Should you be asking for a ‘push present' post-pregnancy?
Having a baby is hard, no doubt. But some women have gotten it in their heads that giving birth is worthy of a gift – preferably an expensive one.
“It’s more and more an expectation of moms these days that they deserve something for bearing the burden for nine months, getting sick, ruining their body,” Linda Murray, executive editor of BabyCenter.com told the New York Times. “The guilt really gets piled on.”
Kim Kardashian recently shared on her blog that she would like a Lorraine Schwartz diamond choker – valued at close to $1 million – as a push present this time around.
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“We women go through an entire pregnancy carrying a baby…of course it only makes sense that we get something amazing to show how amazing we are!” she says. Though Kardashian claims to “not believe” in push presents, the star reportedly received a wrist full of Cartier bracelets, valued at around $65,000, after delivering North in 2013. “I like the idea of a push present—after 9 months of pregnancy it’s a sweet and well-deserved thank you.”
According to a survey of 30,000 moms by BabyCenter.com, 38 per cent of new moms got a gift for giving birth while 55 per cent wished that they had.
“I think husbands are more involved with the prenatal process,” Dr. Philippe Girerd, an obstetrician in Richmond, Va. told the New York Times. “Women go through back pain, morning sickness, stress and so on. We just sit around and take the credit. I think a lot of 21st century husbands are a little more in touch with that.”
While push gifts can range from personalized jewelry, to clothing, designer purses and even cars, some women still believe that the real push present is… well, the baby!
Click through the gallery above to see some of the gifts new moms have scored.
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