Gifts Solved

As springtime sweeps its way across the Country — OK so there’s been horrendous snow in Scotland this week too — our thoughts turn to new beginnings and birth. Mother’s Day is just behind us and with all this new stuff popping out of the ground all around us and Easter (a celebration of rebirth — ie, the resurrection) upon us, well it’s difficult not to start thinking about babies. But, let’s not forget that, behind every baby and birth, there’s a poor woman who’s been through hell!

When a new baby arrives, all attention turns to them, leaving mum on the sidelines. Exhausted — remember how knackering those first few weeks (or is that months!) are? — and possibly feeling a little under appreciated, she could probably use a little pick me up. That’s why we are recommending gifts to give new mum’s a boost!

When buying a new mum a gift, bear four things in mind:

1) She’s under constant time pressure and is unlikely to wanted to be separated from her baby for too long in the early months. So, whilst an all expenses trip to the spa would be a wonderful gesture, a similar experience she can enjoy in her own home might be more pragmatic.

2) She’s tired, dog tired, all the time! Any gift requiring huge resources of her own energy is probably not going to get used. Gifts that she can enjoy whilst flaked out on the sofa or drifting away in the bath and likely to be much better received.

3) She’s quite possibly feeling sensitive about her baby weight. Women often say, “I was pregnant, now I am just fat”. And, there is enormous pressure from celebrity coverage in the media to slim down immediately and lose the baby bulge fast. Buying her sexy stuff that she won’t fit into at this time is only going to make her feel worse. Whilst buying her any kind of exercise video, diet book or similar is only adding insult to injury. She needs to know it’s OK for her to take her time adjusting back to her old self.

4) When she was pregnant, everything was about her. All concerns were for her condition, health and how far gone she was. Now, it’s all about the baby. And, a new mum can feel overlooked and under appreciated at these times. Therefore, any gift you buy for her should most definitely be for HER and about her. And, that’s her as a young sexy woman, not as an appendage permanently attached to a baby!

Happy gift hunting!