My Best Friend Is Due With Her Baby Girl Any Day Now. What Gift Should I Give Her In The Hospital?
I want to give her and/or baby a gift when they are in the hospital. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I could get her/them? I am the baby’s godmother.
Diapers are always a nice thing to get. Its a wonderful thing to remember the mother in all this. Try to put together a basket of goodies for herself. Lotions and bath beads are awesome in the first few wks. She’ll love you for it!
You could always bring the mother some food/ snacks you know she likes b/c hospital food can be kind of blah. For the baby I would say things you’ll know they will need maybe diapers, clothes, a cute diaper bag, bath stuff, lotions. These are just ideas. I however didn’t really like when people brought all these gifts up to the hospital because that was just all the more stuff me and my husband had to bring home. Gifts are always appreciated, its just hard lugging all of the stuff from the room, to the car, into the house etc. Maybe go and see them in the hospital and bring the gifts to the house later when they return home.
I think chocolates and flowers are nice for the mother. A gift certificate for a massage or facial, etc. would also be nice. For the baby, you can get something personalized or a nice photo frame or baby book or a very nice baby blanket. I personally wouldn’t want to receive diapers as a gift, especially from someone who’s close to me. It’s the most impersonal gift in the world. Please don’t buy your best friend a box of pampers.
Get something for herself, she has been so selfless during the past few days and she deserves some pampering.If she is craving something, get it for her. After I delivered and could eat again my mother in law brought me over some quiznos and although I don’t usually eat subs it tasted like heaven compared to hospital food. The baby got all the attention obviously but it was nice to know that I too was important and appreciated.
Don’t take anything to her in the hospital. Then she has to haul it back home. Visit her in the hospital, wait until she is home, then take her a meal, and a cute outfit or a package of diapers. I think someone said something about a calendar. A friend of mine told me that she kept a calendar beside her bed and wrote down something everyday about the first year–even if they just stayed home and played. I thought it was a neat idea and would make a great keepsake for baby’s first year.
Is she registered anywhere? If so, check the registry.
I’ve had two children. The best and most appreciated gifts I received were the practical ones.Diapers, wipes, powered formula, onsies and over the counter infant medicine for colds and fevers. A high quality ear thermometer is a great gift.
I also greatly appreciated gift certificates to practical stores such as Walmart, Target, Baby Depot, Burlington, Toys R Us (they sell baby necessities), and grocery stores.
Hand-me-down clothes and blankets were also wonderful.
FOOD!!!!! when i gave birth all i wanted was a good big cheeseburger. I think a gift basket with the following will be sooooo appreciated!
fast food
a box of maxi pads (biggest you can find)
face wipes ( new moms are sweaty moms)
nipple lotion
warm fuzzy socks
tokens for phone or tv in hospital
and a bracelet or necklace with child’s birthstone in it
for baby:
a baby sling ( best invention ever!)
I would have to agree with a few of the others diapers and wipes i mean you can never have to many of those on hand. You could also get baby wash, baby lotion, baby powder, sleepers onsies anything like that would be greatly appreciated i know i loved when i got things like that because i knew that i would be going through a lot of things like that.
You could always put together a little care package for your friend for while she is in the hospital. Include her favorite treats, lotion, shampoo, a book, games, or any little thing that she might like or need. You could do the same for baby, including an outfit, blanket, and a hat. I’m sure that she would appreciate the gesture
If you are bring a gift to the hospital try to remember the mother. My cousin brought me a little bag full of goodies (snacks and stuff like that) for my stay. It was so appreciated because we all know how hospital food can be. As for the baby maybe a little first Aid kit if she doesn’t have one. Something that will make the next couple of weeks for her easier is ideal. If she doesn’t have a baby sling (and it’s in your budget) then that might be her best friend (after you of course:)
You sound like a great friend!
i would say bring a card to the hospital and then make a visit to her house when she is home. maybe bring a pack of diapers & baby wipes and a little outfit for the baby. dont forget to bring something for the new mommy also. maybe some flowers or something would be nice.
)trust me- mommys have enough stuff to carry home from the hospital- this is why the home visit would be nice to give gifts.)
Don’t give her anything in the hospital, unless it’s something like magazines or nursing pads or something she’ll use in the hospital and not have to lug home.
The flowers and gifts are nice, but it was a pain for my husband to have to lug home all the stuff people brought us in the hospital. We left all the flower bouquets behind. I always bring people gifts once they are home.
P.S. All the suggestions about diapers are nice, IF they are doing disposables. We do cloth diapers, and I gave away a few packages of diapers we were given!
aww the baby’s godmother! that’s wonderful gift you got!
i would have something that says baby’s first!
footprints homemade kit
balloons & flowers welcome!
baby pink clothes or blanket to bring home
it would be wonderful if you decorated her home and food and set up a small party to welcome the baby!
any woman will appreciate good food few minutes after birth. so i recommend that has her best friend make sure you get to the hospital as fast as possible and give her her favorite meal, or a special delicious meal you can think. then you can think of other gifts to buy her, maybe a really cute handy doll. who knows, the kid might get to like it and keep it till he/she becomes too big
The suggestion about nappies is a good one, you tend to end up with mountains of clothes and soft toys and nappies are really expensive. For the mother, I would get her something to pamper herself with, most women feel deeply unattractive when they’ve just given birth so a voucher for a massage or facial might be nice,that also gives her some “me” time.
I would get a small token like your favorite children’s book with a note on the inside cover, and then bring over either diapers (size 1 pampers swaddlers) or go over to cook dinner/do dishes/laundry. Cute outfits are nice, but diapers and not having to cook/clean are the best gifts to new moms, plus a book is inexpensive, personal, and lasts a long time.
wait until they get out of the hospital. We got flowers and gobs of gifts while in the hospital–and honestly they were more of a pain than anything. when it was time to take our baby home, we had so much stuff to worry about loading up. When they get home, take over some dinners and keep an eye on the baby while they catch up on sleep. That will be much more appreciated!
get a cute gift for the baby like a cute keepsake teddy bear and get the mom something that just for her. when i had my first son my sister gave me bath a body works shower gel and lotion and i was in heaven cuz i was tired of using the funky old hospital stuff.
food, definately food. A box of cookies, chocolates, or even a greasy burger. the best gifts I got in hospital were the ones I could eat and didn’t have to try to drag home after I left the hospital. Save the balloons, stuffed animals, or large items for when you go visit her at home.
My favourite gift when I gave birth was a hamper with different chocolates in it. We got heaps of flowers and toys which I really appreciated but it was nice of our friend to think of me. (I also liked the champagne of course – but I could only have half a glass lol)
you can make her a basket. a recovery kit with personal items she can use for herself. or a nice comfy robe.for the baby get a nice teddy-bear.or something the baby can have as a keepsake.CONGRA GODMOTHER
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it is the best gift.very cute & unique.i got this gift from my best friend.can’t wait to put it on my little boy in march !
Have you heard of Diaper Dude? They have Fabulous unisex diaper bags that both mom and dad would be using for the next few years!
Here’s a website with some pics of that and other gift ideas.http://www.squidoo.com/mensdiaperbags
I’m sure your friend would have lots of pictures taken and other memorabilia of her baby kept as souvenir so better give her a baby album. I saw this idea in a site called gifti.us http://gifti.us/gift-idea/firsts/baby-al…
Valium. No, just kidding. Give her a gift card to a store for the baby, and get her a pass to a day spa. She will love you forever for that.
My favorite gift was a calender that you mark your baby’s first. I love doing it every month. It is so cool putting the stickers on important dates and then reflecting back upon them later.
Just visit her in the hospital. She may be too overwhelmed to get gifts. After she gets home, offer to clean the house or cook a meal or two. That would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe you could get her a box of diapers, box of wipes, and some baby lotion with wash. Those are the things every new mother will need.
Depending on what time of day/night it is maybe bring her some yummy food! I’m sure her and the father will appreciate “real” food! call her and ask what she needs. Congrtats!
Take it from me a case of Pampers will be well appreciated after all the other gifts are forgotten!
Diapers!