The Best Baby Shower Gifts

- Baby Safety Items -

The best baby shower gifts are the ones that will keep the baby safe, both from harm and from sickness. Baby Safety items are excellent baby shower gift ideas for a new mother!

Many of the Safety Items listed below are an afterthought, AFTER the baby has arrived. But they are very important to have on hand for any emergencies. So what more perfect baby shower gift could you get than a Baby Safety Gift Basket!

Here are numerous Baby Safety ideas below to help you find the best baby shower gift!:

• Safety Gate - Look for one that swings instead of folds, they are safer.

• Baby Monitor

• Night Light

• Baby Umbrella

• Fire Extinguisher in the home

• Thermometer to check baby's temperature

• Emergency Phone Number card

• A Tub Toy that changes color if the water is too hot for baby

• Baby Finder Sticker on nursery room window

• Radiator Cover

• Non-slip Rug

First Aid Kit Items:

• Sterile Gauze Pads of various sizes

• First-Aid tape

• Infant Thermometer (Rectal and Ear types)

• Nail-Trimming Scissors

• Infant non-aspirin liquid pain reliever (check on bottle to be sure that it is safe for newborns)

• Bandages

• Tweezers

• Cotton Balls

• Mild Soap

• Baby Moisturizing Cream

• Baby Sunscreen (SPF of 15 or more)

• Baby Safe Insect Repellent

• Baby Cream or Lotion to treat insect bites

• Petroleum Jelly

• Antibacterial Ointment

• Rubbing Alcohol to sterilize thermometers, scissors, etc.

• Nasal Aspirator

• Medicine Dropper

• Tongue Depressors

• A Flashlight (to check ears, nose and throat)

• A First-Aid Reference Book

** These items are suggestions of things you could buy as baby shower gifts to give to the expectant mother for her to have in the home to help better keep her baby safe. However, this is in no manner meant to be an authoritative and/or comprehensive list of everything that one would need for a baby's safety. In all cases, check with the manufacturer to determine if a particular item is appropriate and safe for a baby.