The Ultimate Gift Guide to Helping New Mothers

Motherhood is a journey of wonderful blessings and hardships. Being a mother is not easy; on top of that, new mothers face a lot more challenges in adjusting to the change. From giving birth to taking care of the baby with physical changes, balancing daily life, family, and job, everything becomes mentally very difficult to deal with. Though the baby brings magical happiness into the mother’s life, as I said before, love is both a blessing and a curse.

Giving gifts to a new mom should be with the intention of making things easier for her. Going with extraordinary, ostentatious gifts, making her feel reciprocal, doesn’t really help. So, it’s better to keep in mind to ease her adjustment to the changes. The main question is: what can I do or give in this case? Well, you can give tangible necessary items and do services.

Here are some awesome gifts for new moms that would ease their journey:

Meal delivery services

This comes with different options like ready-to-cook items and also healthy food services delivered to the door, for example, HelloFresh, Blue Apron, etc.

New experiences with a child to take care of become so untracked that mothers often have trouble cooking meals timely. This might help her prepare her meals more easily or sometimes not even have to.

Get her subscription services

Streaming subscriptions like Netflix and Prime can be a relaxing time pass for mothers while breastfeeding. Consider streaming platforms that offer kids’ programs for older siblings or soothing content for mothers.

Audiobook subscriptions to Audible, Audiobooks, and Kobo can be a great escape for her during cooking, cleaning, and other work. E-reader subscriptions are great as well because, after a long day, a tiring mom might need to have some me-time with her TBR list to continue.

There are baby photography subscription services available, which I find amusing. Mothers love to capture every single moment of their baby’s growth. In that case, this might be a thoughtful approach as the service will beautifully photograph the love of their life’s living moments aesthetically.

Mothering memoir

Journaling or voice-recording memories of the motherhood journey can be an emotional, heartfelt approach. If you want to give something intangible in the form of a lifetime keepsake, then this might be a good option, though it requires that much dedication.

You can be the author of her motherhood journey. You can track and arrange nicely everything about her struggles, bonding with the baby, managing all at once, growth and breakdowns, and the growth of the baby in a book with literary value. This will stay with her for a lifetime, I am sure.

Comfy wearables

The uneasiness in the body due to childbirth, breastfeeding, and lack of rest might lessen a bit with comfortable wear. So, giving comfy loungewear, robes, and tops is a better option, thinking about her easiness.

Self-watering pots

These remove the hassle of watering plants regularly. Moms don’t have the extra time and energy to regularly take good care of themselves, let alone gardens. Self-watering pots will keep the watering flow more lengthy, and plants will manage to survive longer without extra care in that case.

Spider plants, pothos, peace lilies, basil, mint, parsley, cilantro, etc. plants survive well in self-watering pots. Overwatering may cause issues for some plants while this might solve the problem of regular watering for new mothers.

Mini photo printer

Time flies, so does the child’s age. A photo printer is not an available household item to keep. But mothers crave to have every single day of their little baby locked in photos. A photo printer can wind up her desire to have an immediate printed copy of the picture.

Healing balms and creams

We gift every baby product when a house welcomes a newborn but don’t pay much attention to the fact that the mother might need skincare products more. Whether swollen and pained due to breastfeeding or rough skin because of continuous cleaning, healing balms, tubes of lanolin, nipple creams, and heavy moisturizers can be of great assistance.

Easy washable bags

I am quite sure women’s first choice in bags is fashion, then materials. However, mothers have a different perspective. They won’t prefer carrying a leather bag while dealing with a toddler’s continuous spilling of liquids. You can give her a washable, spacious bag so that she can easily put the whole house into the bag without any concern of ruining the bag as well.

Compactum

A child’s compactum is nursing furniture that has multipurpose usage, like an organizer or baby-safe place. Due to the convenience of its ergonomic design, versatility, and aesthetics, compactum usage is increasing.
This is quite luxurious, but if the budget is not an issue, then you can give a compactum—a unique option to give. This helps to arrange all baby necessities into it, and changing diapers or feeding the baby can be done here.

Minimalist lightweight jewelry

It’s not like moms don’t have the desire to be dolled up. Lightweight jewelry won’t cause any problem carrying the child, as babies do pull out anything they see, be it hair, jewelry, or anything else. Some pretty minimal jewelry will boost her self-worth and make her feel more cheerful.

Nap kit

If you ask a mother with a newborn what she finds most difficult to do, the answer will be taking rest and sleep. A simple nap kit with an eye mask, aromatherapy sleep balm, and earplugs will help her sleep better.

Foldable baby stroller

To carry the child outside the home to do grocery shopping or anything else, baby strollers are a must-have item. You can be the provider of that necessity.

Ice/heat packs

Both work for easing pain in various body parts, and moms have many. They often suffer from lower back pain, leg cramps, and shoulder pain. So, giving these will be an intentional gift.

Essential oil diffuser

A great aromatherapy item providing diverse flavors to relieve anxiety, fatigue, and tiredness from everyday work. This works on both body and mind, and mothers are the most in need of such items.

Give a set of lavender or chamomile oil diffusers so that she knows you are acknowledging her need for relaxation and care.

Breastfeeding supplies

Cover-ups for breastfeeding are now available to make the journey in public places more comfortable. Disposable nursing pads are a daily necessity in this phase. Also, creams to ease swollen areas are a must. A set of these items might make a great gift basket for new moms.