Gifts for Newly Expecting Mothers

• New mothers need pampering and support. Before the baby is born, mothers are excited, but their bodies are going through a change and it can be stressful. There are gifts that can relax expecting mothers before the birth and there are gifts for the new mother that will help her after the baby is born.

Spa or Salon Treatment

• Mothers can use a relaxing day at a spa or salon for a manicure, pedicure and facial. There isn't a lot of time for Mom when she is expecting and trying to get everything ready for the new arrival. Gift certificates for a day away with someone to wait on her and pamper her will make a big difference.

Useful Information

• New mothers always welcome books and magazines with useful information about parenting and raising babies. Parenting books for each stage of growth, magazines about parenting and books about breastfeeding, colic, teething and ear infections will help moms when the baby arrives.

Exercise

• Although a newly expecting mother may not be motivated to exercise, after the baby is born, she may want to spend some time outdoors getting some exercise. Jogging strollers are one way for her to get outdoors and jog along with the baby. Whether she prefers to walk at a fast pace or jog, she can appreciate a way to get outside with the baby and get some exercise. She can stop worrying about how to lose that extra baby weight.

Gift Certificates

• Although there are baby showers and family gifts for the baby, gift certificates at retail stores that have baby items and things for Mom will give her a reason to shop. She can buy things that she wants for herself or she may want to start buying things for the baby, which she knows that no one is going to give her. It is also a way for her to get out of the house and see all the pretty things that stores have for moms and babies.

Miscellaneous Gifts

• Journals for recording the months of pregnancy with a digital camera to add pictures are nice gifts for an expectant mother. She can jot down her feelings and things that she experiences during the pregnancy. Make a gift basket with maternity comforts. During the last month of pregnancy, she will be anxious about the birth. Include body lotion, a small pillow for the back, soothing music on a CD and her favorite chocolate for right after the birth when she will be hungry.