Baby shower gifts people do not secretly return

The average baby shower produces four blankets, three photo frames and one item the parents actually needed. Here is how to be the person who brought that one item.

Under Rs 500 Grippy socks and bandana bibs sound boring until you are a parent, at which point they become currency. A crinkle book lives in the pram and buys twenty minutes of peace per outing.

Under Rs 1500 A feeding set for the six-month mark is a gift that arrives exactly when the chaos does. A hooded towel gets used every single evening for two years straight.

The showstopper If a group is chipping in, a welcome hamper solves the whole hospital-bag problem in one box. Add a handwritten note.