When it comes to buying gifts, you’ll find that this process differs somewhat from the historical precedent. In recent times, the advent of technology has made predicting the baby’s gender much more reliable. Babies are often named now before they are born, so potential baby presents can now be gender specific. This is a relatively new trend, one that shows no signs of slowing down.

For parents that haven’t learned the gender of the baby, there’s still the tradition of giving gender neutral items at a shower. These can be gender neutral clothing, such as onesies or diapers, or may be items that will be useful for any baby, such as baby toiletries. Couple this with the blurring of gender roles – especially when caring for newborns – and you’ll find that it’s increasingly difficult to buy something that won’t work for a newborn.

I wonder where baby shower favors came from??