https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:04:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843439 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:12:45 +0000 Cherrybee 843439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Over here in the UK, we don't tend to have showers for even the first baby and registering for items is very, very rare. As a result, you tend to get gifts - usually clothing - when people come to visit the baby, whenever that might be. It is a pretty common complaint that most of the gifted clothes are newborn size and so don't get much, if any, wear! As a result, we have bought all our clothes now and anything we happen to get as a gift when she is here will be treated as a lovely bonus! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843381 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:31:02 +0000 GrapeCrush 843381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't having a sprinkle and so far we've gotten some clothes and the ILs are buying us our double stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843360 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:09:39 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 843360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do any showers or gifts for #2. I was way too superstitious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843334 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:35:14 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 843334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>people did give us gifts, but it was random stuff since we didn't have a registry. mostly clothes, a giftcard to a cleaning service, some shoes, diapers, receiving blankets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843325 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:31:19 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 843325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have a sprinkle and hardly got anything. We got some clothes at Baby Brother's bris but I was sort of sad for him that he didn't get much else. (in comparison his older brother got much more and nicer stuff at his bris). I guess that's what happens when you're the second... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-843232 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:51:33 +0000 heffalump 843232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: thanks :)</p> <p>I don't worry about not getting clothes, I actually don't expect to get much. I just wanted to make sure that's the norm so I can tell dh that its time to start shopping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842783 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:24:49 +0000 autumnlove 842783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we still got a lot of clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842782 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:23:51 +0000 runsyellowlites 842782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm we were team green with P &amp; got almost no clothing before she was born. From what I gathered people here really prefer gender specific shopping :/ Hope those in your circle are different though!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842777 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:11:27 +0000 Andrea 842777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, lots of people still gave us clothes. Maybe they will wait until after the birth to give you things - once you know the gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842776 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:09:02 +0000 kml636 842776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>CONGRATS !!!! wooo hoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842774 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:06:05 +0000 Honeybee 842774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did get some presentsfor #2, although we were Team Green, so most of our stuff from DD got passed down to DS. Mostly, we got presents after DS was born, when people found out his sex and could send gender-specific gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842762 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:58:09 +0000 SugarplumsMom 842762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: omg, what?! CONGRATULATIONS! I missed your announcement! I'm so happy for you. I really hope things will be much easier this time around. Fx it all goes smoothly and time will just fly by :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842760 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:54:45 +0000 Mrs D 842760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont have two but from experience I do usually send a gift to welcome the new baby. If I am close enough to know something they need I would send that - but if I dont know something they need I always default to clothes! So I wouldn't worry about getting nothing.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842746 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:31:23 +0000 Charm54 842746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always bring something small (article of clothing, toy, etc) when I go to meet the baby no matter if its the first, second or twelfth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842743 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:28:39 +0000 Rubies 842743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have any plans for any sort of sprinkle/party and are just assuming we're not being gifted with anything, which is absolutely fine. I just plan to buy some gender neutral clothes. As for gear and stuff, we're pretty much set for at least the first couple of months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842727 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:17:17 +0000 MamaBehr 842727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have a sprinkle and we didn't get much of anything. My work was going to have a small gathering, but DS came before it and no one ever got me or gave me anything (and I never went back to work either, so that could be why). DH's job threw him a shower and they got him a giftcard, which was nice. But we didn't get much of anything else. Grandparents got DS an outfit or two after he was born, but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842726 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:16:27 +0000 T-Mom 842726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have a sprinkle for #2. I did receive gifts, but we weren't team green and definitely didn't get as many as first time around! I would focus on having the basics in terms of clothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842720 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:12:04 +0000 mrsmate 842720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL didn't have a sprinkle, but she had a second girl. We gifted a honest diaper package. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-didnt-have-a-sprinkle-did-people-give-you-gifts-for-the-2nd-baby#post-842710 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:49:02 +0000 heffalump 842710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH thinks we won't have to worry about clothes for baby #2 because people will gift us stuff.... but I'm not so sure. We're team green so I want to have enough gender neutral clothes until 0-3 months so I don't have to worry about shopping when the baby is a newborn. But since we're team green I don't think people will be gifting us clothes.... if anything. </p> <p>My mom will probably gift us furniture and my MIL will give us a few things though. </p>