Gifts for new mums!
My best friend is expecting her first child after being told she was infertile and trying for years and I am SO SO happy for her!
I want to try and support her as best as possible and really show up for her as she was always so supportive during both my pregnancies despite her troubles!
What is things you would’ve loved/needed late pregnant/early postpartum? Planning on doing her a large hamper for her and a separate one for her baby 🤍
Any advice helpful 🩷🩷
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Easy snacks, meal vouchers/gift cards, good headphones, Gatorade (for post delivery recovery).
And help meal prepping. I made 4 lasagnes, 2 trays of baked Mac n cheese and 100 cabbage rolls myself and could have really used the help
Post partum items that are hard to justify getting yourself, like the instant freeze pads those are SUPER nice
Baby teethers , baby medicine , adult depends for her postpartum , comfy pjs , if breastfeeding nursing bras , claw clips
My best friend got me 2 separate frozen meal deliveries. It was amazing ♥️
Best other gifts were a Stanley cup and Sophie the giraffe. Still use both at 15 months
I have a friend who sent me nipple cream, cold compresses, snacks for labour, gave us a crib, baby toys etc
Another friend got me a moomoo to give birth in, maternity knickers, and socks with an encourage message on.
So thoughtful
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Gifts for new mums!
My best friend is expecting her first child after being told she was infertile and trying for years and I am SO SO happy for her!
I want to try and support her as best as possible and really show up for her as she was always so supportive during both my pregnancies despite her troubles!
What is things you would’ve loved/needed late pregnant/early postpartum? Planning on doing her a large hamper for her and a separate one for her baby 🤍
Any advice helpful 🩷🩷
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