Poll: baby rooming and hospital

SuperSuz · October 2008

Okay so I know every hospital has their own policies, so for some people you may not have a choice. But with that said, if you have a choice are you going to room with DC at the hospital or send them to the nursery at night?

cyndelgrace · October 2008

Our hospital has a room-in policy...

SuperSuz · October 2008

For us, DH definitely wants to have DS stay with us but I have to admit that I'm undecided...

dreddin · October 2008

I will probably take advantage of the nursery so I may get some sleep before I get home.

viola2008 · October 2008

Most likely send to the nursery. There is plenty of sleepness nights ahead. I will take the help while I can get it.

EastCoastBride · October 2008

Don't know. We can do either - it's up to us. A friend suggested sending the baby to the nursery, though. As the nurses bring the baby to you for feeding, it actually helped her get into the rhythm of it and on a "schedule" of sorts. And it's the last chance you have of getting uninteruppted sleep for at least 2 hours at a stretch!

angelynn8411 · October 2008

we will be rooming in. DH and i have a "baby doesnt leave our site" policy.

bstngrl578 · October 2008

We can do either. I kept DD in the room with me the whole time and I will do the same with this baby. I don't want them out of my sight unless absolutely necessary!

tigerlillie101 · October 2008

I am definitely rooming in. If I don't they'll supplement with formula for the night time feeding and I don't want that.

Daniela79 · October 2008

definitely staying with us...

ErinNConnorsMom · October 2008

My plans are to room in, like I did w/ ds, but I have nothing against sending the baby to the nursery for a few hours at night if I go nearly 2 days w/out sleep again, like I did w/ dd!

Wally3 · October 2008

At this point of time I want the baby to room in with us, though I realize my feelings may change. I want to bf and the hospital has been known to give formula and pacifers which I don't want son to have right away. Also, I'm a control freak.

FinallyMrsB · October 2008

We're going to play it by ear. I'm planning to keep the baby in the room with us the whole time, but if we're both just exhausted, I might send the baby to the nursery for a couple hours so we can get some sleep before we're completely on our own.

KayLee77 · October 2008

i want him in the room with me.

everyone says to send them to the nursery, so you can get rest. either way they will be coming in every 3 hours for me to feed him, so i wont get any extra rest then if he were in the room with me. i think it would be different if i was ff, and they'd feed him, but i'll be bf. and plus i'll just want to sit and stare at him.

Reebs S · October 2008

I want her in my room - I say that now but am open to change!

sarahNjoe2006 · October 2008

We can do either, but the hospital prefers the baby stay with us in the room. They do take the baby for like 2 hours every morning to check, but other than that they prefer the baby stay with the mother. However when I had DD at the same hospital, I kept her in the nursery a lot becuase i had a C/S and didn't have anyone in the room with me for the most part to help me out.

sweetpea7628 · October 2008

Based on the experience of friends, most likely using the nursery at least for a little bit. But I could always change my mind. We will see how it goes.

JimsBride08 · October 2008

Right now I have the idea I'd like to send baby to the nursery so I can sleep, but I can't imagine I'll want to be away from him once he's here! We will see how it goes after he's born I guess.

Soon2BmrsMoreno · October 2008

im not sure - i think she'll prob room-in. im not that worried about asking them to take her to the nursery if i feel like it will allow for a couple hours of good sleep but im not sure it will happen. With my first she roomed-in the whole time.

ncbelle · October 2008

Baby will be in our room.

kittylove · October 2008

Room in

laura-n-brian · October 2008

we can have our baby in our room as much as we want, so that is what we plan to do. if at 2 a.m., i decide i'm too tired, they will come get him and take him to the nursery.

MrsHeidiR · October 2008

This is my third and I have done both ways. I prefer to have him in the room with me. However, since I am no longer a first time mom, I am actually okay with going to sleep while he is sleeping. The first time, that was really hard and I felt better having him in the nursery so I didn't feel like he was "unattended" while I got some shut eye. I am now confident I will wake up, so it's different.....

anardi · October 2008

I am hoping to use the nursery one of the nights so I can get some sleep but I am not 100% on that.

lilliebear · October 2008

My hospital has a room in policy however that would have been my choice anyway...

MrsCole · October 2008

There is no choice for us - baby rooms in unless there is something wrong with them and they need to be in the NICU (or if something happened to you and you can't care for them obviously.)

HarrietNJMommy · October 2008

I room in with my kids during the day, and they are in the nursery at night.

amber*n*scott · October 2008

The baby will go to the nursery at night while I'm at the hospital.

Mariposa24 · October 2008

Most likely we'll use the nursery. Plenty of sleepless nights to look forward to!

MrsCole · October 2008

I am suprised that some people have to worry about the baby getting formula or pacifiers. I guess I am lucky that our hospital is very pro-bf and you have to ask for formula if you want that.

brideonjuly8 · October 2008

Baby will be with us.

corsicabride04 · October 2008

We had to fill out a form on what we wanted. We had three choices:

Room In
Nursery at Night
Room In as I feel able - I chose this one.

I will probably have the baby in the room with me as much as possible but if I am overly exhausted I may ask them to take her for a while so I can rest.

LittleEgypt · October 2008

It hopefully won't come up, since our birth center is not in a hospital and we would go home within a day. If we do transfer to a hospital I will insist on 'rooming in' - We're planning to have DS in our room at home, in a bassinet, so it would be silly for us to have a different policy in the hospital. I truly feel that it's a rough transition enough from 'inside' to 'outside' and that as much contact as possible with the parents helps.

eris1995 · October 2008

Baby will be rooming in with us. I don't want my eyes off of him/her.

NYBride2005 · October 2008

My hospital has a room in policy but you can send the baby to the nursery for a few hours if you like.

binkythepalehorseofcool · October 2008

Im planning on having her room with us.?

brideofaussie · October 2008

room in.

On our visit there was only one baby in the nursery.

Cree629 · October 2008

Baby will DEFINITELY be going to the nursery overnight. I will be getting as much uninterrupted sleep as possible before returning home to a newborn, a 3-year old, two dogs, and a C-section recovery.

CAllen913 · October 2008

My hospital encourages rooming in but you can request for the baby to be moved to the nursery at night or whenever you're trying to rest. I plan to do room in as long as I'm feeling up to it so that I can get a sense of what nights will be like with her and bond with her on a better level.

el25 · October 2008

For me, I guess it depends on a couple of things. First, if I don't have a private room, then my husband can't stay with me. If he isn't with me, I think I will send her to the nusery so I can catch up on my sleep. If he is allowed to stay in the room, I can't imagine he will want her anywhere out of his sight. He is really cute and protective like that. As excited as I am for this baby, and believe me I could not be happier, he cannot wait. So I guess it depends on him.

jakesbride2be · October 2008

DS had jaundaice (sp?) and they had to keep him under the lights so he wasn't able to room in. I missed him terribly and if DD doesn't have it she will be rooming in with us.

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