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New Baby Gift Ideas (And Why the Parents Deserve One Too)
New baby gift ideas usually start and end with the baby: a blanket, a keepsake, a soft toy. All lovely, and all things the baby will get several of. The gift people forget? One for the parents. The mum most of all. She runs on no sleep, with no time for herself. Every MakeHampers order is packed by hand in the UK, with free UK delivery and no minimum.
What Is a Good New Baby Gift?
For the baby, something practical the parents will actually use: a soft blanket, a milestone keepsake, or clothes a size up so they last. For the parents, something to enjoy when they finally sit down. A treat for the mum lands hardest, because everyone else buys for the baby. Our new mum hampers are built for exactly that.
New Baby Gift Ideas for the Baby and the Parents
Start with the baby if you like. A cellular blanket, a hand or foot cast kit, a bundle of vests a size up, or a bedtime book all get used. Then think about the two people holding it together on no sleep. A hamper the parents can graze on with one free hand suits new-baby life: chocolate, a treats box, an afternoon tea to share. For the mum, make it hers. One honest point worth knowing: we offer an alcohol-free fizz, so a mum who is off the wine or breastfeeding still gets a proper toast, with prosecco kept for when she is ready. Across a year of our orders, the hampers people send adults are food and drink, from cheese to chocolate to treats boxes. Our new mum hampers lean that way.
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Tea & Treats Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £46.50
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Rosé Prosecco Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £78.00
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The Chocolicious
- Price incl. VAT
- £32.50
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Vegan & Gluten-Free Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £46.00
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Afternoon Tea Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £30.50
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Chocolate Tower
- Price incl. VAT
- £62.00
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Penny Post Cheese Please
- Price incl. VAT
- £35.50
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Penny Post Coffee Lover Gift Box
- Price incl. VAT
- £25.00
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Penny Post Pamper Hamper
- Price incl. VAT
- £25.00
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Penny Post Retro Sweets
- Price incl. VAT
- £22.00
New Baby Gift Ideas by Who It's For
| For | A gift idea | Rough spend |
|---|---|---|
| The baby | A soft blanket, a keepsake, or clothes a size up | Under £30 |
| The new mum | A pamper or afternoon tea hamper, hers to enjoy | £30–50 |
| Both parents | A cheese, chocolate or treats hamper to share | £30–50 |
| A bigger gift | A generous hamper with alcohol-free or prosecco fizz | £50–100 |
Gifts for the New Mum, Not Just the Baby
Send one thing? Send it to her. New mums get asked how the baby is. Rarely how they are. A gift that is just hers reads as thoughtful for that reason alone. Keep it easy to enjoy in ten spare minutes: good chocolate, a proper cup of tea, a few things she would not buy herself. A pamper hamper works when she needs a moment off duty. To put one together yourself, see what to put in a hamper, and for a gift that says look after yourself, get well soon gift ideas covers the same ground.
Free UK delivery, no minimum, and a treat that is hers for once.
New Baby Gift Ideas: Common Questions
Something for the parents as much as the baby. Everyone sends baby gifts, so a treat the new mum or both parents can enjoy stands out: chocolate, an afternoon tea, or a hamper to share one-handed. Keep it easy to dip into on no sleep. We pack these by hand in the UK, with free UK delivery and no minimum.
A gift that is just for her. Good chocolate, a pamper set, an afternoon tea, or a treats box she would not buy herself. The point is that it is hers, when everything else in the house is the baby's. A hamper she can enjoy in a spare ten minutes fits new-baby life best.
Yes. We offer an alcohol-free fizz, so a mum who is breastfeeding or off the wine still gets a proper toast. Pair it with chocolate, tea or treats she can enjoy any time of day. If she would rather wait, a prosecco kept for when she is ready works just as well.
Something they can share once the baby is down. A cheese and treats hamper, a chocolate selection, or a snack box for the small hours all work. Pick things that keep, so there is no rush to finish them. It is a nice change from another gift aimed only at the baby.
For most people, somewhere between £25 and £50. Closer family or a joint gift tends to go higher. A gift the parents can use often beats another baby item, so it is worth the spend. Ours begin under £30 and rise from there, all with free UK delivery.
Things she can enjoy quickly and would not buy herself: good chocolate, a proper tea, a few pamper bits, and a fizz she can actually drink, alcohol-free if she is breastfeeding. Keep it hers, when the rest is the baby's. In our own orders, food and drink hampers are what people send adults, ahead of novelty gifts.