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FirstTimeDaddy81
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Gift for wife: suggestions needed
FirstTimeDaddy81
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My wife's in week 14 of her pregnancy. Her nausea is supposed to be over now, but it's been much worse the past few weeks.
Since she's been feeling like crap, I'd like to get her something to help cheer her up. I'd prefer that it's a pregnancy related gift. Any suggestions?
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Re: Gift for wife: suggestions needed
What does your wife like?
Obviously she likes jewelry and flowers like every other woman out there, but I'd prefer to get her something specifically related to the pregnancy. I got her a Saint Gerard keychain (patron saint of pregnant women) when we first found out she was pregnant. I'd prefer to try to get her something like that again where it's a gift that wouldn't make sense to give your wife unless she's pregnant.
I was looking at different spa treatments the other day, but I wouldn't want to book her for something like that until she gets past her nausea. I can't imagine that it would be very easy to relax in a spa if you feel like you're about to puke.
Or perhaps, if you can, baby related jewelry?
Out of the suggestions you gave, I think I like the baby related jewelry idea the most. I'd like to get something for her rather than the baby. Also, she's a teacher so she already has a ridiculous amount of children's books, and we just got lots of baby stuff from our families for Christmas.
Are there any pregnancy products you can think of that might help her feel better? Kind of something a pregnant woman could use to pamper herself? I want to take her shopping to get her one of those maternity body pillows soon. Obviously that's more of a functional gift and isn't very romantic, but if you can think of anything along those lines that will help her feel more comfortable while she's pregnant... that would be awesome.
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@ktlucas I really like the gift basket idea. I'll have to check out etsy to see what they have. Any specific lotions or creams that you think a pregnant woman would really appreciate?
I liked ktlucas' idea a lot too!
@HaruhiChan I went Christmas shopping with my younger brother and I had him buy that at Babies R Us for her as a Christmas present. My wife's really crafty, so she was super excited about it. Great suggestion, but she's already got it.
So far it looks like the organic lotions and creams is the front runner. But feel free to keep posting suggestions, ladies. It will be good for me to have ideas in mind for future gifts down the road. Valentine's Day is coming up soon.
I thought it was an extra wonderful gift, esp. since he made sure that if baby comes early we can go switch out the birthstone AND we can add more stones if we decide to have more babies.
Maybe include a few snacks to help with the morning sickness in the basket too. Chewing gum really helped me for the minor nausea when I couldn't find time to eat (at work for me)
I hope her morning sickness settles soon. It's rough. I had to be switched off my prenatals to gummy adult vitamins because mine was so severe. It didn't ease off til 15-16 weeks for me. She's lucky her husband is super thoughtful!
staciecoffey I always have our kitchen stocked with ginger ale and crackers. Some days it helps, some days she doesn't want to go near it. How far along are you? It's frustrating that all these articles keep saying that in the 2nd trimester you should be done with nausea, but hers has gotten much worse the past 2 weeks. Zofran helps, but our insurance won't cover a whole lot of pills, so she's taking diclegious daily and then takes Zofran when she gets really sick.
I'm going to take her to look at pregnancy pillows this weekend. Any suggestions on how to pick one out? It looks like there are a lot of different shapes. How do you pick on the one that's going to be comfortable for you if you've never used one before?
HaruhiChan We've been using cocoa butter on her belly to help prevent stretch marks. I haven't heard her complain about itching, but she's just barely getting a bump in her tummy so that will probably be good for her to have so that she's prepared for it.
I already have the fridge and the pantry stocked with snacks for her. Some days they help, other days she doesn't even want to look at them. Glad to hear that you've gotten past the morning sickness. Hopefully she'll get past hers in the next week or two. My sister had morning sickness for all 9 months for all 3 of her pregnancies. I really hope my wife doesn't have that happen.
staciecoffey wow, that really stinks that you're still getting sick at week 18. I really hope my wife doesn't get sick for that long. My wife has ginger candies, so maybe I'll have to force her to eat those even though she doesn't like them to see if that helps her out.
As far as the pillow goes, I searched for the boppy cuddle pillow after you mentioned it. I didn't even realize there were pillows shaped like that. I'd seen more of the candy cane ones before. She doesn't have much of a belly yet, but that's probably something to think about so she doesn't have to go get a different pillow in a month or two when her belly starts getting bigger.
What about a fun/funny pregnancy shirt...my parents got me a bunch for the holidays...it could say anything from Baby due XX month, or be like mine which are a bit snarky and say stuff like "If you didn't put it in there don't touch it" and "I'm expecting...you not to touch).
i also got one tht says baby loading with little feet and one that says little peanut on the way (oh and I'm a Star Wars ners so I alos got one that says the force is strong with this one). I know you kinda od want it to be romantic, but it can be fun too.
DH also gave me little homemade coupons. It was super cute. They included things like back/foot rubs, date nights, mani/pedi, prenatal massage, any DIY project that I wanted done, gift certificate to our local yarn store, go out to the movies, any homemade dinner of my choice, etc. He does these things already but the time and effort he put into making the coupons was so sweet.
HStrawberry My wife would probably love if I made homemade coupons, but that goes against every impulse I've ever had. I have no problem being sweet and doing nice things for her, but I feel really stupid doing crafty stuff like that. Maybe down the road I'll work up to doing that. I might have to get drunk first.
The electric pad is probably something I'll have to get once she's a little farther along. I'm assuming she'll just want to use that for her back and hips though. Isn't there a rule that pregnant ladies can't take hot baths or be in hot tubs, because the internal temperature can get too high and can hurt the baby? I'm assuming she wouldn't be allowed to put the hot pad on her stomach, but that's just me guessing.
I wouldn't do lotions if she is still nauseous. I'm nauseous and smells drive me nuts. I can't even use my old deodorant anymore because the smell bothers me.
JuneBug0611. I already ordered her a maternity t-shirt that she'll think is funny. I'll see how she feels in a few weeks, but I'll either do the basket of oils/lotions or the massage/spa treatment for Valentines Day.
I'm going to take her shopping to pick out a body pillow this weekend. I wouldn't want to try to surprise her with that. There are way too many different shapes and I have no clue what she would want.
Socrates stated "The wisest man is the man who admits that he knows nothing". I must be really wise because I'm well aware of the fact that I'm usually clueless.
ETA: My doc gave my Diclegis but insurance won't cover it. I finally found out from someone in the pharmacy that all it is is Vitamin B6 and the mild sleep aid Unisom (which is doxylamine succinate and they have store brands as well). It's so cheap! So that's what I use now and it works as well or better! But always check with the OB of course. Mine said it was fine.
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1 more thought I had as I was falling asleep last night...not sure what your EDD is, but if it happens to be in the middle of the month (not on the cusp of two months) you coul dget ther a piece of jewlery with the baby's birthstone. To be safe you may want to buy it from ajewler that will allow you to exchange it if your wife goes late or early.
I know a lot of dad's do this as 'push presents' too, but just a second thought.
to be honest. I struggled with constant morning sickness til week 16. The best things my husband did for me was buy me preggy pops or drops (buybuybaby has them), always have a snack and water on hand, and give me lots of back rubs.
A robe would also be a great choice cause that bathroom floor can get cold!
I ended up customizing the shirt myself. A few years back, a celebrity was wearing a shirt that said something like "I'm growing a human... what's your super power?" and my wife thought it was hilarious. I tried to do a search for it but couldn't quite find exactly what I wanted, so I just used this website to design it myself for a pretty good price.
https://www.customizedgirl.com/designs/category/Family/showsub
When I ordered, it said that it would be here by the 23rd, but I already received an email saying it shipped and should arrive Monday (the 10th).