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11 June 2026 · 5 min read
The baby is born. Everyone wants to chip in for something lovely. No one knows what to buy. The WhatsApp group has been buzzing for 3 days.
The birth of a child sparks a wonderful collective impulse — and an exhausting logistical headache. Who's coordinating? What's the budget per person? The pram is already ordered. The grandparents have already bought the cot. What's left? And how do you collect the money without someone fronting 400 € while waiting for repayments that never come?
The real problem with a group baby gift is that you're trying to solve two things at once: working out what to give, and working out how to coordinate it. And while you're mulling it over, the baby is already two weeks old.
The parents have already been given the 1-month babygro that will be too small in three weeks. What they're short of is a place to keep all the voices, the faces, the written words from their child's very first breath.
The Filomy Memory Space is exactly that. You create a space in two minutes — you name it "Welcome Léa" or "Tom's friends" — and you share the link or QR code with the whole family. Each contributor leaves a text message, a photo, a voice recording, or even a short video. No account to create. No app to install.
The baby will grow up with this treasure. At 5, their parents will read them the messages. At 18, they'll be able to listen to them themselves. These are the voices of those who welcomed them into the world — and some of those voices, sadly, will no longer be here to say the words again.
The Filomy memory space also includes a group fund. Contributors can, if they wish, attach a financial contribution to their message. No third-party app, no pending transfer, no tracking spreadsheet to keep up to date.
In practice: grandma leaves a photo and a voice note. The friend from work adds 30 € and three lines. The godfather records a message from the other end of the country. It all lands in the same place, and the parents see everything from a single screen.
It's the best of both worlds: an emotional keepsake that will last a lifetime, and concrete help for the first few weeks. No more choosing between a "useful gift" and a "memorable gift".
The organiser — a friend, a colleague, a grandmother — creates the space and sends the link. No need to be the official godmother or godfather. Anyone in the circle can get the ball rolling.
Contributors receive the link by text, email, WhatsApp or Instagram. They click, land on a simple page, type their first name and leave their contribution. Thirty seconds for those in a hurry, ten minutes for those who want to write something considered.
You can leave the space open for several weeks — for the people who hear the news later, for those who wanted to take their time to write something just right, for loved ones abroad in a different time zone.
Create the memory space for this baby
Free to create. Your loved ones contribute without an account in 30 seconds.
Create the space now →The chaos of the WhatsApp group, the repayments that drag on, the pram already ordered — all of that is the noise around a birth. What matters is the words that people find to welcome this newcomer. Give them a place to write them.
How much does the memory space cost for a birth?
Creating it is free: a Memory Space starts free, up to 50 contributions. If you want the contributions printed as postcards or to order the physical Box, it's €39.90. Contributors pay nothing.
Can grandparents who aren't comfortable with technology contribute?
Yes. They just open the link or scan the QR code from any phone — no account to create, no app to install. A relative can also open the page for them, and they can dictate their message or pose for a photo.
How does the built-in group fund work?
From the Memory Space, contributors can add a financial contribution alongside their message or photo. The parents receive the group fund in one go, with no hidden fees. It's the best of both worlds: an emotional keepsake AND concrete help.