Babyshower, gift for mama.

Question

Im going to my cousins babyshower, and I was going to make a basket full of baby stuff, then one full of stuff for mama, my cousin.. is putting pas in the basket weird? I know she is going ot need them for after the baby is born.. but is that something that would be good to put in her basket.. what about soaps candles?.. what else could I put in it?

Answer 1

at a baby shower for a friend I gave her something I wish someone had given me...a Travel bag with all the stuff I would need for the hospital in it in travel sizes, Soap, Toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, and mouthwash...that way she can just toss it, ready to go into her hospital bag and not have to worry about putting it all together herself.  The thing about pads, is that after baby a woman usually needs REALLY heavy pads if not old lady diapers, so its probably best to let her pick out her own or let her use the big absorbent ones the hospital will give her.

Answer 2

I would put the pads in a cute bag or something. It's not weird!!!!

Promise! I got a bunch of breastfeeding stuff in a basket and I didn't think it was weird. I got breast pads, a pump, nipple cream... haha- It was all very much needed!

Answer 3

Well I would make sure there was at least one bottle of adult Tylenol. I might even take an empty pill bottle and fabricate a label for her that says tranquilizers, then put some candy in it. ( As a joke, we all know that sometimes parenting can be stressful) Lotions, Soaps, and candles are all great too. A gift card to get a new outfit would be fabulous because after baby comes, nothing fits right. Even a gift certificate to get her hair done might be nice. Don't forget to add a couple of packs of ear plugs.

  It's nice to get things for the mama. By the time the baby comes, you feel as if you have slipped into the background somehow and the baby is all anyone thinks about anymore. It's nice to know that mama is being remembered.

Answer 4

Awesome idea!  Really - that is so nice.  I would put in things for her to pamper herself!  Some ideas:

(1) Sugar scrubs or bath butter creams (these are soft soaps that are used for the bath and they are so luxurious!)  Lush also has bubble bars (that make mounds of bubbles), decadent soaps, and shower gels that are pampering.

(2) A cd that you make or buy with music to relax to on it.

(3) Candles are a great idea - lighting a candle with some bath products and music - I can't imagine something more relaxing.  Tyler candles are my favorite tried and true - the scents are very complex and everyone always comments on how good they smell (and a super long throw)  

Or, what about a tart burner?  These come in electric or the tea-light versions and gently warm fragrance oils or tarts (you can pick up these at Hallmark stores - and the tarts that go with them)

(4) Maybe a "coupon" or a card with a promise to babysit one night so her and her boyfriend or husband can have a night out (if she's not doing this on her own!)

(5) A body pouf or other scrubbers for relaxing - like exfoliating gloves or a back scrubber - you can even get these at Wal-Mart and they are pretty.  

Good Luck :)

Answer 5

aroma therapy, some smell good bubble bath. i would forget the pads they give you a supply at the hospital and she probably has some but its up to you.

Answer 6

No pads.

Try:

good smelly lotion

bubble bath

candles

a coupon for free babysitting from you

Answer 7

I think anything is a good idea. I don't think it's weird at all, actually it's kind of funny and practical. I have a son and I'm also expecting and I would enjoy a basket full of useful, practical thoughtful items. The soap candles also seem really lovely.

I say go for it.

You could also put things like after pregnancy lotion, especially palmers cocoa butter, you could put a cd of soft tunes, even a pair of warm socks, if you want to go even further, things I needed was nursing pads, they're fairly cheap, and maybe a good chap stick.

hope this helps! =)

Answer 8

when i had my daughter i was given a bunch of body stuff i loved it

and it was my favorite gift

i was so tired it was great to get the treat

Answer 9

U can leave the pads out! She's gonna get a ton at the hospital! but you can put some of the essentials she might need for relaxation, a robe, something to wear while in the hospital, and maybe a Spa Gift certificate, try some things she will always need, but would really appreciate as well!

Good Luck  

Answer 10

Anything you choose to put in there would probably be really appreciated. I got a pedicure kit from Bath & Body. It was wonderful. Your feet hurt really bad, especially towards the end.  You could put those nursing pads in there (so she doesn't leak all over) or nippIe cream.  

Answer 11

After having a baby it's nice to have things that make you feel attractive. Scented lotions, soaps and candles are great. Practical ideas for the basket could include pads, I wouldn't see anything wrong with that. But most women prefer a certain brand, so I'm not sure picking that out for her would be the best. When I had my son I would have loved if someone would have made coupons for me like "good for one night of staying over and getting up with the baby." of "Good for two hours of baby sitting while you have you time." Stuff like that would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 12

a nice picture frame for one of the thousands of pictures they will be taking of the baby lol

also a gift certificate for a massage/spa treatment would be lovely!