Ok, so I can’t tell you how many times I had wished for one of these things right after I had my babies. Some I was lucky enough to get, others I am still yearning for 
If you know someone who has just had a baby and you’re looking for something special to do for them, forget the card or the stuffed animals, why not give one of these instead? Motherhood is an extremely exciting and wonderful time, but it’s also very hard and challenging.
Check out my list for the top 5 ways to spoil a new mom.
1. Make some meals for her OR stock her up with easy, quick meals
If you don’t want to make anything for mom that’s ok. But stock her up on easy, quick meals she can make for herself. The last thing she will want to do is cook. Frozen pizza, soups, tuna are some of the top things that come to mind that I ate a lot during the first month. Better yet, if you feel like making some home-cooked meals for her, prepare them in freezer ready containers so she can freeze them and enjoy them when she can.
2. Send Her to a Spa
Gift the gift of a massage. She may not feel up for one right away, but she will. Giving birth is one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through physically. I was extremely sore from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. My first pregnancy I only wished I had been able to get out and get a massage. With my second, the hubby knew it was something I wanted and NEEDED for that matter. He bought me a gift card for a Swedish massage when my daughter was 3 weeks old. And he watched her for the hour I went to go get one. It was the best thing ever.
3. Stock Her up on Paper or Plastics
Mom will not want to wash or clean after having a baby. After learning with our first, one of the things we did with our second was stock up on paper plates, cups and utensils right before baby was born. And we got a ton. We went over to Sam’s Wholesale and bought the huge packs of everything. We literally didn’t have to wash a dish for weeks, unless of course if was a baby bottle.
4. Clean Her House
I can’t say how HUGE this one is for me. The last thing a new mom wants to do is feel overwhelmed because the laundry or dishes are piling up. My mom was able to come over to help clean the house a couple of times and you don’t know how much of a relief this was for me. It’s almost like you’re hitting the refresh button, even if it’s just one time. The last few weeks of pregnancy are hard. Mom is tired and exhausted, probably hurting and most likely there wasn’t a lot of cleaning done then. So after baby, the last thing you want is for mom to feel like there’s no end to the mess. Even if you clean the house just once, it’s like hitting the refresh button allowing mom to play catch up.
5. Offer to Babysit
Trying to nurse a newborn with a 15 month old trying to climb on you every minute is HARD. Let me tell you. If your new mom has other children, offer to help out by taking the older children out for a little while, or just come over to help watch them. The first few weeks with a newborn is an extremely important bonding time for mom and baby.
After baby the baby shower is OVER. The stuffed animals, cards and onesies are nice but if you want to give a new mom some practical support, give her one of the items I listed above and I promise she won’t be ungrateful.
Moms, what did I miss? Is there anything else you would have wanted right after baby?MOTHERHOODNEW MOMSPOIL NEW MOM