Favors for visitors after delivery?

Swoop1

I was reading a article in Parents magazine and the woman was talking about what she was packing to take to the hospital, including 50 handmade favors to hand out to visitors who come to the hospital to meet the baby. I have never heard of this, have any of you?

 

Also, goodies/treats or gift baskets for nurses and hospital staff? I have heard of this when one goes above and beyond, but is this common practice for normal deliveries? Have I been a ungrateful postpartum mom 3 times? 

Hyfagal

One I'm not rewarding people for barging in on my tattered vag after delivery. So no, there will be favors.

Two, there's no way in hell I'd eat something home made from a patient. Just sayin. And handing over a pack of oreos seems weird.

Lantaria

I have never had favors or a gift basket for the nurses.  I think it is silly. If you have been an ungrateful pp mom 3x, so have I.  

kg_08

I've never heard of that either. I'd say it's just one more thing to stress you out at the end, and it's something nobody would miss if you don't do it.

Sleep2Live

This seems really stupid to me. I'm there to have a baby and recover from said process. Not throw a party. People are nuts.

gdssofshdws

I have never handed out anything to visitors or the staff.  I have filled out a "WOW" card.  The employees get a $5 GC to the cafeteria for everyone they get. That is as far as I have gone.

When you talk to visitor gifts all I think of is when they use to hand out pink or blue cigars.

Lantaria

Hyfagal:

Two, there's no way in hell I'd eat something home made from a patient. Just sayin. And handing over a pack of oreos seems weird.

 

Ditto this.  Gross.  

StellarStina26

Wow... that person has too much time on their hands.  I don't think that I would want to make things for the hospital or for my friends.  They should bring me favors... like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for invading my space so soon after pushing a baby out.

erin.m

4boys?ohmy:

I was reading a article in Parents magazine and the woman was talking about what she was packing to take to the hospital, including 50 handmade favors to hand out to visitors who come to the hospital to meet the baby. I have never heard of this, have any of you?

 

Also, goodies/treats or gift baskets for nurses and hospital staff? I have heard of this when one goes above and beyond, but is this common practice for normal deliveries? Have I been a ungrateful postpartum mom 3 times? 

That just seems strange to me.

MarriedWriter

Maybe it's related to the days when dads gave out cigars? I remember my dad gave me and my sister chocolate cigars when my brother was born. But, my God!, there's no way I'd want 50 visitors at the hospital! Crazy!

ncbelle

I think both are pretty whack and unnecessary - favors??  Then again, I think wedding favors are dumb so who am I to say ;-)

I think letting people visit and enjoy seeing your new baby is gift enough.  

Jenniferk08

I never eat anything a patient makes themself unless they are a family member of a co-worker.  However if they go out of the way I'm sure the nurses would appreciate a fruit basket, edible arrangements or something similar.

As for gifts for visitors, sorry but I am not packing additional crap to the hospital. 

Swoop1

THANK YOU!!!! 

I saw the gift basket thing on 3rd tri, when I was lurking. After reading it I started thinking about the article in Parents, I was beginning to feel like I was out of the loop.  

VTbride05

I may be in the minority, but I think that it's a cute idea. I first saw it in Kelly Hampton's blog and I have a crazy crafty mind like she does.

My family has sent food baskets to nurses after our family has extended stays. Nurses work their as$e$ off and I for one REALLY appreciated my nurses last time. I wouldnt mind giving them a little thank you. 

Not sure that I will make favors for guests, but the thought might cross my mind!

CarrieLiz

Hyfagal:

One I'm not rewarding people for barging in on my tattered vag after delivery. So no, there will be favors.

 

::dies::

AlliB101

No, I don't think many people hand out favors for visiting them in the hospital after giving birth... that sounds very strange.  As for gifts for nurses, I don't think that is really a common thing either.   

That being said, after my son had open heart surgery DH and I brought a huge box of Godiva chocolates for all the nurses in the cardiac intensive care unit.  But... that was different - he had open heart surgery and everyone at the hospital was over the top increadible the whole time (we bought his surgeon a tag heuer watch, too, and made a donation to the program).

alli&pat

VTbride05:

I may be in the minority, but I think that it's a cute idea. I first saw it in Kelly Hampton's blog and I have a crazy crafty mind like she does.

this is actually who wrote the article that the OP references.  they are doing a series on moms with special needs children and kelly wrote the first.  it's not something i'd ever do...but after reading kelly's blog for awhile, it seems so in sync with her personality (at least the one she displays).

we also did not send a thank you to the staff...although i did really think about it!  they did an excellent job...just not a lot of extra expendable cash at the time and i knew something handmade might not get eaten (although i could make something wayyyy better for wayyyy cheaper )

Rindesai

I had thought about making some baked goods for the med staff, it suggested it somewhere to put goodies out with your birth plan. However, I don't have the day I'll pop down to the exact, so I wouldn't want them to go stale. Maybe I'll do some candies or something. As far as visitors, they get birth annoucements and pictures. So there.

nic84

StellarStina26:

Wow... that person has too much time on their hands.  I don't think that I would want to make things for the hospital or for my friends.  They should bring me favors... like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for invading my space so soon after pushing a baby out.

 

hahaha! This is more like it!

smllel

Yeah, that's not happening here!

My hospital actually gives the new parents a candlelit dinner on the last night with your choice of filet mingon, lobster tail, or chicken.  That's them thanking ME for giving them money for my 3rd c-section!  I am only allowed 10 visitors (or less during the winter), so I am not making favors for my family members...

My sister just delivered a baby and my mom sent cupcakes to the hospital to pass out to visitors.  I liked that idea, but since my visitors will be slim...really not worth it!

Jenniferk08

smllel:

Yeah, that's not happening here!

My hospital actually gives the new parents a candlelit dinner on the last night with your choice of filet mingon, lobster tail, or chicken. 

Can I deliver at your hospital?

rkearns0821

Yeah there will defintely be no favors....I have no time or patience for that crap.

Now when I gave birth to Bradley I did send the nurses that took care of me/him a gift basket with some items in it, like box of chocolates, starbucks gift cards, bath/body works mini hand lotions, etc...

They were awesome but again like a pp said..It was a "different" circumstance than just a regular birth. Also I picked things that I knew they could use or would want.

Another note is that at my hospital nurses are not allowed to eat anything homemade from patients....and like Hyfa said, as a nurse I would never eat anything homemade..I don't even like eating homemade stuff from some of my fellow nurses! LOL

princesscm99

smllel:

Yeah, that's not happening here!

My hospital actually gives the new parents a candlelit dinner on the last night with your choice of filet mingon, lobster tail, or chicken.  That's them thanking ME for giving them money for my 3rd c-section!  I am only allowed 10 visitors (or less during the winter), so I am not making favors for my family members...

 

My hospital does this too.  I'm a vegetarian so I'm not too excited about it, but I'm sure DH will be looking forward to eating something other than fast food for a while.

And I'm in the minority, but we're ordering individually wrapped Godiva truffles with baby's name on them to put in a bowl for the nurses and any visitors.  Every time I've been in the hospital it has been majorly beneficial to make friends with the nurses, so I'm definitely not above sucking up to get ahead with them!

Lucky_Dragonfly

umm. no. Their gift is the chance to see my baby brand new and not at home and seeing me look like total shiit.

skio

Um. Come again?

And...50? The woman was expecting FIFTY visitors?!? FFS. We're limiting visitors to four. And they're not getting shiit.

juliane2004

We did give the nurses in our unit chocolates and a card when I delivered DD, but no favors for the visitors. Plus the only visitors that were allowed were the grandparents of the baby, and to them, seeing the baby is enough!

RumbleLina

Screw that.

 

The last thing I am going to care about while I am pushing out my child, recovering, and soaking in my new LO are favors for other people.

BrandyD06

well i wont be giving out favors for guest (whos gonna come see me anyway ) but i might do like i did when my daughter died and send the nurses thank you cards

ps0812

I've never heard of the favors, but I actually think it's kind of cute. If we weren't so far away from friends and family, I'd consider it.

I have heard of and plan on giving a small gift to the L&D nurses. My husband works in the same hospital and knows many of them so I don't think they'd have a problem with something homemade, but I like the Godiva idea better-much easier. Nothing wrong with making friends with and/or sucking up to the people who will be taking care of you, imo.