To be absolutely stupid with excitement?!

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I come from a tiny family. The last baby in our family was me, 31 years ago.

Today is SILs due date. My wonderful DM died shortly after their wedding in 2016 and this feels like the first good thing to happen to our family since.

Help me out MN! I'm child free and I'm not sure I've ever ever held a baby on my life but I'm STUPIDLY excited about becoming and Auntie!!

Have text SIL and DBro and said I totally understand they may want days or weeks alone with DNorN before inviting visitors but that I've kept the diary clear for potential visits in January.

AM. so. EXCITED.

What shall I bring baby? And more importantly SIL?? Any idea for a nice present for a new Mum??

Arrrrrggghhhh!

😂😂😂 at you praying to Kris Akabusi

You sound lovely. My sister bought a nappy bin (boring but useful - wouldn’t recommend unless you know they want it), cute jellycat teddy, post natal massage voucher and cooked sausages and mash when she visited. There may have been other stuff too, but this is what I remember.
Easy snacks are a good plan, especially if you know her taste. My friend told me that oats were good for breastfeeding and I got through loads of Nairn’s oatcakes in cheese/chocolate/ginger. They come in little individual packs in each box. Another Friend put me on to Aldi’s chocolate marble brioche, it’s very indulgent if you have a sweet tooth.

You sound lovely and brought back memories of my own siblings when I had my first. Neither of them have dc and both called afterwards to arrange a day to visit me. My brother arranged the weekend to give us time to get settled then called back 5 minutes later to say he was too excited could he come tomorrow (he lives over 3 hour away) my sister who isn’t a baby person was on the phone arranging a day in the future then she heard dd making cute noises and said she was too excited as well and was coming straight up. (Another 3 hours)

One of the best presents I received was four 2 person portion shepherds pies, I ate one that evening froze the rest and had them over the course of the next week, they had made them with plenty of peas and carrots which made it feel like o didn't need to worry about extra veg. My mum was awesome and she came regularly and would always bring/ make lunch and leave something for us to eat too, weirdly her leaving cut up fruit was lovely eg a pineapple etc, as it made it easy and tempting to eat. As for baby stuff, I'd ask what they need, as they may have already had a mega shop!?

Exciting!!

I remember becoming an auntie for the first time... It was twins! I was thrilled beyond measure, especially as it was a long, long battle (IVF and late-stage pregnancy death) to get them.
My two precious little friends turn 2 in a couple of days, and they are one of the biggest lights in my life. 2017 was an awful year for me, in every conceivable way - apart from the twins. Treasure them.

Aaah. Really lovely.

My sister bought Dc a small baby-friendly soft toy that she knew was just right because it referenced something we loved as children.

The early soft toys become much loved items, very sentimental.

Lovely thread. I am desperately invested in your new arrival now too. I have a much loved brother and sister-in-law too and this thread is bringing back all the lovely memories of when I had my two babies and they had theirs. Sending warm wishes to you all.

Isaboyisabiyisaboy he's the best thing I've EVER SEEN

Ah OP, that's wonderful news! Congratulations to all. I'll say again Cheeky Wipes- phenomenal and eco friendly. My go to present is a Morrck baby wrap. Check out website, there's so many to choose from. It means you can wrap baby in car seat/ pram then unwrap so easily without waking or over heating.

Enjoy being an auntie

Congratulations to you all OP.

This thread has made me smile so much!

I wish you all the happiness in the
world, and enjoy all the snuggly baby cuddles xx

Congratulations OP! Wishing you all lots of happiness - this is the loveliest thread I have read in a long time, your nephew is very lucky to have you!

This is the nicest thread I think I've ever seen on Mumsnet. Especially AIBU! So many threads(including mine!) about people quarrelling with family, partners, in-laws, taking offense and getting the hump and being taken advantage of... and then this lovely lovely burst of sheer kindness and delight. And reciprocal as well - your post about your SIL leaving you the shepherds pie(!)... I've got a tear in my eye.

Congratulations on your nephew OP, you sound so delightful and will be a great aunty. I will say though don't be offended if they want to retreat into a cocoon for a little while, slow to answer texts etc - it's a mindblowing experience becoming a parent and for a week or so it's pretty much all you can think about!

Congratulations! What a lucky lucky boy, to be so loved already.

I was just like you when my nephews were born, so thank you for taking me back. The older is a hulking great 13 year old man-boy now, and both boys are wonderful :)

Congrats to your family OP
Hope SIL is doing well

Congratulations!

Congratulations to you and the new parents. A lucky baby to have so much love x

Congratulations!! You sound like the best Auntie ever!

Ahhh congratulations Auntie!! I love this thread. Gave me goosebumps and made me teary eyed 💕

Auntie,

😘💐 for you.
Well done Mum, Dad & baby.

Auntie x

Thanks lovely MN! Cannot stop staring at the photos. DP has had the excellent idea of repurposing one of the work Christmas hampers as a box to put gifts in. Will take photos of it in all it's lovely glory before is delivered to DBro a and DSIL and DNEPHEW at the weekend

Congratulations Auntie NC!!! Wonderful news.

Ahhh congratulations! It's lovely that you are so excited!

That's very nice. Food packages more than care packages, there's not much time for baths and that but you have to eat - someone brought us a stir fry with everything chopped and ready to just do in a wok then tip a sauce on, it was amazing after a lot of microwaved frozen batch stuff. Crunch crunch!

Babies don't care about toys or blankets or anything for a few months. Parents only care about sleep and being able to get enough energy from food.

I think pram mitts are a good present - they velcro onto your pram and keep hands warm.

Actually another nice thing someone did was bring a hot chocolate pack - deluxe powder, milk, squirty cream, marshmallows etc.

Congratulations!!! As others have said, offers of actually useful help are great. I'd say dripfeed the presents as they work out what they need / what they haven't already been given.