Comfort box for pregnant colleague - any ideas?

[Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo]

A colleague at work is pregnant and I’d like to put together a hamper/box for her for when at work. We are not in an office environment and it can be tiring. I will put snacks and a nice water bottle in. Any other ideas?

@BikeRunSki

I’d say that there us a very real danger of inadvertently getting scents/tastes/textures etc that she’d have difficulty tolerating.

I know traditionally ginger helps pregnancy sickness….. for me it aggravated it. I wouldn’t bear any scented toiletries and had a real aversion to sweet foods!

Great point-thank you! I know her cravings etc but hadn’t thought about smells which I short sighted as that’s what affected me most. We work really closely and are good friends. She’s having a tough time and definitely want to treat her rather than give her something that will make her queasy!

The idea of a ‘Comfort box’ sounds awful sorry OP.
I’m imagining it filled with maternity pads, bed protectors, lotions, breast pads and paracetamol.

A gift bag full of chocolate might be nice.

@Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo

during my last pregnancy my colleagues did this for me it was lovely

I had

a hot water bottle
Drinking water bottle
Herbal teas
Ginger cookies
Face mist vitamin e Bodyshop
Hand cream
Mints
Chocolates
Slippers (for when I was in the office dealing with online orders)

It was lovely I was thrilled with it

@SunShinesBrightly

The idea of a ‘Comfort box’ sounds awful sorry OP. I’m imagining it filled with maternity pads, bed protectors, lotions, breast pads and paracetamol.

A gift bag full of chocolate might be nice.

I shouldn’t have used the word comfort

I get it isn’t everyone’s taste and that really isn’t what I’m asking. I hate Christmas Eve boxes so don’t comment on those threads as I assume the people making those know their kids will appreciate them. I do know my colleague and friend will like this and not find it awful or embarrassing or ‘ew’.

Maybe I’ll stick to all things edible.

[quote omgthepain]@Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo

during my last pregnancy my colleagues did this for me it was lovely

I had

a hot water bottle
Drinking water bottle
Herbal teas
Ginger cookies
Face mist vitamin e Bodyshop
Hand cream
Mints
Chocolates
Slippers (for when I was in the office dealing with online orders)

It was lovely I was thrilled with it [/quote]
Thank you for listing these and for the positivity!

I think it's a nice idea OP as you know her well. Id say a few things as a gesture but nothing over the top.