By Ed Carter
Let’s face it: if anyone deserves a thoughtful gift, it’s a new parent. Although a baby is a gift, those long, sleepless nights and diaper explosions are still exhausting. A practical or pampering present, like a nursing bra or extra help around the house, could make a big difference. You can help reduce stress and improve the lives of the new mothers and fathers you know.
Creature Comforts
New parents are so focused on their newborns that they may need us to think about their needs. Let’s start by making sure they are comfortable while they take care of their new baby.
- New parents may forget when it’s time for them to eat. Good thing there are delivery services available that bring food straight to their doorstep.
- If they get tired of their favorite restaurants, they can always open some meal kits, for quick home-cooked meals. These meal kits contain fresh ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes from their provider.
- Newborns are cute little angels, but when you care for and carry them the whole day, you’re bound to end up with sore muscles. These at-home massagers can help.
Around-the-House Helpers
New parents need help around the house. They have to do so many things while taking care of their baby. These items for the house may help in saving time for mommies and daddies.
- This multi-cooker is essential for new parents. This cooker can warm food, steam vegetables, sterilize baby bottles, saute onions, cook rice, slow cook, and pressure cook. With this multi-cooker, you can make baby food for newborns, and yogurt for the new parents.
- Robot vacuums are so useful for new parents. Taking the time to clean the house every day of the week can take so much time away from their baby. Robot vacuums can clean the floors, while new parents can do other things.
- There are now more appliances that can be connected to the internet and our phones. These devices can help entertain us and keep our smart homes a little safer.
- Getting something to help the new parents can’t beat the convenience of actually someone to help run a household. Housekeepers are trained to help you with everything related to the house.
Partner-to-Partner Gifting
New parents should never forget that they’re partners in everything. Here are some suggestions for taking care of your spouses
- This gift can be symbolic, or daddy can partake. For new mothers who have to nurse their children, drinking alcohol is not allowed. But receiving bottles from a wine subscription can actually motivate a couple to think of the day when they can take a sip.
- When the newborn arrives, it will nurse from mommy up to 12 times a day. During this time, new mommies need to be in comfortable nursing nightgowns. These gowns have practical clasps for nursing their baby and are designed to be flattering to a new mom’s contour, and easy to move in.
- Moms and dads can give each other access to a styling service. These services will work with the new parents, and figure out their vital statistics, and style preference. They have no membership charges, but they do charge per item that you purchase through them.
- Weighted blankets feel like a nice warm hug when you’re in bed. 10% of your body weight is considered the limit of these weighted blankets. The weight simulated the feeling of a warm hug or cuddling, allowing the user to sleep better.
Other Gifts
We’ve compiled other resources here, just in case you want to give your new parents something else. Take a look, and see if these suggestions are to your liking.
- When something smells nice, it can have an effect on people. Aromatherapy can help new parents by helping pick them up when they’re tired or helping them get better sleep. This also works on your newborns too.
- If your new parents are also pet parents, they might need some dog walking services. Their dogs could become fussy if now exercised, which in turn would make new parents cranky as well.
- New daddies need sleep or at least have fun while he misses sleep. Here’s a resource about sleep gadgets for the new dad.
- If mom doesn’t need gifts, but rather needs the gift of your time, here are some things you can do for her.
There are plenty of ways you can show you care or help lighten the load for the new parents in your life. Make sure you think about what they really need instead of what you want to give. Plus, you’ll make their lives a little easier, which is a pretty good gift.
Ed Carter has worked with clients of all ages, backgrounds and incomes. About 10 years into his career, he saw a need for financial planners who specialize in helping individuals and families living with disabilities.