Maybe if it isn't sorted already, organise breast-pump hire for her? Expressing and establishing feeding is such a long haul, a good breast pump is a life saver.
What about a housecleaner voucher? - I'm sure that they wont have time to keep the house in order - or keep up with washing etc - or they might prefer to save it for when Bubs is able to come home and Mum/Dad are too tire to attend to it
An online grocery credit or order?
Newborn Photography session/voucher? (For now or later)
Where are they located Teeki - I wonder if some local BB'ers could deliver some meals on your behalf?
When my first premmie was born I had already been in hospital 2 weeks and was several hours away from home which meant I lived at the hospital until he was discharged. The best gifts were things like snacks, fresh fruit and a good hand cream. As he was my first and I hadn't got to buy any clothes I actually really enjoyed doing that myself, my mum came down one day towards the end of his NICU stay and took me out shopping for the day and we bought clothes, stroller, cot, etc then. However as they already have children things will be different for them obviously. I really like the idea of a care package, one thing I really wish I had done was kept a diary with all his milestones, setbacks, my feelings, etc.
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