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I've never heard of this before. What an interesting concept. I think money will be tight when we have a baby though, so we'll have to forgo this. Although if the hubs thinks of it all on his own, I won't object!

Like PPs, I heard it on Rachel Zoe and here and also on Weddingbee. I don't expect a push present.

No offense to anyone, but WTF? You don't get a prize for doing something women have been doing for thousands of years. I'm sure this idea was pushed by the jewelry companies.

Also voted no, but first heard about it on weddingbee. I still think it's silly.

I have heard of it! We always joke about it in my family. My husband's brother has given his wife diamond earrings and another piece of jewelry for her kids.

I think it's sweet, and if it is a classic gift (like a watch or jewelry), I think it is very special. BUT at the same time, I'm not sure I'll want my hubs spending big money when we are about to have a baby. The logical side of me says we should save the money for the baby!

I never really heard of it being called a "push" present. But I think it's a sweet idea if it's something small and meaningful like a piece of jewelry. I'd be thrilled if my husband got me jewelry so I could have it forever. It'd be a nice keepsake.

I'd heard of it before hellobee, I received a ring from my husband about a week after our daughter was born. he actually had her 'holding' it when he gave it to me. Very surprised and totally unexpected- I look at it as a keepsake that I'll cherish.

@prettylizy: Ah, okay.

Still, I think offering a push present to Kate before she's even pregnant is horrible! They're basically saying, hey, pop out this baby and I'll give you some cool stuff! But if you don't have a baby then nevermind. Not very sentimental, more like an attempted incentive. I really hope it's not true at all.

I guess I get the concept now, it's nice if it's sentimental. But I'd rather spend the money on the kid so I won't even tell FI about it.

Yes, a year ago when my SIL had my twin nephews, she got a ring and bracelet with their birthstone.

I say why not, pregnancy is a hell of a lot of work! Puking every day for 2 months, the aches, pains, and right now dealing with a numb hand- it is all worth it, but not easy!

Mine mainly will be a necklace with our boy's name and birthdate on it from The Vintage Pearl, more as a mommy keepsake.

As a bonus I get a new laptop, but that is also Christmas/my birthday/me starting to work out of the house.

@Miss Adia: Some tabloids are saying she's 6 weeks along (well, as of last week) but nothing official or reliable. I sort of doubt it... for one thing, that's a HUGE leak, and it's so early on- some women don't even know they're pregnant that early... the speculation started because she declined to taste peanut paste somewhere.... um, so maybe she doesn't like peanuts? Whatever.

I heard about it during pregnancy and Rob Sr. surprised me a few weeks before our due date with a pair of diamond studs. We were so young and broke when we got married that we didn't buy each other any wedding gifts at all, and all my jewelry was super cheap (think Claire's CZ and fake pearl... but not even that nice because I bought it on ebay from China). We always half-joked that I should have gotten a pair of diamond earrings that day, and he should have gotten a watch. (I got him a Movado for our 5th anniversary last year.)

When he gave them to me, I was so shocked and cried immediately. I was especially touched because I was so miserably uncomfortable in my last month of pregnancy, and I was so anxious to get the baby out already, so the earrings gave me a little bit of distraction and reward to finish the pregnancy and go through my difficult labor. The day I got them I put them on, and to this day I've only taken them off to clean them.

So my opinion about push presents is that it was probably invented by the diamond industry (like engagement rings, tennis bracelets, anniversary bands, journey pendants, etc etc etc) but I think it's a very sweet pick-me-up for a future daddy to present to the future mommy. The baby is, of course, the ultimate gift, but I felt like I was growing and producing the baby for Rob Sr, so he showed his appreciation to me with this thoughtful gift that he had wanted to buy me for so long, and that is the best thing about it. Just like my engagement ring, wedding ring, and 1st anniversary band, I never take them off because they're a daily reminder and I love them and what they represent.

Why do I always write a novel???