Presents??

[Mumma E]

What do you buy a mum who has had a baby at 26weeks?? When you had your preemie what was your favourite/most useful present that you recieved? I want to get something thats meaningful or useful x

 

[ceejie]

Preemie clothes! My little girl wasn't even technically a preemie as she was born at 37 weeks exactly, but I didn't expect her to come early and didn't anticipate her being so small. I didn't have any clothes that fit her, and as a new mom it is super difficult to go out and pick these sorts of things up. My LO is 1 month old now and still in preemie clothes.

The other I needed were receiving blankets, as LO was small she always needed to be wrapped in at least two to stay warm.

The best thing I think would be to ask your friend, because when a baby is born that early it is likely there are things she needs that she didn't get around to picking up yet.

 

[Foogirl]

Lovely soft blanket for baby cuddles. The hospital ones were terrible. Muslins were really useful. And something for mum and dad too.

 

[AP]

Blankets were important to us too, and a nice tool for mum to leave with baby for a bit and then take home with her to encourage her milk supply (smell of baby)

 

[Fiona100912]

I agree with getting small clothes, are you in the UK? Tesco do early baby clothes which are a reasonable price. Also, nappies. I know most people stock up, we had loads but none small enough. There might be things your friend hadn't got round to buying yet.

 

[heyyady]

One of the best things I received was from one of my girlfriends- she brought us take out lunch at the hospital a couple times, offed an gave rides too and from the NICU to see our babies (Hubby was already back at work and I would need a ride home a lot) and brought us a care package basket of things for us- a starbucks giftcard, a to-go coffee mug, easy snacks to take with us to the hospital, etc. Just her thoughtfullness and willingness to help us out during that hard time was amazing!

 

[dizz]

One of the things that really depressed me at times was getting mountains and mountains of 0-3 month clothes... felt like she'd never ever get to the point of being able to wear them! (She's only in them now and they're still slightly too big at 2 months!)

 

[gemlou86]

Blankets, premi hat for cuddle time xx

 

[massoma8489]

well in our culture we give money in a nice fanicey card to a new mommy

thats wat i got and it helped a lot specily for those preeim daipers

but i would have to say the second best gift i got was blankts they helped alot it was winnter and i swallder her alot

btw the swadller blankts at the hospital are great here in the us

 

[Littlemo]

Hi,

another suggestion is a 'Cuskiboo ' this is the only NICU incubator toy approved by the NHS, i had one for my baby while he was in the NICU and he loved it and still does, its a little comforter and great for mums too as mum can take away get there sent on them and back to baby and so on, which is great for baby development, i got mine from amazon was about £15.00 but i found a great and really thoughtful present.

xxx