just attended the full moon party of a relative's newborn baby, and I noticed that it has become a standard procedure and tradition for visitors to bring along handgifts, in the form of money packets, or hampers of baby products.
Most of the time, people just concerned about observing normal. and overage protocols without knowing the side effects therein.
I saw that the gift hampers were generally packed with things like talc powder, bathing soap, diapers, milk products and other clothing materials.
someone commented that this way of giving hamper gifts is somewhat like making the newborn baby a 'tester' for various brands of products, not knowing if some brands may not be suitable for a particular baby.
I even doubted the shelf-life of some products. Parents would not know IF their baby would be 'allergic' to any of those 'gifts', much less aware of things like 'expiration date'.
One of the relatives on hearing my concern, suggested the products could be keppt and re-use as another handgift for someone else's newborn, (OH MY TUHAN).
I just wonder, is this handgift protocol THAT important, more important than the concern for a baby's wellbeing?
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