At some point in your life your bound to be invited to a baby shower whether it be your best friends, sisters, co-workers, or relatives. This is an enjoyable time as you get to celebrate a beautiful new life entering the world. It is a time to rejoice and share in good fun, adorable outfits, cupcakes and cute shoes. But as the day approaches one often finds themselves wondering what to get for the baby shower, how much to spend, how many gifts to bring and where to get it. If this is you, you might find these facts below quite helpful in answering some of these questions.

Note: These facts were collected during a Facebook poll entitled baby gift buying behavior. The purpose was to examine the shopping behaviors of how and what people are buying for babies.

It’s Not All About the Benjamin’s, Baby

Only 3% spend more than $200 on a baby gift for a close friend or relative. Nearly 82% of respondents spend between $21 to $101 dollars.

Twice is Nice

91% will buy a gift for the baby shower, and after the baby is born while less than 10% only buy gifts for the baby.

Made in the USA Matters

66% say that it’s important to them that their baby gift is made in the USA.

Trust it. Love it. Give it.

32% give items that they “love and trust the most” like favorite baby shampoos, lotions, non-prescription medicines, diaper creams, or other baby care products, while 47% preferred to give items like toys, blankets, books or clothes.

Registry Resource

20% always buy baby gifts from the baby registry, while 7.5% do not.

Nature Made

85% say that it is important that they give a baby gift that is made with natural/organic ingredients or materials.

Hopefully this list of baby shower facts has helped you decide the perfect baby gift for the baby shower your going to attend. Now you can focus on more important things like narrowing down what gift your going to give to that perfect new bundle of joy.