When Should You Send a Baby Gift

Aim to: Get a gift to the house within three weeks of the birth, or bring it over the first time you see the baby. If you already gave a baby-shower gift, you don’t have to send a second present. If you are late: “Select something that can be used by the growing child,” says Downing.

Is it bad luck to send a baby gift before the baby is born?

Don’t open those gifts. Some cultures consider it bad luck to receive or open gifts for a new baby before he or she is born. In Orthodox Jewish culture, a mother may not open any gifts for the baby until she gives birth to her child.

Do the French do baby showers?

France’s first birthday parties French parents don’t have a baby shower or celebrate baby’s birth until much later. Parents usually wait until baby’s first birthday to have a fete. The event is usually attended by men and women, and guests bring gifts for both the birthday baby and the mother.