Parents Say: What Was
the Worst Newborn Gift You Received?
We
at Baby-Patch thought that it was important to let you know the types
of gifts that parents do not like, are not used and end up stuffed at
the back of a cupboard or in the bin. Here you will be able to learn
from others mistakes and ensure you give a gift that does not make its
way onto this list!
The gift of clothes is a controversial one. It seems that
except for the basic clothing items most parents like to choose there
own baby clothes. In our survey many parents commented that
clothes for one reason or another were
amongst the worst gifts they
received.
Parents received very small clothes that never fitted the baby,
clothing for the wrong season or clothing that was not to their taste
so for all these reasons the clothes were never worn. Most
parents received at least one item of clothing that was either
impractical, old fashioned or ugly and therefore, never worn.
Parents expressed their feelings of guilt and sadness for wasting
these clothes. The lesson to be learnt is not to buy clothes for
a newborn!
The other category was ornamental items that our parenting team
disliked because they were either impractical, old-fashioned or over
the top. Some examples included a silver container to put a lock of
the baby's hair in, a porcelain shoe with the baby's name inscribed on
it or a silver birth certificate holder. Some parents may appreciate
these items, but for our down to earth parents who replied to the
survey they would have liked something that the baby could have used.
Teddy bears and soft toys are a traditional gift but many
parents commented that they received just too many. In the first few
months of life these toys are just ornamental anyway as it is more
hygienic for the baby to play with hard plastic toys that can be
washed. If you can avoid these cute soft toys and buy a more
interesting toy for the baby to play with your gift may actually be
used!
Our final worst gift that we thought we should share with you is a
strange gift that one of our parents received. This gift was a pair
of gloves to wear when bathing the newborn. Except if you have a
medical condition where you can not get your hands wet we see no
logical reason that a parent would use gloves when bathing their
infant. There is nothing a newborn like’s more than skin to skin
contact, so we are not sure if the baby would enjoy a bath supported
by two gloves. Stick to general items that parents need rather than
buy some gimmicky strange gift that will never be used. Have a look
at our article of what parents need for their newborn for practical
baby gift ideas.
We would love to know what the worst baby gift you received was, so
send us your ideas on the
worst baby gift your received!
Want
to find out what the best newborn gifts our parenting team received
were? Why not read
Parent Say: What Was
the Best Newborn Gift you Received?

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