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cgod  ·  3108 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Looking for good gift ideas from the US for people in Europe?

Buy them a baby sling like this

https://www.amazon.com/Carrier-newborns-perfect-carriers-parent/dp/B012ITT0RO/ref=lp_166833011_1_5_s_it?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1468464473&sr=1-5

People buy all these fancy baby carrying things like Ergo's that absolutely suck. People insist on using them because they paid a lot but an over one shoulder sling that the whole kid sits in with no leg holes is easier for everyone. Buy em a nice on made of suede or some shit if you want to spend some dough.

We had three of them left over after our daughter got too big, gave them all away. Two of the people were brave enought to try and use it (feels like your baby can fall out, it can't) and they gave up on their "ergonomic" carriers because the kid hated it and they are way uncomfortable to wear.

Buy them some pacifier clips https://www.amazon.com/Pacifier-Bodacious-Bambino-2-Sided-Universal/dp/B0187ZYURI/ref=sr_1_cc_2_a_it?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1468464955&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=pacifier+strap

You don't know you need them until you've picked a pacifier up (and rinsed it off, or given up rinsin it off cause you are exhausted) for the hundredth time in a day.

Would be dope if you bought the kid a treasury bond with a long maturity, that shit's classic. Put it in the sling.

You can toss all those ideas if these people trust you enough and have achieved the amount of sanity that is needed to let you watch their baby for two hours. Maybe they have people and don't have all the two hours they need but if they don't there is not better gift in the world.