Sister's first baby.....what to buy?

[Mrssomerhalder85]

Afternoon all!

My sister and her husband will be having their first baby together in a couple of months. I know that nothing has been bought, and money is tight, so I thought I'd put together a big pack of things for them and baby!
What did you really wish for when your children first arrived?

I can't remember what I wished for when I had dd, but I can tell you what I found was most useful.
A bouncer, muslins (I think the John Lewis ones are best value for money) and a boppy pillow

A cosleeper crib

I think the practical things make the best gifts.

How about getting a folding fabric toybox with lid that can be used later or a moses basket and filling it with useful stuff?

Things like:
sponge bath support
baby nail clippers
Bepanthen
Infacol
Saline nasal drops
snot sucker
baby body/hair wash
muslins
nappies
wipes
cot mobile/soothing toy (mine loved the Fisher Price Glow Seahorse)
soft sponge
teething gel/powders
sheets blankets

The best gift we received for my lb was a star blanket, we bought the next size up as soon as he outgrew it!

tuppenceandcrumble.com/shop/Baby-Star-Wraps-Naturals

Also baby bundlers are perfect for newborns before they fit into sleeping bags and make nightly nappy changes less stressful as you can keep baby in just a nappy during the warm nights.
The one in the link is what we got.

m.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-baby-organic-cotton-bunny-bundler-white/p/1713650

Something that is actually useful so get a baby bouncer or nappies rather than a "baby boy/girl" frame.

Perhaps arrange and throw a surprise baby shower for them? They will get all the extras they need! I had a years supply of changing items, furniture, bathing stuff, clothes, bouncers toys and baby swings haha! Its great and i didnt pay a penny whic was a great help with the shock of stopping work! Would be a lovely surprise for them and a HUGE help :)

By the time my little one was born I had already brought loads of clothes so was desperate for any sorts of toiletries as they run out so fast!!

Best present I got was a decent thermos mug Only reason I got to drink a hot cuppa for about 18 months!