Shower Gift Ideas for Twins?

I have twin girls, and honestly diapers and wipes would have been high on my list if they were my first and I had a shower. Also gift cards for Walmart, Target, Costco etc.

If she bottle feeds at any time, I loved my bottle warmer for night time feedings.

I am a mom of twins (boy/girl)...I would just follow what is on her registry... we truly, with many items, need double of everything! For my shower, everyone was asked to bring a package of diapers and that was a HUGE life-saver. If she plans on nursing, Twins EZee nurse pillow was my lifesaver.

I have to agree that the swings were a necessity! I don't know how we would've eaten any meals in the first few weeks without those awesome swings!

If she doesn't end up with two Pack n Plays, those are a must have, especially as the babies grow and no longer fit in the same one. I didn't register for two, not thinking I'd need them. Luckily I was given a second one as a hand-me-down, and anytime we travel or just visit someone for the day I bring them. Otherwise they'd have no place to nap!

Refrain from buying clothes. I received so many cute, matching outfits, but my twins didn't get a chance to wear all of them since they grow so quickly.

Lastly, while not a registry item, I think one of the best things you can give your cousin is your time once the babies come. I just remember those days when they were newborns and my husband was back working when I just needed someone to come hold the other baby. As a mom of twins, I feel very guilty asking someone to come watch two babies since I know it's a challenge.

Good luck to her!

The book Juggling Twins was a HUGE help! I highly recommend it (read a lot of lame ones).

What she will need is help. If there is not live-in help for the first few months, I'm sure it would be great to have people sign up to bring meals (or bring frozen ones) and help out so she can nap, etc.

Best of luck!

I have identical girls. I do agree to go off the registry, however, if they are her first, she may not really know what she needs.

I tandom nursed and the EZ2 nurse pillow is awesome. I'm not really into "baby gear," but used this all the time and loved it. Now, it is farmed out to twin moms all around the area to borrow.

If you are looking for something more fun, rather than something totally necessary, Pottery Barn kids has the best baby blankets ever created. They are two sided, so they are usually different colors on each side. I think some have designs on them now. They are super soft and cozy but the key is that they are just as soft after washing as they are when you get them. Every other super soft baby blanket we got was pilly or just not as cozy after washing. The Pottery Barn ones wash beautifully every time. Our kids all loved their blankets to death so they were peed on, thrown up on, you name it. The white is still white and they are still as soft as the day we bought them, years ago.

As a mom of twin girls as my first kids (they are now 6) I can recommend what I remember really needing.

If they are not breast feeding - formula and lots of it - it is costly and once both babies are eating 6-8 oz each feeding - a Large can of formula does not go far.

Diapers were another big thing, that we went through frequently.

A Large pack and play with a bassinet feature- as a mom of twins - in a house of stairs, we did naps downstairs so that I could keep an eye on them and did not need to bring them up and down stairs a few times each day.

Batteries, Batteries Batteries! A great gift we got was like $100 in Batteries and a box to keep them in. Between bouncy seats and swings, monitors etc, they will use them.. even if it is later. To this day, we still keep a big battery box for the kids toys.

A journal, one of the things I did not realize was the Questions the Dr would ask, and aftre a few midnight feedings, you can not remember when the last time each baby ate (how much), wet diapers etc, at least for the first few months , we kept that handy in the twins bedroom to be able to quickly jot down if Abby at 3 oz and if she had a wet diaper.

As for clothes - make sure to find out if the mom sees herself dressing them similary, identically, or not anything alike. I always am amazed that people assume all moms want to dress their same sex twins in the same clothes and we all dont! I liked to dress them in similarly colored or designed outfits, got many duplicate outfits at showers, and no one ever asked me my intentions.

Baby Einstien videos were just becoming popular and there were many days that those little video saved my sanity as the twins got a bit older!

Most importantly, make sure that she knows you and her friends are there for support and to get her out of the house when she needs it because she will and not for a trip to the grocery store, but for an hour or two over her favorite coffee or getting a manicure!

I see you are getting good advice. Here is another one. As a mother of twins that I nursed, I still needed to know they could take a bottle so I could get some rest. I used the PODEE hands free bottle. My kids have all also been colicky. This bottle has a tube from the bottle up to the nipple. It allows them to drink upright and reduces bubbles. It is a little gift, but it was a life saver. I nursed most of the time, but when we were out or daddy wanted to help this was the best. Several of my friend went to get these after they saw mine. I think Babies R Us has them or online.

I couldn't have lived without my swing for my two singletons (they were only 19 months apart though, so in a lot of ways it was like having twins). A nice, cozy swing will be a lovely place for one to sit while Mom feeds the other.

The other "must have" item on my list was a sling - I loved mine from www.kangarookorner.com - but I just posted about them in another thread and I don't want anyone to think I'm advertising... I'm not affiliated with them - I just honestly couldn't have lived without mine!

I have no advise for you but am very interested in your question because my daughter is expecting twins in Nov. However, we don't believe she will be waiting until her due date. We are very excited about the addition to our family especially since we already know that it will be a boy and girl and the chances for mixing them up are impossible. I guess I do have a suggestion for you. If the sexes and names are already known how about baby id bracelets.

When my trips were infants, the swings saved my sanity. I know a family that had twins and were fine without swings but for me, that was the thing to have. We also had the bouncers and I used them to feed the kids until they sat upright on their own. It was easy to just sit them all around me on the floor and feed one after the other. For clothing, during the first month or 2, sleep sacks/gowns were the best. They made it easy for changes.
I was talking about this with a friend last night. She is having her first and will be registering this weekend. She asked me what I wish I had had when I had my first that I did not. i thought about it and, honestly, it would have been great to have a visitor now and then to help out. We did not have help so it was just me or just my husband since we worked opposite times once I returned to work. And as others indicated, extra diapers and wipes are a lifesaver. At their baptism, my bros girlfriend had everyone buy a large package of diapers and some wipes. I had enough for over a month.

I have twins and one of most practical gifts I received was a case of diapers. You would be surprised how fast you go through diapers when you have two babies. If you aren't looking for practical then I would say lots of t-shirts and sleepers because there isn't a lot of time for doing laundry everyday when you have two babies to attend to.