Keepsake books, hand painted, personalised plates, casting kits for baby hands and feet and ostentatious nappy cakes are some of the most popular buys for newborn babies. But traditional gifts are always in demand such as silverware and ‘themed' chinaware.

TOLO® Baby's Woodlands Collection from John Crane Ltd makes the ideal gift to welcome baby home. The Collection offers new colour-ways and charming new packaging with a forest theme.

Launching in Spring, from the Branching Out collection by John Crane Ltd are the Lullaby Rabbit and Lullaby Teddy, two adorable new music boxes.

Mama Babe has launched an Australian range of fresh contemporary designed baby wraps, sleep-suits, bibs and booties and mittens sets, created by Fish Lilly. Fish Lilly is a combined selection of colour, design and quality providing mums and babies with a product to remember.

The retail year is full of gift giving occasions - Valentines Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas, the list just goes on but with over 670,000 babies born in the UK last year every day is New Baby Day.

What to buy to welcome a new baby into the world is almost as big a dilemma as what to buy a fourteen year old boy for Christmas! The fashion for ‘baby showers' - a girlie party that friends arrange for the honoured new mother plying her with baby things, has caught on in the UK, and with it, the need for cute baby buys, and congratulation presents for mum of course.

Taggies Baby Duck is just one of 20 new Taggies soft toys, rattles and teethers by Mary Meyer Baby available now from exclusive Taggies distributor, Haptic. In baby-soft plush fabric this cute little character makes a perfect gift with plenty of colourful, textured Taggies ribbons to keep those little fingers busy!

For children of all ages, the adorable, soft and cuddly Grannimals make the perfect gift. Each of these collectible hand-knitted animal characters are named, and come beautifully packaged in their own personalized keep-sake gift box.

Rainbow Designs is introducing two new additions to its timeless nursery gift ranges. The new ceramics lines feature much-loved children's characters and are all beautifully boxed and finished to make perfect Christening presents.

Lodger's cuddly fleece and cotton products range from baby wraps and slings, to pram snugs and blankets. Combining safety, comfort, and style, these products can be used at home as well as outdoors to keep babies and children warm and cosy.

There is not other moment in your life that is anything like those first few days after having a first baby. It's a magical time when new parents feel an intoxicating sense of deep pleasure and delight at their own good fortune. The giving of a gift or keepsakes marks the specialness of this new phase. Whether the giver feels drawn to tradition or wishes to make a more modern grand gesture, all baby gifts are exciting.

As a nursery favourite and adored by gift buyers worldwide, little white bunny Miffy is the epitome of cute. DRi Licensing's much loved character is the star of an exciting range of quality gifts and collectables created especially for the nursery sector.

Fresh and bright, our brand-new TAGGIES^TM Colours Collection in bold, exclusive designs explodes with colour! Made from baby-soft fabric each Little Taggies is edged with colourful, engaging tags that little ones love! There are matching Colours Take-A-Long Taggies too! Taggies are one of today's best-selling baby accessory brands!

Two enterprising mums, who appeared on TV's Dragon's Den, have launched a range of unusual new products for toddlers - turning bathtime into a fun filled experience for both mum and tot.  The organic, double-layered Cuddlebug and Cuddlemoo towels keep your little ones snug as a bug or cosy as a cow, whilst incorporating play into the sometimes stressful task of getting them out of the bath and ready for bed.