Upon arrival from the maternity hospital, young parents rarely want to gather guests in the house. This is explained by the fact that the young mother feels tired and is still weak to meet relatives and friends. In addition, after the sterile conditions in the maternity hospital, the newborn is very vulnerable to foreign viruses and bacteria. He needs time to get stronger and grow. A young mom is to recuperate and establish a new mode of life.
Selection features
A month after the birth, the parents are ready to show the relatives of the newborn baby. Invite to the first acquaintance with the baby and the closest friends. Invited guests, respectively, reflect on what is better to present to young parents. Everyone wants to bring not only a beautiful, but also a useful gift to the crumbs.
Monthly babies usually give rattles, nipples and clothing for growth. More specific gifts are discussed in advance with their parents.
In a relationship of trust, the mother of the baby may well ask to buy something necessary. For example, sterilizer or device that warms the bottles for the mixture. Or sling-scarf for carrying a baby. This method of carrying frees mummy’s hands to do household chores. In this case, the infant is always with her.
A chaise lounge for children from 0 to 6 months is also often asked as a gift by newly minted parents. You can teach a comfortable pillow for mom for a more comfortable baby feeding. Or buy a special cocoon for crumbs to sleep. They are sold in different versions. Consultants in the store will devote the details of everyone for whom this is relevant.
It will always be a safe option to give a child for a month large pack of disposable diapers. It is advisable to clarify which brand to choose. Parents probably determine a month of child care, which is better for their skin and easier to use. On sale there are special models, more suitable for a boy or a girl.
It is worth asking the young family what it takes to make the gift really practical. When buying useful gadgets to facilitate parents' everyday life (video or radio monitors, anti-bottle bottles, blends, etc.), add a toy to the present.
Rattles and suspensions
A monthly child can already see the contours of the objects around him more clearly than at birth. His vision is developing at an accelerated pace. Now is a very important period for training visual skills. Useful toys will be able to help him with this. But for all children's things you should definitely ask for a certificate of quality and other accompanying documents. Remember that you get a thing for the baby.
Very functional and useful for the development of crumbs hanging toys for the crib or stroller. Pendants are often mounted on musical blocks and provide double benefits: for sight and hearing.
Choose bright, but not colorful elements. In principle, black-and-white toys are recommended for training the monthly crumbs. If they are located on moving mobiles, watching them will be doubly useful.
It is desirable that the toy does not make a too loud sound. This also applies to rattles. The child is shown to develop a hearing, but not to be afraid.
At this age, the baby makes a chaotic movement of the handles, touching the toy-suspension. It is desirable that they are light and soft. Otherwise, the baby can hit himself by chance.
Rattles in priority should be those that can be taken in hand. That is light, with a narrow handle. In addition, toys should not smell anything (even nice). Without small parts on the outside and always solid, without the slightest chipping and crevices on the plastic. Ideally, they should be made of cloth.
Sooner or later the toy will be in the baby’s mouth. Therefore, its quality is paid close attention. However, this applies to all other children's products.
You can only buy high-quality and certified products!
Chaise lounge for babies
If you have the opportunity to spend a significant amount to buy a gift, a sun lounger would be an excellent option. Better that in which the position of the child is regulated. Monthly toddler is not soon to take a sitting position. His back should be physiologically comfortable and safe to lie down in a lounge chair.
A good portable chaise lounge is a great gift for mom and baby. It is easy to transfer the crumbs from place to place. He can sleep there in front of his parents, securely fixed by the seat-belt system. Often in the set are hanging toys, it will be boring for a growing baby to spend time watching them.
Although pediatricians do not recommend to spend a long time in a lounge chair.
clothing
If you decide to give a month-old baby clothes, it is better to take things sewn outside. The skin of the crumbs is still very delicate, and the seams inside can injure it.
Color is better to choose bright, but not flashy. It will be interesting to the kid to examine his hands and train his visual perception. Blouses It is preferable to choose with "closed palms." So called scratch protect the face of the baby from his marigold.
Scarce still does not know how to manage their limbs. Involuntary, chaotic hand movements can injure him.
And also it is not recommended to buy blouses that are worn over the head. It is uncomfortable in early infancy. It is best to buy a little body. When choosing clothes it is worth consulting with the infant's mother, she will tell you what is most needed for him right now.
Shopping for growth is better to avoid. Often they do not wait in the wings, not getting into the season or finding themselves not in height.
Linens
Most likely, a spare set will never be superfluous, just like a blanket for a walk in a wheelchair or a bedspread in the playpen (for the future). Trust the pillow to buy parents. Among the many modifications you can not guess the one that will be needed in the near future.
The main thing is that all purchases from textiles are distinguished by their natural composition and high quality. Paint should not harm a defenseless baby.
Fabrics must be breathable, soft, so as not to irritate the delicate skin of the baby.
For parents
Parents will love the gifts that will store in the future all the memorable moments of the life of the beloved child. Photos from birth to a year are very popular to place in special albums.
You can come to the bride with a set for making a plaster cast of a palm or the feet of a son or daughter. Affection will cause the box for storing the navel with a clothespin, tags from the maternity hospital, the first cropped curl, a tooth etc. Such a thing is made to order, and it is certainly rare that one of the parents buys it at the first time after the birth of the heir.
Useful things
Low cost purchase small special thermobags for bottles. In it you can save some water (milk) for a baby for a walk at exactly the temperature that is comfortable for him to drink.
Household appliances, unlike clothing, can be given for the future. For example, a blender or a double boiler for making mashed fish for feeding. Better to take something compact, but good. To thing served for a long time and benefited parents.
Parents can come in handy and recycler for disposable diapers, to not endlessly collect garbage in huge bags. And whatever you choose, be guided by your income and age needs of the baby.
Feel free to ask your parents what is missing to make crumbs easier and easier to care for.
For toys for babies that will be a great gift for 1 month, see the video below.
