Gifts for Pregnant Friends
No matter whether this is your friend's first, or fifth baby, there is always some gift you can give them to help make their 39 weeks a fun time. Gifts can be for the nursery, for the baby-to-be, or for the mum-to-be during her pregnancy.
Popular gifts for pregnant friends
Pregnancy help and baby advice books
.
Shop for gifts for expectant Mums on eBay
Especially if this is the first baby, helpful what-to-expect in pregnancy and beyond are very helpful for the new mum. Up The Duff
: The Real Guide to Pregnancy
by Kaz Cooke is a popular book for pregnant women (and their partners) to help them understand what is going on week-to-week. The book is broken up by trimester and month and the advice within is very honest, and amusing. Anything that brings a smile or a laugh to a pregnant woman during her morning sickness is a blessing. And a gift that provides comforting advice and reassurance of things "being right" is appreciated too. Kaz Cooke's book has recently been revised and a new edition is on the market. For after the birth Kaz Cooke has also written Kidwrangling: the Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Kaz Cooke website
| Up The Duff
website
| Find new and used Kaz Cooke books on eBay
| Find new and used pregnancy book on eBay
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Dr Seuss's Oh, The Places You'll Go
This book deals with the joys and challenges and adventures life throws at you. This book is comforting to read to your unborn child while you imagine the life they may live. This is also a popular graduation gift. I keep a copy of this book in my emergency gifts
box and either send it out in the post, or deliver it in person when I'm congratulating a newly pregnant friend. If they fall through the gaps then it is always a gift I include with my congratulations gift hamper when the baby is born. The book, like all Dr Seuss books, has a wonderful rhythm to read with and is long enough (hopefully) to lull the baby off to sleep.
Dr Seuss Seussville website
| Find new and used Dr Seuss on eBay
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Music to relax
the mum-to-be and her baby
Music from artists like Norah Jones, Joshua Radin, Jason Marz, Katy Perry, Lily Allen. Classical music is also soothing for both the mum-to-be and the baby. Although there is no research to prove classical music can improve a baby's intelligence, there has been research to show that classical music can reduce anxiety in pregnancy and it can help to soothe a baby in the womb and after birth. The same calming music the mum-to-be listens to while relaxing during pregnancy can then be played to help soothe a baby after a tantrum, or rock them to sleep for years after birth.
Read an articles on how music therapy helps relieve anxiety in pregnant women:
The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing here...
| NursingTimes.net related to the study here...
Extra touch to the gift
: print out the article so your friend can read how taking a break and time out will help alleviate stress and anxiety throughout her pregnancy.
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Sleeping mask.
Let the mum-to-be nanna nap in style with a gorgeous silk sleeping mask.
Add a silk pillow case
to the gift so her hair will still look stunning after a nap and no one will know she was sleeping! See the article above to read how beneficial bed rest can be to alleviate anxiety during pregnancy.
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Herbal Teas
to relax the mum-to-be when she's thinking coffee, coffee, coffee!
Remember to make sure the herbal tea you choose is safe for pregnant women, some are not.
-
New Diary
.
The mum-to-be will need to track her doctors appointments, baby shower dates, mother's groups, and so much more now. Help her stay in control and organised with a cute diary from Kikki K, or any department store will have funky diaries.
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A journal.
The mum-to-be might want to journal her thoughts, hopes and fears throughout her pregnancy. Give her a gift of a beautiful bound journal to write down what she was thinking throughout her 9 months.
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Giant warm blanket.
Or be quirky and give the fun Slanket. A blanket for the mum to be to draw over herself for a quick nanna-nap on the couch any time of the day.
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Tupperware and freezer storage containers
Freezer meals and soups are the secret to eating healthily during the more tired times of pregnancy. Help her avoid take-away and junk food by giving Tupperware to store bulk cooking meals. An added extra
to this gift is to cook up a large pot of soup for the mum-to-be to store straight in the freezer. Include the recipe
so she can make the meal again. A Sharpie pen is excellent to label all freezer items too.
-
Magazine subscription
Either give her a pregnancy magazine to arrive on her doorstep each month and keep her informed with current trends, and expected pregnancy events. She can learn from other people's stories while lazing in the bath, or in bed.
-
Maternity Singlets/bras
Bonds and many other brands now sell convenient stretch singlets for pregnant women that also double as maternity clothing to easily breastfeed their baby in the first weeks.
Pregnancy & Birth Magazine Subscription
$32.95 Available at Wishlist
Pregnancy and Post Natal Massage In Your Home
$125.00 Available at Wishlist
Pregnancy Portraits for Love Your Bump
$149.00 Available at Wishlist
No matter whether this is your friend's first, or fifth baby, there is always some gift you can give them to help make their 39 weeks a fun time. Gifts can be for the nursery, for the baby-to-be, or for the mum-to-be during her pregnancy.
Popular gifts for pregnant friends
Pregnancy help and baby advice books .
Shop for gifts for expectant Mums on eBay
Especially if this is the first baby, helpful what-to-expect in pregnancy and beyond are very helpful for the new mum. Up The Duff : The Real Guide to Pregnancy by Kaz Cooke is a popular book for pregnant women (and their partners) to help them understand what is going on week-to-week. The book is broken up by trimester and month and the advice within is very honest, and amusing. Anything that brings a smile or a laugh to a pregnant woman during her morning sickness is a blessing. And a gift that provides comforting advice and reassurance of things "being right" is appreciated too. Kaz Cooke's book has recently been revised and a new edition is on the market. For after the birth Kaz Cooke has also written Kidwrangling: the Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers.
Kaz Cooke website | Up The Duff website | Find new and used Kaz Cooke books on eBay | Find new and used pregnancy book on eBay-
Dr Seuss's Oh, The Places You'll Go
This book deals with the joys and challenges and adventures life throws at you. This book is comforting to read to your unborn child while you imagine the life they may live. This is also a popular graduation gift. I keep a copy of this book in my emergency gifts box and either send it out in the post, or deliver it in person when I'm congratulating a newly pregnant friend. If they fall through the gaps then it is always a gift I include with my congratulations gift hamper when the baby is born. The book, like all Dr Seuss books, has a wonderful rhythm to read with and is long enough (hopefully) to lull the baby off to sleep.
Dr Seuss Seussville website | Find new and used Dr Seuss on eBay -
Music to relax
the mum-to-be and her baby
Music from artists like Norah Jones, Joshua Radin, Jason Marz, Katy Perry, Lily Allen. Classical music is also soothing for both the mum-to-be and the baby. Although there is no research to prove classical music can improve a baby's intelligence, there has been research to show that classical music can reduce anxiety in pregnancy and it can help to soothe a baby in the womb and after birth. The same calming music the mum-to-be listens to while relaxing during pregnancy can then be played to help soothe a baby after a tantrum, or rock them to sleep for years after birth.
Read an articles on how music therapy helps relieve anxiety in pregnant women:
The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing here... | NursingTimes.net related to the study here...
Extra touch to the gift : print out the article so your friend can read how taking a break and time out will help alleviate stress and anxiety throughout her pregnancy. -
Sleeping mask.
Let the mum-to-be nanna nap in style with a gorgeous silk sleeping mask.
Add a silk pillow case to the gift so her hair will still look stunning after a nap and no one will know she was sleeping! See the article above to read how beneficial bed rest can be to alleviate anxiety during pregnancy. -
Herbal Teas
to relax the mum-to-be when she's thinking coffee, coffee, coffee!
Remember to make sure the herbal tea you choose is safe for pregnant women, some are not. -
New Diary
.
The mum-to-be will need to track her doctors appointments, baby shower dates, mother's groups, and so much more now. Help her stay in control and organised with a cute diary from Kikki K, or any department store will have funky diaries. -
A journal.
The mum-to-be might want to journal her thoughts, hopes and fears throughout her pregnancy. Give her a gift of a beautiful bound journal to write down what she was thinking throughout her 9 months. -
Giant warm blanket.
Or be quirky and give the fun Slanket. A blanket for the mum to be to draw over herself for a quick nanna-nap on the couch any time of the day. -
Tupperware and freezer storage containers
Freezer meals and soups are the secret to eating healthily during the more tired times of pregnancy. Help her avoid take-away and junk food by giving Tupperware to store bulk cooking meals. An added extra to this gift is to cook up a large pot of soup for the mum-to-be to store straight in the freezer. Include the recipe so she can make the meal again. A Sharpie pen is excellent to label all freezer items too. -
Magazine subscription
Either give her a pregnancy magazine to arrive on her doorstep each month and keep her informed with current trends, and expected pregnancy events. She can learn from other people's stories while lazing in the bath, or in bed. -
Maternity Singlets/bras
Bonds and many other brands now sell convenient stretch singlets for pregnant women that also double as maternity clothing to easily breastfeed their baby in the first weeks.
Pregnancy & Birth Magazine Subscription $32.95 Available at Wishlist | Pregnancy and Post Natal Massage In Your Home $125.00 Available at Wishlist | Pregnancy Portraits for Love Your Bump $149.00 Available at Wishlist |
