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starsinger17
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Questions about delivery
starsinger17
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There was a post on Second Trimester about what they took home from the hospital after having their first child. I will be having my baby at the air force hospital here. For any of you who have had your babies at a military hospital, what was available for you to take home? Also how long were you in the hospital after delivery with your first child?
Started Dating 03/04/2007 ~ Got Engaged 04/23/2010 ~ Said "I Do" 03/19/2011
Started TTC #1 11/2011 ~ BFP #1 03/28/2012-EDD 12/02/2012 ~
Greyson was Born by Unplanned C-Section on 11/20/2012 @ 8lbs 9oz 21 inhces
Started TTC #2 07/2013 ~ BFP #2 10/11/2013-EDD based on growth is June 26th
Liam born by Repeat C-Section on June 20, 2014 @ 8lbs 2oz 20.75 inches
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Re: Questions about delivery
I wasn't given much after either delivery. Whatever was left of the pack of diapers we were using, a couple single-serving cans of formula, some medical gauze pads and alcohol wipes for the cord stump, a bulb sucker, and a pacifier.
If memory serves (it's been five years) I stayed roughly 72 hours with my first, who was an uncomplicated vaginal delivery.
I gave birth last year at an Army hospital and stayed for about 72 hours with an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. Technically, I was discharged after 48 hours but DS was having trouble urinating, so they needed to monitor him an extra day.
We took practically everything in the room home. They had size 1 diapers in the room (which we had to get premie size) and the nurse gave us an extra package on top of the size 1 and PS. We also got a few shirts that snapped to the side to help on not rubbing his stump, tons of alcohol pads, Tucks pads for me (works wonders if you happen to tear) along with all of the hygiene items (squirt bottle, pads, etc), and 2 hats. We were also given 2 small containers of formula if we needed them. Needless to say, if it was in the room, the nurse told us to take it.
I don't know how much my experience can help you since I gave birth at a hospital that is both a military and civilian hospital (The University of Nebraska and the AF Base we are at formed a partnership and opened a new hospital together down the road a ways from the old base hospital which is now only a clinic). All of my doctors were military, but there was mix of military and civilian nurses that cared for me. I don't know if the unique circumstances of the hospital being both military and civilian had anything to do with it, but I asked for extras of everything they had given me to use while at the hospital to take home, and they gave them to me. I went home with several packages of diapers, enough of those hospital panties to last me two more weeks, a couple packs of wipes, and two canisters of tucks pads. My suggestion, it never hurts to ask if you can have extras.
I had a vaginal delivery with several complications. My daughter was born early Friday morning and we were released Sunday evening. Had everything gone as planned it would have been the standard 48 hours after delivery, but since there had been complications they gave us the rest of the day on Sunday for a little more RR before taking baby home.