Sweet Baby Gifts

I’m overseas at the moment and need to send a baby gift/hamper to a friend in Australia who is having her baby shower soon. I preferably want to use an Australian based company to save on delivery costs and I also want the gift/hamper to be stylish and classy- not tacky or cheap looking! I don’t know what sex the baby is either so it needs to be neutral colours. Can anyone please recommend a company they’ve used before - Thanks!

i live in australia and dont really know of many companies that do those type of gifts maybe more trry a facebook group of a WAHM who is in the area na dmake a nice nappy cake or goodies hamper and deliever it

I am putting together a hamper for my friend who is about to have a baby boy, please can any new mums advise me of items that are useful or that you forgot to buy……

I have items like baby wipes, nappy cream, Petroleum jelly, cotton wool buds, nappy bags ect

All ideas welcome!!!

Baby toiletries such as baby bath, baby shampoo, baby oil, buy good quality brands if it is for a gift,
muslin cloths,bibs, vests, sleep suits, nappies, cardigans

She is due in august, we shall be giving her everything in June/July.
Rather than buy a ready made hamper we want to get loads of things, we don’t know if the baby is a boy or girl as there leaving it as a surprise so we want all the stuff to be cream or white.
Any ideas of clothes or absolute anything that we can put into a hamper and suggestions of cheap places to get the things from?
Appreciated x

WOW!!!! What a fantastic class you are Go to places like Asda Tesco and Boots they do everything for a new born baby (asda is your cheapest place) baby grows, socks, booties and vests are a must for all new born’s along with bibs. New born baby skin is very sensitive and because of this i would stick to Johnson.s products such as shampoo, oil and bath time. Cotton wall is another must for new born’s.
Good luck

My cousin is 5months pregnant and didn’t find out the babies sex. I now want to start putting a baby hamper together to bring to the hospital once baby is born. What can i put it there? Any ideas of what and where to buy them from?? Live in the UK..x

Do you mean a hamper for clothes/blankets etc or toiletries?

Clothes:
babygros
vests
socks
maybe a snowsuit for winter coming in?
hats/mittens
blankets - not too thick, it’s better to layer them
- these are just some of the essentials that she’ll appreciate.

toiletries:
baby wipes
Infacare - it’s a baby bath product that is just the smell of babies in a bottle! I love it!
cotton wool balls are so handy to have
baby oil
johnsons lavender bath range is great at bedtime

Well my sister is pregnant, and I wanted to make her a hamper for when the baby comes, i have brought lots of little things (e.g baby clothes, baby toiletries, blanket, ect.) I was going to put it all in a baby bath but she is already getting one of those what else could i put it in thats more then a basket. ? thanks

You could get her a foam change matt ( one that goes on a change table) put everything on top of it then wrap everything up with cellophane.

i’m thinking of starting up my own small business just a little online store but im undecided what to do,

My Ideas are

(1) ‘bling’ dummy’s & bottles.
(2) Hampers (baby,birthday,christmas etc)
(3) Jewellery
(4) Candles/soaps etc

I’m not sure which to do, need some advice & also how would i go about finding a whole seller & do i need any specific things to go to a wholeseller?

Well it’s great that you want to start your online business. Although it might seem to people like an easy task, it is not. It’s actually more complicated than it seems. Basically you are dealing with two things here: 1. The products you are going to sell (which you are already thinking about) and 2. The webstore.

Number 1 will be your job to figure out what you want to sell and where to get those products. If you don’t know what to sell, visit other sites and take note what products they are selling and make a list. From the list that you make, figure out one by one who makes those products. Once you figure out who makes them, you will figure out where to buy them from. Unfortunately the whole "wholeseller" thing that you are talking about is a misconception. There are no wholesellers that sell all the thing you need, there are manufactures that make those products. You actually have to get in touch directly with those manufactures and buy from them. If they can’t sell directly to you, they will have suppliers who you can buy that product from.

Number 2. the website. This is where it gets complicated because if you actually want to sell something, you are going to have to have a really good looking website. The better your website looks, the more customers you will have, this is the reality in the internet world. On the internet, it’s not customer service that people see, it’s how the website looks. You want to hire a web developer/Designer who specializes in ecommerce stores. You are going to have to have between $3500 and $10,000 to get something professional and custom to your needs. This is how you will standout. Sure you can try the old template thing or hosted ecommerce solution thing but it will not be worth it because you will end up with an unprofessional looking webstore that a majority of people will not want to shop at (think about how many crappy sites are out there) The web developer will take care of all the credit card and PCI compliance requirements for you. He will take care of configuring the store and products for you as well as show teach you how to use that ecommerce platform. Be prepared to pay between $80-$200 on monthly hosting and about $150-200 in credit card and security fees every month. A great place to start is Magento. Look for a developer on there site. You might be able to find a solutions provider near you.

Good luck.

So my cousin is having a baby, what can i put in her hamper?

so far i’ve got-

for the baby-

teddy bear
baby clothes
thin baby blanket
baby toys
lullabuy CD
bibs
pacifier
hooded towel
padded book
bath thermometer
bath sponge
bath duck
baby wash
baby massage oil
baby bottom butter
baby soap
baby cutlery
talcum powder
baby wipes
baby hairbrush
baby nail clippers

for my cousin-

photo album
box of chocolates
body wash
candles
magazines
CD
book
magazines
PJ’s
slippers
nail varnish
foot spa

what else could i get them?
and could i get anything for the dad?

thanks
-phoebee xxx

you can put receiving blankets for the baby( those are extremely useful) then regular cotton blanket. diapers. if mom will be breastfeeding, some nipple cream, maybe nursing pads. For dad, ear plugs (as a joke of course)

Number one priority - make sure you include some bits for mum! Just a few nice toiletries and smellies, etc. Everyone wants to buy for a new baby, and people often forget about mum.

Aside from that, cotton wool, baby moisturiser (Johnsons Baby Naturals is really nice), talcum powder (Avent do a nice liquid talc which is great for babies as there is no choking hazard), nappy sacks, baby bath, a little soft baby hairbrush, baby nail clippers, vests and baby-gros, baby socks, scratch mitts, hooded towels, non-bio washing detergent (Fairy, etc), muslin squares, bibs.

All or any of those would be gratefully received. I wouldn’t get nappies unless you know what brand she wants to use, because mums tend to have a strong preference for one certain brands of nappies, plus they grow out of each size very quickly.

Hey My mums giving birth soon and i want to create a hamper full of baby stuff and i don’t know what to put in it. it’s in april :L also where do i get a hamper from o_o :L Thanks in advancee

-L

What a lovely idea! Go to a big supermarket and look in the baby toiletries section for cotton wool, baby shampoo, wipes, baby bubble bath, Sudocrem (nappy rash cream) etc. Maybe some special little baby boots, hat or tiny socks aswell? If a picnic style hamper is too expensive you could get one of the nice big solid gift boxes from a card shop instead?

Sounds like this baby is going to have a very kind big sister!

Anyone know of any other places like this in Brisbane Queensland?

THE LION’S DEN
Need some help with food as the shopping is costing so much with all the floods and food prices rising then drop into the food bank in Ipswich (just near the cinamas).

FOOD BANK is open 9am- 4pm monday to friday

Handling Fee $5 (only required on 1st visit)

Hampers $20.00 and $30.00 (with approximately $120.00 worth of food in the $30.00 hamper)

Address- 1 Darling st Woodend QLD
Phone- 34961555 or 0411884405

Plenty of food options there and it changes week to week with different varieties but some weeks it does not change very much depending on what is available.

There are chips, biscuits, pasta, fruit, veges, soft drinks, juice, cordial, milk, baby food, nappies pasta sauce, tin foods (like tomatoes, friuts, beetroot, peas, soups ect) but it changes all the time so sometimes these things are not available and sometimes they are depending on what is available. We accept donations too.

We are just starting out so we need to sell as many hampers as we can to afford to continue helping others out.

There is also an internet Cafe in there too Livewire 21 there are costs for use of internet
Ph- 38120190

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