Celeste Rule & Jonathan Lindsay's Baby Registry on The Bump (2024)

FAQs

Do you have to buy from registry for a baby shower? ›

You are not bound to the gift registry. Too many baby shower guests believe they cannot buy something special for the new bundle of joy or the mother because it is not on the official registry, but that is not true. There is no unwritten or written rule stating that only registry gifts are acceptable.

And don't hesitate to mention how important your baby registry is to you and how hard you've worked on it. Saying something like, “We put so much thought into our baby registry and we're so excited for you to see what we've chosen!” can serve as a gentle reminder to nudge gift-givers toward a registry purchase.

The hostess traditionally pays for the baby shower and its associated costs. However, the hostess can divide up the responsibility and costs by asking a few close family members or friends to co-host. This helps to reduce the overall expense and alleviates some of the financial obligation of hosting a baby shower.

The next etiquette tip for modern baby showers is that the mom can but doesn't have to open gifts at the event. In the past, when showers were smaller and women-only events, it was often easier for the mom-to-be to open presents at the event.

You can see who has visited your registry and signed your Guestbook when you login to your account and hover over Settings located at the top of the page. From there select the Guestbook option from the drop down menu.

“Thank you for visiting our baby registry! We couldn't be more excited to welcome our new little one soon. If you'd like to shop our registry, these are some of the items we think we'll need as our family grows, but please know we'll appreciate your love and support more than anything!”

Consider adding one of the statements below next to the registry link on your invitations to politely but clearly ask people to buy from your registry. “Please consider showering the mom-to-be with a gift straight from her carefully curated registry.

The good news for off-the-registry shoppers is that most moms-to-be (84 percent) are open to receiving a baby gift they didn't register for. And only one in six poll respondents (16 percent) find it rude to be given an off-registry item. Experts say if you do go off-registry, it's best to think practical.

First-time-mom baby registries typically include between 100 and 120 items. This should be more than enough to cover everything you will need for your baby. Because with any type of baby registry, the aim is to only get things for your baby that you will actually need and use.

Does Babylist tell you who bought what? ›

To see who purchased a gift for you, click on "Gift Tracker" on the left side of your registry or click here. You'll see the Gift Giver's name, email address and the number of items they've marked as purchased. Click on the Gift Giver's name to view the items they marked as purchased.

In fact, we would go as far as saying that we absolutely recommend that you do include big-ticket items in your registry. After all, what are baby registries for? Quite often, guests tend to group together to buy a gift, so it is not expected that every single person has to buy such an expensive item on their own.

We generally include 8-10 onesies for the newborn and early months sizes. We always include at least some long sleeve onesies in our sets for skin protection from the sun. Many new parents like to use kimono bodysuits for the first few weeks.

Shying Away from Large Purchases. That said, it's totally acceptable to put some expensive items on your registry. You can list the things you need, including items like car seats and cribs.

Baby showers are well and truly part of the fabric of pregnancy over here now, and it's definitely the norm to bring a gift. Often those closest to the mum-to-be (or dad-to-be) will have gone all out on the venue, theme and decorations so it's usually expected that guests bring a gift, unless explicitly told not to.

There is no rule that you have to buy a gift the couple has selected for themselves, but there are times to stray from the registry that are better than others.

A bride should never feel forced to have a registry because other people want her to. And if OTHER people want to throw her a shower, that's not tacky. It means they want to shower her with love.