5 Things A New Mom Needs More Than A Push Present

We got ourselves a baby craze going on in Hollywood. Celebs all over are preggers. Drew Barrymore. Olivia Wilde. Kerry Washington.

Naturally, this makes me think of baby bling. Others call it a “push present”, but I find this term offensive. Because it conjures up images of the grittiest part of labor. Yuck.

I much prefer the phrase “baby bling”. Better term but the concept remains superfluous. When you are a new mom you do not need something new and sparkly on your arm, you already have that. It’s called a baby.

Instead, here are 5 things New Mom really, really needs (to be purchased by her baby daddy or particularly awesome family and friends).

1.      Meal delivery service – There are lots out there. Freshology will deliver healthy, pre-made dinners. Or if this is too spendy, go to a make-your-own-meal place like Supper Solutions and whip up a ton of meals that you can deliver to New Mom’s freezer yourself.

2.    Month of massages – Who cares about the muscles being worked? New Mom will sleep through the massages because no one will be crying in the room next door. Unless there’s particularly tough shiatsu going on over there.

3.    House cleaning for a season – The first 4 months with an infant are about one thing only: keeping that baby happy.

You really shouldn’t try to do anything else or you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment. But houses get really gross really fast and New Mom will be home more than ever. Get her a cleaning crew and she will cry, thank you and cry again.

4.    A standing babysitting date – This is a time you guarantee you will be there every week to watch the baby for 2 hours. This allows new mom to count on you and actually schedule appointments. You don’t know the gift you are giving New Mom when you do this. The biggest surprise a baby brings is the complete and utter change of your life focus.

Suddenly your schedule isn’t about you. It’s about the wee one. This gift allows New Mom to have the focus on herself for 2 hours a week. This is awesome.

5.     Gift certificate for a manicure – Because when New Mom’s under eye circles make her look like a Goth, her hair is greasy and her girls feel like they’re on fire from breastfeeding, she will look at her glossy, manicured nails and see that not all of her glam self has been lost.

That manicure is more than a $15 and 20 minute investment. It is a symbol of the future. A future when every bit of New Mom will be as polished as her manicure. It is a sign of hope in a time of spit up and explosive diapers.

Babies are terrific. So are the dads and family and friends who pitch in for the important stuff. Celebs may have glam squads for the red carpet, but it’s those of us who have glam squads for life that are truly lucky!