I was reading on another board about women expecting a push present when they gave birth. Some women even had the gift picked out before they were even due.

Up until the other day I never knew this existed. I actually went and looked it up online to see if it was real or someone was just figuring out away to get their husband to buy them something.

This is what I found
FOXNews.com - 'Push Presents' Expected From Expectant Fathers - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment

I never recieved this kind of gift when I gave birth and I certainly would never expect one. I feel as a woman my gift was my beautiful child. I can understand a husband or parent buying a small trinket to celebrate the occasion but diamond bracelets. rings and necklaces come on.

Anyways I was just curious if anyone else had heard of this before. Am I so old and out of the loop I missed this? What are your thoughts on it?

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It is new to me too.

Never heard of it, either...

Lisa

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Hmmmm, a "push present"??? I would think the baby is the "present".

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Never heard this before. I never expected any kind of present. My dh did buy me a box of my favorite candy with each of my kids. Just walking out of there with a healthy baby was present enough for me.

What about the c-section moms? They don't push. Do they get a present?? LOL

Rebecca

Good question. They get physical scars. maybe thats worth more? lol.

I've never heard of this either.

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I have never heard of it either. Frankly, I"m sick of all these days people expect to give/get presents. It's insane! Birthdays and Christmas and maybe anniversary (but a card and dinner will do). It reminds me graduation presents for kids....from kindergarten! Uh, the only graduation present you'll get from me is high school and then college...my poor kids

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Never heard of this either

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I never heard of it......but DH did buy me a necklace and a diamond pendant saying Mom when our son was born. I thought it was sweet and something totally unexpected, that day was full or surprised

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When I had each of my two children, I was so excited to bring home my gifts...my two healthy kids!!!

I feel the same way as other posts above, presents are expected for everything nowdays. What about celebrating the person or event...with the person, not with gifts!

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I think these kinds of presents are given more as thanks for what the mom has gone through for 9 months, as well as labor or however she had the baby.

I'll be honest - DH did give me a gift each time I had a baby: with oldest DS, DH gave me an emerald ring (DS's birthstone), and a beautiful bouquet of roses. With our twins - born on Valentine's Day, no less! - he gave me an amethyst ring (their birthstone). It wasn't really expected, but it was nice of DH to acknowledge all that I'd been through (DS was a surprise C-section; the twins were the results of several infertility treatments and also C-section babies).

Suzanne :0

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LOL, no kiddin'! I wonder if the push presents are retroactive????

I've never heard off this before now either.

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Add me to the list of wanting to trade in a teenage son.

Like most kids my son thinks I have no clue. Now I know why he thinks that. I sit there and listen to things that he comes up with and the way he thinks and I am truly dumb founded. I sit there with my mouth wide open and this clueless look trying to figure out what the heck he just said and where the heck he came up with it. Then I can't possibly argue back because I don't understand the conversation so again I stammer like a fool.

I'll trade. I have a beautiful 2 year old girl that I would gladly trade for a month or two. 2months tops though. After that they stop the "I'm company" attitude.

I also have never heard of a push present. Maybe flowers? DH got me flowers with both kids. Would that be a push gift?

Never heard of a 'push' present. How silly. Just another way to make people have to buy gifts.

My DH brought me a box of Dunkin Donuts when I was in the hospital after having our twins!! Does that count??

I had never heard of this... but I wonder if it is retroactive?? Can I say tell my hubby that I want a REALLY big present because I pushed for 3 hours to have our now 16 yr old son??

LOL

I think that it is silly and just a way to get gifts. Frankly, bringing home my children was the only gift I needed.

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Wow, I missed out!! As far as my dh is concerned, him missing work for our kids births was my present!!

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We didn't call it push presents when I was having my children. It is a tradition in my family to be given a piece of jewerly on the birth of a child. That piece of jewelry is suppose to be passed down to the daughter or son on the birth of thier first child.

I gave gifts to my sons spouses when they had their babies. If it wasn't for them gals I wouldn't have 4 granddaughters.

How silly! If this is truely something some people do, we can all wait for Hallmark to come out with cards

After trying for 7 years to have my second child he was the best gift I could receive.

There's a prize for pushing? You mean we had the option whether or not to push? If I held off on the pushing, maybe I could have bargained for more? LOL!!! Heck, I wouldn't have pushed if I'd have known that I was due something!

So silly!

Kids getting presents for Halloween, Easter and other holidays, and now presents for giving birth?



I didn't get a gift for the births of my 3 children, or at the adoption of our 4th child, and I would never have expected one. Gifts should be reserved for Christmas or Hanukkah and birthdays.

JMHO

WOW......I'll have to tell Dh he's owes me some presents.......


I had never heard of this........Whatever happened to just being happy to have a baby in your arms?

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I've never heard of this before. My hubby, however, had planned on getting me a new family ring when #3 was born. Each kid has their name on a heart w/their birthstones and his and mine are on there, too. We have one spot left if #4 every comes. He wanted to give it to me in the hospital, but he didn't have the money for it then. I had no idea he was trying to get it and he got brownie points for even THINKING of giving me such a gift after giving birth.

But anyway, I would never expect to be given an expensive gift (or even flowers) after giving birth. I do, however, expect a big candy bar and a mt. dew! LOL

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I have heard of it and that was years ago when I had my ds and he is almost 8. Its seems to be a big thing here. The typical gift is get is jewerly.

Now ask what did I get?? I got a boy! What else did I need?

I got jewelry with my 4 kids. my 1st was a simple gold necklace, my 2nd was a pair of earrings, my 3rd was a watch and my 4th was a bracelet.