Article: No more baby blankets Break out of the shower gift box with gifts as useful as they are cute.

Some pregnant women start thinking about their gift registry soon after they see the two pink lines on the home pregnancy test.

It's just so much fun creating your wish list of baby gear - and it helps take your mind off morning sickness and swollen ankles. Bedding sets in adorable themes, wipe warmers and baby cleansing products, humidifiers, sleep positioners, Boppies and Bumbos ... with so much merchandise out there, how do parents-to-be decide what they need? And how do well-meaning friends and relatives choose the perfect baby shower gifts?

Here are five gift ideas, most of them new to the marketplace.

Because, really, how many receiving blankets and onesies can one baby go through? And ...

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