Did you buy a present/write a card for your obstetrician after the birth?

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I know this is a first world problem, but... did you?

No

Er, no- it was literally the last thing on my mind. I have the midwives in the ward some chocolates . I saw him about a year later in B&Q.

I got a thank you card for my midwife and dropped it in a few days later when DS had his check up with the doctor, I just hope it got passed onto her!

No

No, I didn't have one. I did however, leave chocolates for the midwives when I left the hospital.

No but I did send a card and photo to the amazing and lovely epau nurse who saw me through an ectopic followed by a missed miscarriage then a stressful but healthy pregnancy. She was my lifeline and I was and am very grateful to her.

Yes

I made a hamper for all the staff with a set of nice mugs, luxury coffee, tea and hot chocolate and biscuits etc

They raffled it on the ward for all staff from carers to doctors to students midwives etc - they loved it.

I had mw-led care both times and did get them a tin of chocs and a card. I think it's a nice idea if possible, but I'm sure they won't be at all offended either if you don't get chance.

I sent cards and Krispy kremes to the team that delivered my 31 week twins, one of the peads had to be called in from holiday.

Clearly small in comparison to what they did but wanted to acknowledge as we all got transferred back to my local hospital after a couple of days.

We gave a donation to the charity he runs, and sent Peggy Porschen cakes to the rest of the team (anaesthetist, nurses etc). I love my obstetrician, he's a wonderful doctor and lovely person.

DH dropped in lots of naice biscuits for the tea club, and I wrote a thank you card for the team a couple of weeks later - but my midwife and obstetrician both went above and beyond and I was very lucky to have such great medics.

I gave a card and some chocolates to the labour ward, surgeon and SCBU and also a massive stack of magazines for the TV room on SCBU

Had a home birth so midwives only.
Sent a thank you card to the community midwife team and flowers to my named MW.

The hospital I gave birth at has a program where you can donate in a member of staff's (or team's) honour. It could be anyone from the head of the birth unit to the volunteer who made you a cup of tea just after the birth. We made a donation in honour of my OB and her team.

I sent a thank you card to the midwives that took care of us

I gave a card with a picture of baby in and some molton brown hand cream for the two midwives that looked after me during my induction, some molton brown shower gel moisturiser and card with baby picture in for the midwife who cared for me in labour, molton brown hand cream and card with pic in for the senior registrar who stayed after her shift and did my section, then a box of green and blacks treat sized chocolate bars with a card for the birth centre staff who looked after me afterwards and let me stay for 9days until me and baby got a room on a paed ward.
I gave a card to scbu. Nnu got nothing but will be getting a letter with my concerns about how they treated myself when baby was in ICU and HDU.

As a midwife, we appreciate personal cards and photos more than anything else.

I gave cards and chocolates to the three wards I had spent quite a bit of time in both before and after birth - antenatal assessment, antenatal and post-natal. I had also had loads of contact with two particular consultants in the last 6 weeks of what turned out to be a high-risk pregnancy and I wrote them thank you letters with a photo of DD a few weeks after the birth - one of the consultants delivered her by ELCS. Their care was outstanding.

A card for the mlu and cards and m&s voucher (£25 each) for the two midwives who delivered dd.

I wrote a letter to the Chief Executive of the hospital trust, expressing our gratitude to all the people who helped me and DH through some very difficult times - not just the obstetrician, but Fetal Medicine and Bereavement services. CC to all the people mentioned in the letter and enclosed some photos. Got a handsigned letter back saying thank you for writing in as it was so rare that patients said thank you!