A Baby Care Kit from LWR is like a promise. It says to that baby, Your needs will not be neglected by this world. You matter to us. When you send Baby Care Kits, you provide encouragement by welcoming these little ones into an international community that cares.
Baby Care Kits are distributed as part of emergency and relief efforts, to be sure, but they are also given out as part of LWR health initiatives to encourage women to seek prenatal care. One such initiative in Mali provided training for local prenatal health care workers, who were given Baby Care Kits to distribute when they assisted with births. These kinds of programs help more babies in rural, poor areas receive a healthy start in life. We hope you will join us in this effort!
Consider raising the $1.30 per Kit that LWR needs to ship Baby Care Kits overseas, and send your contribution to the Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund. Read more below.
Read How to Pack and Send Baby Care Kits. Please do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.
Please include all of the requested items in each Baby Care Kit. Do not add other items.
Include the following items in each Baby Care Kit:
Two lightweight cotton t-shirts
Two long- or short-sleeved gowns or sleepers (without feet)
Two receiving blankets, medium-weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52” square
Four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred
One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, or include a baby cap
Two pairs of socks
One hand towel, dark color recommended
Two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.) of gentle soap, in original wrapping
Two diaper pins or large safety pins
Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. Gently used, clean items (no stains or tears) can be substituted for new ones. Wrap items in one of the receiving blankets and secure with diaper pins. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.
Tips
Sizes 6 to 24 months may be used. Varying the sizes of the clothing items included will make the Baby Care Kit useful as the baby grows.
Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted from leftover yarn, or made from heavy double knits or fleece. Select a pattern that suits your skill level. Preferred styles have buttons or ties down the front.
Diapers can be made from flannel or even by recycling t-shirts. Download a Diaper Tip Sheet with instructions.
If knitting or crocheting receiving blankets, including one knitted/crocheted blanket and one flannel blanket will provide maximum versatility.
Onesies can be cut and hemmed or serged to make a simple t-shirt.
Gowns, rompers or top/pants sets can be substituted for sleepers.
Another Way to Help
Delivering Baby Care Kits to the mothers who need them most costs LWR about $1.30 per Kit, paid for by LWR’s Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund. If you are not able to assemble Baby Care Kits, you can give to the Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund instead. Your donation will help ensure that we are able to distribute all of the Kits we receive. Thank you!
Include the following items in each Baby Care Kit: 
Delivering Baby Care Kits to the mothers who need them most costs 
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