Becoming a new mom has a lot of challenges beyond just being responsible for a newborn baby. That alone can be overwhelming, but a lot changes when you have a baby. You’ve sacrificed your body and your career, and this can all feel overwhelming. Gifts are a great idea for anyone that has a new mom in their life and wants to give them a treat.
Here are ten gift ideas for new moms in order to support them through this challenging and tumultuous time in their lives. Remember, often the smallest of things can make a big difference, so it doesn’t always need to be the most expensive gifts that make an impact.
1. A self-care kit
A self-care kit is always a great option for those who are feeling not much like themselves after having a baby – so that’s pretty much every mom out there regardless of how many kids they have.
New moms will feel it the most though in those first initial few weeks and months. Everything has been turned upside down and often enough, they don’t have a moment to themselves. They’re having to time and schedule in when they’ll next have a shower, let alone running a brush through their hair.
Self-care kits are a great well to help your new mom, friend or family member get a little TLC into their day or week. Whether it’s a face mask or a bubble bath soak that they can pop in their bathtub on the rare occurrence they get to have a bath, all the above are great options to throw into a self-care basket of goodies.
2. Meal delivery service
Within those first few weeks of having a baby, the household schedule descends into chaos. You don’t know what time it is, let alone have the time to think about what the family should eat for dinner that evening.
A great gift to give to those who have just had a newborn is a meal delivery service. Meal delivery services are fairly common nowadays with businesses like HelloFresh being popular for meals that come with all the ingredients you need and a easy-to-follow instructions sheet.
There are also meal delivery services that provide pre-prepared meals that you just need to throw into a microwave or oven. These types of meal delivery services are great to have when you can’t be bothered to pop into the grocery store or have the time to create a meal from scratch. It’s a gift that will be highly appreciated by those exhausted parents!
3. Comfortable loungewear or pajamas
New moms will be in a different body post-pregnancy. It’s not quite the body they had prior to pregnancy and even their pregnancy body differs from the postpartum shape. Everything is all over the place and that means new moms often feel like they don’t fit or feel great in most of their clothing.
Either nothing fits properly or the change of becoming a new mom means a new sense of style has taken over. While you can’t help them shop for a new closet, you could always start them off with some comfortable loungewear or pajamas. Let’s face it, most moms or new parents will either be living in their jammies or one outfit that they’re just recycling day in and day out.
At least with comfortable loungewear or pajamas, they’re in a constant state of relaxation. Even if they’re wearing it day in and day out, being comfortable as new parents is a good place to be.
4. Baby essentials
Whether you have experience with parenthood or you’ve got a pretty good idea of what new parents need, baby essentials are something you want to factor in when it comes to buying for your new mom.
With baby essentials, you want to consider everything the baby will need within a 24-hour period. Here are some basics in baby essentials to consider when buying for a new mom:
- Diapers and wipes
- Teething medicine
- Bathtime products
- Sleep sacks (worthwhile checking out this sleep sack tog chart for guidance)
- Sensory toys
- Formula (if mom is feeding baby formula)
If you don’t really have much of an idea of what babies need, then it’s always worth checking in with the new mom and just asking what they’re lacking in their essentials right now.
5. Nursing pillow
A nursing pillow is helpful to get when a new mom is feeding their baby, regardless of whether it’s breastfeeding or through bottles of formula.
With a new baby, they’re feeding several times a day, which can make nursing a tiring job. You want to consider getting a nursing pillow so the mom or other parent can feed the baby without needing to be hunched over or positioned awkwardly.
Nursing pillows come in all shapes and sizes, so it’s a good idea to check what type of pillow might be suitable for your mom or to guess at what shape and size they’d like. You might want to offer the gift receipt so that if it doesn’t work for them, they can always consider returning or exchanging it where necessary.
6. Offer to clean their house or pay for a cleaner
When someone turns around in your hour of need and offers to clean your home, would you say no? New moms and parents in general, will often find that the house falls into disrepair. It can be a lot to take care of a newborn as well as do all the other demanding jobs that come with life. Like cleaning the home, for example.
Offering to clean their house or even a little part of it, can make a big difference to how they function around the home and how much rest they get in between the baby napping.
You could also offer to pay for a cleaner if it’s too much to do yourself. However, it’s important to be aware of the parents or mom and to ensure they’re happy with a stranger coming in to clean their home, especially so early on.
7. Gift card for her local hair salon or nail salon
The best form of self-care is when you treat yourself to a new haircut or a trip to the nail salon. Everyone has their indulgences and being able to indulge in this as a new mom is one that’s rare in those first few months of parenthood.
If you have an idea of where their favorite nail salon or the local hair salon that they use, then it’s definitely a great gift idea to offer a gift card to either.
While gift cards to some are often seen as a boring gift or one that’s not well thought out, any gift given to a new mom is going to be highly appreciated. Any gift is something that has been given thought, even if it’s a gift card. The willingness to spend something on another person is worth being grateful for. Not everyone can afford this luxury, after all!
8. Buy them takeout
Sometimes, takeout just has to be done. There’s no more frequent time to have a takeout than when you’re a new parent. Even with meal delivery services, sometimes you don’t even want to grace the kitchen with your presence.
Therefore, a great way to give to your new moms and parents is through their bellies. A takeout is a worthwhile gift and one that they will appreciate at the end – or even at the start – of what feels like a long week or day.
9. Massage gift card
Massages are a great way to relax and unwind. When you become a new parent, the ability to do either is hard enough and so being able to come away from the home in order to get a massage is likely something that a new parent would jump at.
If you’re looking to get a gift, that is an experience but not one where they’re more exhausted coming away from it than they are relaxed, then a massage is a good way to go when picking out gifts.
Make sure you’re aware of any bodily problems they might be having as a new mom. For example, if they’re breastfeeding, some massages might be a little intense on the chest if they’re made to lie in one position for too long.
10. A baby photography shoot
Finally, if you would like to provide a gift that keeps on giving, then a baby photography shoot is one that will be remembered forever and ever.
These are usually within the first few weeks or months of the baby’s arrival and is a great way to capture the memories of their little one. They can then remember that gift you gave them every time they look at the photos that were taken on that special day.
Gift ideas are easy enough for new moms so take these options into consideration when buying for any new parents in your life.
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