Valentine's Day is a time for love and appreciation, and for new moms, it's a chance to show them just how much you cherish them. After months of pregnancy, labor, and adjusting to life with a newborn, the new mom in your life deserves extra love and pampering. For new moms, Valentine’s gifts are an opportunity to make them feel extra special and return the love to them that they’re constantly putting into their baby.

How to Choose Valentine’s Gifts for New Moms

No matter what relation this new mom is in your life – whether she is your partner, daughter, sister, cousin, friend, or something else – give her a gift that will make her feel seen. If you opt for reliable chocolates and flowers, that’s great! But if you’re seeking something a little different to mark this special new year, you can start by considering these questions.

• Would she like a physical gift or an experience?

• What would make her life easier?

• Would advice or a heartfelt message make her feel extra special? 

• Would she appreciate receiving a gift that is related to motherhood?

Acts of Service Gifts for New Moms

In between diaper changes, tricky feedings, and fitful naptimes, Valentine's Day can feel like just another day amidst the whirlwind of exhaustion and endless demands. This is where the power of providing an act of service can make all the difference. 

By taking on household chores, running errands, or simply offering a hand with the baby, you're not just lightening her load; you're showing her that you see her, you value the (sometimes invisible) labor she performs, and you want to support her in this new and challenging, yet beautiful way that her life has evolved.

• Book a Laundry Service: Step up your laundry game by booking a laundry service and outsourcing the household’s dirty clothes. While this might seem like a luxury, it’s well worth it when you realize that the average household spends 4.5 hours each week doing laundry.

• Buy a Membership for Grocery Delivery: Time is usually money, but in this case, time equals baby snuggles. Help her save precious time and get back to spending it with her baby by paying for her grocery delivery service.

• Pay for an Errand Runner: Help her stress less. Picking up groceries, running errands, or picking up older children from school are all acts of service that free up the new mom's time and energy.

• Get a Night Nanny: With the OK from the new mom, consider helping her hire a night nanny service. With the opportunity for a full night’s sleep, she’ll feel pampered and refreshed, all thanks to you.

Words of Affirmation Gifts for New Moms

Does the new mom in your life love words of affirmation? Most new moms feel loved and cared for when those around them share freely how well they think they’re doing. When a new mom is learning how to mother, remember to approach her with kindness, gratitude, and nonjudgement.

• Write a Heartfelt Letter: Expressing your feelings and gratitude in writing is a deeply personal and meaningful way to show her you care. She’ll keep this letter for years to come.

• Give a Parenting Book You Love: Do you have a book that helped you on your own parenting journey? As you pass along the author’s words of encouragement that also helped you, don’t forget to write your own dedication in the front cover.

• Frame a Photo: Especially if you have a photo of the new mom as a baby or in the early days of being a mother with her own baby, have it printed and framed. Write a personalized inscription to accompany it. 

• Write a Poem: When’s the last time love inspired you to write a poem? Share your feelings about the new mom in this touching, unique, and personal way. Poetry always delights the recipient.

Quality Time Gifts for New Moms

While these specific gifts aren't necessarily what you might think of when you picture a gift of "quality time," they create the opportunity for quality time by giving the new mom a break and taking an item or two off her to-do list. A rested and less-burdened mom is more available for genuine, uninterrupted quality time with her partner and baby.

• Book a Laundry Service: Step up your laundry game by booking a laundry service and outsourcing the household’s dirty clothes. While this might seem like a luxury, it’s well worth it when you realize that the average household spends 4.5 hours each week doing laundry.

• Buy a Membership for Grocery Delivery: Time is usually money, but in this case, time equals baby snuggles. Help her save precious time and get back to spending it with her baby by paying for her grocery delivery service.

• Pay for an Errand Runner: Stopping at the post office, picking up an order, or doing returns are all acts of service that free up the new mom's time, mental load, and energy.

• Get a Night Nanny: With the OK from the new mom, consider helping her hire a night nanny service. With the opportunity for a full night’s sleep, she’ll feel pampered and refreshed, all thanks to you.

Physical Touch Gifts for New Moms

Is her love language physical touch? Even if you live apart from the new mom in your life, you can still help her feel loved, safe, secure, and relaxed through gifts that evoke physical touch.

• Give the Gift of Fancy Pajamas: New moms tend to spend a lot of waking time in pajamas, whether they are up at night with their babe, trying to catch a wink themselves, or haven’t had a chance to change yet today. Upgrade her pajama choices with soft, warm fabrics.

• Sponsor Her Spa Time: Massages, hot tubs, body wraps… all of these full-body treatments will make her feel cozy and cared for.

• Pay for Her Next Mani/Pedi: If she has a newborn, it may have been a little while since she’s gotten her nails done. Treat her to a manicure and pedicure to really pamper her.

Support for New Moms

Especially if she has just given birth to her first baby, it’s possible that the new mom is feeling like she needs a little extra parenting support. Many new parents feel unsure or uninspired about how to play with their baby. They want to give them the best start in life, but may be unsure if they’re “doing it right.” And all of that is totally normal and valid.

With Happy Little People™ Toddler and Baby Activity Cards, she’ll know exactly how to best support her baby’s development at each age and stage. We even have a Complete Collection bundle that includes everything the new mom needs from birth to 5 years. Just add a gift message in the notes section of your basket before you check out to send it to the new mom in your life.