don’t get a gift card—they’ll put it somewhere and get too caught up in being a mom that they won’t go. Make an experience like a spa day or seeing a show, or just come over and help do laundry and do dishes for them so mom can be with the baby. diapers are always a great gift and so are skincare items for post partum moms—like moisturizer or simple things.

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Spa day sounds like a great gift, you can ask her ahead of time if she’d be comfortable with you taking her out and leaving the baby in the care of her partner/trusted family member or you could get her a gift card for one

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Something she can do at home easily. She’s not going to be able to leave home much at first and probably won’t be comfortable leaving baby with anyone else for a while. You could get a gift basket with at home spa products she can use. Face masks etc. Foot spa/massager would be good. Amazon has great stuff like that if you just search “at home spa”. Or a baby gift basket.

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From someone who’s has multiple cousins in the last few months, see what types of food they like and meal prep it for them! It’ll help in the long run as it’ll help keep the new parents from having to worry about cooking. Another great way to help the new mom, is to offer to occasionally step in and help clean the floors and counters!

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