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Getting worried..
- Nov 5, 2009 at 7:20 PM
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So now that I hear one of the hospitals in my area are prohibiting guests under the age of 18 I am starting to panic about having this baby in a hospital. I never am away from my kiddos for longer than a few hours and I couldn't imagine being away from them for 3 days. I know how I felt after I had my last baby... I was very depressed and lonely seeing I was at the hospital by myself most of the time. But at least I got to see my precious babies a few times. I just don't want to think about being away from them but I cant seem to get it out of my head. I have been considering a home birth... but seeing as how I cannot find a midwife around here it makes it almost impossible. I wish this whole swine flu would just disappear...I am beyond sick of it!!!
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Before stressing over it unnecessarily- call the hospital and ask if they would be allowed to visit- no time like the present.
They said the restrictions were on the siblings too...this is due to the swine flu it is not their usual restrictions
My dad is the respitory manager at his hospital, and they've placed those restrictions on people there as well. I had to visit my neurologist two weeks ago, their office is in the hospital but not in the main part where the restrictions apply. It really sucks, I wanted to take my daughter to visit my dad but his office is right in the middle of everything :( He says the restrictions will last as long as it takes. I hope you can find some sort of loophole to get your other kids in there. I know how lonely it is when you're all alone in that room with just a baby O.O
I had my baby the day after our local hospital started those restrictions.It did suck. My other four kids couldn't come up and I was only allowed two people total the whole time I was there to visit me. It was annoying but I do understand. I only stayed for a day because I didn't want to stay longer not being able to see my other kids and family. Theyweren't happy that I wanted to leave either. I had several staff tell me that I should stay at least one more day to "just get some rest and relax". Yeah, okay. I don't sleep well in hospitals anyway and it was actually creepy being there with no one coming and going. It was way too quiet, even with babies! The most disturbing thing to me though was the nurses were actually kissing the babies!!! Picking them up and cooing at them and saying "oh , how sweet" and stuff like that. I don't care how many shots/vaccinations/ precutions they take-don't kiss my baby!! I have no idea where your mouth has been!!! I couldn't believe it when I saw it-not everyone but at least three. I even asked one NOT to kiss my baby because I watched her do it. She laughed and told me not to worry-she had been vaccinated against everything. Whatever!!!
I hate hospitals but was too afraid to have a home birth... so I discussed and arranged an early discharge w/my ob both times I gave birth. There were no complications w/me or the baby so I signed a release and was able to go home the same day. Maybe you could check into something like this? Whatever you can do to put your mind at ease because worrying about this is the last thing you need! Try to come up w/something and I wish you all the best!
This reason was one of many that helped us decide to have a homebirth.
Our hospital is still allowing kids to visit their parents, but they can't go into the newborn nursery.
"Our" hospital insituited a no children under 12 (unless patients) policy 2 days before our daughter was born. It applied to ALL children under the age of 12, related to a patient or not.
Our daughter was recently and accidentally born at home because I waited a little too long to go to the hospital. We didn't know about the new policy until my husband and son arrived and a security guard informed them they couldn't come in. I would have FREAKED if I'd arrived in labor and found out my son couldn't come in - we'd been told my entire pregnancy that our son could be present during labor so we hadn't made any childcare plans. At least you know ahead of time!
You could always go the "oops" route and call the EMT's in at the end. In retrospect, laboring at home was much nicer than if I'd been at the hospital anyway.
When I gave birth on 9/28, only immediate siblings / family members under the age of 12 were allowed in to visit so my 22 month old was able to come in. However I do know that a mother who delivers via vaginal birth that has other children at home, can ask to be discharged as early as 24 hours if there aren't any complications. We were only in the hospital for 30 hours from the time baby was born until we went home :) I would see if you could get early discharge. I would also see if they'll let your kids come in if they completely gown up with face masks & the whole nine yards
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Hospital rules do not mean your own Children. My hospital had the same rules and as far as I know they are meaning any Guest that are not immediate family. The baby`s sibling are most often allowed to visit.
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