Newborn survival hamper

If you can, homemade food batches that they can freeze and just warm and eat.. I got soo much coffee when i had my first and it was great. Some treats that they like. But I would say food is always a welcome thing because the days are all a blur and having food ready was a blessing not need to think about it

No idea on how good they are for you but I went through multi packs of lucozade! Also if breastfeeding my Stanley cup was amazing - I know any brand that keeps it cold would be great. Also helps with those hormonal hot flushes!
Also cereal bars for late night snacks especially when breastfeeding! I’ve heard oats are supposed to be good for upping supply.
Maybe some big oven cook ready meals like cottage pies/pasta bakes they can use when needed.
☺️ the delivery vouchers are a great idea too!

Home cooked meals and snacks ❤️

Same as above, snacks and/or microwaveable meals. In those early days you just want quick meals and to rest. I’d say for mum you could do some gifts like a face mask, pads, maybe some bath salts (if she has a bath, and check they are safe for post natal). For baby we used a lot of muslin cloths (we had them all over the house and in every bag) x

Cook meal voucher would be good too. Some areas don't have Uber eats and deliveroo and on our area the only take away meals we can get are the usual Indian/ Chinese.

They do well made nice ready meals, order online, frozen. Not the cheapest but very good 👍🏻

You sound a good friend - I’d recommend some sort of take away voucher, a home made voucher for them to call you when they feel that bit lonely/struggling with mum life, box of chocolate (or 20 - I craved it!), the offer to watch baby so she can bath. Reassurance texts to say she’s looking fab and doing a good job.
Cooking was not desirable, and having the time for self care was impossible. So those bits!

COOK vouchers were awesome, plus a friend dropped off a box of food and I especially loved the fruit juice, fresh fruit from the farmers market, snack bars and FUEL Granola. Chocolate is always a winner too.