40+ Gifts for New Moms

Whether you're buying for the mom in your life or you don't know what to put on your own wishlist, these ideas can help.

By Latifah Miles and Briana Engelbrecht

Fact Checked by Shannon Vestal Robson

Published Sep 21, 2023|Updated On Mar 28, 2025

Published Sep 21, 2023Updated On Mar 28, 2025

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In This Article

Gifts For a New Mom in the Fourth Trimester

Gifts For a New Mom Missing Her Hobbies

Gifts For an Active New Mom

Gifts For a Stylish New Mom

Gifts For a Foodie New Mom

Gifts For a New Mom Who Prioritizes Wellness

Gifts For a Sentimental New Mom

Mothers deserve to be showered with love and appreciation every day. While you can do that in a variety of ways, offering a gift that they’ll adore is a great place to start. For the new mom in your life, keep their rest and recovery in mind and think of things that might help her feel like herself during the first foggy months of postpartum. For the seasoned moms, mothers-in-law and grandmothers in your life, self-care essentials and sentimental gifts are always a good idea.

On the flip side, for the new mom reading this who simply isn’t sure what to ask for (or wants to treat herself), here are some tips to get your ideas flowing:

Between wake windows and feeding schedules, what are some hobbies you’re interested in (as simple as getting into reading and as complex as learning a new skill)?
What’s something that’s gone to the back burner during this season of life but you’d like to find a way to reignite?
Think of a few purchasable items that would help you optimize your periods of rest (a new pillow, a plush pair of slippers, a cloud-like mattress topper).
For the sentimental moms, what is a purchasable item or keepsake that could capture the start of this journey of parenthood?

With all of this in mind, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite thoughtful gifts that you can ask your support system for, buy for yourself or buy for the mom in your life.

Gifts For a New Mom in the Fourth Trimester

For the new moms still lingering in the fourth trimester, it’s reasonable to gift or ask for something that will serve you in this part of your life exclusively. That can range from a functional water bottle to banish the insane thirst from breastfeeding to an indoors/outdoors outfit that is comfy enough to wear all day but cute enough to go on a walk in.

Gifts For a New Mom Missing Her Hobbies

We’ll admit that finding time to engage in your hobbies might be a challenge some days, but, as a mom to both an almost teen and 18-month-old, there’ll sometimes be pockets of opportunity that you can take advantage of. In fact, studies have shown that engaging in activities that bring you joy can improve your overall mental health. Besides the endorphin boost, the best thing about incorporating a hobby like reading, baking or something crafty like low-scale pottery into your life is you make the rules. You can do as little or as much of it as you want and make it up as you go.

Gifts For an Active New Mom

Moving your body, whether that’s a HIIT workout, riding your bike or going for a walk with your baby, is a treat for both your mental and physical well-being. You can go it alone or incorporate your baby into your daily movement and ask for gifts that make it easier to do so.

Gifts For a Stylish New Mom

Motherhood doesn’t make you immune to trends. Now more than ever, parenting brands understand that moms want to mix functionality and style, rather than choosing between the two (not the case when I had my now-tween son over a decade ago). These trendy parenting products will get the job done but while looking chic.

Gifts For a Foodie New Mom

If you love a bite of this and a nibble of that, you’re likely a foodie (which, same). You can request a gift that serves your sweet tooth, a cookbook to explore new recipes or a non-edible but food-adjacent gift that’ll remind you of your favorite treats.

Gifts For a New Mom Who Prioritizes Wellness

Wellness is an umbrella term that can encompass a wide range of products. But for our purposes, wellness gifts include products that help you take care of yourself and feel good. That can look like a sleep mask to make the most out of a snooze session, a skin care product or an install-it-yourself bidet (which I can’t recommend enough).

Gifts For a Sentimental New Mom

I think it’s fair to say most moms are sentimental, at least a little bit. You can commemorate this sweet time in life with a sentimental piece of jewelry that incorporates your baby’s birthday or name or a photo book.