New Baby Gift Ideas and Delivery in India

Gifting ideas

Who this is for, and when to order

This page is for you if a friend or relative has had a baby, or is about to, and you want to give something useful without turning up with the same outfit as everyone else. It also suits you if you live in another city or country. Order as soon as you hear the news. Gifts for a baby shower or godh bharai should arrive before the event.

For the parents, not only the baby

Newborns receive a lot. The parents, who are tired and busy, often receive nothing. A gift for them is remembered because it is unexpected: a comfort hamper, a good-quality blanket for night feeds, or a nourishing food box for the mother. Pair it with a small gift for the baby so that both are covered.

How to decide

• For the baby (₹1,000 to ₹4,000) soft blankets, wraps, books, keepsake items. Suits friends. Avoid items that need sizing or that are likely to be duplicated.
• For the mother (₹1,500 to ₹5,000) comfort items, a healthy food box, a pampering hamper. Suits close friends and family. Avoid anything with a strong fragrance.
• For both parents (₹2,000 to ₹6,000) a meal or snack hamper, a framed first-month keepsake. Suits friends who cannot visit.
• Family (₹5,000 to ₹15,000) something lasting such as a silver keepsake or an engraved item. Suits grandparents and close relatives. Avoid anything unsafe for a newborn.

Ceremonies and timing

Common occasions include a baby shower or godh bharai before the birth, the naamkaran or naming ceremony some days after, and a first visit to meet the baby. A baby-shower gift should arrive before the event. For other cases, the first week is crowded with visitors, so a gift that arrives in the second or third week often stands out. It is fine to send a gift after the birth.

What to avoid

• Duplicate newborn clothes in the same size.
• Anything that needs sizing, as babies outgrow things in weeks.
• Strongly scented products for the baby.
• Anything that adds to the parents\' to-do list.

Gift suggestions

For a new baby, the five options cover the parents as well as the baby: comfort hampers, soft blankets, healthy food boxes, and keepsake items. They arrive as previews on WhatsApp, and nothing is charged to look.

How you get them:

You pay for the gift plus a Giftler service fee that starts at ₹99. Nothing is charged to look at the five options.

Get five options

Gift delivery

The gift is delivered to the location you choose: the family\'s address, or your own if you would like to hand it over on a visit. A card in your name goes with it. Mention the baby\'s name if you know it. A short, warm note matters more than its price.

Every gift is wrapped and the card goes out in your name. Delivery goes to the location you choose, and there are two ways to give:

• Send it Giftler delivers the gift to the person, with a card in your name.
• Hand it over yourself the gift comes to you, wrapped and ready, and you give it in person.

Automated every year

1. You add the person and the date once.
2. 30 days before: Giftler reminds you.
3. 10 days before: you get gift options as previews on WhatsApp.
4. You choose one, and it is delivered to the location you pick.
5. Next year the same cycle runs again. Monthly anniversaries run on the same cycle every month.

A new baby brings a run of dates. Add the baby's birthday and the monthly milestones, and add the parents' dates too, so each gift is handled on the same cycle.