Top 10 Christmas Gifts for a New-Born

Are you trying to figure out what to buy a newborn for Christmas? Use this list of gift ideas as inspiration for the perfect newborn Christmas gifts.

Buying for a new-born can be difficult, especially if you don’t have kids yourself, how are you supposed to know what’s best? It’s not as if a new-born can tell you!

This list of a mix of unique and useful gift ideas can give you the inspiration you need to choose the perfect Christmas gift for baby’s first Christmas.

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Trying to figure out what to buy a new-born for Christmas?

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Ok, let’s just get to the ideas:

  1. Baby rattle, music soother & light up toy
    • Baby Rattle/Soother/Light Up Toy – This has soft bunny ears which are designed for teething babies so they can chew on the ears – the ears also light up. There are 13 happy nursery rhymes, 13 funny stories and 66 natural sounds for baby’s entertainment including white noise which is great for getting babies to nap or sleep! It speaks about colors in English and plays sounds of things related to that color. There is also a volume control which most baby toys don’t have and some of them I have found are too loud and don’t allow you to turn the volume down so this is another pro! A simple yet effective gift!
  2. A Personalized Book
    • Personalized Book – These books are make unique to the Childs name with rhyming verses that pitch your child as the hero adventurer in their very own story all about them. This type of gift is a nice keepsake gift that can be kept for years and years which is quite nice compared to a gift that may only last a year or so until they out grow it!
  3. Soft & Squeezable Blocks
    • Soft & Squeezable Blocks – 13 Building Circles & Blocks with a Horse figure. There are multiple ways to play with these from stacking, to sorting in colour and size, for teething, for throwing when the baby is learning to crawl etc. This is great for a gift that can be used in the following coming months for the baby & parent!
  4. My First 100 Book Box Set
    • My First 100 Book Box Set – My First 100 words, colors & shapes and animals. My daughter loved these 3 books, I’ve kept them for my son (newborn) to use also. This was great for her learning and she now uses it to read to her brother which is cute! These books are a must have for any newborn!
  5. Childs Farm Gift Set
    • Childs Farm Wash, Bath & Moisturize Gift Set – Nappy Cream, Baby Wash, Bubble Bath & a Moisturizer! All these Childs Farm products are suitable for newborns and upwards and safe for all skin types including dry, sensitive and also safe for skin that may be prone to eczema (award-winning). These products are more high range for baby bathing products so it’s nice to receive these as a gift either or their own or along with something else!
  6. Activity Playmat with a kick piano
    • Floor Playmat – An Activity Gym with Sounds, Lights, Hanging Rattles and a Musical Kick and Play Piano. This playmat comes in beige tones with pastel colors so its suitable for boy or girl! The cool thing about this is that the piano can detach from the mat and can eventually be strapped to say the side of a cot or in the car or wherever you or baby likes!
  7. Nuby Baby Sleep Pod
    • The Nuby Baby Sleeping Pod – Breathable mesh sleeping pod. I bought this for my daughter when she was a baby and I’ve re-used this for my son as I loved it so much. This is one of the best things I bought myself and would recommend to buy as a gift! I put this into the bedside crib for the first 4 months as the crib that I had was too big for a newborn (they are used to being crammed in the womb) so I added this in and both of my babies slept like a log! I tried taking this out of the crib a few times and they were so restless so had to add it back in – this was a win for me!
  8. A Cat Pram Toy
    • Purring Percival Pram Toy – A Hanging Cat toy that can be attached or hung from a pram or pushchair! Both my son & daughter used this and were so fascinated by it – it makes a purr sound when it moves too.
  9. Tummy Time Sensory Toy with mirror
    • Tummy Time Sensory Toy with Mirror – with a Crinkle Cloth Book, Mirror & Teething Toys! *NOTE: If the product is wrinkled, it is normal, just wash it once* – a nice and simple gift that any baby will love!
  10. Giraffe Soft Stacking Ring Toy
    • Giraffe Stacking Ring Toy – A stacking ring toy in the shape of a Giraffe which makes a rattle sound. It comes in neutral colours so it’s easily suitable for boy or girl! It’s also a soft & washable material which is good to get rid of those slavers from teething! It comes in a cute box which is easy for Christmas wrapping too!

And that is my top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for New-borns! I hope this list has gave you some ideas for what you need to buy for Christmas this year – I can guarantee any parent or baby will love any of the above gifts! Happy Christmas shopping!!

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Travelling With An Infant / Toddler Must Haves

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My 3 x travel must haves that make the airport transfers and day trips on holiday much much easier!

The Trunki Ride on Suitcase suitable for carry on luggage – Comes in various colours or you can even design your own! This was my number 1 favourite item that we bought for my daughter. She used this the whole way through the airport and seen this as a fun wee ride so it really kept her entertained and kept me less stressed when trying to find the right gate etc.

Buggy Clips – find here

Buggy Clips – Clip these onto your pram/buggy/stroller – they are so handy when your out and about shopping as travel strollers don’t always have the best storage space. They are also good for just carrying your handbag or baby bag with nappies and wipes instead of carrying this on your shoulder or back!

Buggy Board – find here

A Buggy Board; Perfect for toddlers or kids who don’t like walking far! We used this for my 3 1/2 year old daughter and clipped this onto the pram that we had our newborn in – this is a savior and we use this at home too not just on holiday so it’s definitely worth the money. My daughter used the Trunki throughout the airport but if you don’t have a Trunki I would highly recommend a buggy board – if we didn’t have this or the Trunki then our backs would be broken from carrying my daughter for sure!

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So, I ordered all of the above from Amazon using my Amazon Prime account – they all came next day delivery which was great as some of this was a last minute buy a few days before the holiday. If you don’t already have Amazon Prime then I would suggest signing up for this – we use it in my house all the time and when you sign up you get Amazon Video where you can watch hundreds of different tv shows and movies! https://www.amazon.co.uk/tryprimefree?tag=themumlife-21

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First Family Holiday with a Toddler & a Newborn

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Well, where do we start? From packing for a newborn to a diva 3-year-old packing her clothes. How did I survive? It wasn’t actually as difficult as I thought – why did I worry so much? We opted to stay at a 5-star all-inclusive resort in Crete, Gouves called Gouves Waterpark holiday resort – mainly for our 3-year-old so she could play in the kid’s splash parks! This was not our first time in Crete, we had been a year ago before kids so we knew how nice and kid-friendly the area was.
Packing for a newborn
To be honest for you, packing for a newborn was so easy. We took the Silvercross flat base pram onto the flight as he was not at an age to go into the sitting-up pram. We pre-made formulae bottles before leaving the house to do us for the airport (we put them into thermal bottle holders) then we took individual tubs of the powder formulae incase we ran out and just used boiled water from the airport cafes / trolleys on the flightNewborn Essentials to Pack:

– Vests (this is basically all he was in)
– Formulae (unless breast)
– Thermal milk bottle holder
– Nappies (an extra 2 nappies than normal per day)
– Muslin cloths
– A blanket for lying on in the cot (I wasn’t sure how comfy or clean the cot would be)
– Dummies (if needed!)
– Swim nappies
– Wipes

We actually ran out of formulae halfway through the holiday so ended up mixing in a Greek formula with the Kendamil formulae and he was perfect (no poo explosions were caused which I was worried about!).

Ps. – When you have young kids and especially a newborn you tend to skip all the queues and get priority at the airports – this was a savior! 

Packing for a 3-year-old

Now, this was more difficult – a 3-year-old who has a diva attitude and likes to choose her own outfits each day. I made sure when we went holiday clothes shopping to take my daughter with me to help choose the clothes as I knew if she didn’t like what I bought then there would be a screaming match on holiday. This made things easier. When I packed for my daughter I packed per outfit and added an extra 2 or three for spillages etc. One of the best things I bought for my 3-year-old daughter was the all-in-one wet suits – this was soooo much easier when putting on sun cream as I only had to put sun cream on her legs and face as everything else was covered! Also a tip – buy a cheap foundation brush to apply suncream to kids’ faces, applying suncream with your hand is so difficult, especially when you’re trying not to get it in their eyes!

The BEST thing we bought my 3-year-old was a trunki! She sat and whizzed about on it the whole airport meaning we didn’t have to break our backs carrying her! I would 100% recommend buying one if you’re going to an airport with a toddler / young child. It made our lives so much easier!! Obviously, the trunki goes on the plane as hand luggage so we just used this to pack all my daughter’s clothes (this made it easier when going through security if they wanted us to open it and check – no electronics or messy toys in here!).

All her toys (Barbies, dollies etc.) went into our large suitcase apart from her kindle – we took this on the 4 1/2 hour flight to entertain her and just downloaded some Netflix kids TV shows (Daniel Tiger Neighborhood) – worked a treat!

I don’t know if we were just lucky but the whole airport journey and the holiday wasn’t as stressful as I thought – it was pretty damn easy (I hope I don’t jinx myself for next time). Anyway, speaking of next time, now that we are home I am already looking at our next holiday, that’s how relaxed it went!

The main thing I will say is, don’t worry about forgetting something, there are sooo many small supermarkets that have all the newborn, baby, toddler, kiddie essentials – they are used to it over there and know what parents are used to forgetting so have this all stocked! ​

I hope I have made you feel more relaxed about booking a holiday with kids – go on, get one booked and get over that initial fear!