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2nd Trimester
sunflowergrl
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Went on L&D tour today
sunflowergrl
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DH and I went on our tour today. The hospital is very nice. The staff was so helpful and sweet. The L&D rooms are pretty big and 2 of them have laboring tubs, the others have laboring showers. Each room has a cot for DH which is great.
There are two types of maternity (recovery) rooms, private and semi-private. And they're on a first come first serve basis. That's really the only thing that i'm not happy about. If we get a private room, then DH can stay with me and LO. If we're in a semi-private room, then DH will have to go home. 
( Also, I really don't think i'm going to want to be in the room with my LO and another LO and mom. two LO's not sleeping through the night seems real rough. BUT... she said chances of them being that busy are slim to none so i'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed. )
All in all, it was a great tour, and I got lots of answers to lots of my questions!
If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me. - Led Zeppelin
Chemical Pregnancy 10/5/10
BFP 2/7/11--m/c 2/12/11
TTD pics taken by knottie jen&louie)
Chemical Pregnancy 10/5/10
BFP 2/7/11--m/c 2/12/11
TTD pics taken by knottie jen&louie
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Re: Went on L&D tour today
Here is my VERY long list of questions that I found to ask. The ones that are bold and underlined are the ones I actually asked. The ones I didn't ask, I chose not to either because the answer was made clear during the tour, or because the answer wasn't that important to me. I was gonna PM this to you because it's super long, but don't know how to PM. So here goes nothing.
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do we need clothes for baby in nursery or just for day of leaving?
-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)
2) availability of lactation consultant
3) what do you provide for moms (disposable undies/ pads/ colace)
Who is the ped that sees the baby once born?
GIVING BIRTH
WELCOMING BABY
-What is your policy on walking while in labor?
-What about after my water has broken?
-What is your policy on having IV access while in labor? (some facilities will require it, some require for ?high risk? moms (and you?ll want to ask what the definition is for that) and some leave it up to the provider.)
-Is it standard for the anesthesiologist to obtain consent for anesthesia on all moms upon admission? (some places do this and if you?re not expecting it, I could see how this might derail your thinking a little. On the other hand, if you know they?re going to come talk to you about epidurals, general anesthesia, emergency c-section, etc, you can be ready for the conversation, bubble of peace firmly in place
-What is your visitor policy? Can I have my husband and doula with me for the entire labor? While I push? For delivery? In the OR?
-What is your policy on continuous monitoring during early labor? active labor? pushing? Do you have telemetry monitoring and if so, how many tele monitors do you have (some places have one for each room, some have one for the whole floor, some don?t have it at all). You may also want to ask your provider(s) about how often their patients ?require? internal monitoring. In some places it?s reserved for emergencies; howerver, in many places it?s used for convenience only, and it is explained to the pt as it is being inserted, not prior to doing so. It?s much easier to measure and chart what?s going on with the baby when using internals, so be aware of that.
-What is your policy on baby care immediately after birth? Is the baby taken to a warmer? Is the baby taken to a nursery for the bath or is that done in the room? Do they even have a nursery? Is mom allowed time to nurse the baby before the footprints, weight, shots and drops are done? After you ask these questions, remember that YOU are the one who gives permission for these policies to be carried out, YOU can refuse any treatments for baby at any time, and that if the baby is healthy YOU can have the baby discharged as a patient so that the policies are not even an issue.
Chemical Pregnancy 10/5/10
BFP 2/7/11--m/c 2/12/11
TTD pics taken by knottie jen&louie