Are you planning to give your friend a gift for her pregnancy but are looking to stand out from the crowd? Yes, your girlfriend will receive a ton of gifts during her pregnancy, so it is better to give her an original present to keep fond memories of this day.
Giving a gift is not always that simple, especially when it comes to a birth gift. Some mothers choose to make a wishlist (a list of gifts requested by the mother), others prefer to be surprised. But to choose a birth gift, it is better to look for original ideas for both girls and boys, unless you already know the sex of the baby. You can also make a gift for both parents, even if it's mom's pregnancy gift (always nice).
Importantly, it is useless to opt for yet another bodysuit or plush, the expectant mother has surely received dozens of them. You can also buy clothes and accessories for the child. Birth box, rabbit-shaped blanket or plush toy, baby bodysuit or even childcare accessories such as a night light, a story box, a bath thermometer or even toys preferably with organic and wooden materials. To help you, we have prepared a selection of gift ideas for future parents and for the baby.
- Personalized gifts:
For your friend to keep track of you, you can personalize your purchase. To do so, simply ask the seller if it is possible to engrave initials, a first name or even a drawing on your gift. This attention will make your gift unique and original. It is possible to give personalized toys, personalized jewelry, a personalized photo or even a personalized box. You can personalize your gift in store or directly online, by choosing home delivery.
This gift allows to collect photos and other memories of the child, it also allows to record and listen to the voice of the baby to be able to follow all the stages of the evolution of the little one. To make this album work, just press the "record" and "listen" buttons to remember every moment. This original product can also be used as a decoration in your boy's or girl's room.
Our selection of sound albums:
- Baby's sound album – from 19.90 euros – FNAC
- The audiobook to record – from 24.90 euros – Amazon
- My first recordable book: The three little pigs – from 26.98 euros – Amazon
- My first recordable book: Goldilocks and the three bears – from 49.71 euros – Amazon
- A personalized or customizable frame
To keep an indelible memory of the birth, it is possible to offer a frame with information about the child such as his name, birth weight and height. This frame can serve as a decoration, you can hang it on the wall of the living room or bedroom. You can also offer a photo frame with birth information engraved on it for decoration.
For the original side, you can offer a frame to personalize with seashells. Each member of the family can be represented by the seashells. It is also possible to illustrate the frame with an illustration of the photo of the baby or of the whole family.
Our selection of personalized frames:
– Customizable wooden photo frame – from 14.99 euros – Amazon
– Personalized wooden letter board – from 19.99 euros – Amazon
– Customizable wall slate – from 24.99 euros – Amazon
– Customizable wall photo frame – from 27.99 euros – Amazon
– Customizable rope photo frame – from 25.99 euros – Amazon
The breastfeeding necklace, also called babywearing necklace or teething necklace, is a natural piece of jewelry, made of organic wood, worn by young mothers up to 3 years old. The purpose of this product? Draw baby's attention to the beads so that he can play, grab and pull on the baby collar while feeding or bottle-feeding. An original and very resistant fashion accessory that can brighten up a look and facilitate certain moments of intimacy with baby. This accessory is available for delivery or in store.
You can choose to buy her a gift with sober colors or with bright colors such as pink, blue, purple, orange, magenta, purple etc …
Our selection of organic nursing necklaces:
- Breastfeeding necklace Natural gift 100% organic cotton – KANGAROO CARE – at the price of € 24.99
- Nursing and Babywearing Button Necklace Black and Gray – KANGAROO CARE – at the price of € 23.20
- Teething toy necklace – Montessori rattle – BEST FOR BABY – at the price of € 30.00
- Teething necklace with wooden ring – SIMPLYACIRCLE – at the price of 11,19 €
- Orange & Green mix nursing and babywearing necklace – KANGAROO CARE – at the price of € 16.00
And yes, once the baby arrives, parents would almost forget each other, so much attention is paid only to the newborn. So that they can both find themselves alone while cutting themselves off from the world, we suggest you offer them a smartbox for unusual and original destinations. For even more originality, you can choose a box to do unusual activities such as parachuting, rally races or bungee jumping.
So that future parents do not have to buy everything on their own, you can kill them with one stone by buying them a box with several accessories. Birth set with baby products: eau de toilette, alcohol-free perfume, cream for sensitive skin, body milk and baby shampoos. But you can also offer a newborn set with accessories for children: bodysuit, socks, sleeping bag, blanket or plush. For the original touch, we advise you to bet on printed bodysuits with funny quotes or even with accessories such as rabbit ears on the hand towel for example.
You can also offer a box to the mother with cosmetic products such as creams, make-up treatments or even perfume.
Our selection of baby shower sets for boys and girls:
Our selection of baby toiletry kits:
To allow baby to have fun and wriggle as he wishes, it is possible to buy a hand-sewn indoor baby swing that parents can hang from the nursery. It is possible to personalize this swing, either the first name of your child, or patterns or even animals like rabbits. This original gift can be placed in the baby's room to have a cocooning spirit in the decoration or in the garden. For the cushions, prefer organic and cotton materials.
Let it be clear, parents will certainly drool over successive baby cries. To prevent them from going crazy, we advise you to buy them earplugs so that they can rest their ears from time to time. Funny and useful, this gift is sure to be remembered during the baby shower and even after the baby arrives.
To awaken the senses of the child, you can offer an activity mat or a play mat, which will allow him to have fun while learning. This accessory stimulates cognitive development, vision, coordination of movements, fine motor skills while crawling and rolling.
- A stylish bath cape
So that baby can bundle up in his cape just after his bath, we advise you to buy a bath cape personalized with the child's name but also small accessories such as ears of rabbits, dogs or even cats . Very cute capes with which you can make wonderful souvenir photos. For materials, choose organic cotton so as not to attack the baby's skin.
So that parents can keep an indelible trace of the evolution of baby, we suggest you buy them an impression kit in the form of clay molding. To make the perfect borrowing, just place baby's hand in the middle of the clay and wait a few minutes. And there you have it, you have your memory for life that you can bring out on any occasion such as birthdays for example.
This baby shower gift is a must have for children, the wooden music boxes allow children to sleep peacefully to soft music. This wooden accessory can easily blend into the decor of your baby's room.
- A book on pregnancy
As the birth approaches, expectant mothers are stressed and anxious, especially if this is a first child. To help them decompress, you can give her a gift to reassure her about the birth. There are pregnancy diaries for mom to indulge, decompress, and keep memories of her pregnancy in this special book. You can also offer a birth advice book that can reassure parents about childbirth.
- A voucher for hours of babysitting
It is not always easy to trust a stranger to babysit your child, especially when it's a baby. To help mom, offer your babysitting services using a booklet with babysitting vouchers for your friend and baby. An ideal gift that will be of use to parents, who can take time for themselves and relax without a baby.
Before your girlfriend's life changes at all, enjoy moments of complicity with her, offering her a day or a spa session for two. The opportunity for the mother-to-be to relax as much as possible before the baby is born, in good company. Special packages for pregnant women are offered in some spas, but be careful, belly massage is strictly prohibited. Sauna and hammam are also not recommended for expectant mothers, as the excessive heat and humidity can cause a drop in blood pressure.
To calm baby and soothe your friend's pregnancy, you can give her a pregnancy bola. A real silver accessory (925 silver) that contains a copper ball inside its small cage. The goal: to soothe the baby thanks to the sound of the jewel that the child recognizes from the 19th week of pregnancy. Little more, the bola chain can also be adapted throughout pregnancy. A gift that mom won't take from her neck!
- A pregnancy photoshoot
Pregnancy is a wonderful time that eventually passes quickly. Give the future mom and dad a photoshoot, so they can immortalize this magical moment. A symbolic gift that allows you to capture the pregnancy in photos and be able to keep the memory forever. The birth photoshoot should ideally be done from the 7th month of pregnancy, because at this time the mother is not yet very tired.
- A souvenir storage box
To allow mom to keep her memories of pregnancy warm. You can offer her a storage box, your girlfriend can store her ultrasounds, her baby photo albums or even her pregnancy diary. The future mother will be able to open up and relive her pregnancy thanks to her tidy memories. She can also complete the box by adding items for each birthday.
- Here is our selection of souvenir boxes:
Baby shower keepsake box white and gold – BAMBINO – at the price of € 17.25
Souvenir box mini storage cabinet white, blue and gray – PROMOBO – at the price of 14.99 €
Souvenir box 2 blue cases – BABY BOX SHOP – at the price of 19.99 €
2 in 1 birth memory box with gray and blue photo album – ATMOSPHERA – at the price of 21.99 €
Blue and green storage chest – SASS AND BELLE – priced at € 20.95
- A molding of the pregnancy belly
Because mom's belly will have been the scene of a lot of emotions, kicks, disturbed nights and movements. The belly cast or Belly Cast makes it possible to capture the impression of the mother's belly from the 7th month of pregnancy, keeping this memory made by an expert who comes to your home. The real-size molding can then be kept at home, very fragile, it is better to leave it out of the reach of children.
- Monthly baby blanket
We do not realize it but baby is growing at a crazy speed! So that mom can keep memories of each development of the child over the months, you can give her a monthly baby blanket as a gift. Thanks to the details on the cover, all you have to do is put baby down and put on an accessory to identify the day, week or month of birthday. A very cool activity for parents!
- Our selection of monthly covers:
Pastel pink monthly baby blanket (girl & boy) – Innobeta – at the price of 26.99 €
Weekly baby blanket (girl & boy) blue and white – Leebaby – priced at 10.29 €
Baby blanket (girl and boy) pastel pink and white – Konnpon – at the price of 12.76 €
White baby blanket (girl and boy) – Amorar – at the price of 17.99 €
Weekly baby blanket (girl and boy) white, blue and gold – Wents – priced at 14.99 €
So that your friend thinks of you every morning, give her a personalized mug. A simple and space-saving birth gift idea that will be sure to please mom or dad. You can take an already existing mug or you can personalize a mug with the phrase and illustration of your choice. These mugs are available in supermarkets or in delivery.
Our selection of personalized mugs:
Mug "Mum is always right" white – Spreadshirt – priced at 18.99 €
Mug baby pregnancy – black – HNFCreations – priced at 12.99 €
Unicorn mug "It's a girl" – pink – ChGuangm – priced at 18.69 €
Mug "Buzzing mama to be" – white – Simpson Rebecca – priced at 13.99 €
Mug "You grow boy" – white – LETE – priced at 14.99 €
- Diaper cake
You can also give a different kind of cake for the Baby Shower! Coming straight from the United States, the diaper cake or "diaper cake" can be very useful and pretty to complete the pre-baptism party. Diaper cake allows mom to have some supplies for her baby on top of that.
You can either give it to her by buying the cake in a specialty store or you can make it yourself, it's pretty easy to do by relying on the tutorials on Youtube and Pinterest. For the decoration of the diaper cake, you can choose the color you want: blue or pink, if you want to stay traditional. Otherwise you can go for gold, pastel, silver, white or even black. You can also customize it by choosing a theme by adding star or polka dot patterns. To find your cake, we advise you to go to Pinterest which is full of original ideas.
Our selection of diaper cakes:
The more the belly of the mother-to-be becomes, the more difficult it becomes to find a comfortable position to sleep. To make your girlfriend's nights easier, you can give her a pregnancy pillow, specially designed to improve the comfort of mother and baby. Rounded, square, colored, with polka dots, there is something for everyone. This cushion is very useful during pregnancy, to allow the mother to sleep on her stomach. To surprise him, you can take delivery from him, this intention will certainly please him.
Our selection of pregnancy pillows:
- Cards to celebrate important moments
To keep track of unforgettable and magical moments in the life of your child or your life as parents, we advise you to bring a set of personalized or customizable cards to engrave the important moments of your daily life: birthday, first tooth, first prize or even first stupidity.
Thanks to these personalized jewels, you can immortalize breastfeeding, an intimate moment between mother and baby. You can offer customizable kits for your bracelets, rings or necklaces. You can also choose to engrave the first name of your girl or your boy.
To help the baby (and parents at the same time) get through the night, you can offer them a night light. To find the ideal night light, we suggest you take a look at our selection of baby night lights. Practical, compact, fun and very pretty in decoration, night lights are an essential accessory to tame baby's sleep.
- A collection of the worst names
Your friend is actively looking for a name for his baby? We advise you to offer him the guide of the worst names to change the classic guides. Hope you don't find yours inside!
Yes, pregnancy is the only period when everyone gives themselves the right to give advice and recommendations. This period when mothers are already asking themselves enough questions about pregnancy, childbirth and the education of their child. Offer him this candle in tribute to the givers of lessons, to people who allow themselves to judge you or even those who criticize your girl or your boy.
- A doorbell to exploit loved ones
Pregnancy is not easy. Between back pain, dizziness, hair loss, women endure many problems during pregnancy. It is for this reason that it is useful to offer a doorbell to be able to disturb all the people around. Take advantage because no one will be able to refuse you anything for nine months!
- A bottle of Champomy
And yes, nine months pregnant without a single drop of alcohol is tough. Birthday, Christmas, New year, restaurants, pregnant women are obliged to deprive to promote the good development of the baby. To keep the illusion, offer him a bottle of champomy, it's good and it's alcohol-free.