Looking for Ideas to Send OB as a Thank You for Delivering Baby.

I sent a chocolate covered fruit basket for the whole office. My baby was born before the holidays and I thought that would be a nice way to have "sweets" for the holidays, but also fruit.

Many OB/GYN offices due accept gifts from their patients, but a nice Thank You note with a picture of the newborn will be a great idea. Please be sure to include the OB's staff also....they do respond with great detail to all their patients. :)

COngrats to you! I wanted to do something different for my OB, and since he is younger and has kiddos, I got a basket and filled it with "Movie Night " stuff. There were popcorn bags, and all kinds of little boxes of candy like you get at the movie theatre- I got those at Walmart. Then, I got a giftcard to the movie rental place and stuck it in with the thank you card with a pic of my daughter. I did one for him, and his nurse, she was awesome too! They both loved it, and said noone had ever done it before. It gave them a reason to have a family night, and just had to pick a movie! Good luck on finding what you are looking for! Congrats again!

This is going to sound HORRIBLE but my thank you to my OB will be the gigantic bills Ive had to pay AND the hours Ive had to sit in her waiting room that were beyond reasonable. ;) Sorry, that's how I feel I guess. She hasnt been that great so Im not inclined to shower her with gifts.

Sending a picture of the baby with a thank you note is a great idea. Keep in mind some doctors will not take gifts from patients because of bylaws set in place by the state medical board.

Definitely include the staff in whatever you do. I am friends with my OB and he was very bugged that a sales rep brought him lunch but not the staff. After my delivery I took them a fruit bouquet and some munchies. I did think about a wine basket but didn't feel like that would split up well between staff and seemed more for him than them. They were a huge part of my care and deserved to be thanked as well. Good luck and congrats.

Hi S., congrats on the baby! I picture of the new bundle of joy is always nice. I also sent pizza for their lunch one day. They really appreciated that. I asked the receptionist what time they usually took lunch and had it delivered around that time. Take care, and good luck!

After every baby I gave my midwife or OB a homemade card expressing my gratitide for the care I received. I included a picture of the midwife or OB with the baby. With my first baby I even sent a card to the L & D nurse. With my last baby I gave cards to the OB nurses, sonographer, L&D nurse and OB. My pregnancy was considered high risk so I was seen weekly from 32 weeks on. I ran into the sonographer at a restaurant recently and she told me how much it meant to her to receive a card and she was so excited to see the baby - he is now 4 months old. She doesn't usually get to see the babies she scans.

first--congrats on the new love in your life. i am a postpartum nurse and i know that working in the hospital, we loved getting baskets of candy or anything we could eat from new parents. i am sure your doc will just appreciate the gesture. but the best way to a meds heart is through the belly! ha Oh yeah, i probably wouldn't spend alot of money on your doc seeing as how he/she probably can buy himself/herself anything he/she wants, so be cheap and creative. besideds you have diapers and wipes to buy now!

They will appreciate anything- nice bottle of wine- dinner for 2
or something as nice as flowers-
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A picture of your baby for their wall and a plant or flowers are nice. That's so sweet of you to think of your OB.