I am sure that the gift-giving ideas come from the freebies that you -know-
who gives out to new moms to promote their product. I too would love to see
them go by the wayside but it's not happening in my lifetime at my
institution as the administration likes the free stuff :(

How about water bottles for moms with the hospital logo on it. Our place
gives these out to people in exercise classes, and our consortium gave them
out at a conference. It's a great way toadvertise services for free.

Sources vary, but call the 1-800-555-1212 information and get the phone
number for the Kipp company who does a lot of discount mail order stuff (like
for birthday goody bags, etc). They have a large selection of items that can
be personalized and are pretty cheap. Another company that may have cutsie
items for cheap is Oriental Trading Co (800-228-2269). Again, mostly party
type items but they occasionally have useful stuff that would be appropriate
for give-aways (be aware, they have pacifier-type toys and baby bottles as
well as balloons, which are always a no-no for me due to the choke hazards,
but some fo the stuff is very useful for giving away at programs, etc if you
get creative!!)
Kathy in NJ (where we are still 9 1/2 steps away from BabyFriendly!!!)

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