Thursday, August 25, 2011

New Born Baby Products

New Born Baby
When you are buying something for a new baby, you are usually confronted with tons of different options when you shop in a store or go online to see what is out there. Normally you can’t go wrong with the tried and true gifts that are always welcome, and then there are new things that parents seem to fall in love with instantly that they have read about or seen in a shop. What perhaps you could think about is to think about the new parents, their style, and also how many baby showers they have already had.

Sometimes it doesn't hurt to get more than one of some newborn baby products, but other times, you won't want to buy a repeat. This is why a Nappy Cake is such a clever concept as it allows you to tailor make the cake around either baby clothes, toys, combination of both or something special for Mum as well as Bub.

There a few common new born baby products, like nappies or diapers, and there is nothing wrong with this as everyone uses them but the most common fault is that everyone gets the new parents newborn size nappies, and the sad thing is that they are never going to use them all other than if they have twins! Some babies use these for only a few weeks, or at the most a month, before they outgrow them and move on to size one or even two.

If you really want to get nappies, think of getting a few sizes up when you are ordering a Nappy Cake so that the parents have them waiting to use them when they are needed. Gifts that are welcomed and useful to add to the cake are wipes, nappy creams, teething rings and toys are excellent selections that will be on hand and used all of the time.

There are many new families these days that are environmentally conscious and this also gives you further options when choosing newborn baby products that they may enjoy or what to try. There are natural and organic baby cleaning and care products out there that they may love to try.

These products do not have any chemicals in them so they should not irritate the skin the way that some other products can. Organic baby clothing is all the go now a days as parents try to give their new born the best start in life. If they were only thinking of these items at least now that they would be able to try them out to see if they like the organic option.

If you are organizing a shower for the baby it is a good idea to suggest to set up a new born baby products registry for the new Mother to select some of the items that she especially wanted. If this idea sounds new to you, or something you feel is a bit tacky, but registries are actually good for many reasons. One being that if you buy something from it, you are getting something they need.

Also, you are also getting them something that will fall off the list so that you know no one else will buy it, at least if they too look at the registry. Getting two of the same outfit is one thing, getting two travel systems with strollers and car seats can be another.

The baby buying market is bigger than ever and doesn’t look like slowing down anytime soon. If you really want to find new born baby products that you can be pretty sure the parents will love and give a gift that is not duplicated and that but that no one else has thought to get, look at ordering your Nappy Cakes online. The gift itself gets all the ticks for being novel, personal and useful gift!


New Baby Gift Baskets – Nappy Cake Gifts Ideas


New Baby Gift Baskets – Nappy Cakes Make Beautiful Gifts.

One of the best ideas for new baby gift baskets is to fill it full of items that they can use when the new baby gets older. The trouble is when family and well meaning friends are looking to purchase new baby gift baskets they buy gifts to fill the basket only suitable for a new born.

What happens is the new parents get home and dress the baby in the new outfits given and by the time it comes to wear your outfit it may have already out grown the gift you gave without the chance to use the gift.

Nappy Cakes - The perfect new baby gift baskets:


Nappy Cakes or Diaper Cakes as our US counterparts call them are non-edible cakes made from disposable or cloth nappies. This is a boom for the new Mum who with getting used to the babies schedule she will be able to use the nappy cakes rather than having to go to the shops.

Nappy Cake suggestions:

  • When ordering nappy cakes online ensure you select the next size up rather than a new born size.

  • Have a budget in mind and stick to it.

  • Romper suit, bibs, singlets and socks are a very welcomed as this is what a baby will soil and need changing regularly.

  • Good fillers for the cake are things that worked for you when you were raising children. Gripe water is still used for wind problems and is still a popular choice today along with zinc based creams for protecting delicate skin. Paw paw cream is also an appreciative antiseptic cream. Along with Bonjella when the baby is teething.

  • Soft stuff toys, rattles or eating utensils are also a popular choices.


A number of customers order new baby gift baskets that have all sorts of things to spoil Mum as well. The Nappy Cakes make up the gift basket and it will have gorgeous little useful gifts for the baby but will also include chocolates, massage or facial vouchers. Obviously, a bottle of bubbly would be well received and on a quiet night both Mum and Dad can sit and have a celebration drink together.

There is no end to the combinations that can go to make up your unique new baby gift baskets, if you need help feel free to call me and I can help you select your gift.