s/o stealing from hospital

adamwife

It was always my understanding that you are charged for items like pads, diapers, medicines, etc.  Blankets, gowns, and onesies you are not charged for.  When one is soiled you put them in the dirty hamper.  No one goes through your room after you leave and counts your dirty clothes in the hamper and charges you if you took some.  Therefore, taking a few swaddling blankets and onesies is technically stealing.

Am I wrong?

Kari Merks

They told us to take anything we wanted except the blankets.

lovealways6565

Im with you on this one Adams... but my hospital said that if you ask for them they will give you atleast three more.

babesnyder

I have no idea how that works... but an interesting concept. I've never been charged for towels and robes from hotels on senior trips, spring break back inthe day etc.

AudioDoc

You are correct. That's hospital property that they wash and re-use for all the other mums coming in and having their babies.

Tell whomever it is that if they steal from the hospital, its just another reason for your insurance rates to go up.

rease.

i dont see it as stealing at all. maybe you shouldnt, i dunno, but i was always told to take anything that isnt nailed down, lol. but, i havent taken the onsies or gowns either. (1 recieving blanket, each kid)

i fully plan on stashing away extra formula, diapers, wipes ect every time they bring em in.

almostabuck

I would just ask if there was anything I wanted or needed extra of. If they say no, then so be it. No way I would have the balls to just take something if I thought I wasn't supposed to.

vhab

At our hospital, if it is in the room, it is yours, except washable items like linens.  So the dish soap and tub to wash the pump parts, I got to keep, because they have to throw it away eve if it isn't used.  Diapers, wipes, thermometer, pads and the like they told me to take since once they are in the room, they can't use them for other people..  Gown, baby t-shirt, blankets etc, property of the hospital, and taking would be stealing.  The only clothing we got to keep was the little hat they put on his head after birth, and another little knit hat that they give you made by a volunteer group.  We only had the t-shirt and blanket that DS was wearing, if we wanted another, they brought us a new one and took the dirty one.

Kyla Sisco

My hospital told us that the onesies, diapers, blankets, formula (if FF), nursing pads, syringes, anything that comes in that little "bassinet" they keep the baby in, is ours to take home. Gowns, towels, etc. (that us the mothers use) we can't take.

wec5473

I was told to ask the nurses what you are allowed to take and what must be left there.  Every hospital has different rules. 

I'm more concerned with pads and mesh undies than blankets and gowns.

rease.

rease.:

i dont see it as stealing at all. maybe you shouldnt, i dunno, but i was always told to take anything that isnt nailed down, lol. but, i havent taken the onsies or gowns either. (1 recieving blanket, each kid)

i fully plan on stashing away extra formula, diapers, wipes ect every time they bring em in.

i thought you meant all of the stuff, not just the linens. sorry! oh, and my hospital gave us the recieveing blanket (1 per kid)

AngelGirlEms

As we were checking out, the nurse asked me "is there anything you need from this cart?" (the cart of baby supplies) and I mentioned that a few diapers would be nice (they use Pampers sensitive diapers that have the wetness indicator line and that really helped at first!) Then she said "you know, you can take anything you want on this cart....and let me get you extras!" This included 2 hospital blankets that have been great for swaddling at night (receiving blankets work great too)  We came home with loads of diapers, etc!!

Mrs.Honeybunny

OK at the hospital I work at we DO NOT charge for formula or Diapers or the toiletries (sp?) but you are NOT supposed to take ANY linen...we get those washed. so yes it is stealing that being said I usually let the mommy take 1 or 2 with her if she forgot to bring one for the drive home since a newborn should always have 2 the 1st week of life. hope that clarifies things a little.

Roothie427

I was not charged for any of the items that we used at the hospital and as we packed up to leave I did not plan to take anything with me that I did not bring in with me but the nurses and doctors all kept giving me more blankets and onsies and all sorts of random stuff to take home with me. I ended up with a ton of hospital stuff at home that I rarely even used!

Heggreene

We took alot of stuff from the little bassinet thingy when we had our daughter. i took the diapers, wipes, bulb syringe, hairbrush, shirts... umm.. i figured i'm paying for this stuff any ways.

mrs.m-ski

we were given diapers, wipes bulb syringe, brush/comb etc for DD. we took a shirt for DD as a memory keepsake along with the hats they put on her, but we left blankets and everything else. At our tour they told us to take anything off the cart except the blankets.