Baby shower gift — ReadyHarbor

Check the registry first

This is the step people skip and it is the one that prevents the classic problem - four of the same thing. If there is a registry, it is the answer.

What to check

Registries usually mark what is already bought
If everything good is taken, buy two of a consumable rather than one of something unlisted

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

The newborn shelf gets buried. A gift sized for later arrives exactly when everyone has stopped sending things, which is when it is most welcome.

What to check

Check the age range on the box, and check it is not something that needs assembly at a point when nobody has slept

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

Nobody puts this on a registry and everybody needs it. It is the least glamorous gift at the party and reliably the most used.

What to check

Check the size band - buying only newborn size is a common miss because babies leave it fast
Go one size up

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.

Every other gift at the shower is for the baby. One that is plainly for the adults is the one that gets mentioned afterwards.

What to check

Keep it low-effort - anything that needs preparing will not get used in the first months

3 options — pick the one that fits, then tap through for the current price on Amazon.