Cool Gifts for New Moms

• A camera is a cool gift for a new mom. Monkey Business Images Ltd/Valueline/Getty Images

  Despite all the joys of motherhood, taking care of the baby and resuming the usual responsibilities at home and work can be challenging for a new mom. Give the new mom a cool gift that would take some of the work pressure off and help her enjoy her motherhood. Besides, a thoughtful gift to a new mom would also reflect that you are a part of her happiness.

Postpartum Doula

• Postpartum doulas are professionals who are trained to take care of a newborn, help the new mother with household chores such as washing dishes, doing laundry and cleaning the house. Hire a postpartum doula for a couple of hours every day for a couple of weeks for the new mom. After her stressful time during pregnancy and childbirth, the new mom would be thankful with someone professionally trained to help her take care of the baby and the house.

Career

• In order to be able to spend more time with their babies, many new moms consider working from home or starting a business that they can run from home. Gift gadgets such as a laptop with the most relevant technology, which would help her in working from home, or volunteer to go to her home and take care of the baby while she works.

Cell Phone

• Her pregnancy may not have left her enough time to chat with friends and family. Gift her a cell phone with advanced features, which she can use to catch up with those close to her. She can also use it to share videos and photos of her newborn with her friends and family.

Pamper Her

• Take her out to her favorite apparel store for shopping or simply buy her a gift certificate from the store. After the nine long months of pregnancy, a new mom would appreciate a visit to a spa, facial massage, pedicure, manicure or any form of self-indulgence that would make her feel attractive again.

Photographs

• With a new member in the family the new mom would be excited to capture every moment she spends with her baby. Gift her a camera, which she can use to store memories of her newborn. You can present her a photography studio certificate that she could use to get a professional photographer to take family pictures of the baby, her and the father.

Treat Her

• The new mom must have avoided eating hot and spicy food or refrained from her favorite dishes during pregnancy. Now that the restrictions are not there, take her out for a dinner. A dinner exclusively for the new parents can be arranaged. The latter would be a cool gift for the new mom as that way she would be able to spend some time with her husband, something that the couple might have missed during the pregnancy.

CDs

• Pregnancy might have made the new mom miss her favorite TV serials or movies of her favorite stars that released during those months. Buy her a series of her favorite TV serials or the DVDs of the movies that she missed during her pregnancy. Watching these DVDs while the baby sleeps could be relaxing and fun for the new mother.