Baby Baba - Knitted Soft Doll

Baby Baba — a knitted first doll, 22cm tall, in a gift box with her name on it

A soft knitted doll, mainly white with pink, 12 x 7 x 22cm, with a gentle face and a finely knitted finish. She arrives in a reusable coloured gift box with her name on the front. Suitable from birth, designed in the UK by ThreadBear Design.

🧶 Knitted, so she feels different

Most first soft toys are synthetic plush. A knitted doll is a different thing in the hand: a soft, close stitch with a texture to it, and a shape small enough for a baby to hold against them. In the first months that is mostly something to look at and touch. From about six months she becomes something to grab, carry and chew.

👶 A first doll for caring play

Somewhere in the second year, toddlers start copying what they see. A doll is where a lot of that happens: tucking her in, feeding her, carrying her about, taking her to the shops. That kind of caring play is how children practise empathy and early language, and it works just as well for boys as for girls.

🎁 Boxed and named

The coloured gift box has Baba's name on the front, so she is ready to give without wrapping, and the box is worth keeping. All three ThreadBear dolls are the same 22cm size; see the list below for the others.

⚠️ Worth knowing before you buy

• Soft toys stay out of the cot. Keep her out of the cot until around 12 months, as safer sleep guidance advises.
• Machine washable. At 30°C, which matters for a toy that goes everywhere.

What we like about it

• A knitted finish rather than synthetic plush
• 22cm tall, sized for a baby to hold
• Mainly white with pink, with a gentle face
• A first doll for caring and pretend play later on
• Reusable coloured gift box with Baba's name on it
• Designed in the UK, suitable from birth

Specification

• Suitable from: birth
• Size: 12 x 7 x 22cm
• Colour: mainly white with pink
• Finish: knitted
• Packaging: reusable coloured gift box with the doll's name
• Designed in: the UK by ThreadBear Design
• Care: machine wash at 30°C

❓ Frequently asked questions

Can it go in the cot?
Not for a young baby. Safer sleep guidance is to keep the cot clear of soft toys until around 12 months, so this is for cuddles and play while you are there.

How do I wash it?
In the machine at 30°C.

Which of the three dolls should I choose?
All three are 22cm. Baby Baba is mainly white with pink, Baby Bella is mainly pink, and Baby Beau is brown and white.

Is it a good new baby gift?
Yes. It arrives boxed with the doll's name on it, it is suitable from birth, and it is a toy that is still played with at three.

🧸 Which ThreadBear?

This one first, then the rest of the ThreadBear range, from birth up:

• Baby Baba — this one. From birth — a 22cm knitted doll, mainly white with pink.
• Cream Bunny Organic Comforter — from birth — a flat knitted comforter with a linen underside and four pom poms.
• Cream Gift Set — from birth — a bunny rattle and matching cream comforter, boxed.
• Taupe Gift Set — from birth — the same rattle-and-comforter pairing in taupe.
• Noisy Farmyard Rag Book — from birth — a soft cotton cloth book, and you do the noises.
• Baby Bella — from birth — a 22cm knitted doll, mainly pink.
• Baby Beau — from birth — a 22cm knitted doll in brown and white.
• Steggy the Stegosaurus — from birth — the long, low linen dinosaur.
• Dudley Pull Along Dog — from 12 months — a soft puppy on wooden wheels.

Our guides to baby comforters and soft toys and choosing baby shower gifts go into more detail.

Safety information

Adult supervision recommended. Inspect the seams and stitching regularly and stop using the toy if anything comes loose. Like any soft toy, keep it out of the cot until around 12 months, in line with safer sleep guidance from the Lullaby Trust and the NHS.

❤️ From our family to yours

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