Re: Hospitals/rest

[Guest guest]

I must also say that while I was in the hospital, the doctors and nurses

rarely bothered me. I delivered with a midwife in a hospital. I spent most

of the first day resting and nursing and visiting with my family (baby was

born at noonish). I also had baby with me all the time. Of course, my

hospital rest/stay was cut short when at 12 hours after birth, a nurse came

to check baby's temp and pulse and discovered her heart rate was in the

270's. It was the NICU from that point on .

<3 B

[Guest guest]

I must also say that while I was in the hospital, the doctors and nurses

rarely bothered me. I delivered with a midwife in a hospital. I spent most

of the first day resting and nursing and visiting with my family (baby was

born at noonish). I also had baby with me all the time. Of course, my

hospital rest/stay was cut short when at 12 hours after birth, a nurse came

to check baby's temp and pulse and discovered her heart rate was in the

270's. It was the NICU from that point on .

<3 B

[Guest guest]

I must also say that while I was in the hospital, the doctors and nurses

rarely bothered me. I delivered with a midwife in a hospital. I spent most

of the first day resting and nursing and visiting with my family (baby was

born at noonish). I also had baby with me all the time. Of course, my

hospital rest/stay was cut short when at 12 hours after birth, a nurse came

to check baby's temp and pulse and discovered her heart rate was in the

270's. It was the NICU from that point on .

<3 B

[Guest guest]

I hated being in the hospital, with my first two I delivered in a military

hospital and there policy was three days. With my third I delivered in a

regular hospital I had her at 10:30 at night and left the next morning. with

the fourth ( RH ) I delivered at 4:30 in the morning and I was home by noon.

With the fifth ( RH ) I thought well I will stay in the hospital for as long

as they will let me so I can * get some rest * and not have to take care of

the others, let me get waited on, well, I was wrong !! I delivered at 1:30 in

the afternoon and was ready to come home by 4:00 but thought nah I will stay

and get rest, every time I dozed off some one was in there checking blood

pressure, temp. what I wanted for breakfast, if I wanted pictures taken blah

blah blah, by midnight I was ready to just sneak out of the hospital and go

home LOL as early as I could go the next day I was gone. I know that

everyone was doing there job and a fine job they did but I did not rest at

all untill I was finally home and in my own bed, cuddling with all five of my

kids, Oh and hubby too LOL.

Rhonda

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[Guest guest]

I got more rest with rooming-in, since I didn't have to go to the nursery

for feedings. I also took naps while the baby was out for shift change

evals (that took an hour). At night they only did blood pressure once, but

what got me was the lab tech drawing blood at 5 am!

Amy Lynn

> I got quite a bit of rest in the hospital but I did not do rooming in. I

am

> thinking if I did which I wouldn't if I was to give birth at the hospital

> again you would get much less sleep. But really the first night I was to

> excited to sleep anyway. I layed awake all night thinking about my new

baby.

>

>

> Amy

[Guest guest]

I got more rest with rooming-in, since I didn't have to go to the nursery

for feedings. I also took naps while the baby was out for shift change

evals (that took an hour). At night they only did blood pressure once, but

what got me was the lab tech drawing blood at 5 am!

Amy Lynn

> I got quite a bit of rest in the hospital but I did not do rooming in. I

am

> thinking if I did which I wouldn't if I was to give birth at the hospital

> again you would get much less sleep. But really the first night I was to

> excited to sleep anyway. I layed awake all night thinking about my new

baby.

>

>

> Amy

[Guest guest]

I got more rest with rooming-in, since I didn't have to go to the nursery

for feedings. I also took naps while the baby was out for shift change

evals (that took an hour). At night they only did blood pressure once, but

what got me was the lab tech drawing blood at 5 am!

Amy Lynn

> I got quite a bit of rest in the hospital but I did not do rooming in. I

am

> thinking if I did which I wouldn't if I was to give birth at the hospital

> again you would get much less sleep. But really the first night I was to

> excited to sleep anyway. I layed awake all night thinking about my new

baby.

>

>

> Amy

[Guest guest]

Yes, I too rested a lot in the hospital. I confess that I actually loved being

in the hospital with my babies. I totally relax and love having all the

helpers around. Have a question?? --press the button on the side of the bed

and get an answer. Worried about something baby is doing/not doing? The

nurse will be right in. Nobody bothered me at all, I slept great, with my

baby and husband in the room, and slept wonderfully. With both kids I felt

that these few days were a very special time, during which my husband and I

tuned out everything else and focused completely on the new baby and on being a

family. This not would have been possible at home. Of course, my hospital, a

large Boston teaching hospital that delivers 10,000 babies a year, has a

maternity unit that is designed like a fine hotel. Every room is private with

own bathroom, etc. I might feel different if I didn't have access to such a

nice facility.

Also, the lc's were great and spent a lot of time with me when I had my first

son and had early difficulties with nursing.

Margaret

Nitome@... wrote:

> I must also say that while I was in the hospital, the doctors and nurses

> rarely bothered me. I delivered with a midwife in a hospital. I spent most

> of the first day resting and nursing and visiting with my family (baby was

> born at noonish). I also had baby with me all the time. Of course, my

> hospital rest/stay was cut short when at 12 hours after birth, a nurse came

> to check baby's temp and pulse and discovered her heart rate was in the

> 270's. It was the NICU from that point on .

>

> <3 B

>