What to Put In a Baby Shower Gift Basket
Build-Your-Own Baby Shower Gift Basket at Nurtured 9
Key Takeaways:
The best baby shower gift baskets include items for both the baby and the mom - Balance gifts for the newborn with thoughtful items for the expecting mother. Examples include baby care products and newborn clothing alongside luxe self-care items like cozy maternity robes, bath & body products for pregnancy and postpartum, or snacks for the mom.
Presentation and curation matter as much as the items - Arrange your baby shower gift basket or box thoughtfully—use decorative filler and ribbon, coordinate colors, and select items that look cohesive together. This makes the gift feel intentionally curated, visually appealing, and special, not just practical.
Curate a baby shower gift basket at Nurtured 9 - Our company specializes in luxury gifts for pregnancy, postpartum, and new baby, and allows you to quickly and easily build your own baby shower gift basket with a few clicks.
Baby Shower Basket Ideas - The Mom & Baby Care Package at Nurtured 9
What to put in a baby shower gift basket?
As a company dedicated to gifting expectant and new moms, we’d love to share our expertise and help you decide what to put in a baby shower gift basket! Because we know that as soon as you receive an invitation to a baby shower (or if you’re the one hosting a baby shower!), you either start scrolling through Mom’s registry or you begin looking for baby shower basket gift ideas. After all, opening presents is typically part of the main event – after guessing baby’s weight and mingling over brunch - and you want your baby shower gift to shine.
Traditionally, most baby shower guests will focus on “all thing baby”, showering Mom with baby gear. But what if we make things a little more exciting for the guest of honor? Rather than skipping over Mama entirely, surprise Mom-to-be with a Nurtured 9 pregnancy or new mom gift basket that includes some self-care that’s just for her, plus a few typical baby shower gift basket ideas like onesies, newborn gowns, swaddles, loveys, and/or teethers. Now of course, every newborn needs lots of care, and Mom will appreciate every baby-themed gift she gets. But as moms ourselves, we know that mothers also need TLC before AND after birth, and a baby shower is the perfect time to squeeze in a little pampering for her by gifting some pregnancy and postpartum self-care essentials that’ll help her prepare to care for herself as well as her new baby.
Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas for Mom
What are some baby shower gift ideas specifically for the mom? Take the mom’s personality and interests into account and customize your baby shower gift basket ideas with that in mind. Here are some examples:
If Mom would rather spend her day off at the spa than anywhere else, fill her baby shower gift basket with clean bath and body products that are pregnancy and nursing safe, like luxurious belly and body oils, bath soaks, shower steamers, and a sleep mask. Or gift her the Nurtured 9 Spa Day Gift Box.
Does Mom tend to prefer to stay in? Give her items to keep her warm and cozy at home, like a maternity robe, nontoxic candle, a special handmade “Just For You Mama” mug, plush slippers, and a soothing tea.
Who doesn’t love a snack? (Especially when you’re “eating for two”!). For the foodie Mama, add in yummy and curative teas, drinks and snacks to fuel mom to be throughout the next several months as she welcomes her new baby. Sweet treats like chocolate chip cookies or special gummy bears should definitely be part of your baby shower gift basket ideas. It’s also fun to pop in savory snacks like popcorn or chips, or snacks that also boost mom’s milk supply if she’s planning to breastfeed, like yummy lactation oat cookie bites. Lastly, choose a fun cookbook or mocktail recipe book filled with nourishing and replenishing recipes for Mom.
Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas for Baby
There’s nothing cuter than opening up a baby shower gift basket to find itty bitty baby clothes and accessories! Here are some of our favorite items to add to baby shower gift baskets:
Newborn clothes (like a gorgeous Petite Plume romper, a Bonsie onesie that makes skin-to-skin bonding a breeze, gowns for easy diaper changes, and hats to keep baby warm)
Soft swaddle blankets
Adorable loveys and fluffy stuffed animals
Silicone teethers and wooden rattles
DIY Baby Shower Gift Basket Ideas vs. Nurtured 9’s Curate-Your-Own Baby Shower Gift Baskets
Looking for homemade diy baby shower gift basket ideas and putting together your own custom baby shower gift basket is fantastic, BUT before you go browsing through a million different stores to find just the right basket, gifts for mom, and newborn essentials – plus all of the tissue paper and ribbon needed to make it all come together beautifully – head over to Nurtured 9’s Curate-Your-Own gift shop where you will not only find all the best diy baby shower gift basket ideas, but we will also fully assemble, wrap, and ship your entire gift basket for you! Simply choose your vessel (our white rope diaper caddy, luxe nude box or a kraft box), select your gift items for mom and baby, include your message at checkout, and that’s it! We will take care of the rest. Our Nurtured 9 pregnancy gift boxes are filled with luxe, elevated items that help Mom take care of herself and make her feel more comforted and soothed during her final stages of pregnancy. With stretching belly skin, heartburn, endless fatigue and all kinds of other not-so-fun pregnancy side effects, Mama deserves lots of love!
Customize Your baby shower basket
Since every mom is unique, our baby shower gift item combinations at Nurtured 9 are truly endless! We’ve stocked our shop with all of the baby shower gift basket essentials so that you can customize your own personalized present. Build the perfect baby shower gift basket in our Curate-Your-Own shop; Simply add items for Mom and baby to your cart and we will bundle it all up into a beautiful, customized baby shower gift for Mom. Here’s a glimpse at some of our bestselling baby shower gift basket items for moms:
