Gift for a midwife?

[Lochie]

I'm being discharged by my midwife this week and want to get her a gift but feel a bit weird about it because I don't know what to get and also don't know if there is a protocol about NHS staff accepting gifts or not!? Not sure about wine in case she doesn't drink, and husband reckons flowers are a no in case they wilt in her car after she visits us.

Has anyone else bought a gift for a midwife or have any good ideas of what to get? I want to say thank you to this amazing lady who helped me through a difficult 9 months and made sure I was ok through the whole journey over and above her duty... (I know she does it every day but she really made a difference to us).

Top budget about ?30/40 I guess. Any ideas gratefully received :-)

[Yak]

What a lovely idea. We got our (nhs) midwife some flowers and chocs to share among the team. I think so long as the flowers are kept in water til you hand them over they should survive.

[amyw]

We got fudge from hope and greenwood and bulbs in a nice pot

I think a nice idea

[Otta]

I think a card and maybe a small plant would be nice, and appropriate.

[Lochie]

Yes great, potted plant ticks the boxes and avoids the wilt factor and some chocs too. Thanks ;-)

[Knomester]

I took a card and a large tin of homemade brownies to my midwives as a thank you.

[charlottekb]

Champagne and a massive box of chocs. She was delighted. Said she would be sharing the chocs with the office, but that the bubbly was going home with her...

[amydown]

We sent our amazing midwifery team at the Lanes a hamper to share (had to be something they could share as the entire team bar one ended up coming out to look after me during my 48-hour labour!)

[mumra]

I bought the last one a posh tape measure from Cath Kidston (she was always measuring me with an Ikea tape!) and a nice notebook to match as she said she wanted to start keeping her own notes of babies she had delivered on.

[sillywoman]

Ooh now that's a nice gift Mumra, not as nice as a kettle though ;)