How do you leave the hospital with twins? :)

SkiGirl1080s

Sorry in advance for the very stupid question!  Our hospital requires a car seat test before discharging newborns.  With DS #1, we put him in his car seat and DH carried him out.  I was in a wheelchair (per hospital policy).  For twins, does DH carry both car seats?  It's a very large hospital so that might be a challenge.  Do we put them in the DSNG and walk out that way?  Do I put one car seat on my lap?  That might hurt after a c-section.

I'm definitely nearing the end and the most random things are popping into my head.   

pea-kay

I think it depends on the hospital. At mine, I brought one home first and then the other two a couple of days later. When I brought two home, I carried them both in the wheelchair, and the carseats were on a cart.

kafunder

If I remember correctly, DH carried both of the out of the hospital in their carseats, I was pushed in a wheelchair, and a volunteer pushed a cart with all our bags, flowers, and other stuff. Ours was also a large hospital, but the babies are so light that it wasn't hard to do.

deutschefairy

Well mine left at separate times, but they were both on my lap. I had a c/s and it was no problem. So YH could carry one while you take the other.

angelfire02

We are planning on my husband bringing in our double snap and go stroller, the walk from the Family Suites to the car is a very, very long walk so I don't think my poor husband could carry both of them in their carseats that far without looking like he is going to drop them....   So for his sake he is just going to bring in the stroller with carseats.

royalcrown1

We pushed them in the double snap n' go. 

everam01

Our hospital requires that the mother carries the baby out, so I was in a wheelchair and they put both babies in my arms.

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jenn_darrin1515

dh just brought in one car seat for the test...after both girls were tested he carried one out already strapped into the car seat and I carried the other with in my arms and we put her in the car seats when we got downstairs...no wheelchair for me.

caden

At my hospital I was wheelchaired to the door with both babies in my lap. DH pulled the car up to the door after taking the empty car seats and all our stuff to the car. We re-put the babies in the car seats when they were in the car.

ladyprof

We used the double snap and go. A nurse came down with us, and wheeled me while DH strollered the babies.

Eriksgal

mine were in the NICU a month and all came home the same day-good times!  we used the triple decker stroller with their infant seats snapped in.

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macchiatto

I held both babies in a wheelchair, DH was carrying our stuff (he'd carried most of it out already) and the car seats were in the car. A nurse walked out with us to make sure they were buckled in properly.

jennie13

we used the DSNG and put my stuff in the basket. 

Kristen61607

H was pulling the car around, and I was wheeled down with a baby in the carseat on my lap, and a nurse accompanied me carrying the other baby in her carseat!

Kristen61607

Eriksgal:

mine were in the NICU a month and all came home the same day-good times!  we used the triple decker stroller with their infant seats snapped in.

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That stroller is NO JOKE! lol! awesome!

MrsLnt

pea-kay:

I think it depends on the hospital. At mine, I brought one home first and then the other two a couple of days later. When I brought two home, I carried them both in the wheelchair, and the carseats were on a cart.

Yep, depends on the hospital. Pam and I delivered at the same place and I had to physically hold both of them down and out to the car. I was a nervous wreck! We'd brought up the car seats and DSNG all ready for discharge and were told that the only way they would release us is with me holding them. I don't know how it's remotely safe to have a woman who has just had surgery hold two tiny newborns, but, that's how it was.  

MrsCali_Bride

Owen did the car seat challenge the night before we were discharged so we had one seat at the hospital already. Right before we were discharged my husband took my bags down to the van, parked it in the temporary parking near the designated exit and brought up the second seat. We strapped the twins into their seats in my room (figured it was easier there than trying to do on the curb by the van) and then I was pushed out in a wheelchair while my H carried both babies out in their seats.

mmoravec

The boys left at 7 days of age and DH and I each carried a carseat out.  No wheelchair ride for me.

Jen0204

mmoravec:

The boys left at 7 days of age and DH and I each carried a carseat out.  No wheelchair ride for me.

This, but our girls were 9 days old. Also, we each carry both girls in their car seats on our own quite often. Every morning I carry them both from our second floor apartment to the car on my own. Since I'm lazy and only want to do one trip I carry both girls in their car seats, my purse, my gym bag, and a plastic bag with clothes and other random stuff for the day in one trip. The babies are so little, I'm sure your H would be fine if he had to carry both. It's good for developing arm muscles

ColleenS629

DH pushed the twins in the DSNG, my parents carried all my stuff, a nurse pushed me in the wheelchair.

GeauxTigers82

Wow, I think I'm the only one with a hospital that requires you to bring the seat in, and have the baby strapped in it, before you leave (I don't know what they do if someone chooses to use a regular convertible seat that can hold a newborn). I don't think they do this for FT babies though. We just left the car seats in the NICU after the car seat test until discharge.

DD1 was in the NICU 2 weeks, but a nurse carried the car seat down (with her in it), and I walked with her while DH was pulling the car to the front. They also don't allow anyone else on the elevator with a preemie (I mean other people in the hospital...obviously, I was on the elevator).

The twins were in the NICU 3.5 weeks and left on the same day. Again, a nurse carried one baby in her seat, and I carried the other, while DH went to get the car and met us in front of the hospital. No one was allowed on the elevator that time either. I was thankful for that because all my babies were born in the winter time, so I'd rather not be on an elevator full of sick people with my preemies!

robinsokj

Our nicu nurse brought them out

kthappy76

I walked out, but we had the kids in a DSNG and all our crap on a cart. A nurse helped us get it all down to the car.

amanda31H

Car seats were in the car- we had done the car seat test the day before. 

A staff member pushed me in a wheelchair carrying the babies, DH pulled the car up and met me outside.  Honestly, I was terrified holding both the babies in the chair!  LOL  I kept thinking I was going to drop one! 

I'm not sure if me carrying them was policy.  If I'd thought to bring the stroller, I would have.  Seems like the easiest way, but not sure now if it would have been against policy.

UsedToBeGoldie

DH pushed the twins in a DSNG and I was pushed in a wheel chair by hospital staff.

schoolsoutbride

kafunder:

If I remember correctly, DH carried both of the out of the hospital in their carseats, I was pushed in a wheelchair, and a volunteer pushed a cart with all our bags, flowers, and other stuff. Ours was also a large hospital, but the babies are so light that it wasn't hard to do.

I THINK that's what happened, but honestly it's all a blur!  

cocojack10

My hospital policy was actually I had to carry babies out!  DH wheeled us (I carried them both) out.

jcath

We didn't have to do the car seat challenge - our hospital only required it if they were under 6 lbs.  I held them both while they wheeled me out.  They wouldn't let dh walk and hold one.  What I remember most was that we hadn't tried out the car seats and we couldn't get the babies in and the poor volunteer who pushed my wheel chair finally did it.

MuseumMaven

DH carried both babies in car seats, my mom carried our stuff, and a nurse pushed me in a wheelchair.  My hospital normally has moms walk out, but I was still in a lot of pain due to posterior pelvic separation and needed a lift!

Carrying both car seats is easy when the babies are little, but for return visits (we were at the lactation clinic a lot) we used the DSNG.

ninjabridemom

We had to carry ours out in their car seats.  Jake carried both of them -- it was a little awkward but fine.

 

Had we had time to plan better / thought of it, we probably would have brought one of the strollers.  But oh well. 

ninjabridemom

Eriksgal, we have the double decker version of that!!  I find it fits the car seats much sturdier than the DSNG and love it.

 

Also, I walked out.  Limped, really, but still. 

Mrs_MBed

We rolled the boys out in the DSNG. They came home from the NICU 2 days after I was from my c/s. It was the easiest way to get all 6 of us to the car.

mrsmac08

I was pushed in a wheel chair (I had a c/s) and DH started to carry both babies in their carseats, but one of our great nurses insisted that she help and carry one out for us....but, if she hadn't, DH could have done it easily.