The Best First Mother’s Day Gifts for Every Kind of Mom

Celebrating Mother’s Day for the first time is a special experience. Whether you’re expecting, have recently brought a little one home, or someone has stepped into a motherhood role in your life, each type of maternal relationship is one to be honored! Finding meaningful first Mother’s Day gifts might feel overwhelming, but we’re here to make it easier. Just remember: when in doubt, flowers are always the answer.

First Mother’s Day Gifts for Expecting Mamas or Those in a Season of Waiting

Being a mother is not simply a title, it is an act of love and of care. The sacrifice women make as mothers starts when they carry their babies – the sickness, the doctors’ appointments, the body transformation! As such, many women feel they become a mother while pregnant and deserve to be celebrated if their pregnancy overlaps with Mother’s Day. For some, becoming a mother might start when you’re matched for adoption, and anxiously wait to bring your little one home.

If your spouse or someone in your life is pregnant or waiting for a baby to be born this Mother’s Day, consider a small token to honor this brief and rare period in life. A sweet bud vase arrangement and box of shortbread cookies (hello, cravings!) are thoughtful first mother’s day gifts for a mama-to-be!

Alternatively, if you know someone who has recently experienced a miscarriage, has had trouble conceiving, or is awaiting a baby through adoption, consider honoring them this Mother’s Day as well. It can be an extremely difficult holiday when you are in a season of waiting, and being recognized is a kind way to honor what they’re going through. 

“I miscarried two months before Mother’s Day, and I still remember how painful that holiday was for me. I already felt like a mother during the months I was pregnant and thought I would be celebrating as an expectant mother that May. I was endlessly touched by the friends and family who reached out wishing me a Happy Mother’s Day in spite of that miscarriage.” -Meg

First Mother’s Day Gifts for Mamas Who Have Recently Given Birth, Nesting at Home, and Newly Postpartum

Giving birth is one of the most incredible things women can physically do, and should be treated with awe! For a mama who has given birth within the three months leading up to Mother’s Day, these first Mother’s Day gifts can be exceptionally supportive to their mental and emotional healing. Commonly referred to as the fourth trimester, this 12 week period postpartum is typically an exceptionally hard and draining time – no one’s sleeping, hormones are crashing, your world has been turned upside down – and this is true whether you have given birth or have brought a baby home through adoption. 

Having flowers in your space at this time has proven to boost serotonin levels and increase your mood, improve sleep, and lower stress levels – all things one desperately needs when bringing home a little one! Opting for a larger flower arrangement bursting with flowers says, You’re Momumental! Or selecting a bundle paired with a candle to encourage a calm atmosphere says you’re a Super Mom. 

Eager to go big, and create an at-home floral sanctuary? Order multiple vase flower arrangements to place all over the house! All of these first mother’s day gifts say you did something mum-believable!

First Mother’s Day Gifts for Stepmoms, Aunties, Chosen-Mamas, and Beyond

Moms and mother-figures show up in all forms. Some show-up as a mother-figure in hard times, some join a family unit as a stepmom and create a new blended family, and some hold space for children around them as an auntie. They say it takes a village, and these villagers show up in a big way. Regardless of the how and why, these are first mother’s day gifts that celebrate beyond biology and the norm.

A dried wrap of flowers for a special someone you don’t get to see often, but think of every day is a long-lasting reminder of the presence they hold in your life, and this Mother’s Day card could not be more perfect for the chosen mother-figures around you!

If you’ve brought a nanny into your home, consider honoring them on this holiday with a necklace that serves a token of both appreciation and a reminder of the little one they help care for.

Shop our Mother’s Day Menu and make celebrating with intention easy - choose pick up from several locations in San Diego, or select local delivery. There’s no “right way” to celebrate someone’s first Mother’s Day; it’s not about price or size or perfection. The best first Mother’s Day gifts come with love. And flowers.