Gifts for new parents
New parents receive an enormous amount for the baby and almost nothing for themselves. Within a month the house is full of tiny clothes and the two adults in it have not had an uninterrupted hour or a hot drink.
So buy for the adults. It is the least crowded category by far, and the one they will actually remember. If you want to be more useful still, give something that needs no assembly, no decisions, and no thank-you note.
Insulated Flask
around $30Solves the defining problem of the first year, which is that no drink is ever finished while it is hot.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Speciality Coffee Sampler
around $35Same problem, other half of the answer.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Weighted Sleep Mask
around $18For whichever of them is trying to sleep at four in the afternoon.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Cozy Knit Throw Blanket
around $35Practical for anyone spending long stretches sitting still with a baby.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Bath Soak Gift Set
around $32An hour off, which is the actual gift. Best given with an offer to be the one watching the baby.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Illustrated Story Book Set
around $28The one baby gift worth adding, because it is read to them for years rather than outgrown in weeks.
Search for this on Amazon ↗Night Sky Projector
around $33Earns its place at bedtime, later than you would think.
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