Expecting a child, we know, requires a lot of organization. You have to think about everything, your well-being, your comfort, your needs and yours too!
There birth list has been around for ages! Because yes, you need equipment to welcome a baby in good conditions. And help from our loved ones is always welcome in these moments. In order to welcome a baby in the best conditions, you need to turn to good childcare accessories. And when we see the prices, we can sometimes get scared. This is one of the main reasons why the birth list exists!
What is a birth list used for?
This list is literally a list of gifts that we expect for the arrival of the baby. These are not simple gifts, but childcare accessories, or even childcare furniture that you will use on a daily basis. This birth list will complement the equipment you have already acquired for your baby. This can be large equipment, as well as very small accessories (a stuffed animal). Depending on everyone’s means!
What to put on a birth list?
Absolutely everything you deem necessary for you and your baby: Decoration, stuffed animals, developmental toys, furniture, car seats, clothes... Here are some ideas to put on their birth list:
A chair that can be adapted from birth to pre-adolescence
This pretty wooden chair can be used from the moment your baby is born. You can place your baby in his deckchair installed directly on the wooden frame. Baby will be at your height and will be able to look at you without you being too far from him.
When your child grows, the Stokke wooden frame transforms into a high chair, with integrated safety belt, then into a normal chair to put around the table.
Tripp Trapp evolving chair, Stokke
A practical changing bag with many pockets and an adjustable handle
THE cotton diaper bag from Milinane is an essential. Equipped with its numerous interior pockets as well as 3 handles, it will become your best daily ally for you and baby.
A pretty night light for the baby's room
This pretty night light will help baby fall asleep. A slight light can reassure him. Especially if it's a rabbit!
Available in several sizes.
A modern changing table that doesn't take up space
A lovely invention from our favorite brand: the folding changing table. Nothing better for a spacious and well-organized bedroom!
A health book protector to keep your child’s medical files safe and secure
The health record is undoubtedly one of the most important documents you obtain when you give birth. To properly protect this booklet, what could be better than a pretty health book cover? It will extend the life of all your child's medical documents.
A soft Jelly Cat comforter
Jelly Cat makes magnificent soft toys, each more original than the last, and we love that! Different shapes and sizes, there is something for everyone!
Where and how to make a birth list?
Internet
We recommend two birth list sites: Mesviens or Milirose. They are practical and easy to use. You complete your birth list with everything that will make you happy, share it with your loved ones so that they can complete it. Smallable, a specialist in decoration and clothing for families, has also launched its own birth list on its site. You will surely find what you are looking for there! Thanks to these sites, you can share this list on your social networks or send it by email to your loved ones. Some sites offer you the opportunity to participate financially in a gift without financing it 100%. For example, for a Levo deckchair from the Charlie Crane brand, your cousin can contribute 150th and your best friend will complete the rest so that you can have the deckchair when your baby is born. Please note that we also offer a nice gift card to offer the product of your choice on the Milinane website
And for those who are not yet connected
You can create your birth list directly in a specialized store. Go to Bébé9 for example, Aubert, Autour de Bébé… This is ideal for buying the gift directly in store. Your loved ones go to this store, give your name to an advisor and find your birth list, with what has already been purchased or not. Parents and grandparents often favor this system if they are close to a store.
How to ask loved ones?
Asking for gifts can sometimes be a little embarrassing, even if it's for a good cause. But rest assured, generally, the birth list fills itself! Your loved ones will automatically ask you if you have a birth list, and where they can complete it. It's almost a tradition! Moreover, birth list sites always offer to share your list with loved ones on social networks or by e-mail. They can also go directly to the birth list site and enter your last name-first name-city to find your list. There you have it, you have all the keys in hand to create your birth list and welcome your baby as it should be!
Do not hesitate to discover our blog articles to discover all our birth gift ideas , on choosing your diaper bag or even on the co-sleeping .
