What to give for the birth of a girl?

The appearance of the baby in the family - an event that enthralls, causes awe not only in family members, but also in the immediate environment. Rarely, the family is ignored by relatives and friends: everyone wants to congratulate loved ones on such a happy event. The question is how to congratulate? What is a gift if, for example, a girl was born in the family?

Does etiquette, the code of good tone, exist in this matter? Rather, it fits into the concepts of general relevance of gifts, politeness, etc. First, you need to decide what it is: you want to give a girl what you need the baby right now or make a beautiful present for the future. Both options are eligible for review.

Ahead of further reasoning the question: can directly ask the parents what the child needs? Or rather, what do they need for the good of the newborn? If a daughter was born to a really close person, such a question is relevant and practical. But, it should be noted, even more often even young parents prefer surprises.

Fearing that the gift will be duplicated, many decide what to give for the future - this is reasonable. All the fixtures from the “for the first time” series are needed for several months, very often rocking chairs, cradles, and developmental mats are inherited from parents and relatives.

Because the algorithm is as follows.

• If you know about the birth of a child with a loved one, when the mother and the baby are still in the hospital, it will be useful to pass there a small bag of products for the mother and a beautiful greeting card. At this stage, such a sign of attention is enough.
• When young parents expressed their desire to see you on a visit, meet a newborn niece (goddaughter, just a daughter of friends), it's time to ask how best to congratulate the family.
• If your parents declined to answer, you also have two options for further action. You can cooperate with other guests, buy a large general gift. If everyone together decides that the best gift is money, that’s not bad either. To come to visit with balloons (which will not be in the baby's room, of course), flowers for mom and an envelope is a very good script.

The next question is the cost of the gift. There are no universal tips here. Usually, if you go to your sister, brother (close relatives), the amount is more than if you congratulate a friend.

Do not want to give something common, standard? Well, do not, think about the surprise for the newborn. These are the original gifts.

• Jewelry for memory. Of course, this is a gift for the future, it has become original in recent decades. Once it was quite a traditional act - to give a newborn jewelery memorabilia. Small gold earrings or a cross (as agreed with the parents), the pendant is more than a worthy gift. By the way, if the mother of the child is a very close person to you, the jewelry can be addressed to her. For example, a pendant on a bracelet or a chain with the word “mom” is a great sign of attention to a young mom.

• Ballet shoes, gymnastic swimsuit, racket, etc. If the daughter was born to a dancer or an athlete, often the close ones try to make a gift for a newborn themed.It is touching, symbolic and always causes tears of affection in a young mother. Of course, it can be souvenir flats or a racket.

• Delivery of birthday T-shirts. You can agree with the company that makes T-shirts or bodysuits that on a certain day of each month, their delivery will send a newborn T-shirt with the inscription “I am 1 month”, “I am 2 months” to the mother, and so on. of the year. It is pleasant, unusual, and very convenient for a photo shoot: after all, in the first year of the baby, they usually take pictures of all her small birthdays. By the way, the idea of ​​delivering T-shirts can be simplified.

• Certificate for newborn photo session. Today there are a lot of photographers whose specialty is photo shoots with newborns. They shoot children who are not yet 28 days old, and the pictures are very touching.

Not all young parents are set on symbolic gifts: someone wants maximum practicality. Well, there's nothing wrong with that either. The most obvious thing is the gift box. This is a big box (basket, drawer) in which you put everything that a newborn needs right now: bottles, baby cosmetics, soothers, first aid kit, etc. A good idea is to put it all in the bath, tie it with a ribbon and so on. What else can be useful to give:

• sling - the thing is necessary, fashionable, very useful if the mother is set up on active maternity leave;
• children's dishes - in six months she will need the baby, plates with suckers, as well as drinking bowls will be most welcome;
• toys - it is difficult to imagine the development of a modern child without them;
• clothes - it is not necessary much, but how convenient, when in a chest of drawers there are bodysuit, undershirts, overalls, hats;
• linens - even if parents have already taken care of this, a replacement kit will not be superfluous;
• playpen - where without it, choose a convenient model;
• electric jacks - but it is necessary to coordinate their necessity with parents (in the same way, do not buy walkers and jumpers without the opinion of parents about their necessity).

A cradle can be very useful, simply invaluable to the mother. This is a cradle on wheels, it is used only until the baby has learned to sit. You only need a cradle for half a year, but how convenient is it for mom to move this cot on wheels behind her at home, carry it to the balcony, etc.

A useful gift will be and baby monitor, and a device for sterilizing bottles, and a baby carrier. If young parents have not yet acquired highchair, give it to them - the gift will definitely be needed and long enough to be in demand. Among the useful gifts and the first lap for swimming, and a set of non-leaking diapers in the crib, and a large supply of diapers.

If you assume that young parents will appreciate a homemade gift, it is wonderful - a good memorable thing will remain, causing pleasant associations. What can you do with your own hands?

• Casket "mother's treasures". This is a decorated box where mother will keep tags from the maternity hospital, first hair cut, first tooth dropped, baby’s first socks, etc. You can decorate the box using different techniques: decoupage, scrapbooking, etc. The styles are also different, one of The most sought-after is chebbi chic.

• The album "I grow." It is more difficult to make, but if you work well in various graphic and photo editors, you can think out the layout completely, and professional typographers will print out an album for you.

• Diaper cake. Classics of the genre, of course, but you can refer to it.

• Baby bedding. You know how to sew, order fabric with the sweetest children's pattern and sew the first bed set for a girl using samples from the Internet. Interior toy in tone make a nice bonus.

• Knitted blanket. And if you knit, then the same Internet will offer you a sea of ​​ideas for wonderful blankets for kids - they are indispensable for a walk.

• PHOTOSESSION. If you yourself are strong in the photo, ask the young parents to do the first photo session with the baby. Then print the best photos, put them in a festive beautiful envelope and present them on the first mini-birthday of the girl (or on another day).

• A set of knitted hats. Today hats, connected in the style of "little gnome", are very popular. If you knit, then master this simple model. Make a few caps - 4-5, in different colors.

• Beads for dummy. Also a necessary thing: if a dummy is lost, this is drama for the whole family. The beads will help the baby to keep "sedative" with you.

• Bag for a walk. You can make your own bag or backpack for your mother, where everything can easily fit, which even theoretically could be useful during a walk.

• Knitted octopus. The gift is relevant for those parents whose baby hastened to birth. And you can present such a gift without waiting for an invitation to visit (while the baby is in the hospital, doctors often ask to bring knitted toys from high-quality yarn). Such toys help the child wake him up so that he does not fall asleep tightly (which is dangerous for premature babies).

The main thing is to realize that all these efforts with gifts to the newborn are very pleasant, touching, necessary. Do not forget to single out a young mother, be sure to give her flowers, this is both support, and delight, and care in one simple gesture.

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