabtree-evelyn-la-source-nourishing-oil-100ml/p3161868?sku=236744719&skwcid=2dx92700039678097327&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI45PVzzGT4AIVDrHtCh35-AmYEAQYAiABEgLKxvDBwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

When DH's cousin and his wife had their twin girls, having a 3 year old daughter already, we still bought them beautiful new sleep suits, as well as 3 jelly cat bunny rabbits in 3 shades of pink. I wrote a card to their oldest, congratulating her on being promoted to big sister and how it would be lovely for her to choose one rabbit for herself and one for each of her sisters.

We got a lovely thank you card saying how nice it was for the twins to have new sleep suits rather than just hand me downs from their sister, and that their big sister loved her card (though she had changed the bunny rabbits around several times)

Like a PP said, summer/winter can make a difference to whether you can re-use stuff. Another option is teething type toys. I wasn't sure about re-using those with DC2z

Gift voucher.

Ah good suggestions. I might do the matching toys for the boys and a couple of sleep suits and some neom stuff for her.

Argh I hate buying presents I always completely over think it and tie myself in knots.

The boys will be born in similar seasons.

A nice blanket.

If she already has most things maybe a personalised keepsake.
I've bought personalised dressing gowns from My 1st Years before and they came in a lovely gift box.
Or a personalised book which names the baby and their big brother.
Did I mention personalised enough??!!

Something with the new baby’s name on it eg a sign for his door, bunting for the wall, book ends etc. A money box? A picture for the wall in their bedroom?

I had two of the same gender and reused everything’s od bought or been given for the first. But it was lovely to have new things for the second like soft toys, knitwear, books.

Agree with Sunshinewithshowers123
I've ordered a few gifts from my 1st years and they have all been lovely

DS was just 3 when DD was born. The best present we got was 2 days worth of nice ready meals for me (veggie), DH (meat n 2 veg) and DS, completely with puddings, custard etc and good teabags and biscuits.,
The best present she got was her own blanket. Not previously sicked on by her brother!

I bought my friend a voucher for the local pottery painting place so they could go and make a keepsake with her second. She really liked it.

Love the pottery idea. I'll do that will some gifts for her.
Thanks everyone