Baby on the Go
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Getting out and about with a new baby can be an amazing undertaking. You can feel like you’re taking everything except the kitchen sink. Our Baby on the Go Gift Theme has ideas to keep baby safe and entertained, to haul all that gear, and to help keep mom and dad sane.
Travel beds and play pens make it much easier to relax when going places with baby. No need to worry if a friend’s house is child-proofed or if baby will roll over and off the bedroom in the guest room. Travel beds provide a safe place for naps while you enjoy a visit. Play pens often have a changing table setup and a mobile as well as working as a portable crib. If baby is awake, play pens can hold toys and keep baby away from pets, stairs, and so on while still allowing him or her to be in the room with friends and family. Play pens are the perfect setup for visiting grandma and grandpa during the holidays or other longer visits.
Your little one is strapped into the car seat, facing backwards and there is still half an hour drive to go. Or, out to dinner for the first time with baby, it’s not convenient to nurse or baby already had a bottle but isn’t ready to nap. Pacifiers and teethers can make outings bearable for everyone. Satisfy baby’s urge to suck or soothe those tender gums with a silicone pacifier or a whole selection of textured or chilled teething toys. Make sure the soother doesn’t get lost with playful clips and cute little pouches. Available in numerous colors and styles and costing only a few bucks, get a pacifier or teething toy for every room and for the car.
Stuck on their back or strapped into car seats and strollers, often with limited vision, it’s hard for babies not to get bored. Travel toys can make a huge difference. Adorable little mobiles and dangly toys can hang from stroller or car seats to keep little hands and minds busy. Talking books, CDs with playful sing-along songs, and activity centers that strap to the car seat in front of baby can make travel time much more fun. And don’t forget a rattle or favorite stuffed animal to cuddle up with.
Not yet walking and too little to sit up on their own in a car, babies need alternative ways to get around safely. Strollers and car seats are absolutely essential. Strollers come in all price ranges, sizes, and styles – from sporty jogging models to super lightweight collapsibles to all in one travel systems that include car seats but convert to toddler strollers as baby grows. Strollers don’t just carry baby but purchases and purses. Some even have drink holders for that delicious latte. Most hospitals require you to have a car seat before you can take baby home. Many car seats can clip into strollers and have separate bases so you can easily use the same seat in several cars. Start with an infant car seat and move up to a bigger one later or get a convertible version that will work well into the toddler years. Infant car seats work like mini-bassinets – you don’t have to wake baby when you get to your destination! 
Newborns just want to be close to mommy at all times and older babies still love to cuddle. Carriers of all sorts let mom or dad carry baby close. Backpack type models give good back support and can often be worn on the front or the back with baby facing in or out depending on age and need. Slings or other soft carriers tend to have less structure but let baby be cradled against the chest. Many let mom nurse discreetly without removing baby. All types of carriers let mom or dad have hands free while carrying baby and letting him or her be involved. Available in amazing designer styles, carriers can accent even the most fashion conscious outfit. Most parents want more then one for different occasions, so this is a great gift.
Diaper bags are the most important item, after car seats, for going out and about with baby. You wouldn’t leave the house without your purse or wallet…once you have a baby, you won’t leave without a diaper bag. Kept stocked with diapers, wipes, a blanket, a change of clothes and containing pockets for water bottles and cell phones, a good diaper bag can make getting out of the house simple and quick. Choose from snazzy high fashion bags or backpacks with padded straps. Hip, masculine bags are available for dad so he can go out with baby and give mom a break.
After the first few weeks with a new little angel, parents tend to get a bit stir crazy. And, of course, there are those well-baby visits to the pediatrician, the trips to the grocery store for more diapers, the walks in the park to help melt away the baby fat, and the desperately needed visits with friends for conversation beyond baby talk. Give any new parents gifts from our Baby on the Go Theme and help them get out and about. A travel toy and a couple pacifiers or a pacifier clip are fun and inexpensive. A sassy baby sling or diaper bag can be just the perk up a mom needs. Have a bit more to spend? Get a pack and play pen or a stroller and help those new parents leave the house.
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