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hospital tour questions

sunflowergrlsunflowergrl member
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When did you ladies take your hospital tour? Or when do you plan on taking it?  What are some important questions you plan on asking? TIA
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Re: hospital tour questions

  • smilelarismilelari member

    I think I was about 20 weeks

    Be sure to take your camera (I'm glad I have pics)

    Some questions:
    -What do they have available for labor tools?  Birthing balls?  Squat bars? Rocking chairs?  Tubs?
    -Do they have speakers for ipods?
    -Wireless internet access?
    -Policies on food while laboring?
    -What they consider "standard" protocol.  Do they want everyone to have an IV?  Do they do intermittent or continuous monitoring?  Will they monitor via doppler instead of EFM?
    -Are they ok with laboring women pacing the halls?
    -What security measures are in place if baby needs to go to the nursery?
    -Do they encourage rooming in?
    -Are electrical outlets available? (In case you want a crockpot for warm washclothes, cell phone charger, laptop, electric tea kettle, whatever)

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  • Anna&MattAnna&Matt member
    mine is part of our weekend intensive that we're taking around 32 weeks.
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  • Zip1209Zip1209
    Ours is in early Nov.--so sometime around 35 weeks.  We have friends who just delivered at the same hospital we plan on and I discovered something interesting.  They will only let siblings see the baby until everyone is discharged.  Otherwise, children under 14 cannot see the baby (they aren't allowed in the room and the baby isn't allowed in the waiting area).  So my dear nieces, who are dying to meet the baby, won't get to meet him or her until we go home.  That totally bummed me out...and was something I would NEVER have thought to ask.  So you may want to add to your list if there are any restrictions on visitors.
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  • dogmommy4nowdogmommy4now member
    Thanks smilelari - those were great ideas.  I just copied them!
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