5 MORE eco-friendly gift ideas for new babies

5 MORE eco-friendly gift ideas for new babies

by Katie Virk

Given all the gifts ideas in the previous blog? Here are some more for the next five expectant parents on your gift list.

1. Reusable wipes

Even if the person receiving the gift has no interest in using cloth nappies they can still make good use of cloth wipes. Cloth wipes can be used to wipe baby sick, sticky weaning fingers, snotty toddler noses, drink spillages… your own tears.

Cloth wipes are probably my best baby buy, ours are well loved and going strong after six years of daily use. Cheeky wipes are probably the most popular, but there are loads of different options available – look on the Nappy Lady site for a good range.

2. A present for an older sibling

On the theme of useful, what could be better than something to keep older sibling happy and occupied whilst parents deal with the newborn? A stack of books works well. If buying toys, think open-ended toys that can be enjoyed by multiple age groups and passed on to future generations. I recommend Lego Duplo or magnetic tiles (Magnatiles and Playmags are common brands). Yes they’re plastic, but they’ll be used and enjoyed every single day for the next 10+ years, and be reused by other families or grandchildren in future.

Baby reading books

3. Food

The best gift I got when my baby was born was a huge box of chocolate brownies. I ate one at every night feed and I still remember them very fondly nearly six years later. Consider homemade freezer meals (if you’re a whizz in the kitchen), ‘nice’ ready meals (think M&S or Waitrose), vouchers for the local takeaway or a meal delivery service. Because babies are hard work, and cooking dinner to the tune of a screaming baby sucks.

4. Your time

Oh free time, I think I can vaguely remember you. Luxurious free time as a new parent looks like having a slightly longer than strictly necessary sit on the loo with your phone to read. So do your friend a solid (while they do theirs in peace) and offer to take the baby out for a walk. Offer to clean the house, wash the baby bottles, take the pile of nappies festering by the door out to the wheelie bin. Take older sibling out to the park. Best of all come and visit when baby is 2-3 months old; all the new baby coo-ers have long gone and the new parent is starting to get lonely.

Borro gift card

5. Borro gift card

New parents invariably get gifted baby clothes whether they want them or not! People tend to gift newborn sizes so at around 3-6 months you suddenly find yourself with no clothes and a growing baby. A Borro gift card means parents can choose whatever clothes or sizes they need, when they need them, meaning your gift won't sit at the back of a drawer getting forgotten about. Once the recipient has used all the value from the gift card, they can keep paying their subscription, or return the clothes for free. So they actually get gorgeous clothes that they want and need, which will then be wanted and needed by more families down the line! 

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Why Borro clothes?

Renting means less waste, more wardrobe flexibility and no more piles of outgrown clothes. It’s a smarter, more sustainable way to dress your little ones.

With Borro, you get high-quality kidswear without the commitment, just what you need, when you need it. Helping you save time, save money, and save the planet.

What about stains?

Don't panic! Let us worry about the stains. Stain insurance is included. Obviously it's best to prevent stains if you can, or treat them as soon as possible. But we will never charge you.

If the garment can't be saved, it will be upcycled or recycled. Nothing ever goes to landfill, and we'll never charge you.

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Subscription

All the clothes are individually priced and there's no minimum amount or set subscription - we're flexible!

Rent as many/few things as you like and you'll see at checkout what your monthly subscription will be. (If you want us to pick out a coordinated bundle of 10 items for you, it's £29/month).

Exchanges

We know little ones grow as fast as the weather changes! You don't need to return your previous order to order new clothes, so simply send back items whenever you no longer have a need for them, and add any new items to your subscription, by adding them to your basket and checking out.

Delivery & returns

Delivery

Your order will be packed and dispatched the next working day. Delivery takes 2-3 working days.

Returns

Pop them inside the bag/box they came in, attach the free pre-paid returns label, then drop off at your nearest Evri ParcelShop.

We only include one pre-paid returns label per order, so if you choose to send just some of an order back and the rest later, you will need to pay for the postage of the second return. 

Once we've received your items we will amend your subscription so you only pay for what you've got.

We recommend returning items 4-5 days before your subscription renews in order to allow enough time for delivery and processing to avoid your next monthly payment going out. If you're a few days late, you can always cancel online (use the link in the order confirmation email). As long as we receive the clothes within the next few days, that's fine.

Sustainability

At Borro we maximise the use of each item of clothing by providing a service that ensures it's well maintained, repaired and enjoyed by as many families as possible.

So if a garment is used by 6 different users, the global warming potential is 49% less, with a CO2e (kg) per user of 1.18, instead of 2.29.

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