What did you take to hospital when your first grandchild was born?

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For our most recent grandchild, born 5 weeks ago

Blankie
And Grandpa

Although to be honest, for FIRST grandchild, just ourselves and a big hug!!

My first gift would be no use to you sorry , I bought a mug with never forget your Welsh painted on it and a Welsh flag

A nice basket full of nice things for baby, and a few for mum. Which I had been gathering together for around 5 months. Helium balloons in the house when they arrived home.

My first grandchild was home with mum so quickly, I didn't even get to visit him in hospital! We saw them at home a few hours later and just took flowers and a card. That was after my DD and I had been to their house while they were at the hospital and decorated all the front with balloons and 'It's a Boy' banners

Lovely photos Alea. Did you make the blankie? And congratulations

just myself, then rushed home to make a meal for them to come home to.

Another one whose daughter went straight home. But did take lavender oil round later that day as requested [best not to mention it to expectant mother but a good idea to get some in just in case...].

Some lovely ideas, thank you! I have made meals for the freezer to help in those first few weeks but I might also wait until they're home and then we can do the bubbly and cake with perhaps a couple extra to slice and serve to visitors. Yes we might just take ourselves with hugs and kisses :-) SO excited! Alea that's a gorgeous blanket. I may sound very unprepared but I'm just flapping :-D Thanks all!

I took two pairs of mittens. One blue and one pink. Then I produced the appropriate pair. My daughter said 'how did you know?'. I'm not sure I've ever told her the truth. He is 26 now!

I was asked to bring a baby bonnet, a blanket and a yogurt ?
The first two because they were being discharged 22 hours post-CS, the yogurt because my DDIL was longing for one!
We all returned home together a couple of hours later, lovely!

Never got to the hospital with any of my 7 grandkids as they were all overseas at that point

Why not a card with a few babysitting 'vouchers' from you inside

Just myself as my daughter asked for me to be with her when she had him, that was 28yrs ago now.. lots of nice ideas from the other posts.. most of the others Mums have been discharged really quickly.

I knitted loads of stuff...but what my daughetr wanted (she wanted me in the room just befor the placenta was delieverd) was ... SUSHI! She had been off raw fish, naturally...so off I traipsed round an unfamaliar neighbourhood in an unfamiliar city (London) to find some takeaway sushi...

We bought our first grandchild - a beautiful girl , a party dress and a bear so big it had to be moved on a wheelchair .

She still has the bear - his name is Somerset.

Neither gifts were in the least practical but we were so excited to see her .

You're lucky to be able to visit while they are still in hospital Rose.
My first DGD was born in America and we didn't see her till she was nearly 3 weeks old.

I did give my DD a CD when it was her turn later the same year. It wasn't this one but something similar from the same shop
She eventually got round to listening to it when DGD2 was 2 weeks old, having been mega-stressed, and was so relaxed she fell asleep on the sofa

All my DD wanted was a ham salad roll. Everyone else had brought chocs and fruit -all sweet stuff so she really craved something savoury. For the baby we brought a little teddy and for Dad we brought a giant chocolate bunny (it was Easter and I was very overexcited!)

Shawl for baby, perfume for mum ( DG shares her name with the perfume) and a big hug for Dad!

How about a little peace and quiet I can't think of anything worse than having a house full of people when all you want to do is smuggle up In your own bed with baby and husband

I'm another one who didn't get to visit the hospital, my dgs was born late at night and they were discharged early the next day. I was round at their house pretty damn quick though! I gave our beautiful boy my heart and his parents fancy cakes and biscuits so they had something in for when the guests arrived

Not in hospital,but first visit...
Flowers and a large piece of amethyst which is my grandsons birth stone.I have also asked my daughter to choose a nice piece of amethyst jewellery.

This is such a nice thread....I have come here for a break from the EU ones !!!!

Me! I was the birth partner for (young and partnerless) DD! I was there for almost every minute of the labour and saw my first grandchild being born. My gift? Tears, love, cuddles and a home to come back to.

A gift that my other children brought was a copy of the local newspaper printed on the day of the baby's birth. It was Christmas Eve!

yes, just love, cuddles and a good hair and face massage.

I just brought my lovely self because they were coming home next day!

Our first was premature and they had managed to get a family room, so they were all in together for a few days. I remember taking them some DVD's to watch, but they had to be fairly inocuous as DDiL was very easily upset. We also took a mini bottle of champagne and some glasses and wet the baby's head there and then. (Except DDiL of course)

We kept our visits very short and kept well away from the baby who was in a sort of incubator - like a sun-bed. But we went every day with anything they had asked for.