This is the kind of text message you probably wish you'd received as a new parent.

Becoming a parent is one of the most profound transitions a person can go through in a lifetime. It isn’t always obvious how to support a new parent during this time — we all have different needs and preferences, after all. And it can be even trickier to figure this out if you haven’t been through the postpartum experience yourself.

Cameron Rogers, a content creator and mother of two, said her online followers ― particularly those who do not have kids ― often ask about the best gift you can give a new parent. Sending food is her go-to, she explained in a viral Instagram Reel posted in July.

But her No. 2 suggestion is great for those who live close to the person who just had a baby, and it’s something Rogers said she never thought to do until she had kids herself: Send a text offering your services to the new parents for a specific date and time. And be sure to list a few different ways you’re willing to help.

Here’s an example of a text she sent to a friend who was one month postpartum:

Good morning love! I am yours from the hours of 12 to 3 tomorrow so please let me know how you would like to use me. Here are some options:

1. I come while you hang with the baby and I do laundry, bottles, cooking, buy and put away groceries.

2. I come and take care of the baby while you sleep in your room alone or you go do something by yourself or you guys go out to lunch the two of you without the baby.

3. I come and take you out to lunch with or without the baby.

4. And we sit on the couch and just chat or........

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