Push It Real Good

PUSH IT REAL GOOD
GIVING BIRTH HAS AN EVEN HAPPIER ENDING WHEN YOU RECEIVE
ONE OF THESE “PUSH PRESENTS”

Think the tradition of husbands giving their wives gifts to commemorate the birth of a baby was born from
ladies expecting thanks for the discomforts of pregnancy and giving birth? In actuality, the ritual has some
longstanding cultural roots, most of which began outside the US. In England, for example, the man is
expected to buy the woman an elegant ring, while in India, a husband bestows a set of gold jewelry upon
his wife, offering more elaborate baubles for boy babies than girls. In the US, we tend to prefer the jewelry
route as well (who are we to blow against the wind?), often selecting adornments that bear our new child’s
name and/or birth date.

Looking to drop your hubby a hint? Check out these perfect push gifts:

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Why not wear your child’s initial or initials around your neck? With Alex Woo’s Little Letters pendants, your homage to your newest addition will be stylish, not overly sweet.
($128-630, www.alexwoo.com)

Keep the fact that two have become three close to your heart with this elegant Cradle of Pearls necklace, which is meant to symbolize the calming sanctuary a mother provides for her children.
($95, www.redenvelope.com)

Forget corny birthstone jewelry. With the Elsa Peretti Gemstone Open Heart Charm, Tiffany and Co. has developed the perfect way to flaunt your child’s birth month in style.
(Around $200 for pendant and silver chain, visit www.tiffany.com for specific pricing and options)

This customized sterling silver link bracelet from Planetjill allows you to display your five favorite photos of your one favorite little one.
($200, www.babystyle.com)

The Mini JULIAN & Co. for Mom pendants feature baby hand or feet prints on the front, and can be personalized with baby's name and birth date on the back.
($49 for one disc, www.julianandco.com)

If this baby is joining siblings, celebrate all of your blessings with the Mother’s Birthstone Necklace, an artsy, modern collection of all of your kids’ birthstones, arranged in the order you specify.
($125-1480, www.redenvelope.com)

—Chelsea Kaplan

Click here to check out Chelsea's hysterical blog chronicling her life as somebody's mother.