Baby milestone cards — a set of round birch plywood discs, laser-engraved with the milestones that mark every month of your little one’s first year — are the centrepiece of this personalised Baby Milestone Cards: Newborn Photo Prop Set. Choose the 13-card set for a complete month-by-month series from “Hello World” through to twelve months, or step up to the 15-card set and add two engraved name discs — one with your baby’s first name and one with their full name — so every card in the collection carries something uniquely theirs.
What Gets Personalised
👶 Baby’s Name — the 15-card set includes a dedicated first name disc and a first + last name disc, each laser-engraved in our studio; the 13-card set covers every month without the name discs
📅 Monthly Milestones Included — “Hello World” plus months one through twelve (13-card set), or the full month series plus both name discs (15-card set)
🎨 Design — classic hand-lettered script engraved into natural birch plywood, reading “one month”, “two months” … through to “one year” and “Hello World”
Material & Craftsmanship
Each disc is cut from birch plywood (3–4 mm), smooth-sanded on every surface and edge so they are safe and comfortable to hold during a monthly photo shoot or to place on a nursery shelf. We engrave each card in our studio using a laser, which burns the milestone text cleanly into the wood grain for a finish that will not fade, chip, or peel over time.
✅ Handmade to order in our studio
✅ Laser-engraved for a clean, lasting finish
✅ Smooth, sanded edges — safe to handle around baby
✅ Suitable for monthly photos, nursery shelves, or gift displays
Personalised Baby Milestone Set
An off-the-shelf milestone card says “one month.” A personalised baby milestone set says “one month — and this is your baby.” That difference is what makes this set worth keeping long after the monthly photos are done. When you choose the 15-card option, the engraved name discs sit with the rest of the set, so the whole collection belongs unmistakably to your little one. Whether you display the full set on a nursery shelf, tuck them into a keepsake box, or keep them with the album of monthly photos, every card is a piece of your baby’s first year — written in wood.
Why Milestone Cards?
📸 The monthly photo ritual is one of the simplest ways to watch your little one grow — lay a disc beside them, take the shot, and the date and milestone are part of the image forever. These round birch plywood discs are sized at 3.5″ so they sit naturally in frame without overpowering the baby, and the hand-lettered engraving reads clearly in photographs without needing extra props or staging. Beyond the monthly photo moment, the set becomes a complete first-year keepsake — thirteen or fifteen discs that together tell the whole story, from the day your newborn arrived in the world to the morning they turned one year.
A Gift for Every Stage of the First Year
🎀 Baby Shower Gift: A thoughtful pre-arrival present that’s ready for the parents to use the day baby comes home — they can place the “Hello World” disc in the very first photo and work through every month from there.
🤍 A Gift to Yourself, Before Baby Arrives: Many parents order their own milestone set in the weeks before the due date, ready to start the monthly photo series from day one without scrambling for props after the birth.
🍼 Newborn Welcome Gift: Given in the first days or weeks after birth — a meaningful gift from grandparents, close family, or friends that the parents will reach for every single month of the first year.
✨ Christening or Naming Day: A handmade keepsake that fits naturally alongside the other gifts on christening day — especially when the engraved name discs are being shared with family for the first time.
How to Order
1. Choose your set. Select 13 cards (Hello World + months 1–12) or 15 cards (the full month series plus a first name disc and a first + last name disc). Both options ship at the same production speed.
2. Enter the personalisation details. For the 15-card set, type your baby’s first name and full name exactly as you’d like them engraved — check capitalisation and spelling carefully before you add to cart.
3. Double-check the spelling. Every set is custom-made to your order, so the name you enter is the name we engrave. We are not able to re-engrave a disc after production, so it is worth pausing here.
4. We handcraft and ship. Production takes 3–14 business days. Every parcel ships with a tracking number.
5. Use, display, or gift. Start the monthly photos straight away, arrange the full set on a nursery shelf, or wrap the set as a one-of-a-kind newborn gift ready for the parents to open and use from day one.
A Keepsake They’ll Treasure for Life 🎁
Looking for a meaningful first-year gift that goes beyond the usual newborn hamper? This personalised baby milestone set is bought by parents-to-be ordering for themselves ahead of the due date, by baby shower guests hunting for something personal and practical, and by grandparents who want a handmade keepsake to mark a new arrival — something the family will return to long after the confetti has settled. Unlike a generic baby shower gift that gets set aside after the first week, these discs come out every single month for a year, making them the most-used baby shower gift in the nursery. The 15-card set, with its engraved name discs, turns the whole collection into a first-year keepsake that stands alone as a beautiful memento of every month from newborn to twelve months.
Key Features
📦 Set: Two options to choose from. The 13-card set includes “Hello World” plus one disc for each month from one to twelve. The 15-card set adds a personalised first name disc and a first + last name disc, giving you fifteen pieces that together form a complete, named first-year milestone collection.
📏 Size: Each disc measures 3.5″ (8.9 cm) in diameter — sized to sit clearly in frame in a monthly photo without overwhelming the baby, and compact enough to store or display the full set without taking over a shelf.
🎨 Design: Classic hand-lettered script, engraved into the natural grain of the birch plywood. The milestone text — “one month”, “two months”, and so on through “one year”, plus “Hello World” — is centred on each disc. The 15-card set adds two name discs engraved in the same hand-lettered style.
💡 Material: Birch plywood, 3–4 mm thick, selected for its clean, pale grain and smooth surface. We sand every disc by hand to remove any roughness before engraving, and finish with a non-toxic seal so the surface is safe around a newborn.
✍️ Personalisation: Baby’s name engraved on the dedicated name disc(s) in the 15-card set — first name on one disc, first and last name on the other. Enter the names exactly as you’d like them to appear at checkout.
👶 Ideal for: New parents who want a lasting monthly photo prop and a first-year keepsake for themselves — whether they are ordering ahead of the due date, capturing monthly photos from day one, or receiving the set as a baby shower or newborn welcome gift from close family, friends, or grandparents.
🏡 Perfect for: Monthly photos from newborn to first birthday, nursery shelves, mantelpieces, and gift displays.
Browse the full Milestone Cards collection to explore every design, or pair this set with our Birth Stats Plaque to complete the nursery keepsake corner — the plaque captures the birth details, and the milestone discs capture every month that follows.
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