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Directories
Buying Baby Stuff in Deutschland
Here’s a list of websites that are either in Germany or will ship baby stuff to Germany. I’ve put an asterisk behind websites that I’ve used and been happy with (*=ordered once, **=twice, ***=three or more times). As I come across new sites, I will update this list. See also a related post, Buying Maternity and Nursing Clothes in Deutschland.
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SITES WITH WIDE GENERAL SELECTIONS
Amazon.de* - has a new and growing beta shop for baby stuff. The selection expands daily.
Baby-Markt.de* - Along with the general items, they carry Allerhand, Lässig, and Oilily diaper bags; Baby Björn, BellyButton products; Medela pumps; Quinny & Maclaren strollers; and Baby Art hand and footprint kits.
Babyvita.de - Website is in English and German.
Baby-Walz*** - One of the major German baby and maternity stuff stores, I’ve been happy with the service online, in the stores I’ve been completely ignored by the reps.
JAKO-O*** - A slightly cooler German kids stuff site. I love their cute “Body-Art” Mitwachs-Bodies (onesies that grow with the baby).
Kidsroom.de - Available in English or German.
MyToys.de*** - Another of the big kids stuff sites, it has a large selection of baby products and even some maternity wear.
Toys/Babies “R” Us - Lots of kids stuff.
Also, Neckermann, Quelle, and Otto have baby shops in their online stores.
SITES THAT CARRY SPECIALTY ITEMS
Remember that for sites outside the EU, you will be responsible for paying duty on items valued at more than €22.
4MyBaby - Has Bumbo seats and Fisher Price toys. Site is available in German, English, Polish and French. (thanks Blythe)
Babygerecht.de* - Stuff for diapering, carrying and breastfeeding your baby, including Medela products, lots of nursing tops.
Baby Nova Shop - Carries Dentistar pacifiers, Dr Brown bottles, Rock Star Baby products, and more.
Biolena - Carries Goldi natural rubber pacifiers (so no latex, no BPA containing plastic), Babylegs, Label-Label blankies, and more.
ColourKids.ch - Swiss site that carries Zutano, Sozo and Trumpette clothing, plus Kushies Zolo, UglyDolls and Pookie&Co toys.
DaisyZoo - UK site that carries Soggs, Zutano, Babylegs, Freshwear, and Brights & Stripes clothing, and JellyCat and JellyKitten toys.
DaWanda - Marketplace for handmade stuff in Germany, similar idea to Etsy.com.
Dicker Bauchladen*** - Among other things, carries Medela breast pumps and supplies, Doomoo and My Brest Friend nursing pillows, and Dr Brown’s Bisphenol-A-free (BPA-free) glass and plastic baby bottles and sippy cups.
ForYourBaby.de* - Cybex baby carriers, Maclaren strollers.
Fruitandjuice.de - Carries StorkSak diaper bags and UGG boots.
GroovyMummy.com - A London-based company that carries a selection of Charlie & Lola, G&K, GM, Mia*Stella, Posh Baby and Timi & Leslie products.
Hebamen Shop - Products selected by midwives and nursing consultants, the selection includes Theraline nursing pillows, Noppies and Medela nursing bras, Boob nursing tops, Bellybutton products, Didymos, Red Castle and Ergo baby carriers, Popolini diapers, Phil & Ted strollers, Robeez shoes and more.
Ideen rund ums Kind - Available in English or German, they carry Kiddopotomas SwaddleMe and PiddlePad.
Jeel - Dutch company that specializes in baby and kids clothes from outside the EU. Brands include Eternal Creation, Glug baby, Innies n Outies, Kice Kice, Little Deer, Monstar kids, Oobi, Pjut and Tea Collection.
Jubilane - Swiss store, available in English, French or German, prices can be listed in Euros or Swiss Francs. Carries Bobux, Weestop, and Pediped shoes, Manhattan toys, Groovy Girls, Ergo carriers, and lots of other neat stuff.
Kater Schorsch - German site that carries Nanooe, idaT.dk, Småfolk, Kidscase, and Urban Elk clothing.
Katherine’s Closet - UK site selling baby and kids designer clothing. Brands include Albetta Creations, Baby Cie, Beary Basics, Biscotti, blabla, Eden’s Bouquet, eeBoo, Greggy Girl, Inch Blue, Kate Mack, momAgenda, North American Bear Co., Penelope PeaPod, Pineapple Kiss, Pink Lining, Room Seven, Sammy, Samson Martin, Starchild, Tea Collection, Timi and Leslie, Vital Touch by Natalia and Win Green.
Kidoh - Toys, toys and more toys for kids from 0-99.
Kids Are Funk*** - An Irish company that carries JJ Cole diaper bags, Flower Stork gift sets, Cuddlebee bibs & burpies (these are my favorite bibs for liquid feedings), Peanut Shell slings, and Trumpette socks, bibs and bags.
KiezShop - Berlin shop that carries Silver Cross prams and StorkSak diaper bags.
Kikebu - A Spanish site with trendy clothes and bedding, Lamaze toys. In Spanish and English.
KIM - German site with Kik-Kid, Katvig, IdaT.dk, Molo-Kids and Mala Kidswear clothing, Global Affairs and BirdyNamNam accesories.
Kimara - Shoes, bibs and gifts along with maternity and nursing clothes.
Leon und Lilly - German site with Diesel, Oilily, Petit Bateau, Miniman, Catimini, Liegelind, and Toff Togs clothing.
Lovely Stuff* - Cool stuff like Trumpette socks and DwellBaby toys. Has been featured in many magazines, including InStyle Germany and Baby&Co.
Lula Sapphire*** - An eco-friendly UK-based company that carries Dwellbaby products; Swaddle Designs blankets and burpies; Moltex, Mother-ease and Wiona diapers; StorkSak, BoHo, and Hable diaper bags; and some Katvig and Zutano clothing.
Mango Baby - Handmade and vintage baby stuff out of the UK. Carries Spongy Feet burpies and blankets.
Mertina Kids Fashion** - Lots of clothes and Lamaze and Fisher Price toys.
Nordic Kids* - UK site with cool Skandinavian clothes from Urban Elk, Katvig, Raaskaeg, Danafae, Milibe, and idaT.dk.
Pamper With Style* - A German site that carries Fleurville and Skip Hop diaper bags; Easy Walker strollers; Mozzee Nest high chairs; and Baby Nest accessories.
Spongy Feet - Located in the US, will ship its blankets and burpies internationally.
StillLeben* - Glamourmom nursing tops, LilyPadz, Medela and Bravado nursing bras, Lele belly bands, and New Native baby carriers. Site is available in English and German.
StorkSak* - Buy their diaper bags directly from them in the UK.
Twinkle - An English-German online shop that was started by a group of Dutch expat women. They carry Trumpette sock; Little Company, Diaper Dude and Skip Hop diaper bags; and Bootje baby clothes.
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Okay, this thing doesn’t seem to work on Blogger, but my score was something in the 27,000+ area.
Yet more evidence…
of the odd musical tastes of Germans.
We’re ba-ack!
We got back late Sunday night from our trip. Rainer’s father fell and is most likely bedridden now, but he’s better than we originally thought, so there’s that. Oma and Opa were very happy to meet, and spend a week with, their sixth grandchild, Oliver. Life’s been crazy since we got back, I’ve been running all over town this afternoon and Rainer is leaving tomorrow morning for Duisburg, I think (???). Had to stop by the surgeon and have him check out my toe. It looks fine and the bandage can come off in 2-3 days (thank God!). Okay, there’s a hungry guy complaining in the next room - gotta run! Thanks everyone for your well wishes - ack phone’s ringing!
Away for awhile
A family emergency is calling us away. We should be back in a week, but we probably won’t have internet access most of the time we are gone.
So, till we return…
Two Mini Meetups on September 29 - Be there or be square!
In honor of Carol and her daughter Elizabeth’s trip to Germany, there will be two - count’em two! - mini meetups on Saturday, September 29. The first will be in Nürnberg (Nuremburg); we’ll be meeting by the main information desk at the Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof (train station) at noon. So far, Carol and Elizabeth, Blythe and Theo, and Oliver and I are attending. Let me or Blythe know if you will be there. I think it will just be lunch with Carol, and I don’t know Blythe’s schedule, but I’ll be happy to stick around longer if there are more folks there.
The second meetup will begin in the train station in Frankfurt at 4pm. It’s being organized by J over at Germany doesn’t suck, so head over there for more details.
Hope to see you next Saturday in two weeks!
I should be sleeping!
Things have been much better today. Except that I’m exhausted from lack of sleep over the last two days. And now when I can sleep (because Oliver is a peaceful little sleepyhead angel at the moment), I’m online surfing and posting - CRAZY!
Oliver has now mastered the sucking-of-the-thumb skill. His passport arrived today (only ten days after our visit to the consulate), along with the first DVD of my Amazon.de DVD rental trial, Music and Lyrics. An amusing film, but I don’t think Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant had any chemistry.
The water came back on yesterday morning, but there was a lot of air in the pipes, so all day yesterday was spent dealing with sputtering explosions every time I turned on the faucet (it’s a little bit scary, ya know, especially when you’re sleep-deprived!). There was also some weird brown sludge coming out of my kitchen faucet that required 5 minutes to clear up. Heat’s still not on, but it’s been warmer the last two days.
I went to the surgeon yesterday morning, who took one look at my toe and said that it was the exact right amount of bleeding. Sheesh! He could have told me to expect that and I might have gotten some sleep the other night instead of freaking out that my toe was going to fall off or something! He also got curious about what the name Oliver means in German, and since I didn’t know, he ran to his office to grab his baby name book. Why a nearing-retirement surgeon has a baby name book in his office, I have no idea, but he did. It said only that Oliver is an English name and that Oliver was a pal of Roland in the Rolandslied (La Chanson de Roland/Song of Roland). The doctor told me that any time he asks a question that someone doesn’t know the answer to, he MUST go look up the answer. I guess we all have our little crazy obsessions, but he’s a really nice guy and if you’re in Regensburg and need a surgeon, I give Dr. Schindler on Adolf-Schmetzer-Strasse two thumbs up.
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