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How to Buy Gifts for a Baby. Combine research and thoughtfulness and you'll be sure to buy
the right gift for your friends' or coworkers' newborn baby, pleasing the parents and providing
the baby with a caring welcome. You will need List of owned items and gift registry. Step
1. Determine what newborn essentials the parents already possess, keeping in mind that large
items, like cribs, are usually the last items purchased. Step 2. Ask whether the parents
are participating in store gift registries. These can help you buy a baby gift exactly
suited to the new parents' needs. Step 3. Consider birth order when buying a baby gift
to rule out buying items the family likely already owns. Consider buying a diaper bag
without excess frills that dad will be comfortable carrying. Step 4. Consider the baby's gender,
buying blue items for boys, pink for girls, or yellow and green if the baby's gender is
unknown. Step 5. Create your own gift basket filled with baby shampoos, soap, washcloths,
diapers, and other essential items, adding a rattle or first book. Be mindful of developmental
maturity when buying play things, noting that a mobile or unbreakable mirror will stimulate
brain growth beginning at the age of one month. Step 6. Go with a gift card instead of a gift
if you're unsure what to buy, and remember, the important thing is giving the baby who
was just born a loving welcome into the world. Did you know Baby items are only the parents'
first investment, as the average cost of raising a child in the United States to the age of
18 is more than $200,000.