Comments on: Baby Shower Gift, What Are Feeding Necessities?

By: Staci R

Staci R — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:21:41 +0000

She could use burp rags, a bottle cleaner. Other than that it sounds like you have her set!

By: 2/20/200

2/20/200 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:41:45 +0000

packs of a few extra nipples for the bottles. Nipples come in different flows – slow, medium and fast. She’ll need the slow ones for awhile.

By: Miguels mommy <3

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:22:54 +0000

Baby food, High Chair, Formula, Rice Cereal, Oatmeal
EDIT: Bottle Brush.

By: jules27

jules27 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:31:53 +0000

you could add some heat sensitive spoons i know you said you had silverware and I dont know if that counts..otherwise that sounds about right for food supplys..you could get one of those mesh things you put fruit or ice in and they suck on..

By: ew! The new format is hideous

ew! The new format is hideous — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:00:10 +0000

boppy pillow, was a serious must for breastfeeding. also if your making a nursing cover for her, you must be somewhat crafty…you should make her a couple big bibs…here is what you do. get a couple of towels and cut a head whole in them for the baby. those lil bibs dont really work that great when feeding a wild baby( like mine) you can sew them so they dont fray and that would be a really great gift. also i would try to find some breast milk storage kit if you know she is going to nurse.

By: dmg

dmg — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:12:08 +0000

I never used bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers and my feelings would’ve been hurt by a nursing cover.
Stick to a few nice things. We got a “Bunnykins” dish set from Grandma and wee Birks silver cutlery from Great-Grandma and that was great.
These things are very individualised to Mom and baby. Some babies take suction-cup bowls as a challenge to peel off and fling to the ground; some babies find them a boon to use to learn to use spoons and forks. Some Moms want all the Dora stuff out there for their little girls; some burn all licensed character crap. Some babies only like certain cups. Etcetera.

By: Missy W

Missy W — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:37:38 +0000

I don’t breasfeed, and on a daily basis (with my 6 month old) I use…
Bottles (4oz-10oz bottles)
Bottle brush (to clean bottles)
Cloth dipers (used as burp cloths)
A pacifier
Onesies
Receiving blankets
Baby blankets
a Boppy pillow
Lots of diapers
Lots of wipes
…..I think you already have the other stuff…
But, that’s pretty much what I use =)

By: MKS

MKS — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:18:04 +0000

I actually wouldn’t do a feeding gift basket unless I had a really good idea of what the mother’s thoughts about feeding were (breastfeeding, spoonfeeding, there’s lots of issues.) Even then, different things happen and a mother might change her mind or her circumstances might change. Feeding is a very personal thing.
I was thinking about this recently (baby shower on the calendar) and I think I’d do a new mom a “laundry and linens” gift basket – a few collapsible hampers, a huge bottle of additive-free laundry detergent, and then a bunch of prewashed wash clothes, burp cloths, sheets and towels. All in a laundry basket. I might be a little obsessed with baby laundry lately though.