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There was a time when the reward for nine months of pregnancy and a long, exhausting birth was finally getting to look at (and hold!) the tiny being you'd waited your whole life to meet.
But we are living in a material world and some new moms expect more that just a swaddled infant for a job well done. According to a Babycenter.com survey of 30,000 women, 38% of new mothers reported receiving a "baby mama gift", "baby bauble", or "push present" from their mate after the birth of their child. The responses from pregnant women revealed 55% wanted a push present, while 40% thought a new baby was enough.
While jewelry is a lovely way to mark a special occasion, my husband gave me the best baby mama gift of all by taking time off work and keeping the house running, managing the other children and their schedules and allowing me the peace of mind to take the occasional, much needed nap.
| Yes, it was a lovely surprise! | |
|---|---|
| Yes, I gave some subtle hints | |
| Yes, if I didn't he was told to expect the same pain I went through | |
| No, I didn't and feel ripped off | |
| No, why bother? The baby was the best gift ever! |
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12-07-2007 @ 10:13AM
LS said...I didn't get a "push present" (tacky name), I got a "Birthday" Present - from my newborn son. He was born by semi-emergency c-section (meaning they decided to cut *before* it was an absolute emergency, but it was definately needed), so they whisked him away to the Nursery and me into monitored recovery for a while, where I ended up sleeping off the anesthesia for a couple of hours. When I finally got to meet him - they brought him in and laid him in my arms (and I'm crying, thank you very much), and there, on top of his blankets, lay a black velvet box. Inside was the most beautiful emerald-cut crystal-clear sapphire I'd ever seen on a lovely silver chain. HIS birthstone. I haven't taken it off since.
So, yeah, I got one, but it was from my son, not my husband.... ('course hubby got lots of credit because he's the one who picked it up for Little Man, who was a little tied up at the time)
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12-07-2007 @ 10:37AM
Angie Felton said...Okay, I need to change my vote as I'm feeling a wee bit ripped off after hearing about LS's lovely gem presentation........
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12-07-2007 @ 11:14AM
Joy said...I got beautiful flowers each time. Things have really changed since I had my boys. I'm not sure it's for the better either. I have never had an ultra sound in my life let alone how many each pregnancy now?? Nobody ever found out the sex of the baby either. Men didn't even take a day off back then. I got to come home at lunchtime but that's just the way it was and my husband is very good so I'd never complain. We just live in a different time now. I do have to say though now, I'm getting my baubles and gems.
By the way....I'm terribly green with envy over what LS got!!
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12-07-2007 @ 12:05PM
Michelle said...No. And I had EXTREMELY difficult pregnancies and deliveries BOTH times.
I was on bed rest with my daughter, in excruciating back-labor for 36 hours, pushed, with her crowning for 3, in which she was transverse, so we had to end with a c-section, in which I felt everything done to the right side of my body, from first cut, to last staple. My present was a beautiful, healthy baby girl who got APGARS of 9 and 10.
With my son, I went into the hospital with stroke-level blood pressure at 25 weeks and they took him by c-section 12 hours later. He was born blue and floppy and not breathing. He stayed in NICU, fighting for his life for 88 days. My present was that he was able to survive to come home to his 2 yr old sister and his Daddy and I.
I didn't need any baubles. I have my babies.
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12-07-2007 @ 12:07PM
Lauren said...I agree that "push present" is a gross name! I did get a gift, and it is the most amazing, special thing my husband has ever did for me. When Margot was born, after she was all wrapped up and snoozing in our arms, he gave me a little blue box with a white ribbon - and inside was a Tiffany's necklace, shiny silver with a "M" pendant for our sweet little girl.
I treasure that necklace more than anyone could ever know.
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12-07-2007 @ 2:14PM
Jenn said...I would have loved something like that, something to make me feel like my effort for the last 9 months was noticed and appreciated.
But I would have appreciated his help and support, both before and after the baby was born, more.
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12-07-2007 @ 3:06PM
caitlin said...We went through a month long NICU ordeal. I didn't get a push gift. It would have been an upsetting reminder that I didn't even get to hold my son for the first time until after I had been discharged from the hospital. The only gift I would have wanted is good health for my son.
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