The mom is my best friend and she is in her early twenties. I want to get her something that isn't so baby related (trust me I will be spoiling the kid rotten!). After all moms deserve a little spoiling too! She just gave birth yesterday!!!! :-D :-D
2007-02-02 12:05:45 · 37 answers · asked by jlk235 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Somebody got me a mommy bracelet w/ my daughters name on it. I know it's baby related but I loved it!!!
http://www.mommybracelets.com/store/index.php?cPath=21_44&osCsid=792e7fcbcb96d8c5e7bce566965f9b7e
I gave one of my friends notecards and Thankyou cards and I got her cute return address labels and stickers/seals and decorative stamps. It's a always a handy gift because a new mom gets lots of presents in the first 3 months after the baby is born and they never have time to go to the post office(especially for stamps)
How about a membership to the chocolate of the month club "the gift that keeps on giving"-haha (they have cookies, wine and other stuff on the site too)
http://www.amazingclubs.com/chocolate.html
or like the other posters said you can't go wrong w/ a gift certificate to spa or salon. any prepared food or a gift card to merry maids would hit the spot for a tired new mommy.
2007-02-02 14:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by hopeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a nice idea to get the Mom something! Sometimes they get overlooked after the baby cause people focus on the little one, which is expected, but the Mom needs attention too! I got my friend a day at the spa. It included a massage, face treatment, nails, a hair cut and a little take home package of lotions. She loved it - althought she didn't use it until the baby was 3 months, she said knowing she could go whenever was awesome! Pakages vary in things they included and costs, so call around if you want to do it and see what's out there. I got a great deal on mine from a spa that was reopening. Good luck on choosing! And matter you get the MOm, she'll probably love that someone thought of her too!
2007-02-02 16:01:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh how fun! Mom's love a little spoiling as well :0) Here are some of the things that I've gotten from family and friends after the birth of my 3 girls:
**massage/spa day (after the birth!)
**night of babysitting so my husband and I could go to dinner (this was within the first few weeks and was such a nice gift!)
**cooking dinner for mom and the family (greatest gift ever after baby #3) even if it's just you picking up take out it's one less thing to worry about
**basket with items for mom (nice lotion, bath salts, bath bubbles, chocolate, starbucks gift card, coffee mug and book) I LOVED this gift as well
Just a few ideas--hope it's helpful! Oh and one more thing; when I had my first baby my friends were WONDERFUL about letting me talk and talk and talk about baby things over and over and over. I thought about it after the fact and was horrified but when they had babies they did the same thing...it's nice to have someone that will listen.
2007-02-02 13:29:54 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congrats to your best friend on the new baby!
You're very right...mama's need spoiling too! =P You could get her gift certificates/cards for a spa treatment or for clothes.
After I had my daughter, I got an INSANE amount of lotions and bubble bath crap...which is nice if it's given by ONE person, but I have SO much I don't know what to do with it. I keep giving the stuff away and I still have more. =/ But I did get two gift cards for clothes, which I was ecstatic about. And I would have LOVED a spa treatment.
2007-02-02 12:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Megan V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do her dishes/laundry for her for a month or 6 weeks.
offer a meal a week for a month or 6 weeks.
offer to do grocery shopping, errand running.
a gift cert. for a massage/spa/facial/etc that won't expire in under 2 years (the first 6 months to year it is extremely difficult for many new mothers to leave their newborn, both physically and emotionally difficult)
books, not child/baby rearing books, but if you know her favorite author and she doesn't already have/read them all, get her one.
make yourself available at the odd hours (and make sure she knows you mean it!) sometimes(especially if the father works 2nd or 3rd shift) by the time the mom has no energy left, the newborn is just waking up and ready to go again for a couple hours. be willing to come and rock the baby between feedings, take baby & mom for a drive (once the Dr. ok's it)
it is the doing that is much more appreciated (by most) than the items (although things are nice too)
2007-02-02 12:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by Act D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For right now I wold just give her the gift of yourself. Be there for her if she wants to talk, offer to help her around the house, things like that. You can take some construction paper and make her coupons to do things that are just for her. ie: laundry, dinner, dropping off bills...things like that. You could put it in a gift basket with things like some bath bubbles, you know, stuff from bath and body works or victoria secret. Then later on, when she is comfortable and able to leave the baby for an hour or two how about a trip to a spa with you. Manicures, pedicures, massage maybe. Just an idea.
(Awe, you are such a good friend!)
2007-02-02 12:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by buttons799 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really, the best gift you can give is to just be there. Be there to talk or to watch the baby so she can get a shower or a nap. After giving birth, you are on such a roller coaster ride of feeling and hormones.
A little bit down the road-- maybe a week or 2, buy her something just for her, like some new clothes or her favourite food or magazine.
2007-02-02 12:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by annalisas_mommy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A helping hand around the house doing the chores so she can get some rest. If she's breast feeding, she's going to have to stick around a lot to be available when the baby is hungry, but you can do things like grocery shopping, washing dishes, cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, dusting, etc. If she isn't breast feeding, you can have her teach you how to prepare baby formula and feed the baby so sometimes you can take over when the baby is hungry (so mom can sleep). If you don't know already, learn how to change a diaper too. Mainly, just doing the everyday chores is a great help so mom can concentrate on baby and regaining her stamina.
2007-02-02 12:19:19 · answer #8 · answered by Inundated in SF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not baby related? My awesome friend gave me a big box of Godiva chocolates, that was the best! Also, I have a friend who would come over and watch the baby for an hour or two so that I could take a shower, do laundry, housework or just to take a nap. Make sure that you offer as much as you can to help out, even if it's just to talk. It's amazing how exhausting and frustrating it is to have no adults to talk to all day long!
2007-02-02 15:30:55 · answer #9 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could get her a gift certificate to a spa or beauty salon so that she can be pampered. Offer to keep the baby while she goes and does this. Make sure that it doesn't have an expiration date so that she can take advantage of it when she feels like she needs it. Either that, or make her a gift basket with all kinds of things in it like aroma therapy bath salts, shower gel, lotions, facial masks. You could make her a baby sitting coupon book. Let her redeem them when she needs a break from the baby. Congrats to her and you're a great friend!!!!
2007-02-02 12:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Crystal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋