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3rd Trimester
Ms.Jade
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If You Are Taking Gifts for Your L& D Nurses Please Come In
Ms.Jade
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If you think this is the dumbest thing you've ever heard or that it's their job and they don't deserve anything extra then no need to weigh in. I'm interested in what people who are already planning to take gifts are doing.
POLL:
Are you doing individual gifts or leaving something at the nurses station like a box of See's Candy or a plant?
What are you taking?
If you're doing individual gifts, how many are you taking?
Again if individual, when do you hand them out? I'm confused about the timing.
Thanks. Can't wait to hear what others are doing.
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Re: If You Are Taking Gifts for Your L& D Nurses Please Come In
I will not be taking anything with me during my birth, but I will take something after I am discharged. I am a nurse and we love food! I will take some food up to the nurse's station when I know my L&D and postpartum nurse will be working.
ETA: This is, of course, assuming that I have great nurses. I expect the same level of care from my nurses that I provide to my patients.
I went back after I was discharged to take them individual boxes of chocolate and a small thank you card but this time I'm thinking of doing another type of food.
TheMrsRN - what type of food would the nurses love? Doughnuts? Cupcakes?
BFP 8/2/10 (3w5d); No more heartbeat on 8/30/10 (7w4d); D&C on 9/2/10 (8w) - Baby Boy with Triploidy
BFP 12/3/10 (4w2d); Natural miscarriage 12/12/10 (5w4d) - Unknown cause
Diagnosed with Compound Heterozygous MTHFR
BFP 3/9/11; Baby Boy #2 born on 11/7/11
Currently TTC Baby #3
Thank you for sharing. This is not something that is for everyone and I tried to acknowledge that in the beginning. We are all well aware that people feel the way you do. I am not interested in having a debate here - only to get ideas from people who do plan to give some kind of token of appreciation.
I admit I wouldn't have thought to do this if my doctor hadn't conversationally told me that despite the fact that the delivery center where I'll be delivering is state of the art and only 2 years old and although they've thought of everything for the patients (its an awesome facility) it is really poorly set up for the staff. There is no cafeteria and no staff room where they can go to eat, and there isnt even creamer or sugar or anything for the coffee machines! So they have to bring food or leave the facility (in the middle of trying to care for patients) to go across the street to the hospital to get anything to eat, and that because of that they appreciate anything that patients end up bringing for the staff.
So....I took a big note on that and plan to bring bagels and cream chese and also made banana bread yesterday (in hopes that I'll go into labor before it gets too old!). I think they'll appreciate it. I'm glad someone mentioned the thank you notes, too, as now I'll pack a few of those in case I want to write some to the nurses before I get discharged.
When I had baby #1 i was induced so the night before I made oversized pink cupcakes with poka-dots (i was having a girl) i packaged them up and we left them for the nurses. They really seemed to enjoy them-
with baby#2 I was induced again, and made cookies. the nurses were very thankful. This time (or at this point) I do not know if i will be induced. If i am, I will def plan on making some sort of goodie to bring in, or grab a pastry tray on our way- if we have time..otherwise ill send dh out to grab goodies.
The nurses I had in L&D were fabulous and made my stay very comfortable each time, especially being so overly emotional- it was nice to see a happy caring face:)
With my 1st, I made a huge gift basket filled with 8 Starbucks bottled frapps, a variety of biscotti, bottled waters, and a bunch of other individually packaged food type stuff. (World Market, Sams, Costco are great places for this type of thing)
I wrapped it up in a bunch of cellophane and a ribbon with a note around the top, thanking everyone.
About an hour or so after my son was born, my husband ( or a sister?) went down to the car to get it and bring it up and gave it to the nurses on the floor. They loved it and we were happy we could do it! They were awesome!
When my 2nd came along, I felt like I should have done something, but didn't and wish I had. She was born Memorial Day weekend, they were super busy, and all seemed stressed! I didn't have time to get so involved with it. This time, I am planning on making a basket again-- though my husband feels it is their job. But whatever. I'm the pregnant one, and for at least the next few weeks, what I say goes!