A Guide to Pampering a Mother after Childbirth

A mother experiences dramatic changes in her life during the first few months after delivery. Aside from adjusting to her newborn’s routine, she also has to deal with all sorts of new experiences, some of which may catch her by surprise. Even for the mothers who have had children before, each childbirth is unique and the experience can be entirely different. Of course, the situation is even more difficult for first-time parents who had little to no clue what to expect.

Apart from the anxiety, the baby who cannot be comforted and the hormones in her body are not treating her any better. The mother also has to deal with managing her home especially if she has no one to take care of her during the period after birth. All these experiences can drive the mother to the edge and she may not be able to handle the pressure, resulting in baby blues or postpartum depression. 

To ease her burden along this challenging journey, you can reward a new mom by helping her through this period and allow her to ease into motherhood. Below are some ideas on how to pamper and reward a mother for doing a great job of bringing in a new life.

 

Hire a Confinement Nanny

A mother needs to have sufficient rest after giving birth. Some moms may go through a very traumatic experience in labour and even throughout the childbirth process. Though the sight of their new bundle of joy may ease the pain, the memories and the trauma would still be fresh. She, therefore, needs rest to allow her to recuperate. 

Unfortunately, the experience after childbirth is often not smooth as one expects it to turn out. On top of caring for a newborn, a mother will not be at peace if her home is not running as it should be. To give her peace of mind, you can consider hiring a nanny to take care of her, her newborn, and the home. You can opt for an agency that provides the service of a trained confinement nanny Singapore parents normally look for to help the mother through her rest and recuperation period.

A confinement nanny’s duties mainly comprise of attending to the wants and needs of both the postpartum mother and her newborn baby. As the name says, this also includes the mom’s confinement care. Her daily confinement meals will be prepared and served to her. On top of that, the nanny will also make and serve daily confinement beverage and confinement soup variety that is meant to boost her recovery. As you can tell, having a confinement nanny around will extensively reduce the burden of a new mother!

 

Prepare a Sumptuous Meal

The mother will need a balanced diet not only to heal from delivery but also aid in her milk production. If you can, take some time off your busy schedule and prepare some delicious meals for her. Ensure the food has plenty of green vegetables and fruits and avoid using frozen ingredients. You can easily find organic and fresh foods in the market, so getting them should not be a difficult task. 

If you are not a good cook, you can hire a chef. The chef can drop by once in a while and make the food for the entire family. The last (but also the best!) option for this is to opt for a Singapore confinement meal delivery service. This does not require you to prepare anything on your own, which is ideal if you have little to no knowledge in the foods a postpartum mom needs. The mother’s daily meals will be delivered to her door daily and she will still obtain the needed nutrients from the fresh food.

 

Pay for Cleaning Services

A clean environment is essential for both the mother and her baby. If the mother does not have someone to help her around at home, you can consider making arrangements and paying for the general cleaning of her house. It will greatly take the load off her shoulder and make resting possible as she knows that someone is taking care of her home’s hygiene.

 

Treat Them for a Spa Day

Often, a mother has little to no time to care for themselves after childbirth as their sole focus goes to her newborn. You can help her spring back to her old self by treating them to some relaxing spa services. Since she may not be in a position to leave her home, arrange for service providers to visit her at home. They can take care of her hair, perform a pedicure and manicure, and even do a facial treatment to bring out her radiant skin.

You can also consider the highly-sought-after postnatal massage services! Various massage agencies provide in-home services that will not require mothers to step out of the house at all. If you want to be of help throughout her whole maternity phase, you can also consider pregnancy massage. Pregnancy massage can relieve the discomforts and body pains faced by a mother during her pregnancy and also ease the delivery process. 

If stress-free experience sounds like something you want to gift her, massage certainly makes a great choice!

 

Transform Their Wardrobe

A mother’s body normally goes through some significant changes after birth. There may be some clothes that looked great on her before the pregnancy which may no longer be wearable in her postnatal period. This may affect the mother’s confidence and self-esteem, but you can help her out by coordinating a new wardrobe! 

You can take her out for a shopping spree on a day that she is in the mood for it. Understandably, this option does not sound like something anyone can easily afford. No worries, you don’t necessarily have to go big with it! You can either give a shopping voucher or get a tailor to create new beautiful clothes for her. You do not necessarily have to spend a lot. Remember, it’s the thoughts that count!

Whoever you are reading this for, know that they are lucky to have you in their life! The mother probably does not ask for a lot, so any of these services and gifts from you will be more than enough for her. Do not feel pressured to spend a lot because a small gesture means a lot to someone who knows you care about them. After all, your gesture of goodwill and support is all she needs to spring back to health.

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  • PEM Confinement Nanny Agency

    We are a group of frontliners and support team members who are passionate about sharing our knowledge and experience in confinement care. Representing the largest confinement nanny agency in Singapore which has served over 250,000 mothers in over 30 years, we are all about sharing useful and insightful information based on our experience to help new parents navigate this exciting chapter of their life better.