DB and DSIL are having their first baby just after Christmas. They both work really hard but as they both have vocational careers, their jobs don't pay an enormous amount. They have over the last few years mentioned that they have some financial worries and having a baby can obviously be an expensive time. If they want them, they can obviously have our buggy/cot/moses basket/baby bath etc but there will presumably be other things that they'll need. We are in a slightly more secure financial position and I would like to give them a Christmas present which might help them out a little bit but don't know how to avoid it coming across as patronising. Would a largish John Lewis/Mothercare voucher fall the right side of the line (as opposed to an actual cheque)? Alternatively, could anyone suggest anything that they received as a baby present which helped them financially but which didn't cause offence? I also suspect that a John Lewis voucher might be the dullest present they'll ever receive and if there were anything else that sounded a bit more exciting/looked like an actual present whilst doing a similar job, that would be fantastic. Thanks in advance.