Ooh, DH bought me my 'congratulations and thankyou for having our baby' present today! What did dh get you for popping out your dc?

[yousaidit]

even though dc hasn't actually arrived yet (overdue),i got an eternity ring for popping out dd (thinking my fanjo was on fire mmight have upped the spend limit on that one!!! ) but as we are officially skint i had mentioned previously to dh jewellery and the like was a no no now for our spending, but today when we were out mooching rould the shops, dh picked out a lovely huge slouchy radley bag, in a sort f pale petrol blue colour with a pale brown mustardy thick soft handle to sit on you shoulder!

Very yummy and i'm very happy with it! But can't have it til dc arrives!

It even came in a nice big boxy bag (not it's fabric protective bag but a radley shopping bag!!!!!
So, what did your dh get you to show their eternal thanks for popping out your dc?

another one with bugger all here too.

i didn't want a showy present, just a real acknowledgement of what i had gone through (3 times!)

with my dc3, i had a home birth...i had to get up 2 hours after delivering my baby to get my other kids breakfast because my dh was too tired!

All I ever wanted was a naff helium balloon. Didn't get it first time round but did second time.

Gow nowt for all 3. Unless you count the big granny knickers when I unexpectedly had to stay in hospital with a poorly DD3 . They were much appreciated, I can tell you.

Ds1 a diamond necklace, but it was a birthday present, I think, rather than a push present.

Ds2 - a watch (and champagne). Totally unexpected and unnecessary. I think he'd heard work colleagues buying gifts for their wives and felt he ought to do the same.

I know someone whose dh bought her an £8000 phone. Very strange imo, but she was very proud of it.

Swedish mum, that is lovely

Got a huge bunch of flowers after DS1 and don't expect anything this time round either - DH is crap with presents but have got used to it after 11 years

all i wanted was one of those ballons that you can hold the hand and it walks along. I told DH this for many months, day of DS birth he says "I did not know where to get one" He had 9 mths to find one, then he still did not find one when DD was born and I did not even get flowers then.

I am waiting for eternity ring till we can afford the diamond i truly deserve

£8000 on a phone?
ewww

i got a bread machine

sweet FA here as well. Surely a 36 hour labour with the first, and very nasty tears with all three count for something sparkly?!

Mrsdougross, eh?

Well, for ds1 I got nothing, and in fact gave him a present of two pictures we had seen at an art exibition in the pub. BUT my lovely MIL gave me £500 as when she had had dh, her FIL gave her some money for herself as she was broke and only 21 and supporting her dh who was setting up his own company.

In between ds1 and dd, my sister (whose dh practially LIVES in Hatton Gardens) got hold of dh and told him to raise his game, and you don't argue with my sister. So for dd I got an eternity ring, and for ds2 I got a silver necklace with the initials of our three dc hanging from it. Am v spoilt.

sweet FA

I got a rolex for ds and a nanny for six weeks for dd. Both very much apprieciated.

In fact after DS1 was born (at home) I had to yell to my DH (who was downstairs chatting to the blardy MW) that I was v hungry and thirsty (having not eaten/drunk for at least 8 hoursw) and could I please have a cup of tea and some toast!!

nothing. twice. bitter.

Jimmy Choos

Strappy ones for DD, knee high boots for DS.

I love my DH

From ex-DH I got the immortal line "I'm so tired - I've been on my feet all night" (DC1 born at 5.30 a.m., 8.10 lb,), which has been a better present than any ring - 21 years and a divorce later I'm still able to make him blush and apologise whenever I mention it (which is every time DS1 has a birthday)

Nowt, but he is an enormous help and pulls his weight
He does know that I am "owed" an eternity ring, but we will have to wait until we have some spare cash.

Ooh yousaidit, souns lovely.

I got nada. Zilch. DH doesn't seem to think of things like that- I had to demand a graduation gift too. IN fairness though he's been extremely good the toher way with lots of hep and he took over the boys completely when ds4 arrived- no mean task!

Oh and I haven't even got an engagement, wedding or eternity rings, nor a pair of diamond earriings. Where did I go wrong?

He is a good dad though.

Nothing concrete but then I didn't want or expect anything. Never understood this tradition at all. Not bothered by jewellery anyway. He did go home and clean the house from top to bottom and cook lots of meals to freeze while I was in hospital. That was brilliant.

MIL bought me some new button down nighties for feeding, DVDs and snacks and my Mum baked lots of goodies and ordered some traditional sweets from aquarterof.com. Much more like it!

Wilbur - the necklace sounds lovely

Ooh, I have a good story about the helium ballons! I definitely wanted one, but dh would rather poke his eyes out than get me one, he's weird like that. Anyway, when I was in hosp after having ds1, the next person to come in to the ward was a very young girl, maybe 17, and her scary mother (like big mo from Eastenders). So Big Mo is bossing everyone about, has clearly sent new Dad home and is repeatedly asking daughter what she wants brought in for her while she's in hosp, v aggressively. 17 yr old clearly shell-shocked but eventually says in a small voice - "I want a balloon with "It's a Boy" on it". Not chocolate, or spare socks, or a magazine, just a balloon - something that says "Well done" when I think that this girl didn't often have someone who told her well done. My initial reaction, was "Oh FGS, be a bit bit more practical, you've just had a baby!" and then instantly I changed my mind, burst into tears and was convinced we should ALL get balloons that say "It's a Boy/Girl". I got one for dd when she was born and I folded it and put it in her baby book like a sentimental fool, but every time I see one of those balloons, I wonder how that girl is doing.