Thank you goodie bags for L&D team?

[mrsdee1982]

My mom just asked me if we were doing these.  I didn't know these were a thing.  Is anyone else doing something like this?  If so, what are you doing?  How many are you making to bring?  

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[wifedeangel]

I took a big bag of Hershey's chocolates for the nurses in recovery. But I doubt I'll do it again.

[mrsmonogrammed]

I plan do do something small....my mom was an L&D nurse while I was growing up and I know how much she appreciated it:) depending on what time LO is born possibly bagels or maybe a sweet treat for later on.

[veggiemo]

No. I really don't understand the gifts for the labor team thing. I just thanked everyone with a warm smile.

[billyhorrible]

I had originally planned on it with my first, but I got sent to L&D earlier than I expected so I didn't have time to throw it together.

That being said, if you don't do something before, they always appreciate a nice thank you card after. I did bring in bagels for my entire OB/GYN office at my 6 week appointment.

[tiffbot]

We didn't do anything for the L&D team, but since DS had a 2 week NICU stay we brought in a bunch of Tim Hortons treats for them the day he was released.

[Deleted]

We didn't do it when DS and born and don't plan to now. I do plan to smile as much as I'm able, be polite, make a conscious effort to not be *that* patient, and say please & thank you.

[alayne926]

Mar 10, 2015 10:24:15 GMT -5 @jimbobcooter said:

We didn't do it when DS and born and don't plan to now. I do plan to smile as much as I'm able, be polite, make a conscious effort to not be *that* patient, and say please & thank you.

This....

[whoopsadaisy]

I'm a nurse, although not L&D, and I love it when people bring us things to eat! Although, if you are *that* patient and you bring (or more likely your family member brings) something there is only a small amount of forgiveness for past behaviors. Of course, saying please and thank you, and just generally being pleasant, means a lot more to the nurse who is actually working with you.

[nettje]

DH brought in two rounds of coffee and donuts for the nurses. One for the day crew and one for the night. He had stopped for himself and grabbed a box of donuts and coffee for the ladies too.

[ThePalindromicOne]

Unless something out of the general norms happen, I don't plan on doing much other than being pleasant. Labor and delivery is their bread and butter service they provide. I wouldn't give a gift to the oral surgeon that extracted my wisdom teeth. Maybe I'll feel differently when I see what this whole experience ends up being like, though.

[Widget123]

We might do something for the L&D nurses this time, but nothing is planned as of yet. I had a longer stay with my induction for DD and saw several different nurses during that time, so it would have been kind of weird giving something to the last group but not for any of the other groups prior. Also some of my favorite nurses I saw were actually the ones I had during recovery. Our hospital inundated me with phone surveys during the first couple weeks of DD's life and I was sure to mention the nurses I liked by name.

[holliberry28]

Mar 10, 2015 9:59:39 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

I had originally planned on it with my first, but I got sent to L&D earlier than I expected so I didn't have time to throw it together.

That being said, if you don't do something before, they always appreciate a nice thank you card after. I did bring in bagels for my entire OB/GYN office at my 6 week appointment.

I should do this for my OB/GYN office because I'm such an annoying patient.  How do you decide which appointment to bring it to? Does it make a difference?  Great idea though!

[sgarmand]

This never even crossed my mind, so I'm just gonna stick with not being a pain in anyone's ass.

[billyhorrible]

Mar 10, 2015 13:32:44 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I should do this for my OB/GYN office because I'm such an annoying patient.  How do you decide which appointment to bring it to? Does it make a difference?  Great idea though!

I just picked my 6 week appointment (postpartum checkup) because I figured it was the last I'd be seeing them for a while.

[mrskblack11]

I highly doubt I would remember to send them a thank you card. I will be too busy with my brand new bundle of joy.

[theBeeMama]

This is one of those things that sounds so sweet and I'd have every intention of doing it andddd then procrastination and lack of motivation and forgetfulness and it wouldn't happen. So I'm just not even gonna try, nor did I last time. But I am VERY nice and low-maintenance and never give my nurses a hard time. And I thank them profusely!

[upandbelow]

I plan on bringing in one of the 'big tim's' coffee things (coffee for 10 people) and a dozen doughnuts and that's about the extent of it other than common courtesy and being polite!

[carolyngrace]

I'll probably send the birthing center an announcement with a thank-you note. Not planning to bring anything the day of, since if all goes to plan we'll be out of there a few hours after the birth!

[Bluedaisy]

I think it's a cute idea, not sure I'll do anything though. LOL I've heard that the nurses here are scary!

[mathistm]

Maybe I'm an asshole, but this has never even crossed my mind. I hope they will be content with their portion of the money we pay the hospital.

[mathistm]

I do however understand that they help you through a very awesome and important life event. Being a FTM who knows? Maybe it's the norm? I get to know people very personally, sometimes for years at a time in my job and can count on one hand the amount of times I have gotten any sort of gifts for doing my job.

[leenziepops]

I didn't know this was a thing either. With so many other things to think about, I won't pressure myself to prepare anything. If anyone is outstanding, I will just request for someone to buy a box of chocolates to gift them.

[dmoney]

Mar 10, 2015 18:00:34 GMT -5 mathistm said:

Maybe I'm an asshole, but this has never even crossed my mind. I hope they will be content with their portion of the money we pay the hospital.

Im with you on this one.. Ive had multiple surgeries and have never given the nursing staff or Doctors anything after wards. The way I look at it is they are doing their job. As long as you arent a bitch to me we are good. I always say thank you and please. I am paying my doctor and her staff enough money to deliver my child healthy, they went to school for many  years and their salaries reflect that. Dont think they need anything else.

[jcprn]

As a nurse it's always nice to be recognized for the work that we do. Obviously not a necessity to buy something/ have goodies/ get thank you cards. That being said pleasant patients who are well versed in pleases and thank yous are always wonderful and the nicest patients are the ones that I remember, not the ones who buy us anything. Manners are not as common as you would think. You have no idea the number of rude people that I deal with on a daily.

[neongreen]

Mar 10, 2015 20:18:57 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

Random but do any of you read the blog Cupcakes and Cashmere? She just had a baby and posted a couple months back about the things she would be bringing to the hospital with her. She wrote that she was going to premake cookie dough, stick it in the freezer, and then pull it out and bake cookies for the nurses when she went into labor. I actually giggled out loud at how ridiculous it sounded.

Surrounded by LED candles, I'm sure. Can't have the bright lights ruining your labor baking juju.

If I do anything (which I really hadn't thought about, but we'll see what happens), it would probably be sending a cookie tray with a thank you note over to the maternity wing sometime after discharge. And when I say "cookie tray", I mean "something that the nice bakery up the street put together, not me".

[mrsdee1982]

OK, I am so glad I am not alone in

1) not knowing that this was a thing
2) not really wanting to do it
3) thinking it is a tad over the top

[effthisnoise]

I think this is over the top, but I intend to bring a large bag of mini candy bars or something to offer to the nurses coming in and out of my room. I mentioned this in the thread about what to pack--my friend did this and got extra, positive attention from the nurses. It helps that she's a friendly, laidback person, but she said that the chocolate was a huge draw. The workers who delivered food from the kitchen would call her room if she hadn't put an order in yet and she found out later that they don't do that with everyone who forgets.

So I wouldn't consider it rewarding people for just doing their job; more like...encouraging them to go above and beyond. I know that I find it easier to go above and beyond at work when I feel appreciated.

[nicolec78]

My mom use to always bring the nurses boxes of chocolates when I was in the hospital. I took after her and still like to try to do that. I like the bags of small candy bars idea too.

[Ana0927]

I have never that and never will. I do however write the hospital/CNO/Department about each nurse and how well they took care of me.