What did you get your Midwife..?
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Topic: What did you get your Midwife..?
Posted By: DonnaB
Subject: What did you get your Midwife..?
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:36am
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I am having trouble trying to think of what to get my MW's as a thank you gift.. Yes, plural - I had 3 MW's take care of me..
With DD we just bought our MW a bunch of flowers.. This time was different as actual MW was away when DS born so had back up MW attend birth and then my actual MW's student midwife who was brilliant at the birth. I really only want to spend about $100 all up.. Am stuck for ideas.. Should I get all 3 the same or slightly different because of their envolvements etc..? Help..! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:42am
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Bottle of wine each? ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 10:07am
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i got mine nothing. but for my first birth i gave the hospital midwives some chocs... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 10:18am
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I got ours a voucher to get some pampering and a bottle of wine to enjoy afterwards. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 10:35am
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Wine here too, plus a beautiful candle and silver candle snuffer. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 11:52am
| I got mine one of those M.I.L.K books. I can't remember which one but I think it was a baby one.. |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 12:01pm
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MW with DS1 I got her a funky necklace nad for DS2 she is getting a cool wallet.
Back up MW who delievered DS2 got 2 movie ticket vouchers and a bottle of wine. -------------  
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Posted By: NikkiB
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 12:10pm
I got my mw a voucher to have a pedicure. She loved it  ------------- A very lucky mummy to two gorgeous boys: RB 3/10/2008 JB 29/12/2009 |
Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 12:28pm
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We gave our midwife an awesome scale sling (for weighing wee babes) made by the Designer Bums lady in a basket fill of edible goodies and a bottle of DH's wine. She was a star so I really wanted to do something nice for her.
I say go for the wine - Its usually our present to everyone for any occasion and its always well-received 
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Posted By: Blankney94
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 1:02pm
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We got ours a bottle of wine, some of our free range eggs from our own chooks) and a cute photo of our baby for her to pin up on her "baby wall". Maybe a bottle of wine and a baby photo each? That would be less than $100. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 1:58pm
| a gorgeous towel set that was $50 on special for $10. haha call me cheap! but it was a really nice set! |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 4:06pm
we had 2, the one who i only seen postnataly got a bottle of wine and a thing of chocolate all wrapped up nicely. The other one got a basket of things ie, some homemade fudge, soap, candle, hand moisturiser 
I think homemade stuff is nice and personal |
Posted By: kathamill
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 5:48pm
| engraved pen. they do lots of writing, i thought it would be appropriate |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 8:49pm
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My mw likes coffee so I got her a sgle cup plunger, nice coffee mug and a packet of coffee, she loved it ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: DonnaB
Date Posted: 03 November 2009 at 9:57pm
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Great ideas.. Thank you.. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 2:23pm
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I think I am going to get mine (i have 2) a laptop bag, they are trying to be tech savvy which i think is really sweet, but they carry their laptops around in recyclable shopping bags!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
DD Savannah 18.01.04 DS Austin 04.09.08 |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 2:27pm
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I didn't get mine anything, sent a thank you card and felt that was appropriate.
Is there a reason why you feel the need to get them a gift?? Not trying to be difficult, or start a debate, just wondering...  ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 2:58pm
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I have had this discussion with a couple of friends, Bel.
The first time I brought a gift because my MW was awesome and I desperately wanted her for #2 so figured there was no harm in a bit of greasing
I am also big on thank you gifts for people that go the extra mile for you and although she is paid to do her job, its not fantastic pay. -------------
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:07pm
We got ours a gift for many of the same reasons as Peanut. She was amazing, totally went beyond the call of duty (had been up for 36 hours for another labour before driving back to hospital for DD's birth) and although our next bubba/s will be born in Italy we are hoping that she may want to pop over to deliver them! She was so amazing that we are contemplating offering to fly her over for the next birth
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Bel wrote:Posted By: Kyleed
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:20pm
| We got ours the Donna Hay - no time to cook book -The Foreward is great if you take the time to read it. She was hoping to spend more time with her family but she really goes behind the call of duty so having time to be a 'regular' mum must be tough. |
Posted By: SBM
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 2:38pm
Anna, I'll be your midwife for your next birth if you want to fly me over! 
We actually asked our midwife what she wanted, and she asked for a picture of Natalie. So she got a framed picture of Natalie, and a bottle of wine! I think most midwives would love to get a picture of the baby they helped into the world. They'd probably end up with tonnes of baby pics, but they love babies anyway (you'd hope) so I'm sure they wont mind! |
Posted By: Jacobsmumma
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 3:45pm
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We got our mw a lovely scented candle in a vase thing which she loved. It was just our way of saying a big thank you for looking after me and our baby pre- & post-nataly
Edited for crappy spelling!! |
Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 07 November 2009 at 12:57pm
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we got our midwife a coffee mug with pictures of Ryan on it with his name and birthdate at the bottom. Then we got her a thing of plunger coffee to go with the mug. We made the mug at www.snapfish.co.nz ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com"> 
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Posted By: skp
Date Posted: 07 November 2009 at 10:16pm
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Ours was soooo lovely we got her a big basket of goodies from her home country (SA) lots of chocolates, jams etc was really chocka with little things. It probably cost $150 but I just loved her and she was so happy when we gave it to her! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 09 November 2009 at 11:18am
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We gave our MW, who is also our GP, a Crabtree & Evelyn body wash and body lotion set in a lovely toilet bag with a pouff thing..
To our PNMW we gave some earrings that we designed to go with a necklace she wore when she visited, which she absolutely loved :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Little Angel, April 10
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Posted By: wellygirl
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 5:12pm
| We gave our MW a Palmers garden voucher - that way she could buy what she wanted. |