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Gift ideas for newly pregnant friend please

ItchieFeet
ItchieFeet Posts: 98 Forumite
in Special occasions & other celebrations
Evening all,

My best friend is pregnant and my mind is blank on ideas - help!

She has passed the 3 months phase and can now share her news...

All ideas very welcome - for the Mum that is, not for the baby...his/her pressies will come later!

The whole two ideas I have rattling round my empty head are:-

(1) Pretty notebook, to record the pregnancy and also because it seems most expectant Mums I've known experienced the 'forgetfulness' side effect!

(2) Creams/lotions/potions for her to treat her body and bump.


Neither seem very original though...

Oh and I'm seeing her this weekend, so might need to be shop bought, rather than handmade unless super quick and easy..!!

Thanks so much :)
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  • PinkLipgloss
    PinkLipgloss Posts: 1,451 Forumite
    edited 10 August 2010 at 11:48PM
    Hello,

    Love the notebook idea - will be nice for your friend to keep a journal of the pregnancy.

    How about:
    • Books (on pregnancy or any genre your friend likes) I personally love sitting down with a good book to read!
    • Pregnancy pillow
    • Face mask / bath bombs
    • Armotherapy oil with burner
    • Lovely PJs for the hospital
    • one of those elastic belt things that lets pregnant women continue to wear their jeans/trousers when their bumps get bigger
    "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" (Douglas Adams)
  • lazysheep
    lazysheep Posts: 360 Forumite
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    I second the notebook idea - if you search on Amazon for baby books there are loads of examples (I think WHSmiths also stock this kind of thing). They have spaces for the pre-natal scans, the hospital tag, space for handprints/footprints etc and often cover the first year of the baby's life so allows them to keep all those precious things in one place. My mum still has mine and my sister's books at home that she likes to drag out on embarrassing occasions (and I'm approaching 30 :o)
  • samanthalvsben
    samanthalvsben Posts: 340 Forumite
    what about a foot spa? when shes pregnant her feet will hurt alot lol x
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  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    A baby keepsake box to keep all her special bits in such as scan pics
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  • sianb84
    sianb84 Posts: 445 Forumite
    i think it depends on your friend but if she likes pamper type things a pamper day would be good esp. nearer the birth.

    Baby books are good.

    a pregnancy pillow
  • upsy-daisy_3
    upsy-daisy_3 Posts: 570 Forumite
    One of them bump moulding kits :)
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  • Hollie84
    Hollie84 Posts: 2,428 Forumite
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    upsy-daisy wrote: »
    One of them bump moulding kits :)
    i second that,they sell them in home bargains if u have one close to you
  • ItchieFeet
    ItchieFeet Posts: 98 Forumite
    LEJC wrote: »
    A baby keepsake box to keep all her special bits in such as scan pics

    Good idea - she told me it now costs £4 EACH per scan photo! Think I might wrap up a few shiny coins to go with!!
  • ItchieFeet
    ItchieFeet Posts: 98 Forumite
    upsy-daisy wrote: »
    One of them bump moulding kits :)


    Haaaaaaaaaaaa!! That made me laugh out loud! She's just not that kinda person to cover her bump in clay!! Great idea for another person I discovered is also pregnant today....thats 3 now!
  • happytails
    happytails Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    What about (if your crafty), making up a few washable breast pads? Or buying a few, i have a few good websites you can look at if you are interested? I love mine :p

    Sarah x
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