Did you give a gift to your RE office?

[krystee]

I have my exit appointment on Tuesday, and I want to do something for the staff. They have been so amazing and I am so grateful to them. Would a thank-you card and homemade brownies be sufficient? Did you do anything? If so, what was it so I can steal your idea?

[catscatscats]

I feel bad that I didn't do anything! I think a card and brownies will be nice!

[King26]

I think that would be nice. I go to one RE's office for monitoring and one for my actual appointments. I've been at both a while so I've baked both cookies and brownies during our time there and they've been so appreciative. In one office almost every single nurse came in during my monitoring to thank me.

[MrsAggie]

I wish I had thought of this! I was planning on sending a card with a pic of the baby when he's born. My RE has a big cork board full of pictures of babies she's helped with conception. I don't know how I would ever fully express my gratitude for what she has done for me.

[azurely]

I didn't do anything yet, but I'll send a baby announcement/Christmas card after he is born, and I'll include a thank you card. Like MrsAggie said, there are no words to express my appreciation for what she or her staff did for us.

On my last RE visit, at 13 weeks, for my NT scan, I gave my dr a hug and thanked her, and she told me to come back and visit when I have a big pregnant belly and when the babe is born. I won't do that though, because that seems cruel to current patients.

[linz]

I plan to send a holiday card with a long note to the RE and staff.

My last appt was my NT scan and I started crying when she hugged me and told her that I wouldnt be pregnant if it wasn't for them. I had a good relationship with a couple nurses too so was sad to leave.

She told me to contact her when we want #3 since we have eggs frozen but I told her I hope it happens naturally. One can hope right?

[busterpup]

I do want to, but I also want to make sure I'm not going to be a patient again soon. Since I'm only 9w it seems too early. But I will probably send a card. I like the idea to show up with a treat or send an edible arrangements or something.

[krystee]

busterpup the RE told me that once you hit 9 weeks, you have less than a 2% chance of miscarriage, so that made me feel better.

I brought brownies and a card, and there were lots of hugs. It is so weird that I won't be going back there! (At least for a few years.)

[busterpup]

krystee It is weird after going every other day for so long to not go back. My last U/S was at 7 weeks and I don't go to the doc until next week, so I'm still in the anxious stage. I can't believe we will be 10 weeks so soon!

[luv2rn4fun]

I didn't do anything for my RE (my last appt with her was at 6 wks), although I have sent periodic updates and we will send her a picture at Christmas (at our 6 wk appt she told us that she couldn't wait to see a picture of our baby next to the Christmas tree this Christmas. It gave both DH and I a vision and made the pregnancy real and exciting for the first time, although still feeling very anxious given our loss history).

My OB has been super amazing and I really want to do something for her and her nurse. I will likely bring baked good at my post-partum follow-up appt. I just got a survery for her in the mail (I have Kaiser) and I included a note saying just how wonderful she has been throughout all 3 pregnancies. I am going to be so sad when I have to say goodbye to her (she will likely retire before we have #2. Either way she is too far from our home (close to my work) so I will have to find a new OB).