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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious about the moms who got nothing from their DH after having a baby: do you get presents from DH at Christmas, on your birthday, on Mother’s Day, etc?[/quote]

My DH is good at gifts when he randomly sees things and thinks I’d like them, but doesn’t do big gifts and doesn’t do occasions. Generally that’s okay but our first was born a few days before my birthday (and was a very challenging birth and post partum). Our 5th wedding anniversary was about a month later and then our 10th dating anniversary. As my first Mother’s Day approached I told him I’d really like jewelry as a keepsake / to remember it. She did nothing. My friend had a baby around the same time and amazingly thought to give me a necklace with my first daughter’s birthstone and initial. When our 2nd was born my husband at least thought to add to it. She was born the week of our 10th wedding anniversary so a gift made sense in that context too. I’m not a big fan of the idea of a “push present” but I do appreciate marking special occasions. My great grandmother had a gold bangle with 5 diamonds -  one for each of her children. She let my grandmother (her 5th child) teethe on it and it has all these little tiny dents. I find those dents such an amazing connection to my grandmother. I inherited the bracelet but my mom has it / wears it. [/quote]

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