What to buy a pregnant woman part 2

Just as babies have certain time till they are born, the time which I had to buy a present for pregnant friend was coming up.

I must honestly admit (in the most manly way I can), it was interesting to do the hunting for a present for a soon-to-be mother. It really challenged my testosterone loaded brain to think into the small oestregon regions of my frontal lobes.

In the end, I really ran out of time, and had to make a quick decision - which ended up being a bottle of gold label champagne. Not the best choice I know, but my reasons were:
1. it was just for her, not the baby
2. she hadn't had a drink in 9 months.
3. champagne is perfect for celebrations

If I had more time, I would have done more with it. You'll understand what I mean when I share some of the insights from my gift hunting.

Ideas/suggestions of maternity gifts
1 - previous post of maternity massage or baby creams (which I saw people actually gave her)

2 - Strangely to me, it was a common theme of DO NOT get flowers, as these come from people who are acquaintances, don't really care, or are going to a funeral.

3 - fruit baskets win out. I tested this by asking different moms these questions.
a. flowers or fruit basket
b. champagne or fruit basket
c. baby creams or fruit basket
Fruit baskets won hands down. Common reason
- you can eat fruits any time (you can't eat flowers, and you can only drink champagne at certain times e.g after dinner)

4. Nappies are as good as fruit baskets. This seemed to be the most quickly answered question (e.g "yes, nappies." All in one breath, rather than stopping and thinking). I don't have a child, but apparently you can never get enough nappies.

5. Other great ideas included
- bath salts/relaxants (for her)
- something for her feet (massage/pedicure/etc), as she hasn't seen her feet in 9 months, and when she has, they are puffy. I can definately say puffy feet are true - this lady had balloons on her feet!!!!!!!!!
- baby bath with assorted baby products (e.g nappies, bath salts, creams, etc)
- visit to the hair dressers. Because her hair has probably taken a back seat to bub. For some reason, I liked this one - would have got her this if I was thought of this before I bought the champagne.
- An interesting one was "belly art", which surprisingly beat "nappies" and "fruit basket". The reason seemed to be because of the sentimental value of the memory. A group of friends is required to chip in because its not cheap!

Good luck JS!