Must Haves for Mom and Baby
March 6, 2009
After the child is born, a new set of responsibilities show up. Both the new baby and the new mom have to be taken care of. There are certain simple things which you can do as a helpful gesture. A few ways by which you can extend your help are as follows:-
* Either cook or order the dinner. Also lay the dinner table for the family.
* Offer to run a few errands for the new mom.
* Take the other children out for a walk or some outdoor games so that they do not feel left out. This will also give the mother some time for relaxing without any intervention.
* Don’t forget to take the pets out.
* The new mom may not feel comfortable with constant visitors. So, just don’t bother her. Be kind enough to know when she may be ready to see you and in case you feel very impatient, send her some flowers and card to make it known to her how much you feel for her.
* Get the new mom some essential things which she may be in need and which she may have forgotten to buy for herself. Like an understanding friend, find out what is missing in her wardrobe of essentials and get her those stuffs.
* In case you have had babies and you have some extra cribs, clothes etc which you obviously don’t need anymore, you can help out the new mom with these essentials. It is nothing but recycling.
* You can also flood the mom and baby with cute gift items which will definitely be appreciated such as:-
- For mom – you may get her the Michael Stars T-shirt which comes in free size and fits all. As the body structure of mom may not yet be ready for the old skinny clothes, she can go for these comfortable clothes.
- For the baby – buy trendy clothes for the baby. You may buy outfits which would fit the baby even after a couple of months, i.e. a size bigger. This will help the mother through out the first year.
- For the baby girl and mom - buy cute non-toxic and non-odorous nail paints which both the mom and the baby girl can share.
- For the baby boy and mom – let the little one get sporty with My First Sports Bag Playset.
- For the siblings and dad – arrange a fun bathing experience for everyone by buying them fun water books, classic duckies etc.











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