The weeks are flying by, your belly is getting bigger and the baby's room is almost ready. You have been advised several times to make a birth list to be sure to receive the gifts you want or need and especially to avoid duplicates. So to limit the risks, the birth list is essential. Yes, but you will ask me "How to make it? Who will make it? What to put in it?". Nothing could be simpler ;)
- When is the right time to create your birth list?
While it is perfectly possible to create a birth list whenever you want, it is still recommended to wait a little before you start. It is advisable to wait for the 2nd ultrasound during the 5th month because you will finally know the sex of your baby. You will then have time to think about your needs and desires, to start creating your birth list during the 6th or 7th month of pregnancy.
- Where can I create my birth list?
The birth list has been booming for several years and is growing. It is therefore not easy to find your way around and choose the right place to create it. Choosing a birth list in store: It is possible to drop off your birth list in different places. Most major brands offer a birth list service with an advisor to better help you. You have in particular Orchestra, Verbaudet, Jacadi or Bebe9 which offer this service with the creation of a birth list online or in store which allows you to have access to it at any time. If you choose to create a birth list in major children's brands, you will only be able to include the brand's items in your list. Small positive points ! These big brands often offer offers and discounts on items or birth lists. Participants can come and consult the products directly in store before reserving them either on the site or directly in the store. Choosing a birth list on the Internet: If you choose the Internet option, you are spoiled for choice, there is something for everyone! The online birth list is a free service without any obligation that allows future parents to think and offer their entourage the clothes, toys or equipment they want on a single list. On the online birth lists you can centralize all the favorite items or favorites that you want on Kiabi, Tape à l'oeil, Petit bateau, .... We call this multi-site birth lists. All these sites work the same way, you must:
- Register with your email address.
- Create your list
- Communicate it to your loved ones.
- Participants will be able to choose delivery either to their home or directly to you.
We have selected a few examples of sites: MesEnvies : https://www.mesenvies.fr/ , a leading site in birth lists for several years. 
You can use the assistant set up on the site to help you choose your gifts. Divide your ideas into different categories (handmade or bath products for example) to make searching easier. Personalize your birth list by incorporating a photo and writing a nice text to thank family and loved ones. Birth list : https://www.listedenaissance.fr/ , based on the same principle as MesEnvies and is dedicated to birth gifts. 
Choose the design you want from 8 themes. You have the presence of an assistant to help you in your choices and not forget anything in your list. You have the possibility of adding a tool (bookmarket) which will allow you to easily add a product to your list during your visits to the different merchant sites. Milirose : https://www.milirose.com/liste-de-naissance.html , site dedicated to the creation of different lists for different events. But particularly well done for the creation of birth lists. 
It is an interactive site thanks to tutorials on creating a birth list. There is a mobile application version to add an item at any time, wherever you are. You can classify your products by category. You have an assistant to help you in your choices. Small positive points! You can choose to put your birth list in private or public status. But also to add the presence of an online kitty in addition to the birth items.
- What should I put on my birth list?
You can choose the items you want to create your birth list. However, it is recommended to vary a little by offering items for playing, sleeping, eating, walking, bathing or getting dressed, and this, at all budgets. In this way, you will satisfy your desires and those of your loved ones. On average in a birth list you put 13 items including the essentials. But here is what you will need to welcome your baby: Several major categories to complete:
- Night
- Bedroom
- Awakening
- Ride
- Meals/breastfeeding
- Toilets/care
It's up to you to come up with ideas and let's go create!
