Almost everything sent after a birth is addressed to the baby, who cannot see it, will not remember it, and already has more soft toys than shelf space. The flowers are the one gift that is unmistakably for the mother, the person who actually did something. This page covers who to address it to, when to send given how short hospital stays are, and what suits a household that has stopped sleeping. Hospital delivery details and card wording are further down.
This is the single decision that changes how the gift lands, and most people get it wrong by default.
She is the one who had the experience. In the first fortnight nearly every message, gift and visit is about the baby. A bouquet with her name on the card is often the only thing that arrives acknowledging her, and new mothers remember it disproportionately.
Write to her, not about the baby. "Congratulations on your beautiful boy" is what everyone else wrote. "Thinking of you, hope you're getting some rest" is the one she will read twice.
Send to both parents if you prefer, but name her first. The convention of addressing the couple tends to make the mother invisible at exactly the point she is doing the most.
Stays after an uncomplicated birth in Singapore are often only a couple of days. By the time news reaches you, spreads, and you get round to ordering, the family may already be home. If you are not certain they are still admitted, send to the home address.
This is when everything arrives at once. Your bouquet competes with every other gift, and the household is at its most overwhelmed. Perfectly fine to send now. Just know it lands in a busy moment.
Visitors thin out, messages stop, partners return to work, and the reality settles in. A bouquet arriving here has no competition and often means considerably more than one sent on day two. If you missed the birth entirely, this is not a late gift. It is a well-timed one.
Home, every time. Flowers delivered to a ward after discharge get left behind, and staff cannot usually redirect them.
Put the mother's full name, ward number and bed number in the delivery notes. Without all three, a bouquet can sit at the nurses' station. Aim for visiting hours, roughly 10 AM to 4 PM, and choose a wrapped bouquet or a flower box: many wards do not allow vases or potted plants, and a wrapped bouquet is easier for her to carry home.
Every hospital in Singapore, including the maternity wards at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Thomson Medical Centre, Mount Elizabeth, Mount Elizabeth Novena, Gleneagles and Raffles Hospital.
Low maintenance matters more than size. Nobody in that house has time to trim stems and change water. Carnations lead our new baby range because they last well with minimal attention, and flower boxes need no vase at all, which removes a task rather than adding one.
Keep the scent light. Heavily perfumed arrangements are unpleasant in a small flat where someone is feeding at three in the morning, and can be genuinely unwelcome if she is nauseous. Skip lilies for the same reason: strong perfume, heavy pollen, and toxic to cats.
Soft over bold. Pastels, creams and gentle pinks fit the room and photograph well beside the baby, which is where these bouquets tend to end up. A baby's breath bouquet is worth considering on its own here. It is all softness, needs almost no upkeep, and lasts unusually well.
If you want the colour convention, pink reads as a girl and soft blue as a boy. Yellow, white and cream suit either, and are the safe choice when the family has not announced, or for a baby shower before the birth.
Check for pets and safety. Some flowers are a poor fit for homes with animals or crawling children later on. Our pet-safe flowers guide covers which to avoid.
We carry 9 bouquets for new arrivals, from $68 to $138. The mix is weighted to carnations, tulips and flower boxes rather than roses, for the practical reasons above.
| Price | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| $68 – $99 | Mid-size soft-toned bouquets, low maintenance | Friends, colleagues, a second bouquet weeks later |
| $108 – $128 | Full arrangements and flower boxes needing no vase | Close friends and family, the usual choice |
| $138 | Our largest arrangement in this range | A first grandchild, or from a group |
Also worth a look: congratulations flowers for a wider range of celebratory options.
Every bouquet on this page, from the entry option upward, gets the same treatment.
Order before 2 PM for same-day delivery. See our same-day delivery page, or our flower care guide for keeping them alive with minimal effort.
Every order includes a handwritten card. Short and warm works best, and a line addressed to her rather than only to the baby is the detail people remember.
The mother. Nearly every other gift after a birth is addressed to the baby, so flowers with her name on the card are often the only thing acknowledging the person who actually did the work. Write to her rather than about the baby.
The first week is crowded with gifts and visitors. Weeks three to six are quieter, when messages have stopped and the reality has settled in, and a bouquet arriving then often means considerably more. If you missed the birth entirely, that is a well-timed gift rather than a late one.
Home, unless you know for certain they are still admitted. Stays after an uncomplicated birth in Singapore are often only a couple of days, and flowers arriving at a ward after discharge tend to get left behind.
Low-maintenance and lightly scented. Carnations last well with minimal attention and flower boxes need no vase, which removes a task rather than adding one. Soft pastels and creams suit the setting better than bold arrangements.
Bouquets in this range run from $68 to $138. Gift wrapping and a personalised message card are included, and delivery is a flat $18 island-wide with no surcharge by area.
Yes. Order before 2 PM and we deliver the same day anywhere in Singapore for a flat $18. You'll receive WhatsApp updates so you know exactly when the bouquet arrives.
Yes, to every hospital in Singapore. Include the mother's full name, ward and bed number, and aim for visiting hours, roughly 10 AM to 4 PM. Choose a wrapped bouquet or a flower box, since many wards do not allow vases. If you are not sure she is still admitted, send to the home.
Soft pastels. Pink for a girl and blue for a boy if you want the convention; yellow, white and cream for either, or when the family has not announced. Keep the scent light whatever you choose.