While we’d love to spend hours cherry-picking a gift box of fabulous presents to bestow upon new-mum friends, sometimes life takes over. Welcome, then, Almondella – a new service in the UK (launched here after great success overseas). It does the leg work for us, pulling together stylish and practical gifts for babies, which are presented in beautiful boxes and can be sent to anywhere in Europe. Just tell them the baby’s gender and age – or mother’s due date – and they’ll do the rest. Each box has up to five products including clothing, care products and toys. Better still, you save 50 per cent on the retail price of each item, had you bought them all separately.
From £37 a box, almondella.com