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

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yousaidit · 15/10/2008 02:04

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?

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PsychoAxeMurdererMum · 15/10/2008 10:28

capp......he did look ever-so-slightly stunned!

CatIsSleepy · 15/10/2008 10:28

oops 2 expats there...meant cappucino...

Wheelybug · 15/10/2008 10:31

Capp - All money is our money, not his/hers. Also DH did all the work when I came out of hospital too so don't think present/help are mutually exclusive.

Hatwoman - I think a piano is a great present idea.

berolina · 15/10/2008 10:31

my ring wasn't expensive... not cheap but not four-figure-sum expensive.

We each contribute roughly half the family income (he funded PhD student, I WOTH PT).

fumf · 15/10/2008 10:32

I got nowt. But then i suspect dh felt I had got what I really, always wanted anyway (ie a bay-bay )
second time tround, he did buy me a bunch of flowers. because i told him he bloody well had to!

expatinscotland · 15/10/2008 10:35

not being pregnant anymore was a gift in and of itself.

i've felt wretched and ill throughout every one of them, this time is no exception and i just can't wait to eat properly again and lace up the Chung Shis my sister sent me and get on the road to fitness again.

i selected a good champagne and DH knows where my fav Balti restaurant is and just what to order.

No5 · 15/10/2008 10:35

only got bunch of flowers
never knew supposed to get presents after given birth to child etc.. is it british tradition?
only get present on bday and xmas.
agree on radley with expat.
i remember another thread some mners had jewelery eveytime given birth, some big rocks and gold.irrc.

Brangelina · 15/10/2008 10:35

I got a diamond solitaire, followed by an eternity ring the following Xmas. Nothing huge but it was the thought that counts. I was also very pleased as it was so unexpected, him not being the type and all that.

BTW I earn the most in our household, so the financial control thing doesn't apply in my case.

wilbur · 15/10/2008 10:36

Capp - you're right, we do not have a 50:50 split on control of money. I control it all, mwahahahahaha [world-dominating cackle]. And although the ring was £££ the necklace was not, and I love them both the same, and equally the card the ds1 made for ds2 when he was born.

Arf at "rabbit in the headlights" - my dh has that look down to a tee.

Brangelina · 15/10/2008 10:37

Oh, and he's not British, nor American and I don't think it's a tradition where he's from. He did it because he wanted too. Who am I to complain?

expatinscotland · 15/10/2008 10:38

oh, no, i don't do big rocks or flashy jewellry.

it's just not my style and it would just be another thing to worry about.

littlelapin · 15/10/2008 10:38

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Brangelina · 15/10/2008 10:40

Flashy jewellery isn't my style only, both rings were discreet. Had I been offered the choice I probably wouldn't have chosen rings, but as I said, it's the thought that counts.

snowleopard · 15/10/2008 10:40

Nothing, but I didn't mind. I got loads of beautiful flowers and chocs from friends and family - and to be honest I felt sad for DP that everything was addressed to me - he'd gone through the mill having our baby too (long labour, I got some sleep but he was up all night, some very hairy moments and finally a CS) and had looked after DS on his own for the first hour, as I passed out.

I'm not the diamond type anyway - I wouldn't want to have an expensive diamond ring because I know I'd lose it! At the risk of sounding super-schmaltzy, DP's ongoing support and being a devoted dad is more important.

sparklesandnowinefor9days · 15/10/2008 10:44

I have been bought sparkly things for each of our dc

eternity ring for DS1
3 Diamond Necklaces for DD, DS2 and DS3

I have never expected anything or asked for them, dp just wanted to do it

He also buys me a big bunch of gorgeous flowers each time

I'm very lucky and i know that, but it wouldn't have bothered me if i'd have gotten nothing his eyes and smile tell me all i need to know after i have given birth and i love him more than anything for that alone

expatinscotland · 15/10/2008 10:45

oh, lapin, i so agree!

a great bottle of wine and a full on Indian does it for me every time.

i love spicy foods and have never been able to enjoy them during pregnancy.

ShowOfHands · 15/10/2008 10:45

I have no idea who Radley is btw and why the OP has his bag.

expat, I don't do flashy jewellery either. I'd just lose it/worry about losing it/scratch the baby with it accidentally. Ditto perfume and the like. DH did say to me on our second date that he liked the fact I wasn't very feminine. I'm still a bit about that one.

ShowOfHands · 15/10/2008 10:48

DH had flowers delivered while I was in the birth pool (at home) actually. Very clever. Just a coincidence really as dh had ordered them a few days earlier because I was fed up with being pg and he wanted to cheer me up. Looked very well orchestrated to the attending midwives though. And he baked an apple pie during my first stage for the midwives to eat.

Food, yes, definitely better than sparkly adornments methinks.

I got a piano for dd's first birthday. Okay, a mate was giving it a way but I love it.

expatinscotland · 15/10/2008 10:51

oh, i love perfume and am quite 'fem'. i just don't do flashy jewellry or lots of it or diamonds. i have some nice pieces my father has given me over the years.

i have a platinum wedding band and that's it for rings.

i have tons of my grandmother's costume jewellry and prefer wearing that, tbh.

FioFio · 15/10/2008 10:52

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Jux · 15/10/2008 10:53

He brought a box of glucose into the ward in case I needed energy!

littlelapin · 15/10/2008 10:53

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ShowOfHands · 15/10/2008 10:58

I misrepresent myself perhaps. I am feminine, honest. I'm wearing a skirt right now. With flowers on it. I also wear costume jewellery. I like wooden jewellery and bright colours. I'm a hippy. The feminine comment was due to my lack of interest in make-up/fashion/diamonds. I make my own clothes for example which is probably another money-saving tip. I wear a plain wedding band and today I have on a necklace made out of heather.

Perfume I can't wear, it just doesn't hold for some reason. I like certain smells but it won't stay on me.

Bleedodgy · 15/10/2008 11:00

F all.

largeginandbloodymary · 15/10/2008 11:09

She is feminine I have seen her in very fetching jammas

Well i want a gift > i am not really bothered what it is, food is perfectly acceptable. For example a pile of appropriate coloured marshmallows would be fantastic. It would be a pile of them too

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