Ilham Ina

It is tradition in many families to give new mom jewelry to mothers who have recently given birth. The tradition dictates that the husband and (hopefully) father of the child is the person responsible for this. My father did it and mummy received an eternity ring with her first child a watch with me and a gold locket with my younger brother. Unfortunately all of this jewelry was stolen in a robbery. I wish they had stolen my brother and left the jewelry, but no such luck!

Regardless of me and my damaged psyche after being submitted to the wiles of a baby brother, it is still very fashionable for men to give their wives new mom jewelry, now, rather brazenly referred to as “push presents”. I wonder what you give to a wife who has had a Caesarian Section, their own branch of Tiffany & Co?

Nowadays, some people refer to the gift of jewelry to a wife on the arrival of a new child, as a push present. It sounds yucky to me, like the harder you scream and the more you have to push, the bigger and more expensive the gift. I had two caesarians, maybe that why I got a pat on the back and a bunch of bananas?

She wasn’t ready when this one came, but caved into her husband’s wheedling for a child, and agreed to get pregnant. Fortunately they had a girl (he wanted one, as he is from a family of men only) because I can’t see her having another child for a very long time, if ever.

Now to get back to the point, he wanted the baby sooner than she wanted to start a family, so he has to pay for it, right, I am right! This is where the push present comes in. In my daughter’s case, she would have loved to push him for a high priced present, but she dared not, as she got her push present while he was still trying to get her to make a baby. She thought it might be a bit much to expect another $10 000 diamond so soon.

But for all you expecting men out there you had better make sure you get some nice ideas together for push presents. New mom jewelry is one of the best ideas, you can go for the atypical charm bracelet, or go for something completely different. I would suggest a two week holiday in the Bahamas for your wife, alone, at a spa, while you stay home and take care of the baby.

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