to ask if giving a diamond after the birth of a (boy) baby is an English tradition?

[Blueberryveryberry]

I'm forrin, so I heard a friend talking about this, is it true?

DH is English, so I want to find out if I'm 'owed' a diamond

I've heard of eternity rings for a first child, but not necessarily diamond.

but then again, she may want a tiara.

OOps that posted way to soon silverapples i mean

I am owed 3.

Must let DH know.

Also waiting for my diamond... A bloody big one!

I got an eternity ring not long after DD (1st and only!) was born...There's enough of us saying that to call it a tradition I reckon

Traditionally, eternity rings were not related to the birth of a first child but given after a suitably long period of marriage. Nowadays, I have heard of people getting them after only a couple of years. I am sure that the sellers in the jewellery business are only too happy to push this.

You all know what I think of push presents Let's leave it at that..

Cor. All I got was a rather nasty crystal vase. (he's exh now).

I gave my (god daughter) niece a diamond, but then I was working in Botswana at the time and diamonds are virtually the national product.

I then paid for her to have it set in a necklace for her 18th.

All I got was a cup of tea at the hospital and a load of washing up when I got home. I've been robbed !

an eternity ring was traditionally given on a first anniversary but it has evolved over time and a lot of people give them on the birth of a first child. I got mine on our first anniversary but I got a matching necklace on the birth of our son then then matching earrings on the birth of our twins.

I got a really good nights sleep after each of mine dh stayed up all night with both and after 36 hours labour with dd and 20 odd hours with ds it was worth far more than any diamond!

After saying that if diamonds are a tradition I will also join that que!

You what?! Never heard of that tradition. We're English/British through and through.
If that's true, I'm owed TWO lots of diamonds!

I got an eternity ring. When I say I "got" one, I earned one and therefore demanded one

Seems to be a very recent (last 20 years at most) tradition fromthe various links and sites I've just skipped over. Push gifts appear to be American.

I've heard of 'push presents' but not specifics like giving diamonds etc.

before the birth of my two DS I pestered my DH about getting me a push present but I then had a c section both times so he said he couldn't get me a present because I didn't 'push'...my response...I've had major surgery and it is customary to buy your loved ones a gift after major surgery

I've been married 22 years with two sons and not so much as a sniff of even a Diamonique gift from QVC.

Just wait till he comes home

Push presents?!

I've heard it all now.

I have never heard of this before. Damn.

Is it too late now DSes are teens?

I've heard of this after having a child but not specifically a boy. What would be the girl present then? I got a box of Milk Tray

Not traditional. Nor are eternity rings (for anything, actually).

Diamonds are a pretty modern fashion after the de Beers campaign, which I think was early twentieth century.

I imagine it just comes from someone buying his wife something nice to cheer her up after the birth, TBH. I know someone whose DH bought her box sets of all the trashy TV from the 90s (so Buffy, Angel, Roswell High, Bad Girls, ER). I would definitely have this as my plan if I hadn't, erm, already acquired them all.

Surely this is an Americanism?
Landof the baby shower, 'contribute to my library in lieu of gifts' birthday parties, Sweet Sixteens, Proms and Limos? Etc

Us Brits are made of strong stuff, we don't need push presents!
We have Tea. And. Toast. After our birthings. Powered the empire, did tea and toast!

Push present?

A) I had a c-section

B) I gave up full ownership of my body for nine months. And threw up. And looked like a hippo. And had my feet go up a size. And had to do the whole fecking thing in another language.

C) He chose a hospital due to ease of parking and in his rush failed to note it was a "we don't do pain relief, or any kind, for anybody, so there" hospital.

I want my big, massive, 70s Kenwood mixer as a diamond substitute as compensation for C more than anything else. With extra attachments to make up for everything in B. I liked the C-section, so I have no demands in that regard.