Did your partner give you a present when you gave birth?

[MotherofOne]

I spoke to a friend of mine yesterday who is expecting their first child imminently, and in the conversation she mentioned that her dh had taken her to chose an eternity ring as a gift for her when she gives birth - "as a thank you for bearing our child".
It struck me as rather romantic really - when our ds was born 2.5 years ago this wasn't something we even considered. However when I casually mentioned it to dh I think he thought he was being nagged! (and he's being terribly supportive in all sorts of other ways, so I shouldn't complain...!)
Did anyone else out there get (give?) a 'birth gift' from / to their dp/dh??

Lindy, did you manage to get out of it? if not hope it went well. I was your husband's boss I hope I would have had the sense to refuse that invitation

The nesting instinct was weak in me too, and I arrived back to an unusually well cleaned house, the like of which had never been seen before. Any coincidence that my husbands parents were about to visit? hmmmm.

Every time I talked about my labour, my husband reminded me he had been on his knees with a knife digging out the dirt between our floorboards while I had been 'resting' in hospital. Oh and our first supper at home was lobster and champagne organised by dh.

No big present, but my parents in law gave me some Victorian gold earings the following christmas to thank me for their grandson.

I got a some matching Louis Vuitton luggage which was a huge surprise as I hadn't even hinted that I might like them. I must say though that the thing that impressed me the most was that he had gone off on his own and picked these things out especially for me with out any help at all. That and the fact he really cannot see the point in designer handbags so it must have seemed like a most perplexing thing to spend all that money.

My DH bought me a diamond eternity ring when Ds was born It was 2 sizes too big but actually fitted my pregnant sausage fingers it was a total surprise he had also scrubbed the house fromtop to bottom and washed all babies new clothes .He is a gem xx

I got a pre-mixed G&T after being holed up in hospital for a week. Bless. As for the nesting insticne, totally absent I'm afraid. I spent the first hour home from the hospital cleaning up dh's regression to the bachelor life while he gazed in awe at his daughter.
Still, he buys me jewellery for Xmas and has VERY good taste.

oxocube, you are a northerner aren't you, and your husband too??? He sounds a bit like mine (from hartlepool). Through most of my pregnancy/labor/breastfeeding...etc. I was reminded about how much pain HE had gone through to produce this child for me (he had a vasectomy reversal) and if i looked in the least bit skeptical he would whip down his trousers and show me his 4" scar....I'm sure if my mother hadn't been around during the birth he would have been at home watching football or somesuch...
Presents????

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I have made it my personal mission to harass every male colleague I have to buy his wife an eternity ring after giving birth and I have had a 100% success rate so far. My hubbie gave me a beatiful sapphire and diamond one after I had my daughter (sapphires for our son and diamonds for her). We hade it made by a jeweller friend. You certainly don't need to spend a vast sum of money, as Marina says small independent jewellers, estate jewellery or auctions are all infinitely cheaper than "brand name" jewellers.

I ordered a beautiful piece of jewellery from a designer and TOLD my dh that it was a present for having ds. He didn't put up any argument bless him!

SofiaAmes, I am from Newcastle but d.h. is a confirmed southerner! I am amazed (and MADLY jealous!) at all these wonderful gifts

I had a picture frame with a picture of me and ds in and the best birthing partner anybody could have, not leaving my side and giving me all the encouragement needed. He plans to get me an eternity ring when no2 as born and then our family will be complete. I get little pressies all year round and dont expect to receive anything for having our baby.

4 cans of Guinness, Rhubabrb? Please tell me you were in hospital for longer than the 6 hour minimum!

My husband bought me a diamond eternity ring after our first child was born. It was such a lovely suprise and so totally out of character for him to do something like that.

OK, I get all the rest of it, but why the slice of liver??

Soupdragon - I was in hospital for a week, bliss! But the Guinness was gone within 2 days Still, he did fill the fridge up for me when I got home, and not just Guinness either, lots of snacky things so I didn't have to cook much - bless him!

I got a gold chain bracelet for my son about a month after I gave birth. And I've never taken it off - nearly 3 years ago now! For my daughter I was given a peridot (my birth stone) cluster ring.

I've never heard of partners giving presents. I didn't get anything, not even flowers from DH but I didn't expect to. Luckily for him I'm not keen on getting prezzies.
Mind you I did get perfume from MIL and a necklace from my sister which I found odd at the time.

Tigermoth - no, I didn't manage to get out of it & DH couldn't even get something out of the freezer on my instructions !! Boss did bring TWO bottles of very good champagne though so that did make up for it !!!!!!!!

My DH knew it was more than his life was worth not to get me something! My 2nd arrived 5 weeks ago and he arrived next day with a fantastic necklace to match the earings he got me for nos 1. Having said that he got me a crap xmas pressie..black, lacy, synthetic, baby doll nightie and dressing gown with fushia pink stitching from Debenhams. I then had a chat from my MIL about how he was telling me he needed more 'attention'. I changed them for a nice pair of boots!

After that I deserved a nice birth pressie!

Okay, I am going to howl like mad and cry for ages, I got nothing, nada, not even a single stem of flower! I think he sort of loves me...

The best thing my hubbie did for me was to arrive at the hospital the morning after delivery with a cool bag from which he extracted a side of smoked salmon, fresh bagels from our local Jewish bakery, a pepper mill, a lemon and a giant tub of cream cheese. He set to and produced THE most delicious production line of bagels for all around who fancied one.

David Linley on Desert Island Discs said that the most romantic commission he had ever had was from a man whose wife had recently given birth. It was for a miniature temple carved out of wood with a small door which when opened revealed a tiny silk cushion on which sat a diamond eternity ring. A temple of love - aaaaaahh

I got a goose when dd was born (well, a couple of months later, when one became available .....). Havent got anything for ds yet - probably a cow on order or something!!!

Heh Heh, that reminds me of a major row my dh and I once had over a pheasant!