Best baby shower gifts in 2024, from newborn essentials to pregnancy luxuries
by Abha Shah
Feb 15, 2024
4 minutes
A funny thing happens as the years pass. You get to a certain age and all of a sudden, the social forecast starts to show a flurry of showers.
Baby showers, to be precise.
If your friendship group is experiencing something of a baby boom, take solace in the fact that you’re not alone. From around your late 20s, diaries begin filling up with a series of parties and events in anticipation of the new arrivals.
Just like the popularity of prom and trick-or-treating in this country, baby showers feel like an American import, but pre-baby parties can be traced back to Ancient Greece and Rome, thrown to ward off evil spirits and wish the mum-to-be a safe and happy delivery. Most
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