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Now that I've had a baby I'm actually gonna be more careful to follow registries.

I got so many cutesie outfits that DS will probably only wear once and barely any of the practical stuff off my registry. It was obnoxious, in all honesty. Only one person in DH's family got us something off our registry, everyone else got random stuff like a set of coins that were minted in 2012. I don't even know what to do with the coins, lol.

After I got married, the only thing I gave at weddings were sheets and towels. It's really the first thing you need in the new place!

Now I just give cash.

As for baby showers, now that I'm a mom, I usually get a jj cole diaper caddy and fill it with diapers, wipes, triple paste, infant tylenol, mylicon, etc. and a gift card to whatever baby store is closest to the couple.

I'm not a mom yet...but I think I will still buy off the registry. I figure to assume they did their research. Just because I Like something doesn't mean they will. But I might add a small item that I like and think they would too.

I Need to check out this "nose frieda" now!
ETA: @chopsuey119: @miss-spunkin: My childbirth instructor recommended this over a ball sucker. Is it really that much better?

@regberadaisy: and the nose frida gets those suckers out fast! (well..depending on your suction power of course..haha)

I usually like to give something personalized or handmade, along with something on the registry. I love my personalized things for my LO, but I know how important the practical things are.

I don't have a go to thing that I give, it usually depends on the person. Sometimes I make a diaper cake and decorate it with things off their registry.

@miss-spunkin: @Andrea:
Methinks I am adding it to my Amazon registry completion shopping cart! Hopefully I don't suck too hard....

As someone who's not a mom yet (due in August) I would really appreciate someone getting me something they found incredibly useful with their baby. I find the whole registry process daunting because I just don't know what works, what I need, etc.

That being said...it would be a bonus if whatever they get me is something I can easily return in case I get multiples or it's something I've done a lot of research on an choose not to use for whatever reason.

I try to get something useful/off the registry and also something fun to go with it.

Diapers in any size except newborn.

@miss-spunkin: My LO also wore newborn for about a month but I've had several friends who delivered 9+ lb babies and then had to rush out and buy diapers because the newborn diapers just weren't going to work. I usually buy size 1 or size 1-2 although I have been known to buy bigger sizes if on the registry.