A great gift for new parents is a baby rocker. As new baby gifts go, it might be something that others haven’t thought about and they make perfect surprise presents.

A baby chair or rocker provides the ideal spot to soothe and rest a tiny baby or one that can’t move around much yet. There are all kinds of different shapes and sizes of baby rocker out there so getting the right one as a baby gift could prove a challenge.

Rockers and chairs go from the top of the range, all-dancing versions to basic versions. The top of the range versions are ones like the Baby Björn Babysitter which is designed for tots and toddlers up to two years.

Interestingly baby rockers and chairs make excellent places to feed your baby their first solids. This is because they are comfy and baby can fall asleep immediately after a feed, once winded of course!

There are all kinds of gadgets available for baby rockers and chairs so you might want to think about the size of space that is going to be needed.

Check whether it is a travel rocker or whether the cover is washable. Some rockers need batteries to rock them so if you are thinking of buying one as a baby gift then remember the batteries too.