Thank you ideas for midwife?

[mcgee]

We absolutely adore our midwife and her apprentice, and we are so excited about them being a part of our son's birth! : We would love to do something for them as a "thank you" but I'm not sure what would be appropriate. Obviously we are already paying the midwife's fees, along with a much smaller separate fee for the apprentice.

So far, the only idea I've had is spa gift cards, but I'm not sure about that. I'd feel like the midwife "deserved" a bigger gift card since she's the one doing most of the work, but I'd feel bad if she and the apprentice realized that I didn't get them equal gifts, especially if they opted to go together.

Any suggestions? Any ideas? Help!

[abc123xyz]

I am in this boat too...however, my midwife or really my not midwife is one of my really great friends and she is going to be there with her knowledge and support but not really practicing in the sense of a typical situation. Basically, we are UC-ing with support from our midwife if we need her professionally. She has listened in on the baby a few times during my pregnancy and we chat a bunch but nothing formal and I do all my urine tests and bp's and stuff like that. I really want to do a few different things for her like a spa gift card, a big basket of different gift cards, a weekend getaway??? etc...things to really make her feel good as opposed to just handing her over money (even though she told us to just pray about it and "donate" based on what we feel led to do) but I really don't know what to do!!!! I hope someone has good ideas that I can borrow cause I am at a loss and I would like to have something in order before I have our baby in a few weeks!!!

[jenneology]

I remember seeing a mug that was shaped like a pregnant belly, and I thought that it would make the perfect thank you gift for a midwife. It was plain white ceramic so I figure it could be decorated with paint pens (or however crafty people do it) so it could be personalized and brightly colored.

[Right of Passage]

If your midwife and apprentice drink coffee/tea something related would be wonderful. A small cash gift, especially for the apprentice is always good. If they have a specific birth kit for you to buy maybe buying them one so they can help another mama. A piece of art for their office (make a placenta print after the birth), or a fancy cork/picture board for them to show off pictures of all the babies they've helped mamas welcome into the world. A collage of pictures of the care your recieved, the birth, the baby and midwife together would be lovely. A plant for the gardener. Some of their favorite body lotion. Food is always good, making a freezer meal for each of their families would probably be appreciated and helpful.

[mommadoula2]

a giftcard to a book store is always a good idea

[jaylily]

I was thinking photos of the midwife and her apprentice holding the new baby, placed in a special frame. Or maybe you could order a mug with one of the photos, or something like that. The pregnant belly mug sounds neat!

[ann_of_loxley]

I think I got this idea from here...

A plant pot, with foot and/or hand prints of baby on it - plus date they were born - with 'thank you' on it too of course! hehe... They can then use the pot for whatever they want! - A plant of course, or whatever!

[mcgee]

We are having a photographer at the birth, so perhaps I could do something with some of the birth images for our midwife. I hadn't considered that. She doesn't have an office, so decor for her office isn't really an option.

[cocoanib]

I had an idea on the way to work today.
If your MW comes to your home for visits, a gas card would be thoughtful. That along with some photos of the birth would be a nice Thank You.

[mcgee]

Originally Posted by cocoanib

I had an idea on the way to work today.
If your MW comes to your home for visits, a gas card would be thoughtful. That along with some photos of the birth would be a nice Thank You.

That is a great idea! She is on the road constantly! Thank you!

[moonglowmama]

I've considered a gift card to her favorite restaurant with 2 tickets for a symphony concert or something along those lines, though it might be better to get a gift certificate, so she could go when she had a break in her schedule.

[cocoanib]

Originally Posted by mcgee

That is a great idea! She is on the road constantly! Thank you!

No problem!

[bcblondie]

I made my midwife brownies

[melamama]

I think this is a great organization and a great mw gift--http://www.seva.org/site/PageServer?...ers_and_babies
For $50 you can support the training of a Mayan mw. I don't know of any organization in the US that does this, but that would be good too.

My mw has been a mw for a long time and I know she'd appreciate a gift of service (though I may make her brownies too--she'd like that also)

[Radish4ever]

I gave my midwives a copy of our birth on DVD and I also gave them a beautiful framed print I got off of Etsy.com - there are so many beautiful pregnancy artwork pieces on there!

[Noelle C.]

Listen to any interests she happens to mention. I was wondering about a gift for ours, and at our last appointment, I complimented her handwriting as she was writing down my next appointment time. She has gorgeous writing and it looks like calligraphy and I told her so. That left to a conversation about calligraphy, and she said she's always wanted to learn and never really knew where to start. So I'm going to find a good book on calligraphy and a pretty calligraphy set for her. It's more personal than a general spa git card or something without being personal-personal.

[athenalove46]

This is what I'm getting for my midwife and assistants. We're from this area so of course we love the chocolate, local and handmade (The sweet sloops are sooooooo addicting!!!!!!).

http://www.harborsweets.com/

[Nolliebfly]

I didn't have a MW, but I had a Doula at my birth...we gave her a really pretty necklace from a Native American store. We did see that she wore that kind of jewelry, so it was an easy gift...