Treats/Gifts for L&D nurses
mormonmomma11
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Hey ladies!
This is my second pregnancy and the first time around we gave a candy poster to the L&D nurses. It was a fun way to let the nurses know how much we appreciated them during such an emotional milestone in our life. My mother actually put it together in the waiting room while I was laboring. She needed a project to pass the time so she ran to Target and got a poster board, markers, and candy bars. She made a super cute poster board about how great the nursing staff was and included the candy bars as words/phrases throughout the note. The nurses were all so happy to have been splurged on and for the 2 days we were there afterwards they were super friendly and thanked us for the treats.
I want to do something for our nurses again, but I'm looking for other easy ideas. It would need to be something that I leave with my mother to bring when she brings our son to meet the baby or something that could fit in my L&D bag. Any ideas?
This is my second pregnancy and the first time around we gave a candy poster to the L&D nurses. It was a fun way to let the nurses know how much we appreciated them during such an emotional milestone in our life. My mother actually put it together in the waiting room while I was laboring. She needed a project to pass the time so she ran to Target and got a poster board, markers, and candy bars. She made a super cute poster board about how great the nursing staff was and included the candy bars as words/phrases throughout the note. The nurses were all so happy to have been splurged on and for the 2 days we were there afterwards they were super friendly and thanked us for the treats.
I want to do something for our nurses again, but I'm looking for other easy ideas. It would need to be something that I leave with my mother to bring when she brings our son to meet the baby or something that could fit in my L&D bag. Any ideas?
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I had a friend who said she grabbed a dozen donuts on her way to the hospital for the nurses. I was going to do that last time but it never happened. Maybe this time. I've heard it makes for a friendlier staff.
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I sent fruit baskets to the staff and also my OB.0
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That's so sweet
I was looking at this;
http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2012/11/nurse-thank-you-gifts.html
Here's some other ideas;
http://www.johnnyinadress.com/2012/07/labor-delivery-nurse-gift-baskets.html0 -
I plan on laboring at home for as long as possible, so as soon as the fun starts I plan to bake some cookies as a way to distract myself from the events unfolding. I will bring some for me and a basket for the staff, too. Win, win!0
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I thought about this, too, though I didn't do anything last time. I once read that if you bring cookies or something for the nurse's station, they'll be a LOT nicer to you. (Not that they wouldn't be nice otherwise, but you know what I mean.)
After thinking about this a little bit, while the sweet treats are nice (and if you are able to labor at home and bake stuff fresh, more power to you!), I bet the nurses end up eating a lot of junk, especially on the overnight shift. Even if they eat cafeteria food, it's not the greatest. While I'm not saying I should bring celery and carrots, maybe I can pick up some neat healthier treats, like nuts and stuff, for them. Maybe I'll make a trip to World Market...
The crafty stuff is neat, but I'm SO not crafty like that.0 -
Luckily I keep bakes goods in the house on the regular since I have a sweet tooth, but prefer healthier options. I know better than to count on being able to bake in labor!!! I do think it would be a welcome distraction in that pesky early labor stage where it is a bit too early to head in!0
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Luckily I keep bakes goods in the house on the regular since I have a sweet tooth, but prefer healthier options. I know better than to count on being able to bake in labor!!! I do think it would be a welcome distraction in that pesky early labor stage where it is a bit too early to head in!
Oh, I totally agree! If you can swing it, by all means, do! Last time my first contractions were 2-3 minutes apart, plus I was strep B positive, so I couldn't labor at home :frown: If I could, I would certainly want a distraction.0 -
This never even occured to me but it's such a great idea.0
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I thought about this, too, though I didn't do anything last time. I once read that if you bring cookies or something for the nurse's station, they'll be a LOT nicer to you. (Not that they wouldn't be nice otherwise, but you know what I mean.)
After thinking about this a little bit, while the sweet treats are nice (and if you are able to labor at home and bake stuff fresh, more power to you!), I bet the nurses end up eating a lot of junk, especially on the overnight shift. Even if they eat cafeteria food, it's not the greatest. While I'm not saying I should bring celery and carrots, maybe I can pick up some neat healthier treats, like nuts and stuff, for them. Maybe I'll make a trip to World Market...
The crafty stuff is neat, but I'm SO not crafty like that.
Yes! I am a nurse and of course we always appreciated any acts of kindness, but I was always so happy to see fruit baskets or healthy treats as opposed to the less healthy options. ALso believe it or not alot of nurses will not eat food that is homemade, I guess it would be no different than if a stranger came up to you and offered you a cookie/cupcake/fill in the blank....
I think even a card is appreciated! I worked in L&D for a year and Maternity by far gets more "gifts" than any other area!0 -
I thought about this, too, though I didn't do anything last time. I once read that if you bring cookies or something for the nurse's station, they'll be a LOT nicer to you. (Not that they wouldn't be nice otherwise, but you know what I mean.)
After thinking about this a little bit, while the sweet treats are nice (and if you are able to labor at home and bake stuff fresh, more power to you!), I bet the nurses end up eating a lot of junk, especially on the overnight shift. Even if they eat cafeteria food, it's not the greatest. While I'm not saying I should bring celery and carrots, maybe I can pick up some neat healthier treats, like nuts and stuff, for them. Maybe I'll make a trip to World Market...
The crafty stuff is neat, but I'm SO not crafty like that.
Yes! I am a nurse and of course we always appreciated any acts of kindness, but I was always so happy to see fruit baskets or healthy treats as opposed to the less healthy options. ALso believe it or not alot of nurses will not eat food that is homemade, I guess it would be no different than if a stranger came up to you and offered you a cookie/cupcake/fill in the blank....
I think even a card is appreciated! I worked in L&D for a year and Maternity by far gets more "gifts" than any other area!
I was thinking about that - unless they know me personally (like if I brought brownies into my dad's office), they're probably not going to eat something I made at home. I mean, I'm stuck there for a while, so if someone gets sick, they know where to find me, but I might not take the risk if I were a nurse. We have clients who bring in treats from time to time, and I never eat them not because I think they might poison us or something but because I don't know what their hygiene practices are. How do I know they didn't lick their fingers right before they packaged up those brownies?
This will be my mission for the weekend - healthy snack basket 0 -
I thought about this, too, though I didn't do anything last time. I once read that if you bring cookies or something for the nurse's station, they'll be a LOT nicer to you. (Not that they wouldn't be nice otherwise, but you know what I mean.)
After thinking about this a little bit, while the sweet treats are nice (and if you are able to labor at home and bake stuff fresh, more power to you!), I bet the nurses end up eating a lot of junk, especially on the overnight shift. Even if they eat cafeteria food, it's not the greatest. While I'm not saying I should bring celery and carrots, maybe I can pick up some neat healthier treats, like nuts and stuff, for them. Maybe I'll make a trip to World Market...
The crafty stuff is neat, but I'm SO not crafty like that.
Yes! I am a nurse and of course we always appreciated any acts of kindness, but I was always so happy to see fruit baskets or healthy treats as opposed to the less healthy options. ALso believe it or not alot of nurses will not eat food that is homemade, I guess it would be no different than if a stranger came up to you and offered you a cookie/cupcake/fill in the blank....
I think even a card is appreciated! I worked in L&D for a year and Maternity by far gets more "gifts" than any other area!
I was thinking about that - unless they know me personally (like if I brought brownies into my dad's office), they're probably not going to eat something I made at home. I mean, I'm stuck there for a while, so if someone gets sick, they know where to find me, but I might not take the risk if I were a nurse. We have clients who bring in treats from time to time, and I never eat them not because I think they might poison us or something but because I don't know what their hygiene practices are. How do I know they didn't lick their fingers right before they packaged up those brownies?
This will be my mission for the weekend - healthy snack basket
Great idea!! I think I will do a healthy snack basket from Whole Foods and bring in a tin of cookies, too. Valid point about homemade goodies. We used to get them in the office I worked in, but I think we felt like we "knew" those people.0 -
Thaks for all the responses ladies! I love the idea of a fruit basket with some healthy on the go snacks (individual packages of crackers, popcorn, etc...) I think I'll make a big thank you basket to put at the L&D nursing station.0
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We just took our hospital tour and the nurse said they love wine and tea lol.....0
