Some may also include clothes, booties or baby powder and oil. It really depends on the size of the cake and the items you want included.

If you want a more personalized diaper cake, consider having some of the items monogrammed with the baby's name, birthdate, and weight. Not only will your gift be remembered, the expectant mother will have a special keepsake as well.

Diaper cakes come in an assortment of themes. For example, Noah's Ark, Sesame Street and Precious Moments. If you aren't following a theme, there are cakes suitable for gender specific baby showers or just traditional baby showers.

When choosing a baby shower diaper cake, we suggest you:

• consider your budget
• determine preferred cake size
• think about items you want included
• compare shipping costs
• follow a theme

Your budget might determine the type of cake you will buy. Diaper cakes range in price from $25 for a simple one-tiered cake to over $100 for a four-tiered cake. Some stores offer free shipping, so keep an eye out for this and you'll save yourself a lot of money.

If you'd like a larger cake, speak with some of the guests to see if they'd like to participate in a group purchase. This way, you can have a bigger centerpiece and the mother-to-be will receive a bigger and better gift.

The size of the diaper cake is an important consideration, especially if you are using it as a centerpiece. For buffet tables, you want the diaper cake to be seen and not to disappear between the food dishes, so a 3-4 tiered cake would be perfect. However, if you have organized a sit down luncheon, you don't want the cake to block the view of the guest of honor, so a 2-3 tiered cake would work well.

You might already have something in mind regarding what you want included in the diaper cake, so look for those specific items when making your purchase.

If you are unable to find everything you want, you can always make the diaper cake yourself. They're easy to assemble and can be personalized with all the wishes of the mother-to-be.

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