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[ailbhe]

My sister had her third baby today - a girl, 6lb 8oz, mother and baby doing well, according to my information source. I couldn't talk on the phone long enough to get details because I was seriously out of breath from going to answer the phone. This is a non-trivial lung infection.

But it's good that things went well. She had... difficulty with her first, which makes us anxious. During this pregnancy she had surgery on her back under general anaesthetic, which is never amusing. But everything is good.

I've even managed to get hold of her address to send her a little something. What does one send, for a third baby? She won't need any clothes. Suggestions please, kind interweb...

Comments

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

My mother always thinks nice new undies for the mum is a good idea...

[perdita-x.livejournal.com]

that does seem a nice idea.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

I'd still go with clothing, personally. Its nice for them to have something thats their's alone and you can maybe buy only the one thing thats more expensive/unusual rather than the few things you might get a first baby. Thats what MIL, my mother and I did for Lachlan, since we not only had everything but it was all brand new and unworn. Something from the Happy Baby Sling people perhaps.

[rosefox]

Any third child is going to have to deal with a lot of hand-me-downs. Send something new--a toy, a stuffed animal, a blanket, whatever--that will belong to that child alone.

[ailbhe]

That's not a bad idea - though not Happy Baby Sling clothes, as I've given them plenty of those already. This baby also has loads of unworn handmedowns - they still have brand new stuff from the first child, due to the sheer volume of gifts they received. Perhaps some organic cotton baby clothes, then.

[radegund.livejournal.com]

Good news! I can't think of the perfect third-baby present - maybe something personalised for that baby? I do like the suggestion of underwear for the mother. It's the sort of thing you'd take ages to sort out for yourself...

[baratron.livejournal.com]

I definitely think that sending something for the mother is the way forward. As you say, the baby has plenty of clothes and toys to wear now and grow into. Whereas, as you know yourself, the mother will often be so busy looking after the new child that she'll forget to look after herself properly. Comfortable new clothes for the mum, relaxing bath stuff for the 2 minutes she has away from the kidlet, something nice to eat that won't interfere with breastfeeding if she's doing that, that kind of thing.

[seren.livejournal.com]

We asked my SIL what she'd like when she had her third, and she said that picture frames would be best because they had everything else they could possibly need. Everyone likes picture frames!

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

As an oldest myself, I always suggest presents for the siblings as well as or instead of a nominal/symbolic something for the baby.