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With the pregnancy bug constantly in the air, there is a very good chance that you will know someone who is already pregnant or is at least planning a baby. Pregnant women mean shopping, but finding that perfect gift can be a real headache. Here are the best five gifts you can get any expecting mother and guarantee that she will love and appreciate them. The baby shower gifts I list can be used for any occasion but will be a particular hit for a new mom.

1. Diapers, diapers and more diapers. That is quite a bland gift but a very much needed gift. I don’t any mom who will complain about having too many diapers with a newborn at home. To make diapers snazzy you have to dress it up a bit. You can find diaper cakes in lots of gift sites. Some come with as many as 150 diapers, plus booties, bibs and tons of other essentials for baby, but all in the shape of an all so cute cake.

2. Blankets, throws, wipes, towels -they come in a variety of names and variety of shapes and sizes, and let me tell you first hand, as a new parent you can never have enough of any of them. There are a lot of novelty type gift packs available with baby cloths but these tend to be too small and are only useful for the first few months. Buy the larger ones to be sure of a hit gift that will serve them well for years (and kids) to come.

3. Pamper products for Mom. The last few weeks of pregnancy are very uncomfortable and can be hard on Mom. Let Mom have the star treatment as well. Once the baby is born, Mom’s 15 minutes of fame are over.

4. A baby car seat and a funky cover. You are probably not aware how hard it is to clean the child carseat, but you can actually get the baby car seat covers for them and these come off a lot easier than manuially removing all the padding

5. Gift certificates. This is one of the best gifts you can get and although it may seem that no thought has gone into it, the opposite is in fact true because new parents often do not know what they need and so giving them the gift certificate for the baby shower is a very genuine way of letting them choose in their own time what is best for the new baby.

Tip: I recommend not buying clothes, and leaving this to the parents to do. Often the new parents to be will be given clothes from family and friends, besides, babies grow so quickly, chances are they will never get a chance to wear it.

Learn more about baby car seats and covers, baby product reviews and more. Stop by Claire James’s site where you can see reviews on baby products includingCovers for your Baby Car Seat!. Also published at 5 Baby Shower Gifts That Mom Will Love.

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