Great Gifts For The Expectant Mother

If you know someone who is expecting a baby, here are some great ideas to give the expectant mom for her upcoming baby shower. You can team up with a friend to purchase one of the larger gifts or stick with something a little less expensive.

For the breastfeeding mother, you can’t go wrong with a high-quality breast pump. These are often quite expensive, but you can be sure that your gift will be well-used and appreciated. A breast pump can serve several important functions: it can be used to extract milk from the breasts while the mother is at work, to increase the amount of milk available in the breasts or to remove milk when the breasts become too full.

The best breast pump is a double electric breast pump. This type of pump allows the mother to pump both breasts at the same time. It is important to choose an electric pump because battery-powered pumps are not strong enough and manual pumps can cause repetitive stress injuries to the hands.

Another idea is to buy a gift basket filled with bath or beauty products such as scented oil, skin care cream or a manicure kit. You may not think that this would be appropriate for a baby shower, but most expectant moms start to feel somewhat un-pretty by the end of the pregnancy and a collection of items allowing her to pamper herself might be just what she needs.

If you want to get something for the baby instead of the mother, a bath set for the baby is a nice gift. You can fill the baby bath tub with baby oil, baby shampoo, baby powder and other necessities. This will be a very useful gift that won’t cost much to buy.

Another idea is a diaper cake. These are made by forming diapers into the shape of a cake. It usually has two or three layers, like a wedding cake. Secure the layers with rubber bands and fill it up with baby items. For example, you could put bottles in the middle and baby headbands around the top layer. Or you could just decorate it with ribbons to make it look pretty.

These gifts are sure to please the expectant mother. Whether you choose a new breast pump to help her breastfeed successfully or a basket of goodies to pamper her, or go with a gift for the baby, your friend will be thrilled that you thought of her and were there to support her and help her celebrate the birth of her new baby.