Anyone buying their DH something to mark the birth of their baby?

[Snowgirl1]

I'd like to buy DH something, but I can't think what. And, yes, I know that carrying his baby for 9 months and, hopefully, having a healthy baby is the important bit, but I'd still like to give him something to mark the milestone of his first child - something that he can look at in years to come and remind of the day we had a baby together.

I gave him a watch when we got married; he's got a really nice pen already; and doesn't have a job which involves wearing smart shirts, so not much point in giving cufflinks. Any ideas?

A vasectomy.

"something that he can look at in years to come and remind of the day we had a baby together"

Errrrr isn't that a child?

Er, you're giving him a child.

I really think that's quite enough. And when the little tyke is kicking your DH in the shins and telling him 'I hate you daddy!' then that'll be a fine reminder of the day you had a baby together.

I'm all for women getting presents after the birth - it bloody hurts, it comes after 9 months of shite and you'll not even get a lie-in after. But men? Nah....

A bottle of Whiskey? Could wet the baby's head with it? If he's a real whisky lover, you can buy a cask, somewhere, which will mature in 18 years, and he may e able to then share it with your child on their 18th?

If not a whisky lover, a leather bound scrap book for him to fill with items/memories of your child growing up?

SoupDragon, LOL

captainbarnacle and BirdsnotBees, thanks. As I pointed out in my original post I know I'm giving him a child. Yes, in some ways the child will be a reminder of the day we had our first baby, but when our LO is kicking his shins it won't take him back to the day we had a baby together. That's like saying that when he sees me, his wife, every day it's a reminder of the day we got married. I don't wake up, see my DH, and think back to our wedding day. But when I wrestle take my wedding ring off my swollen/fat pregant fingers and read the inscription, it does remind me of our wedding day.

LikeaCandle, ahh, whisky hadn't thought of that sort of thing. Thanks.

Nope, still not getting it. Your wedding day you have no physical reminder bar your ring and some photos. The day your kids were born - you have your kids and their birthdays every year.

And I found that once they were born, my kids became much more than just the day they were born, too. The birth was important, obviously, but not the be-all and end-all I'd hyped it/them up to be in my mind.

Or, to put it another way: the birth is the beginning of something, and that something is not a 'thing', it's a person - your amazing, infuriating, beautiful and bloody wonderful child.

Best of luck anyway -you sound like a thoughtful person, no bad thing in my book.

Sounds like a great idea but I would put it on hold for about a year.
After a year you will know if he is a good dad.
It's easy to say he will be a good dad but will he be able to get up in the night, support you when you need it and make all the changes to his life with out protest.

A gift after the first year saying you are a great dad would make more sense.

I am planning on buying my partner a present from the baby to say thank you daddy and that he is special. A little something silly really.

YM1 xx

he should be giving you something lol not the other way around

Snowgirl

This is a really lovely idea. My suggestion is a wallet with a clear pocket where he can put a photo of you and the baby

For the rest of you: how odd that you want to discourage expression of affection and love between a couple. Waiting to see if he is a good dad, fgs. Unbelievable.

Look into those companies that will put your baby's finger print on a keychain.

Not to be mistaken to the years when your child will be puttng their finger prints on *everything

A teeny tiny fingerprint is more meaningful than a bottle of whiskey.

I don't have any ideas but I think it is a lovely gesture. Ignore the haters, they're a cynical lot on here!

I think the fingerprint idea is a good one.

Not on the highstreet does some nice fingerprint stuff

I was going to write a thread like this but Thought I may get a bit flamed. Dh has been looking after me and taking everything I throw at him in my hormonal state. Ice been truly vile and he hasn't moaned once. So I want to get him a little thank you. I was thinking maybe a track day?

I like the fingerprint idea too! Go for that

2ww

How nice of you! I am sure he would love that

Thanks! Not so much from the marking the baby angle. More from the thanks for not killing me when I cry coz I drop my sandwich and you go out get me mushy peas after you've worked a 12 hour day angle. He's not moaned once bless him. Even when I want a hug but also shouting he's not allowed to look at me [Blush] bless him

this isn't a big watch or shiny toy, but I found this really good poetry anthology - DP not the poetry type, but tough, I gave it to him anyway
it's called New Life and details here: www.sallyemerson.co.uk/

I did this. When my dd was born dh shocked me by leaving a present bwfore he left hospital a teddy for dd and inside some beautiful earrings with a xard that said 'thank you for keeping me so safe mummy'. I got him cufflinks from aspinal as a surprise. I know you said he has no need for cufflinks but he wore them for her christening, they were baby pink enamel. He plans to wear them on each of her big occasions and i the same with 'her' earrings. Hope to do similar when dc2 arrives.

I'm the same, for father's day (when baba was a mere blob) I got him a wee father's day present, it was a wee teddy meant more for the baby but he really liked it. I'm going to be doing the same when the baby's here, I'm thinking it's something they can use to bond cause there'll be a toy that daddy plays with him with if that makes sense.

I think it's a lovely idea and am of the same opinion as 2wwmadness, I know how hormonal and rubbish craic I've been since I got pregnant and won't ever forget the fact that during the first 12 weeks when I was soooo tired that he would get up early to make my lunch for work.

He's definitely earned a little something special :)

Um, no. I have to do all the pushing, I have had to put up with pregnancy for the last 38 weeks, I have to deal with cracked sore nipples...

...and you want to know what I am buying HIM?? Ha!

I can't remember what my dh bought me when i had our kids.
He did buy me a beautiful cross & chain when i gave birth to our stillborn daughter.

Never thought to buy my husband anything though.

I've been thinking about t something to buy DH too - just a little token to say thanks for being such a great support thru my pregnancy, and to mark t occasion. He's got all t usual stuff from other times I've bought him stuff, bought him new dad cufflinks and a cpl of tickets to see Michael McIntyre next year! I thought it would be nice to show him that I'm not just ginna get caught up with baby and forget about him and us....

But I sooo hope he's been out to get something for me...!!!