Hospital room vs room(s) poll

BzeetyD · February 2014

At your hospital/birthing center how does the room situation work...

NoelMarieFrey · February 2014

When I went on my L&D tour they had separate rooms! The one you deliver in, and then you are moved to the recovery rooms, which are 50 times smaller, and less comfortable lol.

MamaAllison · February 2014

NoelMarieFrey said:
When I went on my L&D tour they had separate rooms! One you deliver in, and then you are moved to the recovery rooms, which are 50 times smaller, and less comfortable lol.

Pretty much this, except I was a c-section, so I was in a tiny uncomfortable room for prep, the OR, back to the tiny room, then to a recovery room that could only be described as claustrophobic. And I could have had a roommate, but didn't. My hospital is in the process of building a new maternity wing with single rooms that are bigger than their current double rooms.

ziggy903 · February 2014

I'm the special snowflake!

I was in high-risk perinatal beforehand, we had a c/s so I was in the OR and then a recovery room for an hour or two- then I was taken back to my room in HRP. I don't know what they do for normal people, but I was basically in the same room for 3 weeks.

sandraanddrew · February 2014

Our hospital generally has it all happen in one room, however due to a medical condition I am not allowed to deliver in a regular labour/delivery/recovery room. There is no equipment to monitor my heart rate, etc. So I have to deliver in the high risk room and then be moved into the general rooms after for recovery and our stay.

HummingbirdMama · February 2014

Our hospital has you L&D in one room/floor, then moves you up to the PP floor near the NICU 2h after (during which its usually all skin-to-skin time). Babies stay with mom the whole time unless some other circumstance dictates. The PP rooms are private, much larger, nicer and enjoy a beautiful view... makes it nice for the few days after birth and for welcoming visitors.

queeniecrayon · February 2014

Ours are "suites." Everything is done in one really nice room. The OR is at the end of one of the halls. Baby never needs to leave except for the hearing test

nebraska84 · February 2014

The labor and delivery happens in one room, two hours after the baby arrives we will be moved to our recovery room. Both are good size. The recovery room has windows, unlike the L/D room. Which is a nice upgrade.

chikabiddy · February 2014

I'm not positive but I'm fairly sure we'll be switching rooms at some point. But I voted I don't know because I don't. Not until tomorrow.

SuzyQq02 · February 2014

If I were going for a vaginal delivery, I would labor and deliver in one room, then move to a post partum room. Both are nice! If we do end up with the scheduled section, we'll have an ante natal room, then the or, then recovery, then post partum. Yay. :-\

Flyingtoast · February 2014

I labor, birth, and recover in the same suite. But it's a HUGE suite. No joke including the labor shower, labor tub, bathroom, it's way bigger then a 800 square foot apartment. We even have our own kitchenette to prepare our choice of meals. At my birth center they have suites all themed in different relaxing atmospheres. I am really hoping for the Mediterranean.

BioGirl21 · February 2014

At my hospital it depends on how full the floor is. They have rooms that you can labor, deliver and recover in and there are rooms that are strictly for recovery. CS patients go straight to the recovery rooms. If they need to free up a delivery room then others are taken to recovery shortly after delivery like I was. The beds in the recovery rooms are a million times more comfortable because the L&D beds come apart and are just uncomfortable in general. I was more than happy to switch rooms.

TessyMessy · February 2014

My hospital has L&D rooms for L&D(duh) and the Mother Baby Unit (for recovery) is the next floor up. I'm a special snowflake because the Mother Baby Unit was at max capacity when I had Baby Jake. We were sent to an empty pediatric wing. It was awesome because there were only two other couples in our wing!

azzyberry · February 2014

I had my DD on Thursday. It was an RCS. When you arrive they take you to you r room to get you changed and monitored for a little while. Then you walk to the OR for the surgery. Afterwards they take you back to the same room you were in before for recovery and the remaining of your stay.

I know that for vaginal births you stay in the same room you give birth in.

MamaHollywood27 · February 2014

azzyberry said:
I had my DD on Thursday. It was an RCS. When you arrive they take you to you r room to get you changed and monitored for a little while. Then you walk to the OR for the surgery. Afterwards they take you back to the same room you were in before for recovery and the remaining of your stay.

I know that for vaginal births you stay in the same room you give birth in.

Exact same thing here

littlepig2 · February 2014

our new hospital was built about 3 years ago and is gorgeous. I'll deliver in one huge room with a really nice bathroom and then move to a smaller room. the smaller room is still nice though, just smaller.

mrsdahamm · February 2014

I labored in one room, and would've delivered in the same room except I didn't progress past 4 cm after 12 hours so I had a c section. After recovery I was moved to a room on mother/baby.

JackieP1023 · February 2014

I delivered already, but didn't see that option! I was in the same room the whole time. Room is pretty spacious-huge bathroom with jacuzzi tub and stand up shower. I literally did not leave my room until today, and only today to go to the discharge meeting, and then to leave. It had a table and chairs, recliner, rocker, couch, and fold out bed for DH. My bed was a L&D bed (broke apart), but after delivery, they swap the mattress to one that's more squishy and comfortable.

halfthetree · February 2014

I'm home birthing this time around, but with my hospital birth it was a labor and delivery room and then transfer to a small regular hospital room until discharge.
It was gross and my mom said the same art that was on the walls was there when she delivered me. For a city of 300,000 with only one hospital to birth at, you would think they would have nicer decor at least. Over the summer they even had a broken water heater for a week, so no moms got to shower or bathe... Just terrible!

VeronicaAnn143 · February 2014

Already gave birth but I stayed in the same room. LDRP.

AndreaG2010 · February 2014

My hospital has you deliver and recover in the same room. However, I am having a RCS so I will be in the OR first then back to my room.

lihau88 · February 2014

BMBrinson said:
At our hospital you labor and recover in one room, then are transferred a floor up to the postpartum unit. Both the delivery and the postpartum rooms are pretty spacious. The bathrooms in delivery have large showers or tubs that you can labor in. All in all I was pretty impressed.

THIS was what my hospital did also. I ended up needing a cs, so I was in the OR for the procedure then back to my "labor/delivery" room for recovery. Then they transferred us to the pp room. Both were big, but the labor was a little bigger.

Giraffealaff · February 2014

lihau88 said:

At our hospital you labor and recover in one room, then are transferred a floor up to the postpartum unit. Both the delivery and the postpartum rooms are pretty spacious. The bathrooms in delivery have large showers or tubs that you can labor in. All in all I was pretty impressed.
THIS was what my hospital did also. I ended up needing a cs, so I was in the OR for the procedure then back to my "labor/delivery" room for recovery. Then they transferred us to the pp room. Both were big, but the labor was a little bigger.

My experience exactly.

slwprincess · February 2014

First time, I spent the day in triage before doc decided to do the c/s to get him out. Then they moved me to a L&D room which was huge and really nice. Then they took me to the OR and then back to the L&D room. Then after another hour or so, they took me up to a recovery room which was small and pathetic.

Second time was a planned c/s. I started out in a curtained pre-op area which is also where I came back to after the OR. After about an hour in there, they took me to my recovery room. I'm expecting a similar scenario this time.

ras26 · February 2014

NoelMarieFrey said:

When I went on my L&D tour they had separate rooms! The one you deliver in, and then you are moved to the recovery rooms, which are 50 times smaller, and less comfortable lol.

Did we determine we're at the same hospital, because this pretty much describes it. I never had a lot of visitors at once though, so the rooms in the the maternal-child unit weren't bad, just smaller. DH slept on the little couch without complaining too much. ;-)

Bhobson90 · February 2014

During our tour they said you spend the whole time in the same room. Its kind of nice in there too. Set up to "hide" all the medical equipment.

notreal2 · February 2014

azzyberry said:

I had my DD on Thursday. It was an RCS. When you arrive they take you to you r room to get you changed and monitored for a little while. Then you walk to the OR for the surgery. Afterwards they take you back to the same room you were in before for recovery and the remaining of your stay. I know that for vaginal births you stay in the same room you give birth in.

Aw man, no one told me there would be walking involved. I demand a refund.

MarineWife6713 · February 2014

We dont get to tour the hospital until 2/21, rcs is on 2/24. No idea what this place will be like.
With DS i delivered in a teaching hospital. Started in L&D on pitocin. Stopped pitocin after 8hrs and was sent to a WAITING ROOM for 12 hours. Started back on piticin and kept in same L&D room until it ws decided i needed an emergency cs. Into OR, down to recovery for 3 hours (two of which i was not allowed to see my son) then finally into a pp room. They did not let baby stay in room much at all. Only for "x" hours at a time & you could not keep baby with you overnight. Miserable experience.
Praying this one is much better. They are renovating the maternity wing but it wont be ready until mid march. Bummer! Its supposed to be absolutely beautiful.

Firefly9 · February 2014

At our hospital, you are in a room on one floor to deliver. After you've recovered for a couple hours, they take you to the mother and baby floor and stay in that room until you go home.

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