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Foolish5336

Hi ladies, I've been planning on a natural, med-free birth at my hospital with a midwife and a doula. Both have been really great for the entirety of my pregnancy (especially my midwife) and I wanted to get them each a little something to thank them for their help during the process. My doula is going for her certification right now, so we are not paying her a fee at all. I was thinking we would probably gift her with a small monetary amount too, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or something that we could give to them as a token of our appreciation. Did any of you give your doulas or midwives anything to thank them?

Nechie122

I gave birth in Manhattan but my doula lived in Brooklyn so we paid for her cab fare (about $60). My doula was also in training so her rate was already pretty low for our area. I also gave her a couple of nice books and a dinosaur game for her son at our postnatal visit.

I used an OB but she was so wonderful in supporting our birth wishes that we got her a basket of Harry & David pears.

I also wrote each one a heartfelt card -- which is probably all you need to do anyway.

tokenhoser

I wrote a thank-you card to a really nice nurse I had in recovery. That's all I did.

I think the idea of a gift of money is really nice for you doula - becoming a doula costs money, so she can probably use it. 

I think most baby-delivering types really like photos of their happy healthy babies, so including a photo with whatever you give is probably great. I'm a fan of consumable gifts generally - good coffee, fruit, muffins, chocolate, wine, etc.