how long does maternity ward tour take?

honeybee #1 · October 2011

I should be going through my hospitals maternity ward tomorrow, but they don't set up appointments. Since I'm trying to go before my appointment I'd like to see if there's an average time it's likiely to take so I don't show up way early and have to wait or leave in a hurry to make my appointment. TIA!

LIvie Dean · October 2011

Mine took not even 5 minutes I don't think. I just went today.

WifeyMommy2011 · October 2011

Mine was 1 hour 15 mins...way to long but very informative.

MrsPhunk · October 2011

Ours was an info session + tour...probably 1.5 hours total. If it was just tour, maybe 45 minutes (same is true for the hospital we used for LO #1), although it also kind of depends on how talkative your tour guide is.

mlkauffman · October 2011

Ours took about 30 minutes.

HazelBee22 · October 2011

Our tour was about 45 minutes. Our group also had a bunch of questions, so it probably depends on how interactive it is as well.

authorofdreamz · October 2011

I'd say for me the actual tour was about 30 mins.

jburdet1 · October 2011

We went just last night and it only took about an hour. However, the majority of the time was spent in a conference room reviewing hospital policies and answering questions about our stay.

MommaErica · October 2011

It varies. If you can't schedule it anyway, why not go AFTER your appointment and not worry about it?

honeybee #1 · October 2011

MommaErica:
It varies. If you can't schedule it anyway, why not go AFTER your appointment and not worry about it?

Because I have things to do after the appointment, the only oppurtunity that I have is in the morning before the appointment. I just like to try to avoid wasting time hanging out at the doctors office if possible, since it's an hour away from home.

sagoon · October 2011

Ours was about 45 minutes but obviously they vary. Why don't you call your hospital and ask them?

mamaofmoose · October 2011

one hour

RadicalDreamer143 · October 2011

5-10 minutes. I'm really curious why others are 1.5 hours, lol. We got pretty much, "Here is the nursery, here are the postpartum rooms. This is the nurses' station. When you arrive, don't go to the ER, come right up here and buzz the intercom and we'll let you in."

amyc216 · October 2011

We all met in a meeting room and the guide talked a little and showed us a virtual tour. Then we walked around the ward for a bit. It took a while with a big group b/c we couldn't all fit in the same elevators. All in all it was about 45 minutes.

RadicalDreamer143 · October 2011

amyc216:
We all met in a meeting room and the guide talked a little and showed us a virtual tour. Then we walked around the ward for a bit. It took a while with a big group b/c we couldn't all fit in the same elevators. All in all it was about 45 minutes.

Okay, I can see it taking longer with a large group (why a virtual tour though if you were right there and about to walk through?) - I just showed up after an OB appointment, since my OB had just been there and said it was empty, and that the nurses would be happy to show me around.

Ksych · October 2011

It took us about an hour. We had a group of about twenty. The person giving the tour talked for about 45 minutes before we actually saw anything. The actual tour of the delivery room, postpartum room, nursery and where to check in took about 15 minutes.

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