Baby Shower Gift for Twins

I have friends with twins andshe loves the bear rugs i gave her - 1 in blue, 1 in pink here's the link (http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Bear-Pink-Mat-31/dp/B000UJVG18...) and i went to an embroidery shop (http://www.bemonograms.com/monograms.htm) and got them monogrammed burp cloths - it's good when you go out with other babies - u know which are yours! She also loved her boppies.

hi, i have twins and the one thing that i couldn't stress enough , even thou it is so much fun. IF people are going to buy the same outfit then find it in two differnet colors. Other things that i loved was boppes the horse shoe looking pillows. Doulble stoller, i went threw so many of them. Gift cet. So when they grow i would have them to go and get what they need.

Hi i am a mom of twin girls just turned 5. The one thing i did not get and wish I had was Diapers go to BJs or sams and get a hug case of diapers not the little ones but i would say size 2 or 3 the babies will be in them before she nows it and this is a great help

My girlfriend just had twins and she appreciated any extra hand she could find.

Most new moms are shy to pass their baby on to someone else... most new moms wouldn't dare to leave their baby with someone else while they napped... but my girlfriend laughed when she thought of those things.

Even if you can visit one day a week for an hour... even if the babies are already sleeping... you can be there to keep an eye on them for her. Or, maybe you can do the grocery shopping... or you can run some laundry.

It might seem like a boring gift to give at the shower, but its really the most appreciated.

If you want to actually give her something, I would strongly suggest a bottle warmer for the car... it plugs into the cigarette plug. They are a life saver when you have a screaming (or 2) baby in the back seat.

I have twin boys who are 26 months old now. We used Swaddle Me's for the first 4 months and they were life savers. No need to try to keep a blanket swaddled around them. These have velcro and are designed for the baby to slip right into it. They come in fleece and lighter weights too for different times of the year. We also had 2 swings which were lifesavers. We only started with one, but got another one the first week the boys were home and we were so glad that we did! HOpe this helps. There are many other things too, but too many to list!

I am a mom of 18 month old twin girls. I agree with most of the posts here. My summary of God-send "gifts" we received were:
- pre-made meals (preferably "home made"). a complete sanity saver. your friend will be so sleep deprived that if she and her husband get a minute, the last thing they want to do is cook. easy to prepare meals are a GREAT gift.
- a "night off". offer to come over for 5 or 6 hours so your friend and her husband can take a nap, get a shower, or just relax without the constant cycle of feeding and diapering. this, along with the meals, was probably the single most cherished "gift". Amazing how just a 1-2 hour nap can make you a new person! And a happy mom = happy babies.
- boppy (2) - my girls still love to lay on them to relax
- swaddle me blankets. my girls slept much better when they were wrapped like a burrito. we used them until they were about 4 months!
- white noise/sound machine. you can set it to wind or waves or "nature" sounds. It is great to drown out any other sounds in the house so they can fall asleep easier. we still use the sound machine.
- baby einstein DVDs. gotta love these things. I don't let the girls watch a lot of tv. however, I do use the einstein DVDs for their wind down time before naps or bedtime. most of the DVDs are calming, and they love the puppets. works every time.

I thought getting Twins Magazine was a great idea. I actually never got it because I didn't want to spend the money, but, I would have loved to get as a gift!
Also, most twins are born early (mine were!) and it was frustrating putting them in clothes that don't fit. If you could find some preemie clothes to give her when the babies are born, that would be really helpful. The Gap actually carried preemie clothes. It seems silly but seeing your children with huge clothes on is a constant reminder that they should still be "baking!"
If you're getting clothes, I would find out if she will be dressing them alike. I wanted my little guys to be their own different people and not be viewed as a set, so I've never dressed them alike. Plus, I figured, why make it more difficult for people to tell them apart.
Anyway, all those extra outfits that were the same, seemed like a waste to me.

Then there is always gift cards to a Super Suppers type place (You could do it as a girls night and she can escape for awhile and walk away with 8-12 meals)or chipping in for a cleaning service.

Mostly, she'll just need your support and meals. That was the most helpful to me. I didn't want to have to think about dinner when I was so sleep deprived. If she has a big enough freezer you could make the meals as her shower gift! It's always a treat to get something that's for the mom!

Hi K.,

I am a mom with twin girls. Depending on how much you want to spend, one thing I could not live without was the Snap N Go stroller by Graco. I believe it is around $100.00. It was the best thing ever. All it is, is a frame and you just transfer the car seats right into the frame. I used it the entire first year. I really hated giving it up when I moved them out of the infant car seats.

Another gift I used was bouncy seats. They sat in there to drink their bottles. Make sure if you buy that, you get two.

But I would have to say that the stroller was the best thing ever. My best friend also had twins and I know she would say the same...If I think of anything else, I will write back. You could always contact me back if you have any questions about a gift!

Good Luck!
R.

I have twin girls and honestly more than anything I really wished to have a helping hand along with meals ready to go. Like other moms who you are reading from, you can see the pattern. One can be wonderful but also a handful Two is humm a pleasant overkill.
Material things-honestly, oneies for the first few months-we don't have time for dress ups unless this is the couples first. Get clothes for next season if at all possible. AND DIAPERS< DIAPERS< DIAPERS!!!!!I think most of my money went into the diaper fund that some months I would freak when we ran low.
I couldn't live w/o the double stroller by graco duo lite, lasted me up to the present age of 3 and still using it.

Mom of 4. 9,7, and 3&3.

Hi K.! :)

As a mom of identical twins myself, I can say the greatest gift I received was meals.... a friend organized meals for us for about 3 weeks from the time the babies were born. If someone else isn't already doing this for your friend, it could be a great thing to do to send around a note pad at the shower so people could add their names to the meal list. Every other night worked best, since many of the meals were big enough for left overs the next day. Another idea for a gift would be a cleaning service for a day (AWESOME, especially at about 2 weeks post-partum when the house has gone to heck! :) One more thought - if she's breastfeeding, a great book like The Breastfeeding Book by Dr. Sears, or a breastfeeding basket with things like breast pads, nipple cream, hand breast pump, nursing pillow, etc.

Hope this helps!!

Meg in Jenkintown

Diapers!!! Also I used my bouncy seats for everything-feedings especially!

I never had twins, but I just had my first six months ago. I just wanted to make sure to say that the best gifts I got were the gift cards and money! Everyone loves buying cutesy things... I got tons of clothes and blankets and things, but I still needed so much after my shower. I was able to combine my gift cards for some of the bigger things I needed and they helped so much!

Hi K.. A friend of mine had twins right after I had my oldest...the best gift she said she ever got was a weekend of sleep after bringing the babies home! Three of us got together and over a weekend we each brought dinner to them then spent a night feeding, changing & cuddling her boys while she and her husband slept. Even though I had a new baby myself (mine is a couple of weeks older) I had a great time out of my own house with her babies. To be honest it started out as a "we don't have any money, what can we do" kind of gift, but they loved it! Since then a group of us banned together to keep giving the "dinner and sleep" weekend! We took pictures, made certificates, swapped recipies...it became a real event and we all became even better friends! LOL sometimes we even did laundry!! Just an idea for you!!

I am a mom of twin boys who are 4 (where did the time go?). The one thing I could have never done without were the boppies. I bottle fed my babies, and the boppies were a lifesaver. Also our church brought meals for weeks afterward.

don't have twins but I swear from now on I will only ever buy diapers and/or wipes as shower gifts. My daughter is 14 months and we STILL don't have to buy diapers... we were given so many packages. What a great gift!!!! And I'm sure with twins the supply could easily fall short of the demand frequently.