New baby - gift for OH

[wainy]

Well 2 weeks ago my girlfriend gave birth to our 1st son.

I want to get her a gift to celebrate this but am a bit stumped for ideas.

Thought about jewelery (rings, lockets etc) etc but wondered if anyone else had any suggestions for ideas or what they had done.

[rhinochopig]

Liposuction, Gym Membership, Belly-Bra?

[Davi]

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...) along with a plastercast "picture" of nippers feet and hands. Seems to have earnt him enough brownie points to last a lifetime.

[Tahiti]

Be careful with a ring - could be taking as a proposition of marriage...

[Zod]

Tahiti said:

Be careful with a ring - could be taking as a proposition of marriage...

Whereas having a kid has no lasting significance?

[rude-boy]

You can get someone to make a cast(or is it a dye?) of the baby's feet and then have then have them cast in metal of your/your wallet's choosing.

I like the idea of a locket with a lock of the baby's hair in it but that might be a bit chav/old fashioned these days.

[Mr Will]

Davi said:

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...)

I love this idea, any idea where he got it from?

[Justayellowbadge]

I had a necklace made with a just 2 diamonds, one half the size of the other, in a figure of 8 type setting, in white gold, to represent mother and baby.

Very simple, very elegant. Well received.

[space1999]

Tahiti said:

Be careful with a ring - could be taking as a proposition of marriage...

An eternity ring that does not mean marriage - it is quite traditional to recieve an eternity ring when a first child is born and every woman loves rings and diamonds! Plus I think that is so wonderful loving that you want to do that! Congrats by the way and enjoy

[Davi]

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...)

I love this idea, any idea where he got it from?

I'll email him and find out, though knowing him it'll have been a google inspired gift

[rude-boy]

No, couldn’t resist it:-

Gift voucher entitling the bearer to one cosmetic “Welly top to Mouse’s ear” operation?

[space1999]

and yes I have a locket and I would not say it was chavy! I have a picture of my husband and my child in a gold antique edwardian locket and I love it!

[Mr Will]

Davi said:

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...)

I love this idea, any idea where he got it from?

I'll email him and find out, though knowing him it'll have been a google inspired gift

Cheers, i've got a little one arriving in a couple of months time, so will be watching this thread with interest!

[Davi]

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...)

I love this idea, any idea where he got it from?

I'll email him and find out, though knowing him it'll have been a google inspired gift

Cheers, i've got a little one arriving in a couple of months time, so will be watching this thread with interest!

Mines 20 weeks old now, I'm yet to getting around to sorting something out

Apparently milky fingerprints and scratches all over the new sofa don't count.

[FPC]

Congrats and good luck. I have a similar question and was thinking of a ring. Mine is due next month.

[BlackMagic *tree]

Congratulations to the OP and your family.

Not much help with gift ideas though, sorry.

[fatboy b]

Friends of mine got plaster-casts taken from the baby's feet, then had bronze feet cast from the plaster-casts. Both feet then mounted on a white plinth, with a perspex front. Looked really good.

[wainy]

Davi – I like the idea of the pendant any info please let me know

As for the ring – well there is no risk of getting it mixed up with engagement, as she already has one of those and a mortgage – which I think is more a representation of a couple than a ring

[clonmult]

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mr Will said:

Davi said:

Mate bought his missus a pendant which was made in silver from a fingerprint of said offspring (don't worry, they don't dip the finger in the molten metal, they make a mould...)

I love this idea, any idea where he got it from?

I'll email him and find out, though knowing him it'll have been a google inspired gift

Cheers, i've got a little one arriving in a couple of months time, so will be watching this thread with interest!

The details are either at the hospital (the companies that make those things have their brochures all over them), or in the bounty bag that you get when the nipper is born.

Our baby stuck his head out into the world 3 weeks back, we thought about those foot print things for about 30 seconds and figured that a bunch of photos were just as useful.

[space1999]

you know what a woman would like more than anything!! Well a man who is going to be there to help! The endless night time feeds, the stinky nappies and support!! Support being the biggest one!