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Present ideas for a 7 month old

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Crumpetandcake · 12/12/2024 14:13

DD is 7 months old and I need to get her a few presents for her stocking/under the tree so her older brother (DS 2.5) doesn’t think she’s being left out.
She already has everything she could possibly need because she’s inherited it from DS. Most of the toys for younger babies are very similar (we definitely don’t need more balls, rattles or mirrors) and I deliberately bought fairly neutral clothes so she just wears his old ones.

Any ideas what we could give her? Or do I just wrap up stuff she’d have anyway (Ella’s pouches, shampoo, body wash etc)?

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Cerealkiller4U · 12/12/2024 14:14

Umm. Maybe some crinkley books.

OneCoralHare · 12/12/2024 14:36

Some ideas that might help:
Board book
sippy cup
teething toy
baby jigsaw
bath toys
jellycat cuddly toy

BarnacleBeasley · 12/12/2024 14:41

I think cuddly toy unless she's already been given millions by relatives, as it's nice for kids to have special cuddly friends that are just theirs as they get older.

Also, we have a similar age gap, and the things that we've had to replace/get more of are mostly food-related, so we had coverall bibs from Bibado and they had been washed so much they'd disintegrated (and the new design is way better anyway). And we needed more sippy cups as DS1 was still using his sometimes and knows what colour his ones are, and we always run out of kiddy plates, bowls and cutlery. She might not be using those yet but she will soon.

Everleigh13 · 12/12/2024 14:45

My baby loved this book at that age:

See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book by Priddy Books.

https://amzn.eu/d/9LGx0Es

Amazon.co.uk

https://amzn.eu/d/9LGx0Es?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-christmas-5229099-present-ideas-for-a-7-month-old

Iamthemoom · 12/12/2024 14:58

Tomy Hide & Squeak Eggs will be hours of fun and good to play with for a few years.

amzn.eu/d/do3PM4k

Crumpetandcake · 12/12/2024 15:23

@Cerealkiller4U she loves crinkly books. We have a few but some have seen better days so I might get her a new one.

@OneCoralHare Bath toys are a great idea. They always need replacing because they get a bit gross so it doesn’t feel like buying duplicates of stuff we already have.

My son has already chosen her a ‘chewy monkey’ teething toy because he knows they’re her favourite and he’s very keen to buy presents for people.

We have enough books and jigsaws to stock a small library but the suggestions on here have reminded me that one of our favourite board books got lost so I’ll get her a replacement copy.

@BarnacleBeasley sippy cups and her own eating set is a great idea. The sippy cups my son had got a bit chewed as her was growing out of them so she’ll need new ones (she’s currently breastfed so I’d totally forgotten how close we are to needing cups etc).
She already has a couple of special cuddly toys that I bought when she was born because I wanted her to have a few things that were just hers. I might get her a lovely rag doll though, she’s a bit young now but it’s the sort of thing she can keep and play with later. I’d dismissed cuddly toys so thank you for making me rethink it!

@Everleigh13 we love that book! We already have it but it’s a good suggestion.

@Iamthemoom they’re perfect. We don’t have anything similar and my son will also love helping her with them (he likes to sit and teach her colours and shapes, and her favourite thing is when he gives her attention so that’s the ideal gift).

Thank you everyone. There are some lovely ideas and suggestions. You’ve saved my daughter from a Christmas gift of a wrapped up box of baby rice 😂

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