Hi there.

One of my friends (from England) has been married to a Thai woman and been living in Thailand for 3 years. They have just had a baby boy and I am wanting to send them a gift or buy something in Thailand for them next time I am there.

Are there any traditional thai gifts for new baby's and mothers? Any help is appreciated.

Kind Regards

To the best of my knowledge the traditional gift for a newborn baby in Thailand is gold, usually in the form of a gold chain.

I am not sure about the gift for the mother. Perhaps a “red envelope”, which is literally a red envelope containing cash, for the diaper fund. If you don’t have a red envelope handy, any other colour will do.

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Maestro

I had the exact same question to post until a friend also confirmed it is traditionally gold for a newborn baby and a “red envelope” containing cash as Maestro has indicated for the mother.

Yep^^^, another vote for the 'gold and envelope', looks like it's heading for a runaway victory

DO NOTE however that any gold should be Thai (pure/23-24 karat) gold, Farang (18 karat) gold is not worth a light due to its reduced content of actual gold

Thank you so much for such speedy replies. This forum is fantastic I'm so glad I found it. I shall start looking for a gold chain right away