It never even crossed my mind about the usulefness of gifts at a baby shower. Pre-TTC thoughts, I was definitely guilty of buying the mom-to-be lots and lots of pink frilly clothes (or hip little boy clothes) that she probably never even had the chance to use. @junebugmama: that's been a concern of mine as well; I'm hoping for a particular gender, and maybe it's better to find out so that I'm not disappointed if it's not. Then again, I'm half-inclined to think that I'll be thrilled either way, despite my hopes...