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heating pad in L+D?

cammie6549cammie6549
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Might be the dumb question of the month for me... is there any reason you can not have an electric heating pad in L+D?  Everything I read says pack a rice pack type thing you can heat up, but I love my heating pad now and am hoping I could bring that. (I use it conservatively, 10-15 minutes at a time, nothing to harm lo)

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  • diana.filipidiana.filipi member
    bring it
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  • dunvillesdunvilles member

    I was told that I can bring one..

    When I was in L&D last week, they "ordered" me one, it was a machine that filtered water into a pad... it would be much better to bring your own!

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  • SLOmamaSLOmama
    I know most hospitals have a policy about bring in plug in electrical devices..they usually have to be checked out by the engineering department.  That being said, I don't see why anyone would really care.  They usually do have heated blankets that you can use on your back or other places, or other devices that do similar things. 
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  • kiki_1218kiki_1218 member
    The hospital I work at, you can't have a heating pad without a dr order and then it has to be a hospital issued one. Might want to check with your hospital.

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  • ChaneltaraChaneltara member
    The lady at my hospital said it was fine to bring it. Just in case I can't use it, or don't want to be chained to one plug in, I bought a couple of those thermacare heat wrap thingies for the back, the ones that stay hot for like 8 hours...
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