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What is a Push Present?

New Mother Gifts

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A Push Present has come to mean a new mother gift given to a mother at the birth of her baby by the father of the baby, husband, partner, etc. Typically a Push Present is an expensive present to say thank you to the new mother for giving birth to the baby or making it through labor and delivery. Some women expect expensive jewelry, while others are happy with a mother's ring or necklace or even a nice statue depicting a new family.

When my mom gave birth before, she could expect a nice bouquet of flowers after the birth of the baby. I certainly never heard of a push present when I had my first baby in the early 1990s. But now there are women who spend their entire pregnancy researching their push present. My favorite was a mom who wanted a dishwasher! Talk about a practical push present.

Be sure to share what your thoughts are about push presents? Big? Small? Jewelry? Practical? What's your ideal push present?

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