Newborn gifts for baby and Mum

[TheActualQueen]

What were your most appreciated gifts?

A delivery through the letterbox of traybakes from a local bakery. They were delicious and from a mum with a small baby and understood need for sugar fix!

The most appreciated gift I GAVE was a baby medical kit. Teething powder, nose snorter, saline sprat, tiny newborn nail clippers, sudocrem, thermometer, Vicks vapour rub, Calpol (from 2 months only). Probably lots more but it was a few years ago. All in a nice zip up bag. I had a 9 month old myself at the time so knew all the stuff that I used.

Perhaps not the cutest gift but you know it's getting used!

My most appreciated gifts were baby baths and creams which at the time would have been out of my price range and I considered a luxury. I was genuinely so happy.I have just given a close friend a necklace with the birthstone of her baby . I hope this was well received because she cried!

Not clothes or soft toys, not pamper products and not anything that creates work for the mother. The baby medical kit sounds great.

If you give clothes, make sure they're practical and what you found useful.

I give things that are practical and will be used up quite quickly.

When my first niece was born, I bought the usual clothes, but I also got them an braun ear thermometer and a first aid box filled with all the things from the chemist they could potentially need such as gripe water, calpol, baby suncream, sudocream, teething powders, and added things for my twin sister including nipple cream, relaxing bubblebath and a new mum pamper set. I also added a gift voucher for their favourite takeaway that would cover 4 meals for both her and my bil.
My sister said it was the best present because everything was to hand if they needed it.

Ask, some great ideas but you only need one of some things like baby thermometer so buying is always hard. A voucher sounds a cop out but at least you won’t be duplicating. I actually preferred getting larger clothes eg 3-6 months

My friend made me a quiche so I didn’t have to cook for a few meals. It was a brilliant present (if you like quiche!).

If you buy clothes, buy ones that will fit the baby in the season when he or she will fit into them. That age 6-12 months winter outfit is unlikely to be worn in the summer.

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A changing mat MAY seem like a random gift but it is hands down the best thing I’ve ever bought baby related, we bought several after we realised how much difference it made!

Our newborn would scream so much because the normal changing matts are so cold. Also, when a baby wees or poos during a nappy change all the mess pools under their backs and makes clean ups SO HARD 🤢 if using a standard mat - some even have creases and seams that the mess flows into (nightmare to deal with on zero sleep.)

This one is warm touch so newborns find it more comfortable to lay on and they are smooth and sloped so any mess runs away from the baby and gets caught by the big lip at the bottom. Honestly a life saver!

We now buy one for all our friends when they announce their pregnancies 💕

A friend bought me a set of 3 matching oven dishes and filled them with a shepherd's pie, a fish pie and a lasagne to put into the freezer for when needed. The meals were very much appreciated in those first few weeks and I used the oven dishes for years afterwards. I only have 1 left now but I always think of my lovely friend everytime I use it.

Someone sent me a cheese hamper of delicious soft and unpasteurised cheeses! Totally lovely 🥰