What’s the loveliest present you’ve received as a new parent?

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I’m very excited about the imminent arrival of my DS and his DP’s first baby. We are going to do the decent thing and stay away until they’re ready for visitors, but when we do go, I’d like to take something special for the new mum. She’s been so brilliant through quite a stressful pregnancy, and deserves something lovely. They’ve already got a stack of baby stuff from various friends and family, so I don’t want to add anything else to that.
Does anyone have anything, practical or frivolous, that they were given as a first time parent that really hit the spot? TIA

Why was the midwife visiting for six months? I'm sorry if something went wrong.

TBF my midwives thought it highly amusing that I was always washed and dressed and the house was tidy.

I got a bottle of Chanel number 5 bath oil ( sadly it's now discontinued) but the scent still reminds me of new born stage.
Can you get the mum some lovely bath stuff?.

Can I adopt you as my MIL, OP? 💗

New PJ’s, slippers, dressing gown, just eat voucher, and a basket of grab n go snacks oh and decent coffee or a coffee machine or pods whatever they have!

My mum walked straight up to me and hugged me and husband first and told us well done/congratulations/how proud etc before she turned to meet our baby. It's one of my most special and vivid memories of the whole experience. She also gave me a bottle of Clinique Baby Bouquet perfumes

You sound like you are going to be a wonderful grandma and mother in law. Congratulations

Not quite the same, but I once had a serious operation and was off work for 6 months. Friends brought me the usual flowers or chocolates or wine. One friend made up a pamper package for me, with little individually wrapped gifts. Mainly small toiletries, nail varnish etc but I also remember a beautiful scarf. It was so lovely that she’d gone to so much trouble, and I opened one gift per day over a couple of weeks. Still tearing up remembering it now 25 years on!

When I came home from hospital there was a massive F&M hamper waiting with beautiful champagne and all sorts of goodies. I had champagne on ice that evening and I was thrilled!

This was over 20 years ago now but one gift that sticks in my mind was a nice bath milk and body lotion scent from boots! I remember my first bath after having my baby and it was just heaven!

I would really appreciate a gift voucher for a massage/pedicure but I know some people don’t like leaving their newborns.

Would always appreciate food, snacks from M&S, nice cake etc

buy a toy box instead of a wicker hamper and fill it with food.

You can get some really lovely jewlerry with either babies birthstone or name/initials on, it depends what her taste is obviously but I would have really appreciated that. I felt totally neglected after I had my baby so just the fact you’re doing something for her will mean a lot, whatever that may be.

Muslims were definitely available back then. However, does sound a very useful gift.

Some kind of beautiful, soft (but washable) big pashmina type scarf - I felt like I looked rubbish so lovely things I could drape myself in were welcome and great for breastfeeding. Also, champagne. If you want to spend a bit more, I might in a luxurious but baby friendly hotel for the three of them.

I think a little hamper with some self care things.
Bubble bath for a bit of me time,hand cream
Or even a nice basket of fruit.

The necklace idea is lovely but this is something I’d expect from DH as a push present or Mother’s Day gift more than from in-laws.

I’d make a little hamper or even just fill a gift bag with some things you know she’d like. Things I got which I loved- mummy and daddy mugs (next always do these), my fave chocolate, dry shampoo, cosy pyjamas, cook voucher, champagne, biscuits, voucher for a massage

A pamper day for 2 people.

My best friend made me a lovely basket of really simple but thoughtful things. Some hard bottomed full slippers, a button up dressing gown, some face and hair masks, some satin covered hair bobbles, a big water flask cup thingy, some different flavoured tea bags, some cheap word search books - these helped the most for me when I was having post partum anxiety and some sweets and biscuits.

Everything came in so handy and it was very thoughtful.

A lovely chocolate cake -

Cookies, cheese, luxury shower gel. A nice tunic top - I got my SIL a Zara grey fake snake tunic top she loved it and used it all the time. See also buttoned blouses.

Not had a baby for a few decades but I highly recommend a porcelain lined thermal mug (( none spilly type )) Bloody love mine , it doesnt leave that weird taste and a hot brew is hard to.come by when you have a new baby.

I have this one https://bru-cups.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoor6swGIZzew67LX4sj8NucL2cxkn9LWm1rsQMiK69SVs0Q3Kft]]

My lovely aunt gifted me some beautiful gold earrings when my eldest was born, he's now 24 and I still wear them on special occasions, they are even more special to me now as my aunt is no longer with us.

I think a hamper is a lovely idea - luxury shower gel, favourite chocolates, bags of high energy snacks like nuts, bottle of bubbly etc would be very welcome by me.

I got my daughter delivery of scones from the cornish company and a heated airer, which has been invaluable.

I loved when people got me flowers, food hampers, toys for when my baby grows up, small toys/attention to my older child so he doesn’t feel left out 😊 oh, I remembered I got a nice Rituals foamy shower gel for myself that was lovely 🥰

however I really appreciated all the gifts, as I know how hard it is to know what to get 🎁

I forgot, I was gifted an instant pot, and a book of one pan meal recipes. Made those early days of cooking faster and easier to clean.

Family photoshoot voucher?