New Baby Gift - moms, any ideas?

clecoarr · March 2011

I have a friend who just had a baby last week. We live across the country and I haven't seen her in a few years, but I'd like to send her a card and small gift to acknowledge and celebrate her new daughter. Maybe $30 or so. Either something for her, the baby, or all 3 of the fam. Any suggestions?

SA7206 · March 2011

What about a personalized story book?

Something like this:

http://gifts.redenvelope.com/gifts/personalized-fairy-tale-storybook-30000415?viewpos=10&trackingpgroup=rbbsl

6fsn · March 2011

I'm normally a practical kind of gal, but that storybook is cute.

Some of my standby ideas- gc's to a local restaurant that delivers, send some food from a local place, a baby book and blanket (very easy to send), see if she has a registry, or a package of diapers from amazon.

Maybride2 · March 2011

Since it doesn't sound like you're all that close of friends with her, I'd just send her something small off her registry. You should be able to order it and have it sent totally online.

bonnyandtim · March 2011

It might be easy to just mail a GC in a card.

I'm not a mom, but 1 of my close & friendly co-workers just had a baby a couple weeks ago. She mentioned one day at work that at her shower, she didn't get many "basic" items, like diapers or bath things. I got her a GC to Walmart & she loved it. Especially that there might be something she didn't think or know of beforehand when she made her registry.

bridetobe920 · March 2011

The things that we enjoyed getting the most, were the practical things. It was good peace of mind to know that we had bottles and diapers ready to go when we brought DD home. I am not saying we didn't love and appreciate the many other gifts we got, but the basics were the most helpful and saved us a last minute trip to the store before having DD.