New baby gift ideas

[Inkogneatoh]

I love buying baby gifts and like you OP haven't bought any for a long time! A couple of ideas that I tended towards over the years were an outfit for the baby to wear in a larger size. When I had my first baby I had purchased all of the things I needed for when the baby was first born and received a few gifts of clothes as well that were all pretty small sizes. But one friend gave me a lovely pink striped jumper and matching beanie from Seed that were Size 0 and I really loved.

When one of the extended family members had a baby, my aunt was overseas. Bub got a rubber duckie and t shirt from Greece (because that's where she was that day). The shirt was a size 3. Bub was 7 weeks premmie. He's nearly 2 now, and still a long way off fitting into that shirt.

[Blueskies]

I love the idea of the sleeping bags, especially the Ergo ones (is that what hey are called?) also board books, face washers, socks, singlets, bibs and clothes in bigger sizes.

[Biscuits]

Another idea is a really nice, easy to clean, picnic blanket. When my son was a newborn being outside on a blanket under the trees calmed him so much, and it was great to have a big picnic blanket to sprawl out on. He was pretty fussy and breastfeeding was hard to picnics became our way of 'going out'.

[MagdaRegis]

My go-to is a packet of face washers, a nice blanket, a good hat and hydrogel discs for mum.

[TinyGiraffe]

My go-to is a packet of face washers, a nice blanket, a good hat and hydrogel discs for mum.

Millymook do beautiful hats that are abit special if bub is a girl.

[Greenbean]

Another idea is a really nice, easy to clean, picnic blanket. When my son was a newborn being outside on a blanket under the trees calmed him so much, and it was great to have a big picnic blanket to sprawl out on. He was pretty fussy and breastfeeding was hard to picnics became our way of 'going out'.

Ooh this. I also use my picnic blanket when visiting my grandparents so I can put baby down for tummy time on their rug