Gifts For Expecting Mothers

There doesn’t have to be a special occasion such as a baby shower for you to show your appreciation for the special woman in your life.  You can honor the expecting mother any day of the year. In fact, if you provide gifts for expecting mothers when they least expect it, you can turn every day into a day worth celebrating.  It’s the unexpected gift that often causes the most joy for expecting mothers.

Other than at baby showers, and the day the baby is delivered, a wonderful time to honor expecting mothers is on Mother’s Day. While they may not have had the wonder of holding their child in their arms yet, her care of the child in her stomach is just as important.  If you are fortunate enough to know an expecting mother who will still be pregnant on Mother’s Day, don’t miss this special occasion to honor her coming motherhood.

What To Expect When You’re Expecting

A classic gift for expecting mothers is one from the book series created by bestselling author, Heidi Murkhoff. Heidi created the books, which have become a household name, during her first pregnancy when she found that other books she read just made her more anxious or led to other questions. If you are looking for gifts for expecting mothers, you’ll want to wrap up a copy of one of Heidi’s famous What to Expect books for expecting mothers. Her complete selection of books can be found in the What To Expect Bookstore, along with many other fabulous gifts for expecting mothers.
http://www.whattoexpect.com/home/what-to-expect-bookstore.aspx

Gifts For First Time Expecting Mothers

Expecting mothers who are pregnant with their first child have special challenges that expecting mothers who already have a child don’t have.  If you’ve never been pregnant before, there are many questions as your body changes, and new life grows within you.  First time expecting mothers have questions about the changes in their body, the development of their child, what they should eat, what they need to have at home after the baby is delivered, and the pains and pleasures associated with childbirth.  While Heidi Murkhoff does an exceptional job of addressing these concerns of expecting mothers in her books, if the expecting mother in your life is struggling with a particular issue, a gift to ease her worries or assist with her concerns may be just what she needs to feel special.

Women’s bodies stretch, pull, and alter over the course of a pregnancy.  One big concern for expecting women is stretch marks.  A nice gift basket for the expecting mother is one that will address her stretch marks and help her feel she has control of the problem before it starts.  One solution to the problem of stretch marks is the Mother’s IntuitionTummy Honey Stretch Marks Gift Pack:
http://www.showeryourbaby.com/tuhostmaso5.html

Another excellent stretch mark cream gift for expecting mothers is Mama Mio Tummy Rub Stretch Mark Butter. Mama Mio’s solution to stretch marks was voted the best stretch mark cream by Go Mama Today readers.
http://www.babygiftstation.com/

To address concerns about the development of her child, ease an expecting mother’s mind by giving her a DVD to watch.  Nova’s wonderful The Miracle of Life Set includes The Miracle of Life, which details the development of life from release of the egg to when a baby is born.  However, this gift set for expecting mothers doesn’t stop there; it also includes Life’s First Feelings, which explains the emotional development of infants and young children to help prepare the expecting mother for parenting.  You can get this handy DVD gift for expecting mothers from PBS:
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=3450863

Expecting mothers often take pregnancy as a time to change their diets for the better, now that they are eating for two.  If you find out a friend or family member is expecting and want to send a gift, a fruit basket is always a wonderful gift for expecting mothers.  However, for something with more personality, give the Endearing Gift Basket for Mothers from Adorable Gift Baskets.  Whether your expecting mother likes coffee or tea, this gift basket has tasty choices and cookies combined with a Chicken Soup for The Mother’s Soul book for reading and relaxation:
http://www.adorablegiftbaskets.com/endearing-gift-basket-for-mother.htm

Mother’s Day Jewelry Presents For Expecting Mothers

While any of the above gifts would work for Mother’s Day presents for expecting mothers, you can’t go wrong with jewelry. Women love to adorn their bodies, and as a woman’s body changes and expands during pregnancy, jewelry helps her feel pretty.  For a personal touch, give your expecting mother the Circle of Sentiments customizable necklace from Stylish Mom Hip Baby.  This beautiful copper necklace disk has a soft pink hue and is engraved with the word Mommy and is the size of a penny.
http://stylishmomhipbaby.com/item_1001/

Another Mother’s Day present for expecting mothers is the intricately carved sterling silver A Keepsake Mommy To Be Necklace. With a choice of a beautiful rocking horse or sterling silver baby shoes on a Figaro chain, this gift for expecting mothers is packaged in a gift box with a beautiful poem about the wonders of life and the joy children bring into life:
 http://www.kbcproducts.com/expecting.htm

Funny Functional Gift Ideas For Expecting Mothers

Of course, not everything about pregnancy is a joy, and sometimes being pregnant can get an expecting mother down. It may be that she is having a difficult pregnancy with high risks or complications, or she’s just tired of the morning sickness, or frightened by how quickly her body is changing. For these expecting mothers, a gift that will make them laugh will be a welcome one.

The T-Shirt Boutique offers a funny solution to the pregnancy blues, which is also functional. Catchy t-shirts are especially welcome by expecting mothers who are expecting twins. If you are looking for a gift for an expecting mother who is due with twins, consider giving her a t-shirt (customizable for boys or girls) that show cute chicks hatching out of eggs, which are positioned over the expecting mothers growing breasts:
http://www.cafepress.com/shirtboutique.360430216

Mommy Loves is another company that offers a line of funny maternity shirts for expecting mothers.  These make perfect everyday and Mother’s Day presents for expecting mothers.  You can choose from a No touch symbol on your belly button to Mom’s Little Belly Dancer, and Love Bump shirts to name a few of the catchy t-shirts available from Mommy Loves:
http://mommyloves.com/MaternityShirts1.html