Ways to Help New Mom

Here are some great ideas to help new moms:

1. Do some batch cooking for your friend's freezer.
2. Gather up a bunch of menus from healthy take-out restaurants in the area.
3. Offer to serve the family "breakfast in bed" one weekend morning.
4. Give a first-time mom an index card box full of great advice.
5. Get the lowdown on the best Internet destinations for each stage of motherhood.
6. Find out where and when the moms in her neighborhood get together.
7. Remind your friend perfection is not a prerequisite for motherhood.
8. Plan a "mom shower" for about a month after the baby's birth.
9. Offer to play social secretary, setting up a steady -- but not overwhelming -- stream of visitors for the first few weeks after baby's arrival.
10. Toss in a load of laundry each time you walk through the front door (and fold the load of clothes that comes out of the dryer at the same time).
11. Call your friend whenever you're heading over for a visit to see if there's anything she needs while you're out.
12. Bring your friend a basket that's overflowing with yummy -- and healthy -- munchies: fresh fruit, dried fruit, bottled water, herbal tea, low-fat cheese, whole-grain crackers, and other delectable choices.
13. Offer to take care of her older children.
14. Be her Girl Friday. Return those overdue library books. Take the dog for a walk. Pick up a quart of milk at the corner store.
15. Think of other things you can do to make her life easier.
16. Rent some movies so your friend can enjoy some in-house entertainment with baby.
17. Think wash-and-wear.
18. Don't forget about mothering the mother.
19. Remind her that motherhood is a team sport.
20. Help her to feel that she is part of a chain of women that spans from generation to generation. This is her time to receive. She will have plenty of time to give. For now she should just relax and accept the love and gifts from other women. That will be your greatest gift to your friend.

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