PSA: hospital visitation policy

little_mrs

Depending on when you are due, you might want to check the visitation policy of your hospital.  Some hospitals,  due to flu/h1n1,  are tightening their policies. 

My hospital is limiting visitors to immediate family (spouse, grandparents, siblings) and siblings must be over the age of 5.  This throws us for a little bit of a loop.  Since DS will only be 19 months, we have to change our plans for having help with him.

Also, the hospital is requesting that there be no more that 2 visitors in a patients room at a time. 

Of course this is just my hospital & hospitals vary but if you haven't looked into it you might want to.

lynnbeez

Our hospitals are restricting all persons under the age of 18 including siblings.

branandpeytsmom

so far my hospital doesnt have any restrictions which is great for me since i am on hospital bed rest.

FriendlyFanny

One of our local hospitals just went to this policy and announced it on the news yesterday. F-that! I haven't gone more than a few hours away from DD let alone a couple days in the hospital! It will be hard enough only having her visit. I seriously will have to be in the psych ward if I have to be in the hospital for 2-3 days without seeing DD at all. Not to mention she's still nursing and I'm planning on tandem nursing. 2-3 days without nursing could do those plans in.

smrbride

Unfortunately, all of the hospitals in my state have gone to this rule through the spring.  No kids under age 18 and no more than 4 visitors at once.  Huge bummer!

mollyandmarcus

I just called my hospital and I am so sad that they will not allow my DD to visit when I have baby #2 in January.  I understand that they make these rules for everyone's safety, but I just can't understand why it makes sense that I can have 50 other random people come visit me as long as they are not my daughter!