New Baby Gifts |
| The History of Baby Gifts dates back to the Egyptians and Romans who bestowed small gifts upon the new born baby and presented parents with a unique hand made gift after the baby was born. Modern baby gift giving came into its own after World War II with the advent of the modern baby shower; a time for family and friends to gather and celebrate the gift of a new life; we did not always bring bottles and diapers to the parents-to-be. Years ago it was popular to give the parents gifts that they would need to help care for the new baby. Typically family and friends waited until the baby was born, sometimes quite a while after the birth before sending over gifts and other items to help out, because infant mortality rates was very high and family and friends just did not give gifts to expectant parents. Modern baby gift giving came into its own after World War II with the advent of the modern shower; a time for family and friends to gather and celebrate the gift of a new life.(read more about baby gifts) |
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| Grandparents have always had a unique place in the practice of gift giving at the baby shower. In some places it was and still is traditional gift for the grandmother to make a unique blanket or small quilt for the new baby. It was also the practice for the grandmother to give a gift of silver to the baby and thereby provide a small amount of inheritance for the child. This gift giving tradition has grown and today grandparents and family members often establish savings accounts or provide funds for future college expenses. With the dramatic improvement in pre-natal care since World War II, the gift giving tradition of a baby shower is held several weeks before the baby is due. Today the old tradition of a shower for "women only" has given way to the unique opportunity of inviting "couples" and men to the shower. Many expectant mothers now receive a large number of gifts from multiple showers, with celebrations in the workplace quite common. It is no longer necessary to wait until the baby is born to give gifts, unless the mother-to-be prefers to wait until after she has given birth. Baby Gift Clouds invites you to browse its unique selection of baby shower gifts, new born gifts, first birthday gifts, and just ducky gifts or select a gift basket or a baptism or christening gift. |
