From the article: Newly Pregnant Gift Guide
When you announce your pregnancy, you are likely to have someone give you a present in celebration. What would you think would be an amazing gift for a newly pregnant woman? What did you get when you announced your pregnancy? Practical or frivolous? Wearable or edible? What is your standard gift to give? Share Your Gift Ideas
Baby+mum
- Give the baby a nice blanket and give the mother a massage ticket to eezzzz the pain
- —Guest Cool kid ...adult
Ultrasound Gift
- I received Precious One: An Ultrasound Keepsake. A nice place to keep the first images of my baby.
- —Guest momof2
Teddy
- My friend got me a teddy saying "good luck" think I need congratulations and my hubby needs "good luck."
- —Guest Mini
Early pregnancy gifts
- My boyfriend bought me lots and lots chocolate ever since he found out I was pregnant.
- —Guest Nokatli
The Belly Book
- My sister sent me a diary for moms-to-be called the belly book; it has spaces for the ultrasound pics but also questions like: my mood swings are: totally justified considering how my back aches / non-existent: pregnacy has made me a Buddha (in spirit and size). Really nice for memories, educational and fun! My little sister is really the big one when it comes to babies!
- —Guest Mariska
Seat belt extenders
- My daughter is a woman of size, it occurred to me that as she got larger her seat belt might get really hard to fasten. I found one that not only extends but attaches to the right side and kind of sticks up so it's easier to reach.
- —Guest Carolyn
Early pregnancy gift
- My mom gave me a blanket for the baby that she knitted. It was so beautiful.
- —Guest rojean
Early pregnancy gifts
- My mum in law gave me a bag of crystallized ginger, great for when the morning sickness was bad!
- —Guest Katie29
Mommy 2 B3
- My husband knows I'm nervous with this being our first he went to Borders and bought every book for new and expecting moms.
- —Guest First Time Mommy
My embryos
- The woman who anonymously donated her frozen embryos to me and my husband gave me the greatest gift we could ever receive. I also included in that are the anon egg and sperm donors who originally donated in the first place!
- —Iamcranky
early pregnancy gift
- My mother in law gave us a parents to be decoration for our first tree, a stuffed giraffe music box like the one my husband had as a newborn and books to read the baby.
- —Guest jennifer
Early pregnancy gifts
- Junk food, comfy stretchy clothes, lots of movies and books!
- —Guest Virginia
Chocolate!
- My mom sent me a huge box of chocolates with a copy of the study that said women who ate chocolate in pregnancy had happier babies.
- —Guest LolaBaby
