https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:53:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1299748 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:02:30 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1299748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: I brought lemon bars (I was induced so I prepared ahead of time. I left them at the nurses' station with a note that said "thanks for helping us have a baby! -the [our last name]" Our specific nurse thanked us &amp; another nurse we saw later told us they'd been all eaten up. I remember apologizing to the Dr who did the vacuum extraction (he wasn't my dr) because I should've saved a lemon bar for him :)</p> <p>I did have my husband run out the next day &amp; get thank you cards &amp; chocolate for my specific nurses. And I gave my midwife some honey from our beehive at my 6-week check-up. I think any gesture to show appreciation to those people who are doing such an important job is a great idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1299023 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 01:38:41 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1299023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a nurse I can say any kind of WRAPPED snack is appreciated. I'm sure you're a nice, sane person who doesn't breed cockroaches or anything like that, but there are a lot of sickos out there and we nurses can be wary of home baked goods. This is not all-inclusive, but I know on our unit we thank people kindly upon receipt while only the very brave staff members eat up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1298916 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:54:07 +0000 brownbear 1298916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is such an awesome idea! Subscribing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1289692 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:47:10 +0000 anandam 1289692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally agree. I've heard of people using early labor to bake and then bringing in the fruits of that effort. And I'd say if you're coming in the middle of the night, maybe have DH stop by a 24 hour donut shop and bring a box or two of coffee while he's parking the car. He'll be in a rush to get back, but that shouldn't take long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1289543 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:58:49 +0000 Autumn Sapphire 1289543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a basket overflowing with unhealthy yet tasty snacks and candy(single starbursts, single PB cups, lifesavers, peppridge farm cookies, girl scout cookies, granola bars, etc.) and a thank you for their help note with my name. I think it was appreciated. Though now that my LO is here and my family has become more health conscious, I would do it different next time and leave healthier snacks or at least make brownies that are organic or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1288408 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:50:56 +0000 blackbird 1288408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought a tray of cookies for the nurses after I had the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1288228 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:54:43 +0000 abbylyn 1288228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shellio: I would love to hand a treat to my anesthesiologist, he was my favorite person I saw all day! I would have hopped off the table to hug him if I could :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1288059 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:59:56 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 1288059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love this idea and I think I want to do it for when I go into the hospital. So a basket type thing with granola bars, popcorn, chocolate, dried fruit, etc? I'd like something ready to go for when we head to the hospital and not worry about it spoiling. Or should I have my DH or in laws get something to bring it later? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1288043 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:49:50 +0000 Boheme 1288043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work on a L&amp;D floor, and since we always have sweets and treats, I love when we get something healthy, like a fruit tray! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1288033 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:43:14 +0000 MsMini 1288033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Snacks are always appreciated (and not necessarily just sweets)! I work in NICU and I can't tell you how many times I wouldn't have had a chance to eat at all in 12+ hours had it not been for the muffins/popcorn/ treats etc some kind patients brought in for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287977 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:16:51 +0000 shellio 1287977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also brought in bagels when I had a scheduled c section. We didn't leave a note saying it was from us, but gave them to our nurse and I believe a couple other staff were in the room when we handed them to her so they knew too. I have worked in L&amp;D and have seen many types of snacks, depending on what time of day you go in, you could always order pizza or have DH or parents pick up bagels or donuts. Ideally the nurses and staff will tell each other who the treat is from.</p> <p>@ChitownRo: That's a shame that people have thrown them out! I am never the direct recipient (I'm an anesthesiologist and nobody hands treats to an anesthesiologist) but I have seen lots of home baked goods in the departments I have worked in. We have one patient who unfortunately has to have repeat surgeries and his mom always brings homemade baklava. It is awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287939 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:48:54 +0000 ChitownRo 1287939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - we brought in Einstein bagels and cream cheese; the nurses definitely appreciated it. As a nurse myself, I can say that store bought is much preferred over homemade. We would often throw away homemade baked goods (sad, I know, but everyone was paranoid about eating them) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287906 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:28:53 +0000 abbylyn 1287906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We brought in a bag of Reese's pumpkins for the nurses. It was much appreciated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287904 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:27:51 +0000 PurplePeony 1287904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made zucchini muffins, they were definitely appreciated! I baked them ahead of time and just put them in a big ziplock and stuck them in the freezer, then grabbed the bag on our way out the door. I had planned to make some banana-chocolate chip muffins, as well, but LO beat me to it... I felt bad that probably not all the nurses got a muffin, but I did what I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287893 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:23:42 +0000 lemondrop 1287893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Brownies. You can't go wrong with brownies!</p> <p>My labor went way too fast for us to even think of doing something ahead of time, but a couple weeks later we dropped off a bowl of brownies for our L&amp;D team and for the NICU teams that we worked with, they did such a great job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287870 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:13:57 +0000 artsyfartsy 1287870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you all leave a note saying it was from you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287858 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:10:19 +0000 BananaPancakes 1287858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a huge basket filled with all kinds of snacks and had it dropped off at the nurses station. I included granola bars, cookies, trail mix, teddy grahams, etc. I think I also threw in some whole apples and oranges. Basically I just stocked up on individually wrapped lunch pack items. It was hit and everyone stopped by to thank us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287851 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:07:51 +0000 prettylizy 1287851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As the daughter of a 30+year nurse, snacks will get you everywhere. When my mom is being nice to medical staff (mostly the nursing homes of my grandparents) she brings in a box of microwave popcorn, some licorice, whatever candies and chocolates look good/are on sale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287794 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:48:17 +0000 Andrea 1287794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I left a few boxes of chocolate in the break room and they devoured them in a flash!! It went over very well. And I went back to leave a gift card for my L&amp;D nurse. She was amazing and about to have a baby herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287786 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:46:23 +0000 Corduroy 1287786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought chocolates since they keep for a while and I didn't want nurses throwing away home baked goodies. The nurse I gave them to seemed really appreciative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287773 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:40:24 +0000 artsyfartsy 1287773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FarmWifeGina: Not a bribe, but maybe they will like me more and be a little more supportive. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287766 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:38:03 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1287766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always heard that cookies or brownies or some other kind of sweet treat left at the nurses station are always appreciated and can curry favor, lol. &lt;----not like a bribe, really, but it can help people feel more generous towards you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nice-gesture-towards-medical-team-during-birth#post-1287747 Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:33:50 +0000 artsyfartsy 1287747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning a natural hospital birth and I will really be pushing the standards at my hospital. I want to let my medical team know that I appreciate all they do and I'm not there to undermine them or go against them. Just that I don't want most of the things typically done during a hospital birth. I already wrote a paragraph at the top of my birth plan explaining that I trust them and appreciate their help and opinions, and that my plan is only what is ideal.<br /> But I came across the the idea to bring a small gift like chocolates or something of that nature for the staff to snack on. I really like that idea but I don't know what to bring. </p> <p>Any ideas what would be good? And how much? Did anyone do this? </p>