Many of my friends are just now starting to have babies, and it’s so much fun to visit and see the new little ones. Before one visit I was wandering around Target searching for a gift to bring with me, and I realized that so many times new moms receive gifts that they probably already have a lot of, like newborn clothes… because who can resist those adorable teeny outfits? So I racked my brain for something I thought might be more useful to a new mom. These are some of the ideas I came up with.

Clothes in a larger size than newborn –  Like I said newborn clothes are really hard to resist so if buying clothing is your thing, maybe try buying in a larger size for the child to grow into. Often newborns grow so quickly that they never get around to wearing all of their newborn/0-3 month size clothes, but once they are bigger mom and dad have to run out to get clothes in bigger sizes since they don’t have any. When in doubt you can always even go larger, even toddler size, so that you know the child can grow into it fine.  Just be aware of the seasons when thinking ahead.

Diapers in a larger size – While diapers aren’t a fun gift, they are an essential and they do add up in cost. Diapers in a larger size are a good idea since babies grow out of the small sizes quickly and it’s something that you’ll always use.

Personalized gift – When Drake was born a lot of the gifts I received when family and friends who came to visit were personalized, which I really loved. In my experience, sometimes it still didn’t feel real that I’d just had a baby. But when I saw those gifts with his name on them, it reminded me that there was this new amazing person in my life and this name that I was thinking about for all those months now belonged to this little being.  I still have many of those personalized gifts in Drakes room and he loves seeing his name on his things.  Some of my favorite personalized gifts include these personalized block and this custom name banner.

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Books – I am a huge fan of books and truly believe it’s never too early to start reading to children to build a life long love of reading.  Also reading is a wonderful way to bond with a new little one as you spend your days laying in bed or rocking together in a rocker.  There are so many options you can never go wrong whether you get books geared for when baby is little, a classic book, or something just for fun… you can never have too many books I say!

Gift card – Inevitably after having a baby you find that you always need to make a quick trip to Babies R Us for this or that. While it might just be little purchases here and there, it all adds up so sometimes it’s nice to just give a gift card knowing that whatever it is spent on it was needed rather than something that might not get used, since we all know that a lot of the gear and gifts you receive never gets touched.

And for the new mommy you can always bring food or a gift card for a local take out/delivery place, and offer to hold the new baby while they shower or rest as being mommy is the hardest, most wonderful job in the world.

Gifts for New Moms part 8 of 8

1. What New Moms Really Want But Won't Ask For by Mrs. Confetti
2. Gift Ideas for New Parents by Checklists
3. Gift Ideas for a Newly Pregnant Mama-to-be by Mrs. Confetti
4. Random Acts of Pregnancy Kindness by Mrs. Blue
5. What Do You Like to Gift Moms-to-be? by Swarm
6. Customized Baby and Toddler Gift Ideas by Mrs. Confetti
7. Favorite Baby Gifts: Personalized! by Mrs. Markers
8. Gifts for Visiting a New Baby by Mrs. Chocolate