Presented in a beautiful, reusable calico bag, our Maternal BaoBags are full of useful products to nurture women on their journeys through pregnancy and birth and beyond. They are provided as a gift through participating pre & postpartum healthcare providers.

Receiving the BaoBag at our prenatal classes was a pleasant surprise, as first time parents, we found it really challenging sifting through all the products out there (especially with ads popping up on social media , feeling as though we needed to buy everything to try or that everything was important). The Baobag gave some good samples to try but also great information booklets that we could go through in our own time and digest information. Would have loved to see a few more samples and even parenting books/ birthing books to help us along the way.

I love the experience to try new products in the bag and have genuinely fallen in love on certain products that I would have not bought otherwise. I would recommend some focus on mama care (post partum) as many mothers focus on their newborns and usually overbuy and over prepare :)

Lovely to receive a broad range of items, for mum too not just baby.

I absolutely love the goodie bag especially for new mums great variety and helpful products/ suggestions definitely one to talk about
The bag was great for exposure to new branding and items that may be a game changer for pregnancy #3

Daniel
NSW
March 16, 2024

I was pleasantly surprised in receiving this after my scan. We spend so much of this time in pregnancy purchasing and worrying about Bub it was a nice treat to also have things for us.

I love that it is a little extra thing you get with samples of different brands. Especially when you are a first time parent, it gives you so many options

Receiving the bag was a warm feeling. When you have a newborn and when you receive this bag on your first visit to the GP with the baby, it makes you smile and gives you information so that you are better informed than you were yesterday for your baby.

It was really nice to receive a bag at the beginning of my first pregnancy as I have little knowledge about what baby brands Ill be needing to buy from in the future. I had already bought the Pure Mama baby oil so it was nice to feel validated in my purchase! Some of the items I wont be able to test until baby is born so perhaps a more tailored bag for first time expecting mothers would be more useful and targeted. Overall it was nice to be given the opportunity to sample new products!
It's a fantastic idea just wish I had access to the bag earlier to help me with preparing for bubs arrive, I had more time before he was here and are now using products either based on familiarity or convenience not necessarily due to quality. Now that I'm going back through the bag I am using the samples to see if we should make any changes with our purchases and products. I did shared care obstetrics in both Townsville and Canberra and didn't receive a bag from either but would have loved to!

Courtney
ACT, 1 kid in tow
March 15, 2024

What a generous surprise! It was a really lovely gift bag with lots of brands we'd never heard of and items we never thought about needing.

I loved receiving my BaoBag at my scan clinic. Such a nice touch to feeling valued and seen as an expecting first time mother. I really enjoyed seeing and testing all of the products I received and this really gave me some great inspiration and ideas for products I may want to use when baby arrives.

I loved receiving this bag of goodies and the bag itself is lovely. I will definitely use it. I like that it is washable and a nice size for adding to a nappy bag. Or simply using a grab and go nappy bag for quick trips. I loved receiving a variety of items to try as you dont get a lot of time to search out new products and tend to go for what is easy and familiar. These bags really are of value. Particularly to young mums such as myself.

March 14, 2024
Besides the products I received, I also was given a magazine inside my bag called natural parent. I found this helpful. I also appreciated the flyer for gidget foundation Australia, as I have been struggling to adjust to all my hormones.
Beyond grateful for receiving this bag. As a first time Mum in a world of the unknown its quite daunting. There are a lot of opinions and its nice to receive something like this, to be able to become familiar with brands and do my own research.

Chantelle
NSW, None kids in tow
March 14, 2024

This is such a great idea to get new parents familiar with the products they will be needing very soon. We got our BaoBag from an ultrasound and it was a lovely gift to take home.

Its very thoughtful. Pregnancy is an emotional journey so I felt comforted by this kind gewtur of the baobag.

I think the concept it great particularly with new mums. It is such a foreign space when you havent had children before and is very overwhelming to know what to choose and try.

I thought this was the most beautiful touch. The gifts included were practical, thoughtful and useful.
The BaoBag is a great way to get exposure to brands outside of my usual choices and makes it more likely for me to purchase one of the brands. Would be great to also include some baby lotions as I prefer getting testers of this to ensure bubs skin likes it before I purchase big versions.

Rachel
VIC, 1 kid in tow
March 13, 2024
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