I created this Rainbow of Gratitude Basket to give as a thank you gift to the Labor and Delivery and OB Nurses that were there for me when I had my daughters.
It is inspired by all my friends who have had Rainbow Babies, which are babies born after a stillbirth or miscarriage.
Find the free Printable Thank You Cards here.
Scroll down below to learn more about my favorite nurse, my Rainbow Swirl Cookie recipe, and how you can nominate your favorite nurse to win a Thank You Nurses Award from Pampers.
Be sure to enter our $100 gift card and diaper giveaway below too!
Before having both my daughters at our base hospital, BJACH, I made a goodie filled gift basket and thank you card for the nurses and doctors who would be taking care of my family and I. It’s a simple gesture that means so much.
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| Stella and I presenting our nurses with a Rainbow of Gratitude Basket. |
Nurses leave a deep, long-lasting impression on moms and form an important bond that transcends the hospital experience. Because of the nurses they trust, new moms can rest assured that everything is going to be okay.
My nurses held my hands, made me laugh and relax during the most difficult time of my labor, and were there when both my babies entered this world! I will always be grateful for their knowledge, patience, kindness, and understanding during both my hospital stays.
In my hospital bag: I made onesies with the girls’ names on them and brought fabric markers for my nurses, doctors, and visiting family to sign. It makes a wonderful memento to hang in their room!
To celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week this November, Pampers is launching the first annual Thank You Nurses Awards, in partnership with AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses), honoring nurses across three award categories: Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Postpartum.
Pampers knows the essential role nurses play during the first few minutes, hours and days between newborns and their parents and they want to thank them!
Pampers invites parents to share their stories of nurses who helped make life #betterforbaby by submitting a nurse nomination to the Pampers Swaddlers Thank You Nurses Awards at www.tongal.com/pampersnurses.
Nurse nominations can be submitted between November 9th and December 14th.
Three finalists, one in each category (Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Postpartum), will be announced in March and the grand prize honoree will be announced in May.
The three finalists will be honored with short documentary videos showcasing their unique and inspirational nursing stories.
Each of the three finalists will receive a one-year membership to the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), attendance at the 2016 AWHONN Convention, Procter & Gamble care packages, and more.
In honor of these nurse winners, three Pampers Swaddlers scholarships will be made available to help nurses from underrepresented groups complete their studies toward a Master of Science in Nursing degree.
See details and official rules at spr.ly/6181BPvMF.
Winner must be a resident of the US or Puerto Rico, 18 years or older.
Nomination period ends 12/14/15 at 3PM EST.
For Pampers Thank You Nurses Awards I nominated Mrs. Marilyn,
my favorite nurse at our local hospital, BJACH, on Ft Polk.
She is the lactation consultant and has supported and encouraged throughout both my pregnancies and with both my girls. Without her, I would have been clueless about breastfeeding and most likely given up during the difficult first weeks. I owe her so much! she is not just my favorite nurse but also a wonderful friend. Thank You Mrs. Marilyn!
Nominate your favorite nurse here: www.tongal.com/pampersnurses.
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| Stella, me, Ava, and my favorite nurse Mrs Marilyn. |
The Pampers #ThankYouNurses Twitter Party
November 19 from 8-9pmCST
Prizes will include:
Prize 1: $50 AMEX plus diapers and wipes
Prize 2: $75 AMEX plus diapers and wipes
Prize 3: $125 AMEX plus diapers and wipes
Grand Prize: $350 AMEX plus diapers and wipes
RSVP: diapers and wipes
Makes approx 3 dozen
Ingredients
- Boxed sugar cookie mix {or use my homemade cookie recipe here}
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp flour
- 5 bright colors of food coloring {I recommend icing coloring}
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine cookie mix, butter, egg, and flour.
- Stir until a dough forms. It may appear dry at first but after 30 seconds it should come together.
- Divide dough into five equal pieces and place into individual bowls.
- Use a spoon or your finger to make a small indentation on top of each piece.
- Add food coloring, about 10 drops each, into the indentation of each dough. Use a different color for each bowl.
- Thoroughly stir coloring into the dough until it becomes a solid color.
- Wrap bowls with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Remove from fridge and roll small 1/2 tsp size balls of dough from each bowl.
- Position all 5 colored balls together {see pictures below} and squeeze together.
- Roll the dough into a rope about 8-10 inches long.
- Coil the rope into a spiral shape, slightly twisting as you wind it around the center.
- Repeat steps for the remaining dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on a lined cookie sheet.
- While the first batch bakes, place the remaining cookie dough in the fridge so it does not become too soft.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool slightly then remove from cooking sheet to cool completely.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Charm City Cakes Sugar Cookie Mix.
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For The Love of Food Blog
I found this cookie mix at Kroger in the Halloween clearance. I used the directions from the box to make the swirl cookies but I used my own rainbow icing colors.
You can also use homemade sugar cookie dough. Here is my recipe.
In a large bowl combine cookie mix, butter, egg, and flour.
Stir until a dough forms.
It may appear dry at first but after 30 seconds it should come together.
Divide dough into five equal pieces and place into individual bowls.
Use a spoon or your finger to make a small indentation on top of each piece.
Add food coloring, about 10 drops each, into the indentation of each dough.
Use a different color for each bowl.
I decided to use icing food coloring,
which is thicker and brighter than traditional food coloring.
These can be found in the baking/craft aisle.
Thoroughly stir coloring into the dough until it becomes a solid color.
Wrap bowls with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Remove from fridge and roll small 1/2 tsp size balls of dough from each bowl.
Position all 5 colored balls together and squeeze together.
Roll the dough into a rope about 8-10 inches long.
Coil the rope into a spiral shape, slightly twisting as you wind it around the center.
Repeat steps for the remaining dough.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place cookies 2 inches apart on a lined cookie sheet.
While the first batch bakes, place the remaining cookie dough in the fridge
so it does not become too soft.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Cool slightly then remove from cooking sheet to cool completely.
Store in a covered container.
These cookies make great gifts.
I added them to a pink basket lined with colorful tissue paper.
I added them to a pink basket lined with colorful tissue paper.
My little love and her pretty flowers!
I added neon colored cut flowers from the store along with a rainbow thank you card {you can print it free here}.
The end result was a fun, bright, and colorful gift for the nurses who I appreciate the most!
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| Inspired by all the amazing Rainbow Babies I know! |
Comment below and tell me what ideas you have for a Nurses Thank You Basket!
This review was made possible by iConnect and Pampers. I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions are 100% mine.
I would nominate the nurses that assisted with my son's birth. They were loving, caring and just truly amazing.
I had a wonderful nurse in the OB department when I had my second son. She helped me to get rest between feedings with my son. She was a blessing!
I have a couple of friends who are nurses. Some of the stories they tell are so amazing, and they go above and beyond for their patients all the time.
I've had only a couple of personal experiences with nurses and that was a long time ago when I was a child, but if I were going to nominate a nurse, it would be my aunt. She loves her job as a nurse and is amazing at it!
I would nominate nurse Clancey at Prairie View Middle School for helping my daughter all the time.
I would nominate my sister Jenn
Well it's complicated, my cousins exwife. She's a great nurse, she took care of my mother till the end
I would nominate the nurses at my local hospital, even my mother – that of whom has taken care of me & my illnesses – and that of the medical staff (doctors, researchers etc) of whom are leading the way with some of the future generations (students)that have changed my life being my injuries resulting from an accident where the driver (found at fault) never paid a dime and I have been stuck with the bills. Each staff that has overlooked my care through the multi-operations has be positive, caring and uplifting…. unlike my peeers, teachers, principals and coaches that have always judged me and never gave me many opportunities as a child in my youth!
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I would nominate my mom who was a wonderful nurse for over 30 years.
I would nominate my friends husband. He is a great nurse and works hard especially being a male nurse.
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When my husband and I were living abroad, we decided to have our expecting child in a local clinic in a developing country. I was terrified because many of the nurses didn't speak English. The project manager's wife was a nurse and decided to schedule to come visit when I was planning to give birth. She helped me through every step of the process, motivated and encouraged me when I wanted to give up. I want to thank her for her support and helping me make it through.
I would love to nominate the sweet nurse who helped my daughter out when she was really sick this last spring we took her primary children's and she was so sweet and so kind to her!
I would nominate my friend Amy's mom who was a wonderful person all around!
I would nominate a nurse who helped my husband post surgery.
I can't nominate anyone because I live in Australia. I have made up the Thank you cards though, for my mother-in-law to give to her carers and nurses this Christmas – she has dementia and lives in a residential care facility, but still likes saying thank you to those she lives with. As soon as I figure out how, I will post a picture of the cards I made today. Thank you for sharing these.
I would nominate my Nephew who is a Nurse in the Army.
I would nominate my friend, Sara. She is a nurse at an nursing home and works extremely hard.
I would nominate Joanna. She is a wonderful nurse.
I would nominate the nurse who took care of my sister when she was in the hospital!
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I would nominate the nurse at my doctor office. She makes you feel comfortable, she's nice and funny and she cares about her patients.
the nurses that cared for me after the delivery of my son
The nurses in labor and delivery at the hospital where I gave birth to my first child.
Oh I would love to nominate my nieces nurse! My niece was born way early and weighed 1 pound 9 ounces. Her nurse was so wonderful with the whole family and had so much compassion. My niece is a healthy 7 year old today, and still in touch with her nurse!
I loved my lactation nurse, Melissa, She helped me after my youngest son. She sat and talked with me for about an hour. Most nurses and doctors rush out when you aren't a first time mom. Not her, though! She was a doll
I would nominate my bff. She's the best nurse I know. She's just very kind and compassionate.