The birth list is prepared and shared before the baby arrives. It generally contains the essentials that will help new parents during the first months. What to put in? Here are some ideas.
When a baby arrives, prepare a birth list online or in store is very useful. You can indicate the birth gifts that would make you happy, so as not to receive them in duplicate. Childcare articles can also be used to start the first months, on a daily basis.
What are the essentials to put on a birth list?
Some baby essentials can be found in a birth list. First of all, start by listing everything you will need to welcome baby in the best conditions, such as:
- Layette and baby clothes (bodysuits, pajamas, sweaters, dresses, pants, pilot suits, coats, etc.)
- A bathrobe and accessories (bathtub, changing table, bath toys, thermometer)
- THE baby kitchen accessories (bottle, bottle warmers, bibs, unbreakable dishes, high chair)
- Furniture (cradle, mattress, co-sleeping bed, wardrobe)
- Equipment for outings and safety baby (stroller, car seat, baby monitor, safety gate)
- Decoration and first toys (diaper bag, activity mat, activity mobile, night light, comforter, teething toys)
The birth list is to be adapted according to your needs and above all, what you already have at home. Extra advice: think about varying the prices of the different gifts, so that everyone you know can make you happy, whatever their budget. Also note that it is sometimes difficult to predict before birth how big your baby will be, so refer to the doctor’s estimates of his weight and height at birth.
Sample birth list
here is a birth list example. Again, this is to give you an idea. You can of course adapt it according to your tastes and the budget of your loved ones.
- Baby bedding set (sheets, sleeping bag, bumper)
- BPA-free chemical dinnerware set
- Care kit (forehead thermometer, baby fly, nail clippers)
- Evolutionary high chair
- Baby wrap or baby carrier
- Playmat
- Ergonomic deckchair
- Baby books
- Early learning toys
- Photo album
- Birth record cover
- Diaper bag
- Personalized gifts (embroidered comforter with his first name, bath towel, bathrobe, etc.)
In which store to make your birth list?
It is possible to do this very easily birth list in store. You just have to choose the store of your choice (Aubert, Baby 9, Around Baby, OrchestraVertbaudet, etc.) and to make a selection of items from the toy, decoration, furniture, childcare, etc. departments. A sales consultant will be able to answer your questions and direct you to the items best suited to your needs.
Once your list is composed, all you have to do is tell your loved ones which store(s) it is in. They will go to the store to choose what they want to offer you. Either they give you the gift in person, or you collect all the gifts yourself in the shop.
What better site to make a birth list?
If you don’t want to go to the store, you can also compose your online birth list for free on several sites like: My desires, P’tit Parcel, Milirose, my nice list, Say thank you Or my baby listThese sites allow you to list the items of your choice, found on different websites or on the e-shops of stores.
How to make a birth list online?
First, choose the site on which you want to make your birth list. Often you need to create an online account. Once this step has been completed, all you have to do is create a list by adding the items of your choice, which can be found either directly on the site you are on, otherwise you simply have to copy and paste the product links into your list.
Each product will be accompanied by a photo and a link to the merchant site or possibly the address of the store if it is not sold online. Once the birth list is finished, share it with your loved ones, via a personalized email or on social networks. Your friends and family choose the gift they want to give you (or credit the corresponding amount which will then be transferred to your bank account), they specify that the gift is “reserved” in order to avoid duplicates and they buy it directly either in store or on the e-shop. You are informed as soon as one of your gifts is purchased.
Can we make an online kitty for our birth list?
If some products have too large a budget, you can make a birth list with an online kitty which will allow those around you to offer them to you. There are sites like MiniThumb who offer to make a birth line with an integrated kitty, or platforms like Leetchi, The Common Pot Or We participate.
When to make and give your birth list?
In order to avoid any stress, don’t start too late to draw up your birth list and give it to your loved ones. In general, the ideal being to start it in the 5th month of pregnancy, because you already know the sex of the baby and the choice of certain gifts can be more targeted. Once ready, drop it in store or create it on the online site of your choice and then share it with your loved ones, ideally around the sixth month of pregnancy.