10 gifts you should buy a new mum

Much of a new mum’s time becomes dominated by breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and even though it’s a magical bonding experience it can feel a little tedious after some time. To make those moments a little more “productive” and worthy for a new mother, you could gift them a subscription to Netflix or a similar streaming channel. From just £5.99 a month, you could give a present that helps keep spirits high during those feeding frenzies.

As a new mother, finding some time to yourself is often completely out of reach, but it doesn’t have to be. Create a bath hamper with some candles, relaxing oils, bath bombs and moisturisers so that she can indulge in an hour of de-stress time to get back on top of feeling happy and healthy.

Jennifer E. Lansford PhD, who is a professor for the Social Science Research Institute, says that “stressed parents are less responsive to their infant's cues, and that less-sensitive caregiving is stressful to babies.” Therefore, it’s important to make sure parents get a moment to de-stress. While she’s having a bath and clearing her mind of all responsibility, you can look after baby for a few hours and make sure nothing disturbs her chance to regain a sense of calm.

Once she’s got her Netflix subscription, she’s going to want to be able to make sure she can binge-watch all of the latest series without having to experience her mobile battery depleting before baby has finished feeding for the night.

You could buy a normal phone charger, but the plug socket might be a little out of reach so an extra-long lead means social media can be accessed almost everywhere and anywhere. Alternatively, an on-the-go charger is always going to come in handy.

Something that is not talked about enough when it comes to becoming a parent for the first time, is the loneliness. It often comes unexpectedly but is like a strong tide that you cannot get your head above. “…while new mothers might feel extremely connected to their newborn, they often feel extremely disconnected from everyone else — including their spouse.” - Guy Winch PhD from Psychology Today explains that even though you constantly have a human interacting with you, motherhood can be isolating.

The problem with it is that “Loneliness, especially when it continues for too long, can pose risks to our physical as well as our emotional health.”, and as mentioned previously, a mum cannot look after her little one if she is not feeling 100% herself. Whether you are her friend, mother, father, partner or sibling - reassure her that she always has someone to talk to about anything that is going through her thoughts. If you can’t be there all the time, then giving a new mum a post-natal course where she can connect and meet other new mothers will ensure she has somewhere to go and find solace in others.

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