Thanking your clinic

[Anonymous]

I have had a hard time these past 2 and a half years trying to get pregnant; I am single and do all my apps. on my own. Ive had 5 retrievals, 2 miscarriages, multiple FETs, an ERA cycle, scan after scan.

I know these clinic see ALOT of ppl and they are just doing their job but over time I have built up a rapport with the medical staff (nursing coord, u/s techs, phlebotomist). For example, when I came in for my viability scan the week before last 2 nurses said please tell the front desk to buzz me that you are here so I can come to the scan; the room was crowded bc they all wanted to make sure I was ok. The u/s tech and my nurses hugged me congratulations.

I am probably jinxing myself but in theory my last appt. with them will be Tuesday before I get released to a regular OB. I want to express thank you in some way. What if anything is appropriate? I now many places are not allowed to accept gifts, could one do a holiday basket or something? Wait until after delivery (knock wood)?

[Anonymous]

I would wait till the baby is here.

[Anonymous]

We sent them a birth announcement and a few heartfelt thank you emails.

[Anonymous]

Send a birth announcement. Send an email to the Dr praising staff by name.

[Anonymous]

Agree on waiting until baby comes. They will love seeing pics and getting an update.

[Anonymous]

Yes, wait until the baby is born. They will likely contact you to confirm gender, health and how the baby was born (term, C-section v. vaginally).

[Anonymous]

I agree with others. Wait until after the baby is born and then send an announcement and a handwritten thank you card. My clinic had a form I had to complete and send back once the baby was born, which helps them memorialize everything in my file and include the information in their statistics. I sent that back by email along with a photo of my baby and a quick email of thanks. you could deliver flowers or a plant for the front desk or a platter of cookies from a bakery or something, but I don’t think that is necessary.

Congratulations to you! It took us three years also and I feel very grateful to the medical staff who was there for all of the ups and downs of it also.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for sending an announcement once the baby arrives.

On graduation day, they will just be so happy for you (and for their success) that a gift feels unnecessary. But my nurse told me, longer-term they always wonder how things worked out and love seeing pictures of the babies, so sending a baby announcement is a nice gesture.

You could also offer to write a good review of them on a site like Fertility IQ as a near-term thank you.

Congrats! Graduation day is a huge milestone. Enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

Fertility IQ is a good place for a review, you have to verify you were a real patient. Nowadays, people pick their doctors based on reviews so putting the word out about your experience will help other patients.