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We're going on our hospital tour tonight... What questions should I be asking?

kcbizmekcbizme member
in March 2015 Moms
Any and all suggestions welcome! I'm 100% new to all of this.

Tour starts at 6pm cst, so fire away and help a sister out!
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Re: We're going on our hospital tour tonight... What questions should I be asking?

  • kcbizmekcbizme member
    Also, what things should I be looking out for while on the tour?
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  • kcbizmekcbizme member
    These are great! Some of this I know just from talking to my doc. I'm also type A so I need to know everything about everything.
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  • lewispmlewispm member
    Can you bring a blow up twin bed? Our couches (the only sleeping option for H's at my hospital) were about 5 ft long with arm rests. Not good for my 6'6'' H. Luckily we asked about the mattress and they allowed it. We were there 3 nights with my C-section and I don't know what he would have done without the blow up!

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  • kcbizmekcbizme member
    @lewispm‌ They have Murphy beds, but I'm not sure how big they are. That's a good suggestion.
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  • WhitfryWhitfry member
    Are they certified baby friendly?

    What's their policy on breastfeeding/formula feeding? I would want to know this since if they're very pro BFing and you want to ff, they may give you a hard time. But if they're not pro bfing and you plan on bfing, you need to be ready to advocate since some places will give formula without permission.

    What's their rate of c-sections and other interventions?

    Policies on eating/drinking during labor

    Nursery vs keeping baby in the room policies. Do you have options? What's your preference?

    Will they let DH stay overnight?

    And all the questions everyone else suggested too.
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  • cafecremecafecreme member
    Ask about what medicines/ procedures they would possibly give you (Pitocin, Cervadil, Epidural, Stadol). Or, better yet, research them, so you know what their giving you prior to them actually giving it to you. I remember Stadol was a life saver in early labor before the epidural was administered. 

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