What to Bring to a New Mom
This is a post from my old blog. The original published date was February 17, 2015. I have edited it slightly but I think it’s still really relevant and helpful.
I’M AN AUNTIE... AGAIN!!!
I feel so blessed to be good friends with my sister-in-law. I lucked out. She is amazing. And she just had a baby! A tiny and perfect little boy. Yay!! Another little one for me to make things for. I cannot wait to meet him and hold him and take in his sweet baby smell. I am doing my very best to keep my baby fever at bay, and this little man is going to make it a little easier.
So, on to the reason for this post. A few months ago my aunt twisted her ankle. Really badly. So badly that I think she is still wearing a brace months later. I made up a small care package for her and her family (of teenagers) and walked it down to her house.
I thought I would share what I brought to her and some ideas of what to bring to a new mom or a sick friend.
Bringing food or small gifts to a sick friend or a new mom is just a little something to do to help someone out. Just a little something to show you care. It doesn’t have to be a grand gesture, just a little something to help out. If your friend has kids or other people to take care of they will surely appreciate the help and not having to prepare a meal.
I brought my aunt (and her family of three teenagers plus a husband):
Soup (it was a minestrone-type soup with homemade bone broth)
Peach-blueberry crisp (here’s a great recipe!)
Whipped cream
Flowers
A magazine
What to bring to a new mom or a sick friend:
Food
soup is always my go-to, it’s just so nourishing!
bread or rolls
lactation cookies for a new mama
something like muffins for breakfast
Entertainment of some sort
magazines
a DVD
a new book
a new coloring book for the older kids
Bring paper plates and plasticware so your friend doesn’t have to do the dishes
Flowers, just because they brighten a room!
What to do to help a new mom or sick friend:
Offer to hold the baby while your friend takes a shower
Offer to do a load of laundry, vacuum the rugs, do the dishes, etc… so long as your friend isn’t sick enough to be contagious
Offer to take the older siblings to the park for a while so the new momma and baby can have some quiet time