7 Practical Gifts for New Parents

01
Door Latch Covers/Silencer

I never knew these things exist before I became a parent. Simple solution to squeaky door knobs when you just trying to quietly sneak out of the room where your baby peacefully sleeps.

02
Touchless Forehead Thermometer

For infants and kids, "touchless", "fast read", "digital" are keys when it comes to thermometers. Forehead may not be as accurate as ear or armpit reading. But it's stress free for kids, so it rules.

03
Baby Nasal Aspirator

Frida's nasal aspirator is absolutely a life saver for both the parents and the little ones. When my daughter was 10 months old, she already understood this tool can make her feel better when she was having runny nose. She would request us to use it for her. The manual one may not be for everyone. They do have an electric one at higher price. But it's a much nicer gift than the manual one especially most parents may not purchase a pricey device themselves. I assure you every parent will appreciate it.

04
Wireless Charging Station

It happens to every parent at least once that they just absolutely stay still to avoid waking up a sleeping baby. And at that exact moment, their phone died. It is absolutely a 'crisis'. My solution? I set up wireless phone charging station at every place that I may be rocking my baby to sleep or breastfeeding. WIRELESS is the keyword here. You want to simply place your phone on the device.

05
Battery Charger Gift Set

You must have seen this phrase before "Battery not included". So in addition to buying the electronic toy also remember to include some batteries. Batteries are of high high high demand in a household with kids. Your new parent friend will thank you deeply with the battery charger and rechargeable batteries gift set. Amazon basics have very affordable charger set and these rechargeable batteries are perfect for toys. You can also add a battery organizer as part of the set.

06
Box Cutter

Your new parent friends are probably receiving packages on daily basis. Who can blame them?! There is barely enough time to even shop online. A good box cutter goes the long way. I particularly like the Slice brand. Their blade was made of ceramic and I attest that it's truly finger friendly. Your sleep deprived friends would love it. The green one has auto-retract feature and the orange one is manual retract. The auto-retract one is usually couple dollars more but sometimes at the same price as the manual retract one. Both are good box cutters. Highly recommend.

07
Cookbook, Blender and Food Storage Set

Lastly, cookbook for babies. Cooking for babies is completely foreign for any new parent. A cookbook is absolutely needed to study this new domain. A book to guild you through each stages from sitting babies, crawling babies, walking babies, to toddlers. It's a very rewarding feeling to see a kid explore flavors and love food. Your thoughtful gift set can include a cookbook (to learn what to cook), a blender (to use to cook), and baby foot storage (to save food). You can get a regular blender which can be of long-term use. Baby food blenders are good but they can only make small quantities. Strangely some baby food makers are more costly than a regular blender. People usually stops using after baby turns 1.5 years old when they stop pureed food completely.

Bonus
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