Built NY Baby Thirsty Totes ($8.99) is an insulated bottle holder that helps keep feeding bottles from getting cold.  It comes in two attractive colors (blue and pink) and helps keep in spills.  The handle can be attached to the strollers, diaper bags, and car seats for easy reach.  Just remember that breast milk lasts only for 1 hour in room temperature, while formula milk can be kept at room temperature for 3 hours.

Judy's Bottle Holder ($9.50) is a bottle holder that you loop around your neck that stabilizes a baby’s bottle, leaving mother’s hands free to do other things such as reading or writing down her grocery list.  This can be heaven sent for busy moms and easily-confused fathers to keep organized and flexible.

Baby Bottle Bibs ($11.95) is a cloth cover for bottles designed to absorb those little drops of milk that escape from the feeding bottle.  This minimizes mess as well as keeps baby’s skin clean from dripping formula.

Noah's Ark Ceramic Piggy Bank ($14.00) is an attractive nursery decoration, yet still has the function of letting you slip in a couple of coins every now and then.

Daddy's on Duty Tool Belt ($35.00) is a great utility belt for fathers left to fend for themselves while taking care of the little one.  It comes with 2 newborn diapers, baby wipes, baby lotion, and hand sanitizer among a few other items that help make diaper changing easier and less stressful.

Daddy's Diaper Dootie Tool Belt ($44.99) is the same ideal gift for dads.  This tool belt comes with several items that daddy can use to change baby’s diaper including Boudreaux's Butt Paste Ointment, ear plugs (men have nearly zero tolerance for crying babies), a pair of rubber gloves, and much more.

Baby Carrier Sling by New Native - Organic Dusty Rose Twill, Medium ($54.00) is an organic sling designed to keep baby close and comfortable while keeping mother’s hands free to do anything else.  This also gives mother the opportunity to rest her arms for a while without needing to put baby down..

There is a belief that you have to spend as much as $65.00 or more for a gift idea.  It does not necessarily have to be that way.  As long as you have a well-meaning gift that is designed to help the parents take care of the little one, it does not matter how much (or how little) you have spent for your baby show gift.

It is easier to have a planned baby shower than it is to have a surprised one.  This is because you have the freedom of knowing the preferences of your mother-to-be.  It can be quite awkward when you have invited a guest that your mother-to-be does not want to see in the shower.  Aside from that, food preferences are also important.

Pregnant women often have food cravings on foods previously detested, and can detest previously loved foods.  Still, if you can get these important pieces of information accurately from another reliable source secretly, then by all means throw in a surprise baby shower.

See if you have to plan for the baby shower yourself, or have the help of other guests plan other portions of the shower for you.  You can assign someone to help plan for the venue, the other for the invitation, another for the food, and somebody for the games, theme and give-away items.

Just remember to have a meeting every now and then to consolidate each other’s progress so you know if each will have to make adjustments.

Choose a perfect date for your baby shower.  Ideally, baby showers are held 6 weeks before the delivery date.  Other baby showers are done after the baby is delivered.  Check when your honored guest would want to have her baby shower.

Some prefer the weekends or during a holiday so everyone can be present.  Some do not mind having the baby shower after office hours, but be prepared to have some guests arriving late or not arriving at all due to work requirements.

Think of a perfect menu for your guests and mother-to-be.  Your menu will depend on how many people are coming, the time of the event, and if you are planning on having people bring some food home after the shower.  Showers held during meal times are expected to have a menu that is substantial and can satisfy guests.

If it is between mealtimes, say a brunch, light meals are just perfect.  The location will also determine how the menu is served.  If the place does not have enough tables to accommodate everyone, finger foods are just fine.  Take the time to note down any food allergy the expectant mother and guests would have.  Label food trays there an ingredient that can cause an attack of the hives.

As the host of the shower, you have to plan it carefully as you will be the one to pay for all the expenses.  Consider having someone co-host the baby shower to spread the expense, as well as the happiness if you do not have enough resources to cover everything.

Generally, baby showers last for 2 hours and the guests can have their respectful exit.  If your baby shower lasts for that long with people leaving with all smiles, consider your baby shower a success.