{"id":12419,"date":"2020-07-13T13:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T11:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/?p=12419"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:07:55","slug":"what-to-put-on-a-birt-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/what-to-put-on-a-birt-list\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO PUT ON A BIRTH LIST?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pg-12419-0\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20171114PhotoBellint001-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Why a birth list\" \/ ><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-12419-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><p>Dear super parents,<\/p><p>You\u00a0are about to have your first baby and you need all the childcare equipment?<br \/>Your second one will be coming soon, you are already well equipped but you are asked what would make you happy?<br \/>For the arrival of the 3rd one, you are completely out of ideas and anyway, you have no more room!<br \/>Should we make a birth list or not? Le Petit Pousse tells you everything !<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-1\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><h2>1\/\u00a0Prejudices on birth lists<\/h2><p>The <strong>birth list<\/strong> is often debated, and I'm sure you've heard it once:<\/p><ul><li>\"If you make a list, people are going to feel obliged to buy a gift. \"Yes, but with a birth list, you frame things up and it prevents you from being offered things you'll never use, that you'll have in duplicate or, as is often the case, 50 cuddly toys. And it allows you to answer all those who ask you what you would like without imposing a budget by your answer. \u00bb<\/li><li>I don\u2019t dare to put expensive stuff on my birth list, it makes me look likeparents who are asking for it\u201d \u201cWe've done a collectionat the office but we don\u2019t know what to offer, we don\u2019t know the parents very well and they probably already have everything .if they had a birth list it would be easier: we could even give them a gift with on a nice budget instead of 5 small gifts that they might have already received!\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cIdon\u2019t really feel like going shopping, do they have a list for the birth and can we have them deliver the gift directly?\u201d<\/li><li>We made a listbut there\u2019s nothing left on it and we\u2019re out of ideas.<\/li><li>It\u2019s there third daughter, as grandparents we want to do the same for each one but they have everything so we can\u2019t come up with any original gift ideas.<\/li><li>I don\u2019t really like to give clothes that the baby will wear twice (and again we don\u2019t know ), I\u2019d rather find a gift that will stay.<\/li><\/ul><p>So do we need to make a <strong>birth list<\/strong>? Le petit pousse gives you his answers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-2\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><h2>2\/ A birth list\u00a0: yes, but not just any<\/h2><p><strong>Here our 10 advices to build your birth list<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> :<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-3\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><p>1\/ First, think about everything you need for baby: for the bedroom, sleeping, bathing, going for a walk and keeping memories. However, be careful not to put on your birth list things that you will need on D-day because most gifts will be given after baby's arrival (see next chapter).<\/p><p>2\/ See \"big\": a tip if you lack ideas for your birth list, especially for a 2nd or 3rd child, think about what you need for the big one(s) too. You will now use the car seat and baby high chair 2, put on your list car booster seats and tall chairs (this will be useful for both of your children).<\/p><p>3\/ Think about putting gifts that make sense: your entourage will be sensitive to the fact that you are buying an original gift, that will last over time or that can be personalised with baby's first name! For example, the b\u00e9b\u00e9oth\u00e8que and its accessories will keep all the childhood memories and your child will be able to rediscover them once he is older.<\/p><p>4\/ Make sure you have gifts for all budgets: the most expensive gifts are often offered by relatives but can also meet the budget for group gifts from friends or colleagues.<\/p><p>5\/ Make a multi-shop birth list. If you want to choose the stroller in that big childcare store, the decoration of her room in your favourite new boutique, the pretty souvenir trunk sold on the internet and the cuddly toy handmade by the designer you love, the only way is to create your wish list on a multi-boutique website( like wishlist )<\/p><p>6\/ Establish an order of preference. Make a first list with what you really want, then add items as gifts are offered to you.<\/p><p>7\/ Publish your birth list as soon as you're ready (unless you're superstitious), some relatives will want to give you a gift even before baby arrives.<\/p><p>8\/ Don't send an email to all your contacts and don't publish it on social networks: communicate the birth list to people who ask you for it and pass it on through your loved ones so that they can subtly relay the information to others.<\/p><p>9\/ Close the list long after the birth: it's not uncommon for people to give their gift much later, for example your colleagues when you return to work (usually 10 weeks after the birth) or when your relatives visit you when they don't live in your area. These people often ask for gift ideas, so your list will be just as useful at that time!<\/p><p>10\/ Thanks to the site that manages the list, you will be informed of everyone's gifts, which is very useful to write your thanks and avoid odd ones. Don't forget to keep a copy of your list, it's a nice souvenir to keep and will allow you to rediscover in a few years time who had spoiled your child with which gift and to reread each nice message left to baby.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-4\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><h2>3\/ What to put on her birth list?<\/h2><p>Each site will give you lots of good advice and ideas for your birth list, but as long as you are with us we will give you ours (with our experience as Moms of 5 children between us!).<\/p><p>First of all, here's what not to put on your list :<\/p><ul><li>Don't put what you need before baby arrives or as soon as he arrives: it's up to you or your very close relatives to take care of him. This includes the pram, the bed, the nursing pillow, the sleeping bag, the 0 to 3 months clothes and more generally the entire contents of your maternity suitcase.<\/li><li>\u00c9vitez d'inscrire sur votre\u00a0<strong>liste de naissance<\/strong>ce que vous pouvez r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer de vos proches : en particulier des v\u00eatements, certains vous donnerons de pleins sacs. Il vous suffit d\u2019acheter le compl\u00e9ment et uniquement ce qui vous fait vraiment plaisir !<\/li><li>Avoid writing on your birth list what you can get from your loved ones: especially clothes, some will give you full bags. You just have to buy the supplement and only what you really like!<\/li><li>Also do not put on your list what you can easily buy second-hand in good condition, as it is often used for very little time and does not present any hygiene problems: sterilisers, bottle warmers, bathtubs etc. You might as well make sure that the contributions of your family and friends are put to good use!<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-12419-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/13-bebeotheques-products-in-french?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=birthlist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG-0240.jpg\" alt=\"ideas for birth list\" \/ ><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-5\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/13-bebeotheques-products-in-french?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=birthlist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Malle-a-souvenirs-B\u00e9b\u00e9oth\u00e8que-Cube-Antoine-Le-Petit-Pousse.jpg\" alt=\"gift ideas for birth list\" \/ ><\/a><\/div><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" style=\"margin-top: 6px !important;\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/boxes-and-racks\/203-memory-locker-in-french.html?utm_source=Blog&#038;utm_medium=birthlist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG-0245.jpg\" alt=\"best gift idea for bith list\" \/ ><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-12419-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><p>On your birth list, focus on things that are useful and that will last over time. People like to give gifts and see you use them, if possible for a long time:<\/p><p>1\/ items to keep baby's memories alive:<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/45-english-shop?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=birthlist\">b\u00e9b\u00e9oth\u00e8que, memory box<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> etc. You are bound to keep memories of motherhood, her first drawings, mother's day gifts. Don't put them in the bottom of an attic and prepare a treasure for your child as soon as he is born. (Discover the brand <a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/45-english-shop?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=birthlist\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Le Petit Pousse<\/strong><\/span><\/a>)<\/p><p>2\/ The decoration of the room: a photo frame, a chandelier, a bedside lamp, a tepee,<span style=\"color: #008080;\"> <strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/45-english-shop?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=birthlist\">a measuring rod for measuring baby or a bedside table<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (the cube b\u00e9b\u00e9oth\u00e8que can be used twice: to keep souvenirs and a bedside table).<\/p><p>3\/ Childcare for in a few weeks: a cane-type stroller that stretches out, useful for several years (from 6 months to 4 years!) and so practical, and a car seat that you can use when baby is over 9 kg. You can also add a high chair and if possible upgradeable (as soon as baby sits up to 6 years old).<\/p><p>4\/ Clothes: for the birth list, plan for 3\/6 months, or even 12\/18 months, to be chosen according to the season and baby's morphology,\u00a0<\/p><p>5\/Beautiful bath towels (embroidered with the first name), to be taken big enough to use them for a long time.<\/p><p>6\/ Something to cook for baby: a cooker \/ blender if you want to prepare homemade purees for him, and to keep the purees, reusable jars or bottles.<\/p><p>7\/A pretty health book cover (personalized with his first name is even better).<\/p><p>8\/ A few games: a play mat big enough for baby to play on. You can add a separate arch (but it won't last as long). You can also put on the list of stuffed animals and toys: a few are enough, be reasonable, especially since there will then be Christmas and his birthday and you will surely get some from people who won't take them on your birth list. \ud83d\ude09<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-12419-6\"  class=\"panel-grid\" ><div class=\"panel-grid-core\"><div id=\"pgc-12419-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><p>There you have it! We hope that all these tips and ideas for making a baby's <strong>birth list<\/strong> will be useful to you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"panel-widget-style\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/en\/?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=listenaissance\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/banniere-anglais.jpg\" alt=\"trouver des id\u00e9es pour liste de naissance\" \/ ><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear super parents,You\u00a0are about to have your first baby and you need all the childcare equipment?Your second one will be coming soon, you are already well equipped but you are asked what would make you happy?For the arrival of the 3rd one, you are completely out of ideas and anyway, you have no more room!Should<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/what-to-put-on-a-birt-list\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[66,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bebe","category-naissance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12419"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15501,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12419\/revisions\/15501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lepetitpousse.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}