If a friend or family member has just had a baby, there are lots of ways you can show your support. Letting them know you are there to help is crucial and a thoughtful gift can also be a classy way to make their life easier. The following gifts will be much appreciated by the new mum and dad.
Flowers
The first order of business is to get mum, dad and baby a nice big bunch of flowers straight away. If you can’t deliver them yourself, order flowers online and have them delivered directly to the hospital. The period just after having a baby can sometimes be quite hard on the mother, so making sure she feels the love and support of her friends and family is really important.
Digital Camera
If they don’t have a digital camera already, now is the time to get them one. Children grow up so fast and it’s important to be able to document the precious early years of life. Digital cameras are perfect as they allow you to take as many pictures as you want without the need to continually pay for more film. The ability to download photos onto a computer is also handy for emailing images to relatives that live far away.
A Day At The Spa
It will have been a long nine months for mum, not to mention the physical exhaustion that is giving birth, so give her the gift of relaxation with a day at the spa. Once she has recovered from the birth and the baby is settled, let dad take care of the little one and send mum off for some pampering and serious relaxing. There is no question she deserves it!
Baby Intercom
For the first little while the new parents wont want to be away from the baby at all, though once the time comes to have the baby in its own room, an intercom will be extremely useful. Rather than having to be continually checking in on their little angel, the parents will be able to listen to him or her through the baby monitor and know if they are needed in the other room.
Baby Sitting Services
If you don’t have much money for a gift, make up a certificate for your services as a babysitter. This is a cute and free way to show your support, and once their child gets more than a few months old, the new parents will definitely be coming to redeem their certificate. It will have been a long time since they could spend any time alone together so giving them a few hours worry free will be the best gift possible.
Thoughtful gifts are a great way to join in the excitement of your family or friends having had a new baby. Try and put yourself in their shoes and think of what you would want as a gift. The most important thing is to show your support, though if you really want to have a gift to give, these ideas will definitely be appreciated by the new parents.
I like these gift ideas – but they seem a little costlier in some cases than many can afford in this economy. I wanted to suggest (if I could) personalized christmas ornaments from http://www.ornamentsandmore.com as another great resource for personalized gifts per new parents. You can get a baby’s first christmas ornament as well as a new parents ornament. Not to mention 1000’s of other choices. Another favorite site I refer friends to often is http://www.lbmgifts.com – they don’t have personalized gifts, but they do have really unique gifts for all sorts of occasions.
Consider filling a new laundry basket with individually wrapped practical items like baby clothes hangers, diapers, wipes and bottles will be ideal gifts for new parents as well.
Those are great tips!
When we just had our 1st baby, my sister offered us a massage for 2, it was so relaxing!
We will soon leave for a weekend abroad and find a baby sitter as you suggest!