Are you expecting a present from your DH?

[PixieCake]

Everyone (well, about 5 people) keeps asking me what I think my DH will 'get me as my giving birth present'.

Does everyone else know about this? Is it a new tradition or something? I suppose they mean eternity rings etc. Are you all expecting something?

If anything my husband deserves a present for putting up with me (aka hormonal bitch woman who makes him do everything because i'm "carrying YOUR child")
I'm reserving the right to change my opinion mid labour, though.

I wouldn't like a present. We are saving very hard at the moment for the bay and I would think it was a waste of money if I am honest...

I would FAR rather he was attentive and caring and kind in the first few days. He is pretty thoughtful anyway, so I am expecting him to take it up a notch!

A card saying how proud he is of me etc would be lovely though...

For the "bay"??? Errr, the BABY, obviously!

I had a terrible pregnancy, puked daily for 9 months, lots of fainting, stays in hospital, anemia so couldn't stand for long, do housework, go anywhere nice, I was just generally miserable and depressing to be around....then I had a very long labour. We went to hosp at 5am on a freezing winter morning when DP had to go out and dig the car out of the snow first, then again the next day when he came to pick us up.

After having the patient of a saint through all that, I should have got him a present.

I told DH that I wanted to buy diamond jewellery for each child we have ie celebration ring. After DD, I didn't get around to it (doesn't seem like the best time - income drop as am currently SAHM and our expenses have gone up). Then when we found out we were pregnant this time, DH said "I'll buy you a diamond bracelet if we are having twins". Well, good news for me - we are having twins. But again, think that can wait too, as expenses about to sky rocket. So I am planning on buying jewellery, and DH is supportive, but my bloody sensible side stops me. Will prob get something when I am 70 years old, at this rate.

Nope. I'm expecting a baby

Too be honest i will be happy with 'not being pregnant anymore'. And the poor bloke deserves a medal for having put up with me being a completely irrational bitch for the last 8 months. I'm grateful that he's still here!!!

He has though promised that the fridge will be packed with antipasti (i have soooo missed that), and a nice bottle of pink champagne waiting for me when i come home.

Good food, a nice glass of bubbles and a cuddle with my DH and baby boy is all i anticipate requiring..!

Im with some of the others here, having to put up with my whinging and crying and hormonal outbursts for the past 9 months (or 18 if you count pregnancy with my first)

My other half has done the vast majority of cooking cleaning AND childcare and worked on top of all that too, so I will take that as my present but would LOVE to get him something, just cant think of anything? Any suggestions?

Aah - I kind of agree that my husband is putting up with a lot of sickness from me and tiredness.

I didn't even know about presents for giving brith til my MIL mentioned eternity rings - but I don't like rings - so we settled on a bracelet.

But, my present to DH - i promised him as long as I could have 1 lie-in a month, he'd have the rest, for the next 3 years.... might regret that, but he's such a sleep-a-holic - and i figure bracelet for lie-ins... it's a fair deal!

Never heard of birth presents and not expecting anything. A healthy baby will be more than enough, especially since we thought we couldn't have children. Plus, I know that DH will take good care of me after the birth and make me lovely food and that's enough for me!

Do people really get diamonds? Lol.

My cousin in law was promised a diamond worth 1k in an eternity ring for each pg. She initially thought she'd end up with a socking 3-5 stone ring. She stopped at 2 and is still ringless

TBH I find the whole thing a little distasteful. I was more than happy with my bundles of sick/poo/wee joy. DH bought me chocs with dc1 then proceeded to eat them all while I had a nap!

I don't understand the diamond thing either. Sometimes I don't think I live on the same planet as some who post on here......At the moment I'm fighting the urge to post something controvetrsial on the thread about schools in Surrey!.......Maybe I will just toddle off and have a glass of wine!