We know, we know, they’re *just* home from the hospital, but give them a minute (or a month!)
No matter how close your relationship was pre-baby, absolutely nothing can prepare you for the whirlwind of arriving home with your bundle of joy. It feels like one of life's biggest flaws is that you have to go through labour and then get thrust into the throws of newborn life (and sleepless nights). It’s like wanting to nail an exam, revising for hours a day for 9 months, and then deciding to go on the world's biggest bender, rolling straight from the 72-hour rave into the exam seat.
So, no matter how much leeway you want to give your bestie when it comes to them arriving home with the baby, times it by 100! That should cover all aspects of friendship too, as there will be plenty of times when you’re left on read for 4 days at a time.
A lot of focus is put on parents who are in that newborn phase, but just because the baby is no longer single-digit weeks old, it doesn’t mean it’s gotten any easier - they’re just a little less shell-shocked than before! Having friends who check in with you month after month means the absolute world.
Now it’s time to visit the baby?
Firstly, make sure those hands are washed! Whether you wash them when you arrive or you anti-bac in front of the parents, it’s a really considerate thing to do. After all, you are holding your best friend's entire world in your hands. Secondly, offer to make them a cup of tea / coffee / grab them a glass of wine! Although they’ll likely say “no it’s all good”, having someone make the gesture to look after them instead of expecting it from the new parents, will be something they’ll remember for weeks to come.
Lastly, don’t focus on buying ‘newborn’. Yes, yes, those babygrows are really adorable and so tiny, but before you know it they’ll be packed away never to be seen again. Instead, think of buying the parents a gift (a takeaway always goes down a treat!) or buying the baby something they can enjoy for years to come, such as beautiful toys.
If you’d like to explore our ‘thank me later’ gifts, have a browse of the collections below - we promise the parents will be delighted when the day comes that their little one suddenly needs entertaining and your box of goodies is sat at the ready!
Theme Your Play
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Blush Pink Baby & Toddler Toy Deluxe Gift Box
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Blush Pink Baby & Toddler Toy Essential Gift Box
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Blush Pink Flamingo Baby & Toddler Toy Mini Gift Box
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Pink Cupcake Baby & Toddler Toy Mini Gift Box
