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When your loved one is having a baby, there’s an urge. That is, you immediately want to stockpile them with baby nappies, clothes, and everything you can think of to welcome their baby into the world.
Many parents bemoan the woes of being given way too many nappies and clothes for their newborn, but one thing we don’t think about enough is them.
Between recovering from childbirth and getting to grips with their new role, new parents barely have a second to think about themselves.
And while they can do all the preparation they like – and stock up on what they think are the essentials – when the baby comes it’ll be nothing but chaos, and all the baby clothes in the world aren’t going to solve that.
If you want to give them a gift that they’ll remember as taking some worries off their hands during a stressful time, we’ve consulted social media, friends, and family to find out the best gifts you can give a new parent.
Best gifts for new parents
They’re about to have a few years– at least – of running around after their little one, so anything you can give them to make their life easier when they’re out of the house will win you brownie points. This milk warmer has a 17 ounce capacity, and will heat milk and water to the perfect temperature in under five minutes. The charge lasts the entire day, and it has enough to heat milk up to eight times throughout the day, so they won’t have to worry about finding a microwave or a plug socket at any point when they’re out and about.
A significant amount of your loved one’s time is about to be spent feeding. To help reduce their arm strain, this nursing pillow sits precisely at the correct height for breastfeeding or bottle feeding. It not only has an arm rest for the parent, but is also safe and comfortable for their baby, and it can even grow with them.
The last thing they’ll want to think about is what to cook or eat when they’re newly responsible for another life. So trust us, they’ll be grateful for this set of healthy, filling, and mostly importantly quick meals that will last them a week.
When all the new parent food packages run out, they’ll still want something to turn to. Deliveroo gift cards are valid for up to a year, meaning you can provide them with enough to cover a few emergency takeaways, for those nights when things get a bit much.
In the rush of getting a nursery ready, it’s unlikely they’ll think of picking a nasal respirator ready for their newborn. This one is medical grade, and will save them from a lot of time trying to figure out why their little one is screaming.
In that same vein, a thermometer that can accurately read their baby’s temperature is something they might not think of until they need it. This one from Braun is loaded with age precision, so it works for both babies and adults, and it doesn’t need to be stuck in their ear to get a reading – which they’ll thank you for later.
They could have a million muslins, and it wouldn’t be enough. Multipacks in cute patterns can never go amiss, and these ones come covered in baby ducklings. Sweet!
Anything that will help with even a couple of hours of shut eye won’t go unappreciated. These headphones from Soundcore are designed specifically for sleep, as they’re smaller than most earbuds so they sit flush against your ear and don’t feel bulky while you’re lying down. They’re also loaded with noise cancellation that does a great job of blocking audible noise – whether that’s their baby crying or their partner snoring besides them. Plus, the Soundcore app comes full of sleep meditation music and white noise, if they need something extra to doze off.
They’re obviously not old enough to read yet, but what they can appreciate is the crinkly sound these pages make. With a ton of topics to choose from, Jo and Nic have created a sensory reimagining of cloth books, for the perfect distraction to keep babies busy.
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Any excuse for pampering will be a gift, so why not give them the tools to do it right? This collection comes with everything to keep a new family smooth and clean. As well as a baby skin-safe collection of shampoos, oils, and balms, there are a few treats in there for parents, including a bath oil, massage oil, and a balm for stretch marks.
Looking for a present that will last? This high chair from Stokke comes set with the works for a newborn chair, so they can sit at meals from an early age. But it’s much more than just a baby chair: in fact, the chair can be adjusted throughout the child’s life from a high chair to a toddler chair, and it’s even sturdy enough for a fully-grown adult, so it’ll become a true heirloom.
You’ll never know how many things you can do one-handed until you become a parent; drinking is one of the quick and easy ones. So they can easily carry their baby and their drink with them from room to room, a drinking bottle with a handle like this Stanley cup will come in handy. As well as coming in a ton of colours, the cup is coated in two walls of insulation, so it can keep drinks cold or iced up to 48 hours.
On the theme of doing things one-handed, you could also stock them up with a grab and go snack. Kind bars are healthy and delicious, and they can be eaten when standing, strolling, or even feeding.
After a certain point, TV simply doesn’t cut it. If they’re sick of finding a new show to watch, keeping a Kindle stashed near where they feed could help while away the time. It’s lighter than a book, and of course can store as many of them as you want, so you won’t have to keep remembering where you’ve put it down.
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