What to give for the birth of a baby? List of good gifts.

This question often arises among those who are going to visit the house where the baby was recently born for the first time. He especially torments those who do not yet have their own children and who really have no idea what young mothers and fathers may need.

My advice to you: do not give essentials: a stroller, a crib, a baby bath, clothes. Believe me, either future parents have already bought them, or they will buy them immediately after arriving home from the hospital. But in any case, they have already noticed a specific model that meets their requirements.

Giving clothes, in my opinion, is generally pointless. Before the birth of the child, the parents themselves do not really know what things they will need, what height and weight the baby will be born - will it be long and thin or plump zucchini. If the baby has older siblings or cousins, then he will get clothes from them.

Present a thing that will provide invaluable help to parents and one that they are unlikely to be able to buy themselves, because finances do not allow. Or donate such a thing that they won’t think of buying, because they don’t even know about its existence. Parents will appreciate such an original and unusual gift, especially if this is the first child in the family.

For example, we were given a nasal aspirator - and not just a pear with a tip, but a special device with interchangeable nozzles. It is much easier to facilitate nasal breathing for a baby with the help of such a “thing” than with the help of old-fashioned devices.

So, what can you buy a gift for the birth of a child?

Let's arrange our options in descending order of their cost.

1. A good, but correspondingly expensive gift is a household air humidifier. We will not talk about how important moist air is for a newborn. The main thing you need to know is that such a gift will be appreciated.

2. A baby monitor is an indispensable assistant for a young family, especially one that lives in a large apartment or private house, or if the baby is often sent to sleep on the balcony. How to choose a baby monitor, read our article.

3. Massage (or musical) rocking chair - chaise longue. To be honest, I myself looked at them, but did not seek to buy - the prices are prickly, and their usefulness is doubtful. But, as it turned out, the baby really fell in love with the presented chair and already at the age of 3 months he could lie quietly in the chair for half an hour, entertaining himself on his own.

4. Mobile on the crib - a turntable-carousel, which is attached to the crib. To slow melodies, colorful little animals rotate, attracting the attention of a lying child. Gives mom a few minutes of peace.

5. Sling jacket - outerwear for a mother who wears her baby in a sling. Choose a jacket that consists of a jacket for a new mother and a sling insert. In this case, a jacket without an insert can be used for a long time after the baby grows up. Such a sling jacket is indispensable in the rain, as well as in cases where it is problematic to get out of the house with a stroller. This jacket can be bought not only for the birth of a child, it is also suitable for pregnant women.

6. Sling, may-sling, kangaroo - a convenient way to carry babies. You can pick up a sling for carrying newborns, and a kangaroo for an older baby.

7. Gymnastic ball - fitball. Already 2 weeks after the birth of the baby, you can lay it on the tummy, a large elastic ball is an ideal tool for this. And at the age of one month on the ball, you can do special gymnastics for babies.

8. Thermometer-hygrometer - a device that measures the temperature and humidity level in the room. There are devices with lullabies for the baby.

9. An infrared thermometer is a very quick and painless device for measuring the temperature of a very restless child. A good gift for the birth of a child.

Small gifts:

10. Give wet wipes, disposable diapers (popularly called diapers) and diapers - they will always come in handy.

If the baby is still a week old, you can give, in principle, any diapers (Pampers, Huggies, Libero). Parents have not yet had time to try the products of all brands and choose the appropriate and non-irritating for their baby.

If the child is already older, then it is better to check with the parents which ones they use. It is very common for diapers to become irritated.

11. A set of children's cosmetics - baby milk, shampoo, oil, powder, cream. The advice for choosing a manufacturer is the same as for diapers.

12. Give a pacifier thermometer - very convenient, but many parents simply don't know about it. Well, if at all in the house there is a thermometer.

13. A bottle and a thermal container for a bottle. Even if the child is breastfed, sometimes it becomes necessary to feed or drink from a bottle, for example, during a trip to the clinic, to calm him down.

14. Circle for swimming in a large bath - baby swimmer. An excellent prevention of sciatica in the father, because he will not need to stand over the baby for 15 minutes without unbending.

15. A very useful thing is nasal aspirators and rectal catheters. I already mentioned the first ones in the article, and the second ones are intended to help the baby who is being tormented by gaziki. Not many parents, by the way, know about them.

The article was prepared for the BiWomen.Ru website.