https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 12:45:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2687016 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:58:36 +0000 Pumuckl 2687016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsInformation: We live in Germany and things that I always brought back from the US were<br /> - big A&amp;A swaddles (you can get them in Europe but they are hard to come by and even more expensive than in the US)<br /> - summer infant swaddles (there are some online buying options but again they are more expensive) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2686124 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:35:25 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2686124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A personalized blanket or some other inexpensive trinket. Personalized anything in Europe is uncommon and usually reserved for old school Christening cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2686107 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:44:51 +0000 Beehive 2686107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsInformation: That would be so funny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2686048 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:15:17 +0000 MsInformation 2686048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beehive Maybe my Brussels friends will meet your Brussels friends in a baby playgroup or something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685993 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:44:44 +0000 Beehive 2685993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: Wow, those quilts are amazing! Thanks for the recommendation, I just ordered a baby quilt and a throw for a friend who is moving from NYC to Brussels next month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685987 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:20:18 +0000 youboots 2685987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love HA jams. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685982 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:11:03 +0000 Mama Bird 2685982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: a little red baseball cap :grin: </p> <p>Seriously though, we've sent stuff themed around our city and state, a USA map puzzle, and blocks with English letters. The puzzle was the best hit, though of course it had to wait till the baby grew up a bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685895 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:54:50 +0000 MsInformation 2685895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love all these ideas! Thanks, everyone. I didn't know Hanna Andersson didn't ship to Europe. I'd assumed they *were* European, but I see they're actually based in Portland. And those Haptic Labs quilts are beautiful! They're probably too expensive for this baby gift, especially considering I have to ship a box to Brussels, but I'm going to keep them in mind for future gifts where I'm spending more.</p> <p>A Make America Great onesie would be excellent trolling. Maybe my friends will send me a Brexit shirt for my toddler in exchange? :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685889 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:36:41 +0000 cascademom 2685889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a Pottery Barn blanket? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685884 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:33:39 +0000 Littlebit7 2685884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every time I give a baby gift when I have a bigger budget (I don't know your budget, just throwing this out there) I order a quilt from Haptic Labs here in Brooklyn. I see you are from Chicago, they make a chicago baby quilt, and you can personalize it with a little heart where you live. I don't know if they have lived in any other cities other than Brussels but they are others as well.<br /> Every person I have given one to has been blown away. My sister in law hangs them in her sons' nurseries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685863 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:06:17 +0000 lamariniere 2685863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Things I had people bring/send when my DD was born abroad: soothie pacifiers (impossible to find when she was a baby, but now some places carry them), Boudreaux's Butt Paste, Boogie wipes.</p> <p>ETA: maybe some Hanna Anderson pjs? You can't buy them in Europe (unless you order from the US). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685861 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:05:37 +0000 Banana330 2685861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Think of brands that don't have stores there... that's usually my go to... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685848 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:51:00 +0000 Adira 2685848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vermont Teddy Bear!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685801 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:46:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2685801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A Make America Great Again onesie? :wink: Did they used to live in the US? Maybe a onesie from your/their city? Some US focussed books? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685758 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:11:31 +0000 FaithFertility 2685758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Girl?! Maybe an American Girl doll something?!?!<br /> American Flag bib?!</p> <p>Gahhh that's hard!<br /> We had it the other way around<br /> My Step Dad lives in London and got both my kiddos a Pink and Blue Harrods Bear :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/uniquely-american-baby-gift#post-2685756 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:08:37 +0000 MsInformation 2685756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have friends in Brussels who are expecting their first child any day now. I wanted to send them some baby items that they might not be able to find in Europe—like I ordered them a Wubbanub pacifier because my daughter loved hers and I didn't think they would have bought one for themselves or known about it. Any other ideas? I know you can get pretty much anything on Amazon now, but I thought the hive mind would have some thoughts on this! </p>