List Of Best Gift Ideas To Surprise Your Pregnant Ladies

Note to all men: This is a guide for you on what are the best gifts you can surprise the pregnant ladies (wife, friend, or sister) in your lives during their expecting months.

Pregnancy is the season where women expect their men to splurge gifts. This is one of the craving expectant women will want to satisfy. So, as her husband, friend, or brother, your job is to walk in and walk out of multiple stores to get them the best surprise. We understand your love towards the expectant ladies for whom you are ready to take on the struggle. Rest assured, your struggle is over!

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In this article, you will find a list of highly recommended presents (you can also give them any time during and after the arrival of the little one) that would make the ladies feel extra special and in spirits. These gifts are both practical and personal, at the same time would not hurt your wallet. Here is the list of best gift ideas to surprise your pregnant ladies. Come, let’s walk through the gift ideas, shall we? 

#1 Nursing Robe & Pajamas

Comfort is the magic key during maternity, especially in the cold and wet season. Trust us, buying a chic, comfortable, and cozy nursing robe or pajama set for a pregnant mummy is equal to guaranteed happiness. Why? Because you are giving her comfort which is her number one priority right now.

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Nursing robes and pajamas for maternity are super soft, designed to make nursing effortless, long-lasting, and just give her the sleep she needs. Hence, proving that this is one of the best gifts you can get your pregnant woman during her entire maternity journey. 

#2 Diaper Bag

Yes! A diaper bag can become one of the best presents for a pregnant woman, especially when it’s inevitable that she is going to carry them around with her. The same goes for you daddies and uncles (LOL).
 

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It is practical to gift her a diaper bag, either in a tote or backpack design due to several benefits; they are comfortable, spacious, easy to fit anywhere, gender generic, have multiple compartments, and have an even distribution. In short, they make the life of a mom-to-be super easy. 

#3 Pregnancy Journal

This is one of our favorites in the list of best gift ideas to surprise your pregnant ladies. Pregnant women love to keep track, record, and transform memories into words. She might love planning, organizing, and listing her essential needs or memoirs. Most importantly, your pregnant momma needs her daily dose of reminders such as doctor appointments, checklists, etc. 

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If so, consider giving her a beautiful pregnancy journal that can be found in any mall or store for her writing pleasures. As pregnancy planner is becoming a thing now, you can come across various journals in different designs.

#4 Maternity Belt

This is a very special gift for every expectant woman out there. Maternity belts or belly binders may sound too practical and less exciting, but remember that your intention is to help them. 

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Instead of disregarding maternity support belts as a gift, get them a comfortable, good-quality belt since it’s a must-have in their pregnancy kit. A maternity support belt supports the extra weight of the baby bump while relieving back, hip, leg, and pelvic pain. Thus, do not cross them out from your list!

#5 Pieces of jewelry

Gentlemen, who doesn’t love jewelry? If you want to surprise your pregnant wife, sister, or friend with something beautiful, elegant, and small, then this is the one. We are not asking you to go for golds, diamonds, sapphires, or rubies but you can always get them some jewelry sets from Lovisa, Pandora, Swarovski, and many more. 

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Especially with the holiday season coming, many woman’s accessory outlets are having promotions and discount sales. So why not head over to some of them and get your ladies some beautiful pendants, necklaces, bracelets! Maybe, you can get them a family pendant, an engraved ring, or a “momma” bracelet. There are more you can get online too. 

#6 Skincare Gift Sets

Uff! This is a mandatory gift that needs to be on our list of best gift ideas for your pregnant ladies. All moms-to-be want to have glowing and radiant skin during their expecting months. Therefore, help her to pamper and care for herself with skincare gift sets that are readily available in outlets like the Body Shop, Bath & Body Works, Burt’s Bees, and many more.

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Hold on first! Before getting her a skincare set, ensure that they’re pregnancy-safe, organic, and vegan. This is because most skincare products are not baby-friendly. If you are frowning on what are the pregnancy-safe skincare products you can get for the growing momma, then here is the list of the top 7 pregnancy-safe skincare brands that we have already written for you.

#7 Baby Socks Gift Sets

This gift is suitable for moms who just gave birth and are in awe of their tiny tots. If you are planning to get her a gift, you might as well get her baby one which will put a smile on her face while attracting “awwwss” from friends and family. Baby socks gift sets are the current trend and also an important supply for newborns. Here’s a fun fact! 

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The majority of babies ’ body warmth escapes from their heads and feet, hence wearing baby socks with their onesies will do them better. This would be especially helpful during the rainy season. It helps them to be cozy and warm while preventing them from fussiness, sleeping difficulties, etc. Just imagine seeing your little ones in cute printed socks looking like Santa’s elves. Awwwww! 

#8 Pregnancy Body Pillow

Dear daddies or uncles, you would want to get something that would allow your pregnant ladies to let out a sigh of relief. If that’s the sound you want to hear from them, then a pregnancy body pillow is the best gift you can wrap up as her surprise.

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To be comfy and snuggly during the journey, buy for her a pregnancy pillow that would secure the bump and ward of any pains that she might be in. It’s proven to be one of the best pregnancy remedies that a mother could ever get. The catch is, she could use it anytime after pregnancy too for the pillow’s multifunctional ability. It can be used for nursing, reading, and even Netflixing. 

# 9 Breast Pumps

There are so many breast pumps available in the market that are specially designed for busy, breastfeeding mommies. What’s best about them is that they come with different features and specifications. These features and specifications are carefully catered to the ease of mothers. For instance, they come in different levels of pumping speed, modes (massage, express, stimulation, and suction), accessories, and more. 

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Of course, these functions are available only on hands-free, electric breast pumps and you can know all about them here. If you want to be their knight in shining armor, who aims to make your multitasking pregnant ladies’ breastfeeding an on-the-go journey, then this would be the most suitable gift for them. 

 #10 Belly-phones

When we were researching for a gift idea that would be cool and in the current trend, we came across this voguish gadget called belly-phones. This is a creation for moms who wants their babies to listen to some Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin alongside some new-age kinds of music. Cool right? 

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All they have to do is plug the cable into their phones, attach it to the baby bump and swoon their babies with some relaxing music. It’s like the baby in the womb is brought to a musical performance! The highlight of belly-phones is that the technology ensures music played to the baby is at an optimal fetal sound level. Gentlemen, you will be doing her a favor by getting this seriously, cool gadget during her period of expectancy. 

#11 Foot Spa Set

Here’s one gift that is bound to make any pregnant momma happy; a foot massager! Most commonly known as an all-in-one foot spa, getting it for your pregnant woman will be an added privilege for her pampering and self-care sessions. What’s so special about a foot spa or massager? 

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It is designed with digital temperature control and bubbling action that flows to the ankle. Having a similar feel like hot springs’ warm water, your wife, sister or friend would love the feeling of warmth on their legs. Another added advantage of buying this as a gift for her is, it would relieve pain in the calves, ankles, and feet while appeasing stiff feet and calming her whole body. Yep, you are going to have a very happy mom-to-be and baby. 

#12 Pregnancy & Parenting Books

Let us give you a tip dear men! Pregnant ladies will sometimes be anxious during their transition into motherhood. The best thing you could buy for anxious mothers is pregnancy-help books that cover everything about motherhood. If you are thinking of buying something light and humorous, then you can surely go ahead with some pregnancy activity books. 

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Don’t worry, we heard your question and are about to give you some recommendations. Here are some books that you could get for your heavily pregnant women; baby books, kid books, light reads, cookbooks, and the list could go on. On another note, these books are highly demanded by preggo mothers: Bringing Up Bebe, The Big Fat Activity Book For Pregnant People, The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide To Surviving Your Baby's First Year, What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and The Whole 9 Months. Do consider getting them these books, daddies, and uncles. 

#13 Sonogram Frame

The most touching and thoughtful gift you could give your amazing pregnant ladies is a sonogram frame. It’s absolutely an awesome gift that could make the moms’ entire maternity a meaningful journey and could even make the man in you tear up. 

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All you have to do is to transform the baby’s sonogram into a beautifully framed picture with some intricate piece of artwork. As esthetic as it would look, anything with her baby’s first picture would be her forever cherishing and a worthy gift from you to her. Don’t wait too long, commemorate this moment with a sweet sonogram frame. 

#14 Newborn-Arrival Gift Set

While you are hesitant, we are saying that there’s nothing wrong in giving a newborn-arrival gift set for the mother. It’s only going to make her more excited to welcome her unborn child into the world.

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Usually, the set contains 5 essential baby skin care products: foam shampoos for newborns, gentle cleansing gel, baby body lotion, gentle baby powder, and diaper rash creams. Sometimes, they may include many other products too. All of them are hypoallergenic, paraben-free, and carefully formulated by keeping in mind of baby’s delicate, supple skin. 

#15 Food Gift Sets

Food cravings are real! Make your lady happy by satisfying her baby bump but bear in mind that moms-to-be must consume healthy food and beverages. Once in a while, she can have a cheat meal so it’s best to give her food sets known as the crave box, subscription box, pregnancy-craving basket, or maternity-craving set. 

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Their specialty is, they have all the sweetness, saltiness, cheesiness, spiciness, sourness, and bitterness that the bumping momma craves for. Therefore, get a box, dump in all the snacks, food, and drinks that she wants. Don’t forget to add a sweet message card with some cute accessories as pregnant women don’t only eat but will also appreciate your effort for being so romantic (or brotherly and friendly). How awesome is this?

Dear dads and uncles, pregnancy is a beautiful journey for both mommy and baby because a mother nurtures the baby inside her while the baby feels everything the mother feels. So, it is your duty to keep both of them happy and healthy at all times.  Besides surprising her with tons of presents, sometimes a simple act of love like spending time together, communicating, and traveling would make her happy too. Of course, pregnancy gifts add spirit to the moments you spend with her. 

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