Know a new mom in your life? Mother’s day gifting can be daunting – especially if this is new territory for you. The first mother’s day for a new mom is a BIG deal, so read on below to help inform you so that you avoid catastrophe when it comes to celebrating a new mother.

What does she actually want? Whether you are gifting to your wife, daughter, daughter-in-law, friend, cousin WHOEVER – this guide is for the new mother in your life.

1. To sleep in. Guarantee this is on the top of every single new mother’s list. What does this look like?:
   • For husbands: take the baby when they get up first thing, handle bottle/feeding/new diaper and entertain them until mom wakes up on her own
   • For family members: consider making plans later in the day so that there is no early morning rush for her to get ready
2. On the topic of making plans: she probably does not want to have to make any plans, or facilitate plans Let this be a day where she can relax and focus on the bare necessities like bathing and feeding herself. Probably the last thing she wants to do is to cart her newborn to some else’s house for a family brunch OR to cart the baby out to a restaurant. If she prefers to stay home – husbands need to step in here and ward off the family members. If she really wants to be out and about- great, then help make it happen:
   • Pack the diaper bag for her (double check with her once you’ve packed that you have everything)
   • Hold the baby while she eats her meal (while it’s hot and fresh)
   • Make sure you KNOW when nap time is so that you can make your exit at the appropriate time.
   • If she is nursing, make sure wherever you are going has somewhere that she can comfortably nurse. Make sure you run this by her ahead of time.
3. Offer to order-in food for the rest of the day -and I mean ALL meals for the day, not just breakfast or lunch. She deserves a day off from planning the meals, making the meals, and cleaning up after the meals.
4. Low-key nice photos of her and her baby. Let’s face it, moms are almost never in photos with their kids because they are the primary photo-taker. Offer to watch the baby so she can get dressed in something cute/shower/makeup/change etc. Then offer to take some sweet pictures of her with the baby outside. We all have phones with great quality cameras built-in so, this is really a no-brainer.
5. Appreciation. This is a big one. I bet every single mother out there has had a mother’s day go by and felt underwhelmed not from the lack of planning and celebrations, but from just an overwhelming sense of feeling unappreciated and unseen. It’s honestly not the lack of a gift that bothers moms, it’s the lack of forethought and ability for others to step outside themselves to really understand and appreciate what moms sacrifice every day- and to EXPRESS that appreciation. Make a list of 10 things you appreciate about this woman. It does not have to be fancy, but it does have to be heartfelt. Write it in a card, read it aloud, or sprinkle them onto her for the rest of the day. Heck, use this on a weekly basis to keep a mom’s spirit afloat.

If you are inclined to give physical objects to her, consider our favorites below:

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1. An ember mug: This mug keeps coffee at your ideal temperature long after it would have gone cold in a traditional mug. And let’s face it, babies don’t wait for you to finish your coffee before they become demanding. This allows her to not sacrifice the sacred morning coffee.
2. A new set of cute pajamas (or several): She is likely living in pajamas at this point, and going through multiple per day with baby messes. Buy her a cute comfortable set or two to make her feel somewhat put together. Bonus for this button up style to make nursing easier.
3. A Kindle Paperwhite: as a mom who loves to read, this was a lifesaver in the baby stage. I could read one-handed (because let’s face it, you only have one usable hand at any given time), and it has a dark mode so you don’t have to worry about the light from the Kindle waking up the baby during a late night feeding session!
4. Wireless noise cancelling ear buds: an essential. She can opt to listen to her favorite podcasts or books, make phone calls easily without needing to find her phone, and the noise cancelling is HUGE. New moms are overstimulated on a good day, so cancelling out outside noise and honing in on your favorite audiobook (or meditation) helps calm the nervous system.
5. An Audible subscription: She will feel really isolated a lot of the time in the baby phase, listening to book content can help keep her entertained and engulfed in wonderful stories. Bonus for audible – she can do this WHILE doing all of the Momming!

Let us know your wants as a new mom on mother’s day below!

-NLM

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