20-ways-to-help-a-new-mom

I recently became a “New Mom.” Yes, a New Mom. There were several incidents in public when I took my daughter out and everything I was doing just screamed, “HEY! I’M A NEW MOM!” From figuring out how to collaspe the stroller to realizing your baby pooped all over herself and you didn’t bring a change of clothes or diapers to lugging the car seat (that keeps getting heavier and heavier) from point A to point B, it’s all a beautiful struggle and I’m proud of it. Why? I actually had the courage to start living my life with my new baby and take my infant baby out in public.

It’s a huge accomplishment for any New Mom to even just go out and grab a coffee with your baby or hop in a car and hang out at the grocery store for 2 hours. And yes, that’ll be the most you’ll do that entire day and that’s pretty darn awesome.

Since pregnancy and after birth, I realized that sometimes people would love to help a new mom, but don’t know how.

Here are 20 ways you can offer your help to a New Mom:

  1. Bring a delicious meal to her and her partner. They’ll thank you at least 20 times.
  2. Deliver a Tiny Flower from Austin Flower Market to brighten their day.
  3. Offer to walk their dog or play with their pet. That’s one thing off their check list.
  4. Come over and help clean up their living space. It’ll instantly relax them.
  5. Offer to babysit their older kids. Imagine having two or three monkeys running around all the time. A little break is always appreciated.
  6. Invite them over for a BBQ and Board game night. It’ll remind them that they still have a social life.
  7. Ask for a grocery list and do the shopping for them. They’ll hug you and never let go.
  8. Go on a light walk with them around Lady Bird Lake and gossip about everything except the baby. It reminds them they are rediscovering themselves again as a Mom.
  9. Offer to do their laundry. And fold their laundry. Uh-maaaazing.
  10. Send them a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant and offer to baby sit for their date-night.
  11. Or send them a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant and offer to baby sit for their alone-time! Just as important as a date night.
  12. Offer to babysit while they take a long, long, looooong shower. And actually wash their hair.
  13. Send them a gift for themselves to remind them to pamper themselves. They need that reminder.
  14. Come over with some pizza and have a movie night while helping out by holding the baby, too.
  15. Come over and hold the baby. Even for an hour. You can do so much in an hour.
  16. Have a girls night and arrange for their partner to babysit a couple of hours while Mama has her girls time.
  17. Offer your help for the day by doing everything they want, and being by their side. From running errands to the grocery store to shopping at the local baby store. Having the extra pair of hands for a whole day is priceless.
  18. Offer to board their dogs for a weekend and reassure them they’ll get extra cuddles, walks and playtime.
  19. Bring a delicious meal, but don’t stay. Sometimes they just need food, but don’t want the company.
  20. Text them every now and then to say Hi and tell them a little about what is going on with you. It makes them remember their life before their baby’s arrival and help discover their new self – the New Mom 🙂

What is YOUR favorite thing to do for a new mom?

Follow my New Mom life over at my Blog: www.annielin.co and Instagram: @annielinco

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