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December 2015 Moms
Knottie67744546
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How long were you in the ....
Knottie67744546
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How long were you in the hospital after giving birth? When did they let you go home?
Re: How long were you in the ....
Jamie
Gave birth to DD at 6:12am on Saturday morning.
Went home at 10am on Monday morning.
Jamie
I've never paid a dime for any prenatal care or my hospital stays, because I deliver at the sister hospital to the one I work at. Employees are enrolled in a special program and the hospital eats the cost of anything above what your insurance covers. I also have really good insurance with no deductible.
Married - 10/10/2009
DS - Due 11/3/2012 born 9/28/2012 due to Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome
DD - EDD 12/30/15
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Married - 10/10/2009
DS - Due 11/3/2012 born 9/28/2012 due to Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome
DD - EDD 12/30/15
"I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou|| [url=http;//www.fertilityfriend.com]Ovulation Chart[/url|| <a href="http://www.fertilityfriend.com" style="font-size:smaller;" >Ovulation Chart</
Ugh, me neither. I'm gonna hope to get cleared sooner than 2 days this time. The nurses barging in all hours in the night just to take my temp was really annoying. Yes, I know it's their job, but man was it rage worthy.
Jamie
This time, I want an epidural and I'm staying at least 24 hours. Hopefully not too much longer, I hate being in the hospital, I never can really rest.
This time i am in the US using a midwife birthing center we will only be staying a couple of hours after the birth. My sister in law had her baby in a hospital here and she was expecting to get out the same day but they kept her in for two days because they where worried about infection because she refused to take antibiotics
2nd - 8 hours
3rd - gave birth at home
Ugh, me neither. I'm gonna hope to get cleared sooner than 2 days this time. The nurses barging in all hours in the night just to take my temp was really annoying. Yes, I know it's their job, but man was it rage worthy.
Put a note on your door that says "Do Not Disturb" and consider adding "Unless you are bringing food or requested medications". You can refuse any temp or BP check, especially in the middle of the night.
Don't be a hero - if you have issues with BP or feel feverish, let them check, but otherwise it isn't worth (literally) losing sleep over.
And beware that the nurses may not like this if they are sticklers about filling boxes on their charts. But you can teach them how to write "patient refused".
Ugh, me neither. I'm gonna hope to get cleared sooner than 2 days this time. The nurses barging in all hours in the night just to take my temp was really annoying. Yes, I know it's their job, but man was it rage worthy.
Put a note on your door that says "Do Not Disturb" and consider adding "Unless you are bringing food or requested medications". You can refuse any temp or BP check, especially in the middle of the night.
Don't be a hero - if you have issues with BP or feel feverish, let them check, but otherwise it isn't worth (literally) losing sleep over.
And beware that the nurses may not like this if they are sticklers about filling boxes on their charts. But you can teach them how to write "patient refused".
I would like to add that if you have both nurses and PCA's, they will likely be coming in at different times for different things. RN's for assessments and PCAS's for vitals. If night time vitals and assessment cannot be skipped for medical reasons, this care can be grouped into them coming in together. Otherwise, you may be stuck with literally being woken up every hour by two different people. If there is no medical reason to monitor your vitals or to have an assessment frequently then do not feel guilty about refusing. You need rest.