What is tradition to buy wife after giving birth?

teacherandmum

my husband bought me some new car mats! :-)

chanie

My OH didn't get me anything, for the births of either of our children.

However, he is very considerate in other ways, like gave up his lie-in, on his birthday as I had a bad night with the baby.

Don't get me wrong, I would love some jewellery, but I prefer having a partner who shares the child-raring with me equally. I know it sounds obvious, but on other forums, I've heard of fathers who leave most, if not all child-raring issues to the mother - for example, wanting to be thanked for changing a nappy..... I think this is far more important than a present. Still get the present, but keep that in mind.

Paddy79

I got sweet FA as well, think he may have bought a take away when we got home which suited me fine!

Mr_P_5

Interesting comments.. as I will be helping out to.. I'm not buying her a gift to get out of getting up in the middle of the night/lie-ins! I thought it was a tradition... maybe the OH put that in my head? lol

Anyway i think i am sorted...

When she finishes work I will get her a "leaving present" which will be an Ipod/MP3 player for when shes at the hospital/those nights when were feeding.

Then i will get her a pendant and some flowers when bump arrives and i will probably get the pendant engraved!

j-josie

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I have a smallprint necklace pendant of my son's fingerprint, he was older but they do an 'inkless' kit that you can do from newborn then get jewellery made from the baby hand and footprints. Mine was about £80 and I treasure it.

http://www.smallprint.com/high-fives-pendants

Can remember being at a work do and one of my colleagues had a necklace with 2 discs on it, each one being the fingerprint of one of their children. Thought it was the most lovely thing, and I would treasure and wear forever something like that..
I don't think they did such a thing in my day though, (20+ years ago). My husband staggered into the ward with a framed print about 3 foot square! Not sure why he chose that, but it has always had pride of place on the wall. For no 2 child, it was another picture..but a lot smaller that time

cr1mson

For me I don't think it actually matters what it is it really is the thought that counts especially as eternity rings are expensive.

My husband bought me a helium balloon when my #2 was born as when #1 was born I really wanted one but there was none in stock. When #2 was born he had it all organised in advance. That meant the world to me!

When I was born my Dad bought my Mum a huge pack of Cheese and Onion crisps as there was a scare round at the time linking eating potatoes in pregnancy to Spina Bifida so she hadn't eaten potatoes all pregnancy. The thing she missed most was cheese and onion crisps so that is what my Dad got her.

I do have an eternity ring but it was a 30th present as we always planned two kids and wasn't going to get 2 of them. Didn't want #2 to say how come you got an eternity ring when #1 was born but not when I was?

aadhirashrama

Thanks for share it.

optimistic-mummy

my partner gave me the most precious gift in the world,,,, our son i didn't need fancy presents ... i was just truely blessed and greatful that i got through the pregnancy with no complications and was cradling a healthy baby boy after a great pregnancy i could end one chapter of my life and look forward to being a mummy rather than a mummy to be


(sorry that doesn't really answer your question)


if you want to buy/get her something i think jewelry would be a good option maybe a beautiful locket with a photo of baby inside or one of these
http://personalise.hsamuel.co.uk/hs2.html?s=4461&c=family_jewelry&sc=

or something similar. best of luck and good luck with the remaining of the pregnancy ... congrats and most of all enjoy !! x

Bamama

My OH has promised me a bacon butty with a runny egg as soon as I come home. I miss runny eggs and he's vegetarian so I REALLY appreciate the fact that he'll cook my bacon for me ^^

I'm not expecting anything from OH and I'd like to think he knows that he's already given me the greatest gift. I'd certainly listen to your OH's hints... but my point on the bacon butty is, there's gotta be something she's missing/missed out on, I'm sure she'd love you for remembering that she's gone without and you making it up to her (food, booze, night out with the girls...?)

bouncydog1

DD was airlifted to Great Ormond Street soon after birth so all thoughts of special gifts fell out of the window. However my darling husband went 30 miles in a taxi to hire a specialist breast feeding pump so I could get started. He also went off to mothercare and bought me breast feeding bras and to other stores to buy me clothes including non sexy undies as we had literally got on the aircraft with very little! 20 years on this wonderful man brings me flowers if I feel stressed, cooks dinner most evenings and makes me feel very special every day - be in it for the long haul and your wife won't care what you buy her. x