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Gift idea for a new daddy!

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yelyahyoung · 07/10/2019 16:04

Hi everyone Smile me and my partner are expecting our first at the end of Feb 2020. I am 20 weeks and we’re getting so excited, especially with the more shopping we are doing and the 20 week scan TOMORROW!Grin
I’m so excited for my partner to be a daddy, especially since he already has a daughter who unfortunately has a complicated relationship with her due to her mother. He sadly missed out on the pregnancy and newborn stage because of her not telling him, and doesn’t see her much at the moment. ANYWAY. So I want everything to be super special for him. He is gonna be an awesome loving dad. Which led me to the thought of something along the lines of a new daddy box for Christmas! I think it would be so cute and something he would appreciate, alongside his main present.
I’ve thought about what I could buy but I’m struggling a little. I think his own little baby carrier would be an excellent start as not only will it be his and the baby’s kind of thing, he doesn’t like the one I’ve chosen lol. He’s pointed out to some he would like to wear too, so I know it would be good. I’ve also thought about some sort of matching dad and baby wear. Not something stupid but something that actually looks decent and he’ll actually wear. That’s all I’ve got so far.
Any ideas anyone? Anything your partner/husband found useful for just him and the baby or something they wished they’d had at the time? Thanks so much in advance for your help Grin X

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Kimberleigh · 07/10/2019 17:13

Hi. Ahh what a lovely idea

I bought my husband personalised cuff links.

#1 - When xxx met Daddy, and the date

#2 - is a clock with the birth time.

He loved them - shed a little tear. X

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yelyahyoung · 07/10/2019 18:44

@Kimberleigh that’s such a lovely idea too! I’ve seen them I think they are cute. Thank you for your suggestion. Would be a good idea if he wore shirts but doesn’t very often, and when he does he doesn’t tend to have cuff links. Although I don’t think he has any, maybe that’s why?! If I don’t get them now it’s defo a good idea for me to get in the future!! Perhaps if we decide to get married? LolGrin x

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stitchwitch85 · 07/10/2019 19:26

Oh!! I’m doing mine a Daddy Box for Christmas (LO is due then) and I’ve found it very hard to get inspiration - there's loads of new mum stuff but new dad stuff seems to consist of pegs "for nappy change time" and similarly pointless nonsense.

I’m going for:

  • Nice instant coffee
  • Box of his favourite chocolate
  • A little finger puppet book called "Daddy and me" which I found on sale in the local hospital
  • A bib set specially for daddy with avocados on (we have an avocado-related family in-joke!)
  • A photo keyring or small frame for the first baby photo, or something along those lines anyway.


Still working on some other ideas, but that’s where I am so far.
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hormonesorDHbeingadick · 07/10/2019 19:38

Is carrying and birthing his baby not your gift.

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yelyahyoung · 07/10/2019 21:32

@stitchwitch85 ah yay! That sounds very nice, go you Smile I especially like the baby book idea and the key ring idea. Thank you!

@hormonesorDHbeingadick not even got a comment for that as seemingly you have missed the point lol. But yes, in a way you are right, I know what you are saying.

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Waffle12 · 10/10/2019 18:02

I second the keyring idea.
I got one for my DH with a pic of baby on one side, and on the other side it had a calendar with her dob circled and it said 'the day you became my daddy'
Although that does mean u have to wait till baby is here to buy it.

What about a framed pic of the 20 week scan?

A pack of baby milestone cards that he can be responsible for filling in- not sure if u have seen them but they are like a big deck of cards that mark things like the day baby is born, day they come home from hospital, first smile, first laugh etc. U write the date that the event happened on them and then u can take a pic of the card with baby.

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