Shower gift--what do you think?

[chloechloe]

I make beaded jewellery and I made matching mom and baby bracelets. I think they are beautiful! Would you like a shower gift like this?

Here are some on the Internet to give you an idea...
(I made mine with fresh water pearls (white), Swavoski crystals (clear and light pink) and round light pink round stones.....I think it is really pretty!!!)
http://www.ssb2.net/users/6354/100_0187.jpg
http://www.findgift.com/Graphics/Gifts/PR_64551.jpg
http://www.alittlefavor.com/images/thumbs/db109.jpg
http://www.ssb4.net/users/14190/svsu___jewelry_026.jpg

[Winter Biscuit]

It's not that I wouldn't like a bracelet for myself or my DD. (I assume you would do this for friends that know they are having a girl?) My DD received a beautiful child-size sterling silver bracelet with her name on it when she was born. It is gorgeous, but not something she can really use/wear until she is older. I saw no point in putting it on her when she was a tiny baby and it was too big for her tiny wrists anyway. Since she became a toddler, she wants nothing to do with it and will try to pull it off anytime I put it on her. I'm thinking that when she's around 4-5 maybe she'll be more tolerant of it and I won't have to worry that she will break it or take it off and lose it.

For a shower gift, I'd personally prefer something that I would need/use in the early days of motherhood.

This is obviously just my opinion. I personally do think a mother's bracelet would be a lovely gift for the mother after the baby is born and you know what the child's name is. (I received one, but admittedly didn't wear it much until I returned to work because it got in the way when I was trying to care for my DD and I didn't want the beads to scratch her. I still loved the gift.)

[deliciousjones]

For a shower gift, I'd personally prefer something that I would need/use in the early days of motherhood.

This is obviously just my opinion. I personally do think a mother's bracelet would be a lovely gift for the mother after the baby is born and you know what the child's name is.

ditto to both of these statements.

[mamax2]

Agree w/the PPs. For a shower gift, I'd want something I could use or some type of baby-related keepsake. DH's family is Italian and giving jewelry seems to be very popular. DH and I joked about her tiny treasure trove of baby bling (think rings, diamond necklaces, etc. - stuff she won't be allowed to wear until she's a teenager!)

However, I will say now that she's nearly 3, my DD LOVES anything related to jewelry. We won't let her wear the gold/diamond stuff yet, but she loves costume jewelry and the strand of freshwater pearls my mother gave her. She accessorizes herself to the max every day and she would *adore* a bracelet with her name/birthstone/gem on it.

The baby would just pull at my bracelet so I've given up on wearing them for now.

[NYN]

i think this largely depends on the person. as mamax2 said, jewelry is sometimes a cultural thing. my DD has a lot of jewelry and wears a bracelet in particular on a daily basis and has worn it since the day after she was home from the hospital. this is normal to us. in our circle a mother/daughter bracelet would most definitely be a highly appreciated shower gift. that said, if you don't know this woman well enough to know whether or not she will like it, you might want to reconsider.

[Sarah]

no.