https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:47:56 +0000 Thu, 26 May 2011 21:57:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=39304 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334636&title=new-baby-packs#1334636 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 39304
Posted: 26 May 2011 at 9:57pm

Some hospitals give out a box or bag or something or other with freebies/vouchers/information. Ours used to give this cool box which had your well child book in it, birth cert forms and loads of information, a swaddling cloth, nappy samples etc, but they have been stopped here. Now I work in PH I know why - it is funding and time. They have to pay someone time to make them up and they are quite time consuming and in this day and age of belt tigtening, haivng some admin girls make up the boxes might mean they are surplus to requirement if they don't have enough of their own work to do to keep them occupied lol
Also there are issues with advertising - most hospitals aren't allowed to be seen to "align" themselves with any particualr brand or don't wish to be seen to endorse one product over antoher and then there are the complications of the wHO code etc and what info you can and can't give out "unsolicited".
ETA this was "in addition" to bounty packs.

Edited by fattartsrock]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 21:57:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334636&title=new-baby-packs#1334636 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334515&title=new-baby-packs#1334515 Author: newme
Subject: 39304
Posted: 26 May 2011 at 7:06pm

Chch Womens no longer give out Bounty Packs. 3 years ago I got one, but when I had my DS, 6 months ago, I asked for one and the nurse told me that they no longer give them out as they just became far too much advertising, and very little in the way of samples etc. But you can get a voucher from the Bounty website to pick one up from a pharmacy if you want one.]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 19:06:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334515&title=new-baby-packs#1334515 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334484&title=new-baby-packs#1334484 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 39304
Posted: 26 May 2011 at 5:56pm

Bizzy wrote: Not all hospitals allow the bounty packs in them. Middlemore for example dont, something to do with the advertising in them. The other place is Reach Me. they do packs they send out!

I got a pack from middlemore when I had bella...the nurse gave it to me as I was waiting to go in for my CS. It had nappies and pamphlets and samples in it, and the plunket book.]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 17:56:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1334484&title=new-baby-packs#1334484 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333948&title=new-baby-packs#1333948 Author: CJsays
Subject: 39304
Posted: 25 May 2011 at 9:22pm

unichem pharmacies have the bounty packs to give out, you just ask at counter...]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 21:22:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333948&title=new-baby-packs#1333948 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333171&title=new-baby-packs#1333171 Author: Whateversville
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 9:31pm

My hospital bounty pack was cool. Samples, vouchers, treasures mag etc. Reachme pack was better. Toddler reach me pack is average. But anything free is awesome]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 21:31:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333171&title=new-baby-packs#1333171 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333104&title=new-baby-packs#1333104 Author: Bexta
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 8:28pm

I didn't get anything in the hospital but then the mat ward was too full and I spent the night sharing a delivery suite with another mum and bub!! I used the voucher from my pregnany bounty pack but agree with bumblebee it was pretty average.

The reach me pack was awesome though - a big box of vouchers and samples. But I think you can only get one every 12 months or something like that. ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 20:28:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333104&title=new-baby-packs#1333104 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333002&title=new-baby-packs#1333002 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 6:56pm

I never got anything but then I was at Waitakere and that doesn't surprise me.
I did get a Reach Me Pack which has samples and vouchers.]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 18:56:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1333002&title=new-baby-packs#1333002 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332870&title=new-baby-packs#1332870 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 3:01pm

Not all hospitals allow the bounty packs in them. Middlemore for example dont, something to do with the advertising in them.

The other place is Reach Me. they do packs they send out!]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 15:01:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332870&title=new-baby-packs#1332870 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332868&title=new-baby-packs#1332868 Author: bumblebee
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 2:57pm

Yea we got a bounty pack from the hospital, it wasnt that great just had some samples, pamphlets and a baby bounty book nothing to rave about.
I think the packs get made up somewhere then gets shipped to your hospital etc. in bulk
]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:57:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332868&title=new-baby-packs#1332868 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332852&title=new-baby-packs#1332852 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 2:35pm

There is a maternity one, a newborn one & then the toddler one.

Bowie, That voucher might be the bounty pack?? .]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:35:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332852&title=new-baby-packs#1332852 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332844&title=new-baby-packs#1332844 Author: dixie
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 2:27pm

The Bounty website says you should get them from the maternity unit or your MW, but have a list of pharmacies on there you can pick it up from if you don't get given it.

ReachME website also sends you free packs for babies and toddlers. I haven't received mine yet so don't know what is in there.]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:27:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332844&title=new-baby-packs#1332844 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332824&title=new-baby-packs#1332824 Author: Hopes
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 2:07pm

I got given a bundle of samples and discount vouchers, and a (large) tube of weleda - it was just on the bed. Given that it doesn't seem to be consistant over the country, it must somehow depend what district you're in, no idea what that means as far as who funds it!]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:07:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332824&title=new-baby-packs#1332824 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332816&title=new-baby-packs#1332816 Author: Plushie
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 2:00pm

We got a voucher for a bounty pack to pick up in the kidstore in town, is that what you mean? Or do some hopsitals give out extras? ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 14:00:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332816&title=new-baby-packs#1332816 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332784&title=new-baby-packs#1332784 Author: AandCsmum
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 1:21pm

Usually the packs are there when you get up to your room. I'm not sure if they are still doing them? I think they are bounty?

You also get one around 15mths when you go for your vax.]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 13:21:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332784&title=new-baby-packs#1332784 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332751&title=new-baby-packs#1332751 Author: ALittleLoopy
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 12:44pm

I never got one from hospital but I did get the bounty pack when i was pregnant....the hospital did give us some bits we were using though like some disposables, the old cloth nappy we were using as a wrap...etc]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 12:44:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332751&title=new-baby-packs#1332751 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332741&title=new-baby-packs#1332741 Author: Parki
Subject: 39304
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 12:29pm

Hi ladies,

I don't know if all hospitals give out those packs when you leave but for anyone who has received them, do you knwo who makes them up? Is it the hospital itself or plunket?

Also, do they normally have discount vouchers in there or mostly just samples of stuff?

TIA ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 12:29:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39304&PID=1332741&title=new-baby-packs#1332741