Register For Your Second Baby

When it comes to etiquette and the baby registry, many find themselves in uncharted territory regarding the second baby. After all, you get most everything you need during your first pregnancy. Is there really anything you could still need, and do guests really need to give you a gift the second time around? Though no one is required to give you a gift, many of your friends and family may want to. They may also want to celebrate the occasion with a shower. There are so many reasons why you may need some new gear:

• Product innovation and safety features change overnight.
• Children of different genders have different needs.
• If there's a big age difference between the children, it may be like starting over.

Whatever the case may be, a cash gift registry is the perfect way for friends and family to contribute to what you actually need.

Embrace the moment as an opportunity to register a little differently with a cash baby registry. This type of registry allows you to create a gift list of what you would like money for and lets your guests give you gifts in a way that offers you the added flexibility of buying what you need when the time is right for you. No pressure, no returns, no stress.

This time you might want to do things a little differently:

• Register for experiences, like mommy and baby yoga or baby salsa classes, not just material things.
• Start planning for the future with a college savings fund.
• Think about the kind of help you'll need and register for daycare or night sitters.
• Sign-up for parenting courses to learn how to juggle your growing family.

Your second child deserves to feel special too. Though hand-me downs save money and time, use your alternative baby registry for upgrades, such as:

• A new stroller.
• Baby proof safety features around the house.
• Give the baby's room a new look with art and bedding.
• The car seats: a newer model or brand may mean more security and heightened safety for your little one.

Your alternative baby registry will help you provide your second baby with all he or she needs while providing a platform for everyone to contribute easily. A registry also makes it simple to keep track of gifts so that saying thank you is a snap. Keep it simple and have fun! An alternative baby experience should be the easy, effective, sufficient, and joyful.

Dana Ostomel is the founder and Chief Gifting Officer of the cash wedding registry site: Deposit a Gift. She works closely with her users to ensure they are able to craft the perfect gift list for them. Years before Dana got married, she wondered how anyone could store so many presents-and even if they could, how they had the time to unwrap, return (often), track and use them all. Her marketing background led her to believe she could simplify the registry process-and not just for weddings, but for any big gifting event. And so Deposit a Gift, the next generation gift registry, was born.