Breastmilk is perhaps one of the best things a mother can do for her new born baby. Breastmilk is proven to cultivate healthy bacteria in a newborn’s intestinal system which helps the baby absorb nutrients better and boost its immune system development. Also, breastmilk is free! Besides some obvious products that you can gift expecting mothers such as baby bottles, there are some not so obvious ones that can help both moms and babies tapping into this wonderful free source of healthy goodness.
Following the previous post about “Gifts and Tips to Avoid Back Pain During Pregnancy,” this post is about gifts and gift ideas for the moms-to-be. I’ll re-use some of the ideas mentioned in the previous article but with additional details. Expecting mothers, no matter how experienced, need lots of help and support from friends and families to get through the nine long months of pregnancy safe and sound and the months that follow to take care of the baby. Some gifts to show your support, appreciation and encouragement would be nice. Below you can find gift ideas that will do just that by helping moms-to-be feel more comfortable, more appreciated and more beautiful (again).
Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the web in July 1995 and today becomes the biggest online store worldwide. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as health and personal care, jewelry and watches, gourmet food, sports and outdoors, apparel and accessories, books, music, DVDs, electronics and office, toys and baby, and home and garden.
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Amazon.com’s gifts and gifts ideas come from a wide variety of categories, including: Books; Movies; Music and Games; Electronics and Computers; Home and Garden; Grocery; Toys; Kids and Baby Goods; Apparel; Shoes; Jewelry; Health and Beauty; Sports and Outdoors; Tools; Auto; Music; MP3 Downloads; Musical Instruments; Video Games; Audio, TV and Home Theater; Camera and Photo; Computers and PC Hardware; Reading Devices; Cell Phones and Service; GPS; Office Products; Home Improvement; Bedding and Bath; Kitchen and Dining; Furniture and Décor; Patio, Lawn and Garden; Home Appliances; Storage; Health & Personal Care; Exercise and Fitness; Household Supplies; Pet Supplies; Fresh Flowers & Plants
Amazon.com advantages:
Widest selection of products from various categories
Time saver
Real/verified users’ reviews on products
Great deals on items of regular use like food, grocery, baby and pet items
Walmart.com is a lot like the local Walmart store featuring great selection of merchandise – and gifts – and a great combination of services offered by an online store and a local superstore.
If you are like me, like the great prices and wide selection of goods offered by Walmart but don’t like the crowd and wasting time to look for the items and waiting in line, then shopping at Walmart.com might be the right fit. Plus, return is free and easy.
Walmart.com’s gifts and gifts ideas come from a wide variety of categories, including: Apparel; Auto & Tires; Baby; Beauty; Books; Electronics; Gifts & Registry; Grocery; Health; Home; Home Improvement; Jewelry; Movies & TV; Music; Party & Occasions; Patio & Garden; Pets; Pharmacy; Photo Center; Sports & Outdoors; Toys; Video Games
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Founded in January 2000, Walmart.com is a subsidiary of Walmart Stores, Inc. Its headquarters is on the San Francisco Peninsula near Silicon Valley. “We think of ourselves, first and foremost, as a retailer. So our ties to Bentonville, Ark. – where Sam Walton opened the first store that bore the Walton name and where Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is still based – give us our foundation.“
Walmart.com advantages:
Wide selection of goods and gifts
Unbeatable prices
Frequent promotions on different occasions
Easy return – You can buy online and return the item in-store
Free site-to-store pick-up or home-free delivery services on selected items. By buying online at Walmart website, you could avoid the crowd and getting in line at the store. At least, that’s what I prefer.
Gifts and ideas that can help expecting mothers relieve or avoid back pain
I have a related post about “Gifts for People with Back Pain” in which I introduced some gifts and gift ideas that can help us relieve back pains. Some of the items mentioned such as back braces, back mats or massage cushions are probably not suitable for expecting women. This post is a step further from the first post; here I’ll address how to avoid back pain during pregnancy and some practical gifts that are best suited for pregnant women in relieving and preventing pain. These are the things I collect from my families and friends and from various research.
I love writing about gifts and gift ideas that help us solve the problems we have or at least make them become more tolerable. That’s why the first couple of posts I wrote on Gift ASAP were all about pain relieving gifts — the kind of pains that my friends and relatives and probably yours, too, have been experiencing. This time, I’m turning to a problem that I’ve had — migraine headaches. The headaches can come out of the blue or can be triggered by anything from strong smell (of perfume or smoke), bright sun light, heat, noise, caffeine or stress and deadlines.
When the headache strikes, I don’t want to do anything, just want to lay down, close my eyes and rest. If it strikes at work, I turn off the light, take a cup of warm tea, and close my eyes for several minutes from time to time — small things that help get me through the day. Below are some products and gift ideas that people with frequent headaches will appreciate.
This is the book that has given thousands of sufferers new hope — a gentle, effective way to find real relief from back pain, without painkillers, without surgery, without spending days on end in bed.
Dr. John Sarno’s revolutionary approach to back pain is based on his discovery that tension is the underlying cause of most back problems–leading to an often unrecognized condition called Tension Mytosis Syndrome. In this book–the first to explain the psychophysiology, manifestations, and treatment of TMS — you’ll find clear steps, sensible advice, and simple illustrations to help you find relief, prevent future pain…and live life fully once again.
I didn’t really care much about foot pain until recently when my mom was complaining incessantly about her foot pain, especially how painful it was for her to stand first thing in the morning. It turned out my mom was not alone; many of her friends have had foot pain, and even some of my friends, who are in their 20s and 30s, also have foot pain.
Pain is like a signal your body is trying to tell you there’s something (wrong) going on, in this case with your foot, and unless you do something about it, the pain is only to get worse with your daily life and activities. The pain could be due to inflammation or misalignment of one or more of the different structures in your foot including bone, joint and ligament or tendon.
Orthaheel Shoes are originally designed by Orthaheel, a footwear company created by Australian podiatrist Phillip Vasyli. With its slogan “well-being with every step,” Orthaheel shoes, sandals and slippers help maintain and restore your foot positioning and functioning to a healthy state in a naturally way. Most Orthaheel footwear are clinically proven to improve foot function and thus naturally relieve associated heel and ankle pain.
Birkenstock shoes are made in Germany since 1774 by Birkenstock Orthopädie GmbH & Co. KG. Birkenstock shoes are known for their contoured cork and rubber footbeds, which conform to the shape of their wearers’ feet, thus deliver great support and comfort and also enables body weight to be distributed evenly over the whole foot.
Birkenstock’s most products include: Birkenstock Unisex Arizona Sandal, Birkenstock Boston High/ Regular Arch Clog, Birkenstock London Clog, Birkenstock Boston Clog, Birkenstock Women’s Arizona Sandal, Men’s Birkenstock COMO Buckle Casual Thong Sandals, Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor Thong, Birkenstock Women’s Amsterdam Clog and more. Remember to look for soft footbed in the name, with blue print/label on the sandals. The regular footbed pairs are fine and provide good support, too, but I find the soft footbed ones more comfortable to the touch.
