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40+ Gifts for New Moms to Make Her Feel Truly Celebrated
40+ Gifts for New Moms to Make Her Feel Truly Celebrated

40+ Gifts for New Moms to Make Her Feel Truly Celebrated

Whether you're buying for the mom in your life or you don't know what to put on your own wishlist, these ideas can help.

author-Latifah Miles
By Latifah Miles
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In This Article

Gifts For a New Mom in the Fourth Trimester
Gifts For a New Mom Missing Her Hobbies
Gifts For an Active New Mom
Gifts For a Stylish New Mom
Gifts For a Foodie New Mom
Gifts For a New Mom Who Prioritizes Wellness
Gifts For a Sentimental New Mom
Gifts for the New Mom Who Appreciates Experiences

You can celebrate the new mom in your life in a variety of ways: offering to handle some chores around the house, bringing over takeout and watching a few episodes of their favorite show or holding the baby while they take an everything shower and nap. We also love the idea of gifting them something that makes them feel seen and appreciated. 

If you’re stumped on where to start, think about their rest and recovery and gifts that can help pull them through the first foggy months of postpartum. If they’re out of the fourth trimester and further into new parenthood, self-care essentials, sentimental gifts and things that remind them of the parts of themselves that have nothing to do with being a mom work well, too.

On the flip side, for the new mom reading this who simply isn’t sure what to ask for, here are some tips to get your ideas flowing:

  • Between wake windows and feeding schedules, what are some hobbies you’re interested in (as simple as getting into reading and as complex as learning a new skill)?

  • What’s something that’s gone to the back burner during this season of life but you’d like to find a way to reignite?

  • Think of a few (purchasable) things that would help you optimize your periods of rest (a new pillow, a plush pair of slippers, a cloud-like mattress topper).

  • For the sentimental moms, what is a purchasable item or keepsake that could capture the start of this journey of parenthood?

We also tapped into our real Babylist parents and asked them about something that’s just for them that’s bringing them joy during this season of new parenthood. We made sure to include their suggestions as well, but to give you a sneak peek, many new moms pointed to similar themes: self-care, lifestyle upgrades and plenty of access to coffee.

With all of this in mind, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite thoughtful gifts that you can ask your support system for, buy for yourself or buy for the mom in your life. 

Gifts For a New Mom in the Fourth Trimester

For new moms still lingering in the fourth trimester, it’s reasonable to gift or ask for something that will serve you exclusively in this part of your life. That can range from a functional water bottle to banish the insane thirst from breastfeeding to a pair of nice nursing pajamas that you’d happily lounge around in all day. One Babylist parent we polled pointed to an upgraded pair of “high-dollar sweatpants from Aritzia,” which are the perfect indoor/outdoor wardrobe addition. 

Gifts For a New Mom Missing Her Hobbies

We’ll admit that finding time to engage in your hobbies might be a challenge some days, but, as a mom to both a teenager and a toddler, there will be pockets of time that you can take advantage of. In fact, studies have shown that engaging in activities that bring you joy can improve your overall mental health.

Besides the endorphin boost, the best thing about incorporating a hobby like reading, baking or something crafty like low-scale, beginner-friendly pottery into your life is you make the rules. You can do as little or as much of it as you want and make it up as you go. Babylist parents we polled said that an e-reader like a Kindle, an Audible subscription or journaling served as accessible hobbies when their alone time was limited.

Gifts For an Active New Mom

Moving your body, whether that’s a HIIT workout, riding your bike or going for a walk with your baby, is a treat for both your mental and physical well-being. You can go it alone or incorporate your baby into your daily movement and ask for gifts that make it easier to do so. 

Gifts For a Stylish New Mom

Motherhood doesn’t make you immune to trends. Now more than ever, parenting brands understand that moms want to mix functionality and style, rather than choosing between the two (not the case when I had my now-teen son over a decade ago). And if you want something more you focus (versus a baby item), the parents we polled mentioned upgrading their wardrobe with splurgy clothes like a comfortable cardigan or “creating a breastfeeding-friendly capsule wardrobe.”

Gifts For a Foodie New Mom

If you love a bite of this and a nibble of that, you’re likely a foodie (which, same). When we polled Babylist parents, the most common response was some sort of coffee-related item. From a coffee bean grinder to help set the mood before the kids wake up to an at-home latte machine that can recreate their favorite, strongly caffeinated treat, coffee gifts are the MVP. But if caffeine isn’t your thing, you can also request a gift that serves your sweet tooth, a cookbook to explore new recipes or a non-edible but food-adjacent gift that’ll remind you of your favorite treats.

Gifts For a New Mom Who Prioritizes Wellness

Wellness is an umbrella term that can include a wide range of products. But for our purposes, wellness gifts include products that help you take care of yourself and feel good. That can look like a sleep mask to make the most out of a snooze session, a skin care product or an upgraded vanity case to hold all of your essentials (and the one we included is my absolute favorite).

Gifts For a Sentimental New Mom

I think it’s fair to say most moms are sentimental, at least a little bit. You can commemorate this sweet time in your life with a sentimental piece of jewelry that incorporates your baby’s birthday or name or a photobook. 

Gifts for the New Mom Who Appreciates Experiences

Aside from coffee, surveyed Babylist parents pointed to a host of experience-based gifts that you technically can’t purchase in a store. Some simply just want to spend some guilt-free time alone, while others wanted to carve out a few hours to indulge in self-care outside of the house. Here are some experience gifts you can do together or send the new mom in your life off to do on their own. 

  • A 90-minute solo massage (bonus points for it being in-home)

  • An adjustment from the chiropractor 

  • A scenic walk 

  • A luxurious trip to the head spa

  • An everything shower with new, fancy products

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