When I had my first kid, my mom actually paid a moving company to transport some gifts of furniture from family members on the west coast to our home in New England. Before then, I didn't realize you could share a moving truck with someone else in that way. Getting a quote won't cost you anything but your time for a phone call, and movers might handle your baby furniture more delicately than a shipping company or airline baggage handler, no special packaging required by your friend.