Is your delivering hospital "baby friendly" ? Was that important to you? Should I consider opting to…
Is your delivering hospital "baby friendly" ? Was that important to you? Should I consider opting to one that is? I have a friend who works in L&D at a neighboring hospital and she mentioned theirs is, but my current/closest hospital isn't (she's worked at both). I'm so uneducated and inexperienced about this type of thing.
Letty ·
Go on a labor tour and ask about it all hospitals have tours so you can see where to go and what to do
💜💜💜💜💜·
I went on my L&D tour on Sunday and the rooms were great and huge
Ja'Daya Cope·
At my hospital some rooms are kid friendly. I wanted my toddler in there so I had requested the "grand delivery room" . It wasn't guaranteed but I ended up getting it (with some help of my OB lol) as long as there was somebody to tend to her they didn't mind
CASE·
Here is what she explained it as
angelfoodcake·
I thought all hospitals leave baby with Mom the entire time these days ...
Lanie Jay·
It was hugely important to me my hospital was part of the “baby friendly initiative”. Care is based more on baby’s needs versus being another number in the hospital.
Delayed cord clamping
Delayed bathing
Skin to skin
Nursing on demand and encouraged
Baby with us at all times
Etc
Dusty ·
I couldn't handle my child not being with me I was upset when she had to go for her hearing I didn't know there was places that still took ur baby
Nikki V·
Мама двоих (младенец)
The hospital that I delivered both my girls was baby friendly. I really liked it. I liked having my baby with me at all times. When they took her for testing my husband went with them. The nurses were awesome there and they offered to take my baby for an hour or two so I could sleep if I wanted to. With my 1st I said ok after being up for 30 hours straight and all she was doing was crying. My second she stayed with us the whole time.
Alyboo102293·
Мама троих детей, ждёт четвёртого
My hospital completely got rid of the nursery and are very baby friendly which is cool and all but if you’re off pain meds from a c section with no family in town it backfires because you can barely stay up and care for baby. 😒 but other then that ours is pretty good.
BMAMA·
My hospital has mandatory "quiet time" for mommy and baby to bond and rest - no visitors allowed. They encourage baby with mommy as much as possible.
BMAMA·
@alyboo102293 oh yeah that sucks! I could barely care for my oldest after she was born due to hemorrhaging and family had left and were 1 hr and 30 minutes away! I literally had the nurse tell me I needed to rest and baby would be fine. Since I was breastfeeding they fed her without a nipple as well. I can't imagine what that was like for you! 😢