Push Presents | Advice & Ideas

The Hess station push present ideas and advice baby band unique ring for each childApparently this is a newfangled concept… Gift-giving in gratitude for birth-giving. I am a major fan for two simple reasons.  I like presents (about as much as any five year old) and I love love love traditions (about as much as any five year old). While nothing will exactly live up to the gift of being able to grow a human and deliver said human into the world, I think commemorating the major milestone of welcoming your child with something tangible is fun. In my opinion every baby-creating woman deserves a gold medal, three high fives, and a cookie. And then something special. Really special. Generally, the non-child-bearing parent is the gift-giver and often that parent is a male who needs help. So here comes the help…

Jewelry seems to make the most sense here. Small and long-lasting. Try birthstone jewelry or something engraved with the baby’s birthdate or name or both. Etsy is a personalized gift buyers best friend and the greatest part -often reasonably priced. There are so many options depending on mama’s taste. Necklaces with charms for each child. Baby name bracelets. Birthstone rings. There’s some small artisan out there making and selling your wife’s perfect push present. Etsy. Go. 

Or literally anything from this lady.

Another jewelry related route happens to be my personal favorite and the one my husband took. I picked out a petite band to accompany my engagement ring and wedding band. And plan to add a small stackable-like band to represent each child if/when we have more. Here’s the pinspiration photo.

the hess station push presents advice and ideas baby band unique ring band for each child  Annnnd my current bling finger.

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The bottom band is my Lydie ring. Simple. Pretty. Dainty. Girly. Exactly what I want to wear on the daily to represent our precious little Lydie.

Other push present ideas that I would’ve loved had I not guided my amazing gift-giving husband to the thing I wanted most:

  1. A baby carrier. More specifically, a Sakura Bloom. I will be honest – I bought one as a push present…for myself, because it was something that also held a lot of meaning for me. Way back when we first realized Baby Hess was en route and I was pleasantly surprised but still a little nervous on the inside, the excitement of being able to babywear was something I clung to. I researched carriers incessantly and daydreamt of slinging my baby close to me and kissing his forehead. His. I swore I was having that boy until I didn’t have that boy. These slings are pricier than you think some fabric and two metal rings should be.. But the quality is undeniable and necessary when it’s responsible for holding your baby. The Sakura bloom is a splurge which also makes it an awesome push present. It’s not your everyday buy and mom and baby will enjoy and make memories in it to last a lifetime.
  2. A mama/newborn photoshoot within the first weeks of life. The images will be cherished forever and bring mama right back to the newness of it all. Or if you really want to be literal about it – Have that photographer pay a visit to the hospital to capture the birth or directly thereafter. Miiiight want to check in with the mama on that one there, though.
  3. That perfect rocking chair that remained on the baby registry. There is nothing more fulfilling than feeling the warmth and weight of your little one as you rock them to sleep. A cozy cuddly chair makes those moments and memories that much sweeter.
  4. Plan a trip to welcome the baby into your world. Maybe it’s a surprise trip to visit loved ones. Or a getaway to a meaningful place. Note: plan it for a few months out to give mama her recovery time and a chance to learn how to, ya know, be a mom.
  5. A fancy diaper bag. I received some amazing bags as gifts at my baby shower so I didn’t need this. To be clear I don’t need any of these things. But owning a Lily Jade is a pipe dream of mine.
  6. NOT a puppy.  Unless said puppy is brought home months and months before the baby or months and months post birth. Any time closer to the event being commemorated would be the WORST idea in the history of worst ideas.
  7. A tree. A better idea and surprisingly not a joke. I like the thought of watching something else grow alongside my baby. A tree is something mom and kiddo could nurture together, bond over and what kid doesn’t want to climb their own tree some day or eat their own fruit. This is probably most practical if you live in a place you feel you will be for years to come and/or are purchasing for someone who enjoys the environment and the non-traditional.
  8. Finish that nursery and add something unexpected. Her favorite pregnant photo framed. Or a framed ultrasound. Or a cool piece of art with the baby’s heartbeat like this.

All of the above too costly? material? impractical?… Just be in tune with what mama wants, craves, won’t stop talking about… Listen to what’s exciting her most about having the baby. What is she researching? What is she pinning? Get that. Do that. Or make that happen.
And if you think buying push presents is an awful idea. Be a push present. My husband is my gift on a daily basis. I am given his attentiveness, loyalty, unfailing support, life-sustaining love, and most of all… he gives me the gift of watching my beautiful daughter grow up with the most caring, devoted father. In reality, those make every push, every hardship and everything that is difficult about motherhood just melt away. Daily. Those are the most appreciated push presents.

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