s a new parent, every moment with your little one feels like a cherished memory, from their first smile to those adorable, chubby-cheeked milestones. Capturing these precious moments and creating a lasting keepsake becomes a priority, but with the whirlwind of parenthood, finding the time and energy to craft a baby book can seem daunting.

Enter Mixbook, your digital ally in preserving those unforgettable memories in a beautifully designed baby book. Mixbook offers a user-friendly online platform that allows you to create personalized photo books, including one documenting your child’s first year of life.

Why Choose Mixbook?

Mixbook stands out among other online photo book services for its versatility, ease of use, and high-quality printing. Here’s why it’s the perfect choice for creating your baby’s first-year memory book:

• Customization: With Mixbook, you have complete control over the design of your baby book. Choose from a wide range of professionally designed templates or start from scratch to create a book that reflects your unique style and your baby’s personality.
• Ease of Use: Even if you’re not tech-savvy, Mixbook’s intuitive interface makes the design process a breeze. Simply drag and drop photos, add text, and customize layouts with ease.
• High-Quality Printing: Mixbook uses premium materials and printing techniques to ensure that your baby book looks and feels like a treasured keepsake for years to come. From durable covers to vibrant, fade-resistant prints, you can trust that your memories are in good hands.

et me preface. After the arrival of my son, I quickly realized how much additional consumption and waste there is with a little one! At times, I felt guilty knowing how much more water, paper goods, and diapers (of course) we went through! While you will use and dispose of more than you’re use to, there are opportunities to reuse and repurpose items (when it makes sense to) to help offset! Saving you money (yay) and if you are like me, feeling better about having a smaller (although greater) consumption footprint and it can begin right at the hospital.

Hospital Provided Items

Knowing what to expect may help (dependent on birthing center or hospital). The hospital provided essential care items for both my baby and I. For me, this included mesh underwear, long & thick pads, peri bottle, medicated witch hazel iced cooling pads, Dermoplast first-aid spray, Lanolin breast ointment, diapers, large tub containers. For baby, this included, baby formula (we supplemented), baby soap, baby sponge, Medela mixing bottles and nipples, Medela breast pumping gear.

Going Home

Then on the day we discharged, our nurse told me, “Take everything that’s leftover, we are going to throw it away anyways”. She even told me to pack the bathing bucket and sponge from my son’s 1^st bath. Being polite, I obliged thinking I’d purge it anyway, but to my pleasant surprise I used just about everything!

here is a New Mom to be in your life and you want to get her something useful, thoughtful or maybe a gift she will think of you each time she uses. I hear you. So then, what do you get?
I am a 2nd time mom who likes to keep things simple and practical but can also appreciate the need for that little bit of something extra. These are my favorite unique gifts that I loved and used.