What should I buy my Wife as a gift after the baby is born ?

[bluemooner]

Does anyone have any good ideas what to buy my wife after our baby is born ? (now only about a week away..)Just to say she is not big on jewellery, but was thinking along the lines of a day at a spa ? other ideas have been a new digital camera (to take lots of pictures of our new arrival)

Thanks

I like the camera idea. A spa might be a bit much when you've just had a baby. Or what about vouchers for treating herself to a new post pg outfit...?

Does a Digital Photo Frame sound a bad idea ?

Camera is probably a better idea than the spa day although she will need the spa day more!!! She just won't want to leave her new baby for that length of time and if she does then she won't be relaxing but worrying about the baby.

It's a bit of a minefield and you know your wife best. Something she can keep - why jewellery is usually popular.

Camera is a lovely idea! Awww how nice!

Don't forget to come back on here once your baby is born and let us know!

I visited a friend last week who had a new mulberry bag described as her 'pushing present'. Her daughter was 2weeks old.

I thought it was a bit patronizing and uneccessary. They have joint money and so she was basically paying for it as well.

After having a baby i didn't really want anything other than someone who did what I asked when I wanted it ( ie knew When I wanted help and when to be Alone).

If you are thinking special jewellry etc I could see that. Something that would last forever. Plant a tree?

How about a small treat everyday for the first few weeks?

I would say a camera is a family present to be honest, I'm sure you'll be using it as much as your wife. In fact, if you don't have a camera, I would suggest you get one before the birth.

Something fairly frivolous that she wouldn't normally spend buying for herself would be my suggestion,

Check out how she feels about spa day things cos I'm not sure i'd like that kind of thing.

What I wanted when DD was born was to be able to stay with her in bed for a week and just take care of her. The fact that DP did all the cooking, cleaning etc plus his share of nappy changes etc was great and much better than just getting a material gift and no help.

Other than that I think lovely flowers waiting for your wife when she gets back from the hospital. Nice bath stuff or cream etc. Vouchers for her favourite shop, be it bookstore or clothes.

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Agree camera is more of a family gift, unless your wife wanted one for ages.

For me spa days and all that were just a huge STRESS to get the baby to go longer between feeds etc..

I let more than one such token expire.

All she'll need is YOU taking really good care of her

Whoops wasn't mulberry was Louis vuitton but you get the idea. Very expensive and probably not the 1st thing that she would have spent £800 on- she hadn't chosen it or expressed any Interest in it before.

I find this a bit weird - certainly didn't get bought presents when I had my dcs. I suppose if you're desperate to spend some money, I would say pay for someone to do the ironing or the cleaning. She's certainly not going to be caring about handbags for a while, or able/wanting to go to a spa just yet.

Bath stuff would be good. Long baths are greatafter giving birth. But you need someone to look after the baby while you are in it. So you take the baby for a walk ( so if it cries she won t hear it) and nice bath stuff would be great.

thanks for the tips, sorry I did forget to say that she already has a camera, just that was what someone suggested as he had bought one for his wife. I can see what you all mean about the spa, a treat everyday she already has, thats me !!! :o - and as I say jewellery isnt really her thing.

how about some nice meals for the freezer or getting some nice food shopping delivered for the first couple of weeks?

Photo frame for a photo of her and the baby?

clothes are a need as soon as she is up and about - a couple of weeks or so - as will likely not fit in anything in her wardrobe.

What about a lovely scarf or gloves (for pushing a pushchair over winter!), so she feels snuggled up and treated - i hadn't bought clothes and stuff for such a long time, a new pair of socks would have been lovely!

I would agree that if it's vouchers, then make sure they have a long date on them, and you should get a camera first!

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I also like the idea of paying for the washing and ironing to be done - maybe even a temp cleaner. God that would be bliss.

as many hours as you can afford with a post-birth doula - this is the only thing I would actually like!

and flowers, of course.

How about something snuggly and comforting ie cashmere cardigan / wrap or White Company velour hooded dressing gown (God knows your DW will prob be spending much of her night time awake)? That's assuming the household help situation is sorted - my no 1 stress w DD was the shambolic state of our place. I was always holding her so just had to sit and look at mess.

What a nice husband you are bluemooner! Can you phone mine up and give him some tips? I think either a nice piece of jewellery (how about a Pandora charm bracelet with a charm on that's the babys birthstone, then if you have any more babies you can add to it!) or the vouchers for buying clothes with.

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Sorry bluemooner just seen the bit about not being big on jewellary! I'd go for clothes vouchers and flowers then!

again thanks for the tips,

Cleaner - that will be me
Ironing - that will be me
Cooking - that will be me

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