Pleeeeese, Give Me Some Original Ideas For A Wonderful Baby Shower Gift, For A Special Mother.?
I have thought of everything. I think… but how about an original way top present, or just anything? Oh, she is having a girl, do any day, her shower is this thursday, we are in dental assisting school, and the girls in our class have put together a little money each for the purchase of a crib, but some are able to do more, for someone who does not have much. Please help?
As a mum of 3 the best gift anyone can get is disposable nappies, wipes, bepanthen cream & baby bathing solution.
Why? Because we go through tonnes of them & its often difficult to get to a store for supplies in the first weeks & mum-to-be will love you for it. These items are also quite expensive as an ongoing expense so you will be helping out where it will be most needed.
But a really special gift that IS appreciated would be you giving homemade vouchers with redeemable chores on them. Some examples:
Evening of babysitting
2 loads of washing & drying
Family dinner cooked
Morning coffee at local Café
Vacumn the house
Manicure & Pedicure
Doing the grocery shopping
This allows you to be individual, creative & ultra helpful during a time when new mums are so exhausted. My girlfriend did this for me & it was so special, just what I needed.
I hope the baby shower goes well.. let us know what you decided to do!
I have two baby showers this week. The first for a new mom. I’m giving her a gift card to Target (department store) so she can pick out what she needs for the new baby. But I’m attaching it to my most favorite diaper rash cream. So I’m giving her one of my little secrets plus the freedom to buy whatever supplies she sees fit.
My other friend is an experience mom. She already has the gear. I’m getting her a gift card to a nearby sandwich shop so she can remember to feed herself when baby #2 arrives. I’m including activities that her toddler can play with while Mommy eats (or nurses the new baby).
Gift cards give moms the freedom to get what they need, but you can still deliver with a very personal touch.
Get her a gift certificate for baby’s first pictures. So very necesary (despite what my sister thinks! haha!) and can be really expensive. Baby stays little for so short a time.
I also am having a girl and i had my baby shower last week. My mum got a beautiful silver bangle from the jewlers. (around $30 AU) It is the smallest and cutest bangle i have ever seen. That was my favorite gift as it has meaning (coming from my mum) and she can keep this for her daughter one day.
Hope this helps!!
personalized gifts are always cute. there are many sites that do that but your local walmart can as well if not walmart.com does. or i know that i would like it if someone gave me a day at a day spa or something just to relax me . pregnancy is hard and being a first time mom is going to be harder. but i am sure if she has great friends like that she will appreciate anything!!! good luck
The best person to answer this question is the mother herself. At a time like this she and only she knows exactly what her little baby needs most. So don’t be bashful , chalk up some courage and ask mum what she needs for her little one. You too will be quite proud of your addition to the little baby’s exact need.
Coming from a mother of two kids I think the best gift I ever got at my baby showers was the (womb bear). It’s a soft teddy bear that you can put in the baby’s crib and when you turn it on it makes a sound just like the mother’s womb and it helps the baby relax because the baby is use to hearing that sound and it even turns off by it’s self after 45min and it would be a great gift to go with the crib. I can say my daughter is now going on 2 this June and she still likes to have her womb bear on she sometimes even turns it on herself.
You can find these bears at most any store that sales baby stuff and they don’t cost as much as the new born gifts and it’s a gift that will help the mom and the baby both get some sleep.
make her a diaper cake
Maybe instead of getting something for the baby, get her something to make HER feel good, like a gift certificate for a manicure or pedicure, She will love getting pampered especially at a time when some women feel the least attractive. Sometimes the mom deserves to be spoiled.
An original idea?? Well, I’m sure that the baby will have PLENTY of gifts!!!! What about a special gift for the mother??
Sometimes, mothers feel lost as all people talk about is “the baby”!!! Maybe getting the mother a gift certificate for a massage & makeover would be a nice thing to do??
How about something just for Mom. A nice spa treatment or professional massage. Back, feet, full body. It’s all good
I would suggest a photo quilt, but I seriously doubt you have time to put one together, although they are simple to make.
What about a blanket with the baby’s name embroidered on it? They can be ordered from a local store one day and picked up the next—-if there’s one where you live.
Oh, you say she doesn’t have much. What about a BIG supply of disposable diapers and a beautiful basket filled with lotions, diaper ointment, baby wash, etc.
She’s lucky to have good friends like you!
I always get a bunch of laundry stuff and put it in a laundry basket with maybe a teddy bear or something. Or a bunch of bath stuff in a baby tub with a couple of rubber duckies. I gave formula to one mother. Since I’m a mother myself I try to buy the things that I needed the most when my baby was born.
Shower her with a GiftCard from Wal-mart or a Local baby store in the area so that way she’ll be able to pick out what she wants and then maybe you oth can go shopping together and help her pick out things for baby or herself.
people always love to make their own decisions and just throw things that she doesn’t like to the side. so i would prefer getting a GiftCard than something i DON”T like wouldn’t you.
What about a nappy cake! I had one given to me. If you can imagine a wedding cake it is similar onle made out of nappies. You roll the newborn nappies up, then on both ends so it stays tight. keep putting them together to form a circle filled. then do another layer. Do 3 or 4 layers them put a little toy on the top. soooo cute.
For my friends that “have everything” for their babies I like to give them sentimental gift. For my cousin’s baby shower, I gave her a custom made china plate with her babies name on it and a beautiful design. I gave another friend a series of photo ablums for her child to grow with with her babies name Monogramed on them. You can never go wrong with something that they can keep forever!
A gift certificate for a massage with a massage therapist that is trained in pregancy/post birth massage. Some of them will even come to your home so the baby can rest comfortably while you get your massage.