The Herborium Postpartum Gift Guide

 

Gifts every new mama will truly use, love, and feel held by.

This gift guide absolutely passes the vibe check. If I received any of these during postpartum, I’d be over the moon (most I already own). Each piece is chosen with rest, warmth, nourishment, and gentle recovery in mind, the things that matter most in those early weeks and months.

1. Sheet Society Bed Sheets

Luxury bedding for postpartum rest and recovery

High-quality bed sheets are an underrated but essential postpartum gift. Soft, breathable bedding supports deeper rest, a crucial part of postnatal recovery. Sheet Society’s mix-and-match options allow you to create a cosy, elevated sleep environment for a new mum spending extended time in bed.

2. The Herborium 28-Day Postpartum Package

Traditional Chinese herbal soups for postpartum recovery

This 28-day postpartum herbal package supports new mothers through the most important recovery window after birth. Featuring easy-to-prepare herbal soup blends, each day and week is clearly labelled and formulated by a TCM practitioner to support digestion, warmth and restoration. A deeply meaningful gift for postpartum nourishment.

3. Jing Botanics Holiday TCM Haircare Set

TCM-inspired postpartum hair care

Hello Postpartum Hair loss! Postpartum hair changes often peak around month four. This beautifully curated haircare set uses Traditional Chinese Medicine ingredients such as fleeceflower and dang gui, traditionally used to support hair vitality during postpartum and hormonal transitions.

4. Ladle with Strainer

Practical kitchen tools for herbal soups

A small but essential postpartum kitchen tool. A ladle with a built-in strainer makes serving herbal soups easier while keeping broths clear.

5. Silverettes Nursing Cups

Breastfeeding essentials for new mums

I swear by these! One of the most practical postpartum gifts for breastfeeding mothers. Silverettes are widely loved for supporting nipple comfort during breastfeeding and are a true postpartum lifesaver.

6. The Postnatal Depletion Cure By Dr Oscar Serrallach

A must-read book for postpartum recovery

This book helps mothers understand the physical and emotional depletion that can follow childbirth and offers guidance on how to rebuild energy, resilience and wellbeing postpartum. An empowering gift for new mums, mums of toddlers and beyond.

7. Lanshin Gua Sha Tool

Traditional Chinese Medicine self-care tools

The only TCM beauty queen I trust! Lanshin’s gua sha tools are beautifully crafted and grounded in TCM principles. Ideal for gentle self-care rituals that support circulation, relaxation and postpartum recovery.

8. Dyson Hairdryer

Supporting warmth and recovery postpartum

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, drying the hair after washing is encouraged to help prevent cold and dampness entering the body. A fast, high-quality hairdryer supports warmth and comfort during postpartum recovery.

9. Freezer Meal Prep Containers

Postpartum meal prep essentials

Meal prepping is one of the most supportive things you can do for a new mum. Quality freezer containers make it easy to prepare and store. If you can cook a meal and deliver to her in these containers, she will be forever thankful. 

10. Made-in-Japan Soup Bowl & Spoon

Elevated tableware for daily postpartum meals

Postpartum meals often revolve around soups and broths. Cute soup bowls and spoons always elevate a meal.

11. Staub Cast Iron Pot

The ultimate postpartum cooking essential

Perfect for slow-cooked soups, broths and braised dishes, a cast iron pot is an investment piece that supports long-term postpartum nourishment and gut health.

12. Auric Alchemy Reed Diffuser

Clean home fragrance for postpartum self-care

These reed diffusers use clean ingredients and create a calm, grounding atmosphere. These reed diffusers always make my bathroom smell amazing.  

13. Marle Hat

Keeping warm postpartum

Keeping the head warm is traditionally encouraged postpartum. This hat is so chic and perfect for the warmer months.

14. Aesop Incense

Creating calm postpartum rituals

Incense is a beautiful way to introduce moments of stillness and grounding into postpartum life. Aesop’s incense offers subtle, refined scents for everyday rituals.

15. Frank Green Insulated Bottle

Hydration essentials for new mums

Warm water is often encouraged postpartum. An insulated bottle helps new mums stay hydrated throughout the day while keeping drinks warm for longer. I use mine religiously on the day to day!  

16. Hommey Pyjamas

Breastfeeding-friendly postpartum sleepwear

Comfortable, functional and stylish, these pyjamas are designed with breastfeeding in mind, making them a practical and appreciated postpartum gift. Really vibing the blue and chocolate brown combo. Dare I say it’s also vibing The Herborium colours!

17. Paire Socks

Warm feet for postpartum recovery

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, warm feet support overall warmth and circulation, especially the uterus. These ultra-comfortable socks are ideal for postpartum comfort.

18. Instant Pot / Slow Cooker

Slow-cooked meals for postpartum nourishment

Slow-cooked meals are gentle on digestion and deeply nourishing. A slow cooker or multi-cooker is one of the most practical postpartum recovery tools.

19. Hommey Cashmere Loungewear

Soft, luxurious postpartum clothing

Cashmere loungewear offers warmth, softness and comfort, ideal for long days at home during postpartum recovery.

20. The Herborium Postpartum Teas & Herbal Tonic Soups

Herbal blends to support postpartum recovery

The Herborium’s postpartum teas and herbal tonic soups are designed to support warmth, digestion and restoration using Traditional Chinese Medicine principles. The Glow dessert, Red Dates Restorative Tea and Restore Herbal Soup blends are fan favs.