A practical gift is good and there are many items the new parents and the baby will need to get started, especially if this is a first child. If  prefer the more traditional choice of gifts, then not knowing the gender of the baby in advance won't be a challenge to your shopping. Simply keep the color of the gifts neutral. Find a baby gift idea acceptable for either gender. For instance, baby clothes with the parents' favorite sports' team logo is a fun, unique choice, no matter the gender of the child.

The may have a theme, so try to find gifts that match the theme idea. You may be lucky and have a memories themed to attend, or you can use a memory as a baby gift idea. Bring some photos in a scrapbook you made. Write comments on the page, share the relationship to the mother to be, or jot down funny stories of times you were together. Be as creative as possible. Add extra pages so that the mommy-to-be can include some pictures from the shower and the birth.

You can also purchase gifts that surround a "first time". First bath, first steps, first pictures and practically any other first you can think of is an event that requires items, such as products, running shoes, photo gift certificates. A gift representative of a milestone the baby will reach during its first year means that the mother has something to look forward to.

Personalized gifts are another great ides. New parents often find out the gender of the unborn child before it is born, and some even select the name. This makes choosing a gift easy, resulting in embroidered, engraved or monogrammed gifts sure to be a unique baby gift. Be careful when choosing this option, though; many a mother has expected a boy but instead had a girl and vice versa!

You can go so far as helping to furnish the nursery for parents and find some great ideas for gifts. When decorating the nursery, the new parents might have chosen a theme, such as, Noah's Ark or Disney characters. If this is the case, you might want to get gifts with these particular themes in mind. Ask about what type of decorations or what color of walls the baby room already has - discreetly!

Finding gifts isn't a competition to have the prettiest, most useful, or the best one that the guest of honor crows about. gifts are about celebrating a new child and helping a mother have everything she needs. Fun is nice, and unique always makes people feel good, but remember that it's the thought that counts. With that in mind, each gift received will be a unique baby gift to the new mother, and she's sure to be very appreciative.