Or if you didn't call it that, did you get an item to commemorate your LO's birth? I know I will add the baby's initial to my Waxing Poetic necklace along with DH's, but DH was thinking of getting me something separate. I just have zero ideas to give him. I hadn't even thought about it.
ETA: I hate the term push present! haha!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Nope. I got a Mother's Day gift in May (lo was born in June) but I told my husband the baby was my push present. I meant it. 
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
No push present for LO but she was enough!
I did buy a new diaper bag this time...if that counts.
watermelon / 14467 posts
I don't want one. But I am hoping for some birthday gifts this year, since LO is due the day after my birthday.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
My birthday is a few weeks after hers, so DH got me a birthday present of a necklace and earings with our shared birthstone in it.
papaya / 10473 posts
I'm thinking of telling him to just save the money to put towards our annual low-key beach trip since we had to skip it this year.
I tried to tell him I just wanted to buy more BumGenius but he said it had to be for me and not our LO
squash / 13764 posts
Not a push present, per se, but I got a necklace with LO's initial on it.
pomelo / 5257 posts
I haven't given birth yet, but I would love a piece of jewelry either with initials or the baby's birthstone to commemorate such an important day!
I kind of think that saying "LO was enough for me" could potentially be hurtful to people who did get or want something commemorative because it implies that their baby was not enough for them. Not trying to start any argument or anything here, just making a suggestion I feel like there can be a stigma against these kinds of gifts (though I, too, hate the term "push present") but personally I don't really view it as any different than engagement rings or wedding rings. Technically, you could say the engagement or the marriage is "enough" but most women still want the piece of jewelry to commemorate it. I see this as the same idea, something sentimental to mark a special day. Just my 2 cents, whatever that's actually worth, haha.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
My husband got me a pandora charm. But it wasn't a present to thank me for pushing her out... it was a gift to commemorate her birth. And I think it cost something like $35. I don't really understand super expensive gifts like diamond earrings, etc.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Yep-- DH got me a David Yurman necklace with DS' birth stone.
DH wanted me to have the necklace as a keepsake for our son's birth.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
@MrsSCB: I want an right hand ring with LO's birthstone, maybe an eternity band with alternating diamonds and his birthstone? I suggested it to my hubby and he likes the idea. I haven't proceeded on procuring it yet, but I like the sentiment.
pear / 1728 posts
I got a surgery sparkly lol. I knew I was having a c-sec, and my husband and heard about push presents, so he got me a David Yurman ring. I've barely taken it off since Liv was born.
honeydew / 7091 posts
I got a new car? Haha, we needed it, since we only had a tiny truck and 2-door car, but I like to think it was my present.
I would really love a small ring band of her birthstone though.
cherry / 153 posts
I would like a gift to commemorate the occasion! I talked to my husband, who had never heard of push presents, and we agreed to do something special for mother's day instead, since I'm due about a week before mother's day.
pear / 1570 posts
I agree with @MrsSCB.
DH got me a pair of pearl earings - LO's birthstone and a cake to celebrate LO's birthday.
It was a really sweet moment when he gave them to me (I wasn't expecting anything). I am happy that I have a keepsake from the day he was born. I assume that someday I will pass them on to his wife or daughter.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Totally agree with @mrsSCB. Shoot, I know my wedding ring cost more than whatever my husband will get me!
Anyways, I'm getting a piece of jewelry of some kind (kind of combining the baby's birth plus our anniversary plus mothers' day all into one since we don't really do gifts). All I asked is that it have the baby's birth stone in it.
Who doesn't like presents? Especially jewelry?
pomelo / 5298 posts
DH upgraded my diamond studs and got me two additional charms for my charm bracelet. Both are great ways to honor the birth of my daughter and creation of our family.
pear / 1570 posts
@grizz: i died when he brought it in! even lit a candle and sang - so sweet!
pomelo / 5257 posts
@Alivoo01: Do you have a good idea of what the birthstone will be or are you on the edge of a couple of months? I bet Etsy has a lot of pretty options!
papaya / 10473 posts
@littlebittyhouse: I think I would cry my eyes out. That is the sweetest thing! Was your LO a June baby too? I just realized that when you said you got pearls.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
Oh I've already picked out several of my push presents. Now I just hope I get pregnant sometime so I can earn these. Or maybe I'll turn them into foster/adoption presents. Presents without the push? It's sounding good in my head!
apricot / 373 posts
My husband earmarked money for me to spend on a new post-baby wardrobe. It will be really nice to buy some non-maternity clothes again!
I also am planning on buying him a watch with an engraving.
pear / 1570 posts
@grizz: June 30, 11:18pm - he just made it!
DH proposed with a pearl/saphirre necklace (ring is a family ring so he wanted to get me something of my own) and for our wedding day he gave me a pearl bracelet. It was like LO knew he needed to be born in June!
pomelo / 5524 posts
I also hate that it's called a push present!
We actually talked about it right before LO was born. My DH said that he was going to get me one, but he didn't want me to take it the wrong way. We've both wanted a treadmill since we bought our house we live in now, but he didn't want me to see it as him telling me I needed to lose weight. We just both love running, and we spend so much on gym memberships. He went on the side of caution and didn't get it. I definitely wouldn't have minded!
I did tell him though that the baby was my present!
pomelo / 5720 posts
@swurlygurl: we also got a new car for me We needed one too but I told my DH I didn't want anything else.
I ended up buying a necklace and bracelet with LO's initial on it for myself after he was born.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
yes and no? i had never heard of a push present until a few months ago on here. but DS was born the week before mothers day so i got a necklace for mothers day with his birthstone in it, so could be for both?
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
@MrsSCB: I'm due Aug 9th, but I know some people go into labor early so I'm debating about holding off until the baby is born or if I should just assume Aug is THE month. At our last appt, DS was measuring on schedule. not sure if that has any weight on birth date though.
pomegranate / 3858 posts
I got a blue topaz solitaire with teeny diamonds on either side as a gift (baby & Christmas combined).
honeydew / 7586 posts
DS isn't due until July, but DH bought me a new car. My car had almost 200,000 miles and was on its last leg. It wasn't technically a push present, but I would never expect anything else.
pomelo / 5257 posts
@Alivoo01: Oh, my birthday is in August so peridot is my birthstone, too! Love it!
grapefruit / 4235 posts
I got a combo push present/Christmas present. It's a right hand diamond ring. I've wanted one for a long time. It was a bit expensive but DH has expensive hobbies (hunting, boating, canoeing) and mine are cheap (cooking, reading) so I feel like it evened out.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
My husband bought me a very thin, half-eternity diamond band that I wear on my right hand.
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