What gift would YOU like after the birth?

[fatandiknowit]

Hi,

My SIL gave birth yesterday and we have arranged to go and see the new family at the end of the week - give them time to settle in.

We've bought baby a small gift, but wanted to get something luxurious and lovely for SIL also - but I'm stuck (am only 24 weeks with number 1 so no personal experience).

Any ideas much appreciated - not too expensive though - much as I'd love to get her something expensive - budget is up to about £20.

Thanks in advance

new PJs
slippers
wine, runny cheese and chocolate
bed socks

if you're thinking of smellies, go with the unscented, mild stuff, like dove etc. Some one bought us a lovely picture frame with family on, which was beautiful and still has our first family photo in.
when my ds was born my work got me lots of little things for me and my hubbie (smellies, beer etc) and nothing for my baby (as they thought he would get enough stuff)and although it was a lovely gesture I was a bit gutted, cause it didn't feel like they were acknowledging his arrival.
So to get a little gift for them all is lovely.

some lovely bath stuff, home made cooked dinner, a voucher for babysitting and a voucher for a massage for later on.

could you club together with someone and get her a postnatal massage? it's a bit above your budget £35-£40 but we got one for a friend and she said it was the best gift she got, she was sooo pleased and sooo relaxed on the day she took the massage.

I'm 41+2 (DC2) and my wish-list comprises:
Blue stinky cheese, runny Brie, pate, very dark chocolate and finally a very nice large glass of red wine.
Maybe a little hamper of goodies would be a lovely gesture?

Thanks for all the great ideas - loving the idea of a hamper as she is a bit of a foodie

I came home to a huge chunk of stilton and a bottle of champagne from one of my friends - it was such a nice gesture because I'd been craving blue cheese for months. Couldn't have the champagne for a while, due to BF, but I liked looking at the chilled bottle in the fridge

i would love a tummy tuck
but seriously something luxurious for the bath perhaps though prob already suggested.

I got new pjs and a snowglobe that said 'mum' and in my hormonal state it was the kindest thing anyone could have done. I wasnt expecting anything except flowers from dh. So, imho you probably can't go too wrong with whatever you choose. Though I wouldn't go for smellies as my sense of smell was still heightened for a good few months afterwards.

When I gave birth my Dsis sent me a box from Cook who do really nice ready made meals. Sounds bizarre but it was great and provided no-fuss lovely, easy food for the first few days out of hospital. I thought it was a really thoughtful gift - especially from someone who has never had kids.

Not bath stuff! I got a few bottles of bubble bath when DS was born, and while I appreciated the gesture it actually made me quite depressed as I felt like I'd never have time to have a nice, long, bubbly bath ever again.

If you're going to do smellies, so something that's quick and easy to use, like a posh handcream.

Someone got me a magazine subscription and that was really great as it ran through my maternity leave. It was always good to get a magazine in the post, and they were easy to flick through while DS was napping or even feeding.

pj's and food.

I would like a large box set of dvds of something really funny or entertaining to get me through those looooog nights feeding (ds used to take a good 2 hours to feed )

Also this was the best thing under £20 I bought - it's a really small feeding pillow. I chucked out the big ones (too bulky) and this is small enough to take out with me if needed.

Food! Things she's avoided for the last 9 months and a tasty something for the freezer.

I would have liked some kind of beauty treatment like a manicure as I always feel low after giving birth and having something done to make me look better would cheer me up.

Or dvds as when dp went back to work found life a bit boring.

red wine

cake

luxury ready meals

Dh bought me a spa day voucher. I had to wait a while to use it until DD#1 was old enough to be left with her daddy for the day, but it was lovely to have that to look forwards to and when the day came it was a lovely relaxing day, even if I did keep calling him to see how he was coping!! (fine of course!!)

I got bugger all when I had DS!
Would have been happy with anything TBH!

definitely smelly cheese

Agree with good DVDs, and then maybe previously forbidden food. I'd be v. happy with blue cheese, a DVD and a box of eggs!