5 Best Baby Shower Gifts for the Seasoned Mom

If you’re a seasoned mom, like me, you probably have two or more kids. Your baby shower for your first born was epic. Friends and family bought you brand new clothes, baby gear, and baby furniture. It was like Christmas all over again!

But then you had baby #2. Unless your baby was a different gender than your first baby, most of your baby stuff like clothes, toys, furniture, and baby gear is still useful. There’s no need to go out and buy brand new things.

And then you had baby #3 or more. When you fall into this category, you’ve been around the block a few times to know there are important essentials and things that may not have been useful the first time around.

So I’m here to tell you, from experience and from a mom’s point of view, what is most helpful to give as a gift to a mom who’s got everything, but still needs essential items to make her life easier.  Here are my top 5 baby gifts:

1. Baby clothes

Baby clothes are always needed. There’s only so much a hand-me-down piece of clothing can take. Onsies and matching bottoms are great to have. Socks are also a must because chances are, the pairs of socks big brother or big sister used to have are probably lost somewhere in the car, at the grandparents house, in the couch, or just plain MIA (missing in action).

2. Diapers

Diapers are essential! For our third baby, our friends threw us a diaper shower. It’s where everyone brings you a box of diapers in every size there is. We didn’t have to buy diapers for the first 10 months of our baby’s life. We were set!! And if you calculate how much diapers are, they’re roughly $0.25 – $0.30 a piece. Babies pee and poop A LOT! We saved a few hundred dollars just by friends gifting us with diapers.

3. Bring food

Bring them food for at least the first 4 weeks or get a gift card to their favorite restaurant or fast food. A big plus would be if you brought over prepared meals that can be frozen and can be cooked easily. I could not make meals for my family for the first 8 weeks after having the baby. It was hard balancing the baby’s schedule with dinner. She would be fussy around dinner time and would want to nurse. So I couldn’t prepare anything because I was occupied. A HUGE help for me was when friends and family would bring food over. There were some days I cried because I was so grateful for their thoughtfulness.

4. Take the older siblings out for a date

Offer to take the older siblings out for ice cream or to the park. It doesn’t have to be all day. It could just be for an hour. It’s just enough time for mommy and baby to rest and regroup. Having multiple kids with a new baby is stressful and a lot of work. By offering to take the older kids is such a blessing for mommy because she can take a breather.

5.  Pick up groceries or have them delivered

Offer to pick up groceries for mommy or get her a subscription to Shipt. I personally tried this service and it was a godsend to me. It’s a lot of work to take baby and kids out to the grocery store! By the time you get out the door, it’s already stressful, even before you step foot into the grocery store! With Shipt, you shop for groceries online, a shopper goes to the store for you, and they deliver your groceries right to your door! It was the best money I ever spent. And the Shipt shoppers were super friendly.

As seasoned moms add another blessing to their growing family, you will bless her beyond measure with your generosity, thoughtfulness, and kindness!

I hope this list helps you figure out what to get for your mom friend!

What other baby gift ideas do you have?  Please share them in the comments below!

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