You’ve given her nothing but labour pains, sleepless nights and mess to clear up. For once, give your mother something she actually wants.

Let her get those pubescent disputes off her chest with an antiaging Chest-a-Peel (122, 122 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ; 020 7584 6777). Then wipe the slate clean with a handcrafted You Smell soap.

Allow her to put her feet up in a pair of cashmere slippers, rest her head on a 009 cushion and get some beauty sleep on Cupron complexion enhancing bedding.

Show your appreciation for years of home-cooked meals by making her a personalized cookbook featuring family recipes, pictures and personal comments. Or help out in the kitchen with a rose-printed frying pan or a To Dry For tea towel.

She’ll treasure a personalized cartoon card from Design-her Gals or a Biscuiteers edible card. Or call her to tell her you love her.

That’s the mother of all gifts.

For more motherly love, see our 2008 and 2007 guides.