Advice on new dad gifts

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My DS and DiL are expecting their first baby in November. DS’s birthday is coming up and he’s said he’d love some new dad type gifts. Given that it’s 30+ years since I had children, I’d really appreciate some ideas on what’s available and what’s appropriate!. Thank you!

Someone bought DH the Haynes Manual for babies which we actually used a few times as it was very easy to find the information that you needed when you’ve got a screaming baby.

How about a Baby Prints decorating session at Emma Bridgewater or a pre-baby photo shoot with a local photographer?

Edited because I managed to mess up the links.

A lot of ‘dad gifts’ are really cheesy and awful, but Dh has a few coffee mugs with dc’s photos on them from when they were babies. Eldest is a teen now and he still uses them regularly. I suspect they were from Moonpig.

Thank you both - some useful ideas there!

Travel mugs are a great gift if he drinks hot drinks. Means you can drink a tea or coffee without risking hurting the baby and obviously it stays warm. A voucher for a baby carrier (or a baby carrier) is another good one, my husband found the carrier extremely useful and you see a lot of dads wearing them nowadays.

How about a rucksack that he can use as a nappy changing bag?

Baby carrier that he finds comfy.
Cook meals for freezer
Decent water bottle or travel mug

Baby bath stuff

The travel mug and rucksack are great ideas - thank you all for taking the time to reply

Why is he getting a gift?
If it is a new thing just get him a sling so he can walk around with a baby and give mum an hour

It’s his birthday

Here is a great gift for new Dads that you should check out: The Dad Hoodie. I've gifted it to a few of my mates and it's always a huge hit.