Post by Cornflakegirl on Feb 10, 2015 20:44:46 GMT -5
So DH and I just did the maternity tour tonight. I must admit that it was definitely worth while (for all you FTM that were still debating whether to do it or not). The nurse who led the tour was very informative and answered almost all of my questions before I had a chance to ask them.
What I really like is how the baby never leaves your side, they stay with you in your room the whole time, including their first bath. This just made it all seem that much more real! Is anyone else doing their tour soon?
SO and I haven't registered for ours yet, but will definitely be doing one. It will probably be within the next month while I am still comfortable walking around
Post by StarIsAMommy2B on Feb 10, 2015 20:47:41 GMT -5
I already did mine months ago lol. I know DH and I were super early but we were changing OBs so we decided to pick the hospital first then pick the OB that works w the hospital. I wanna do one again though, it's so cute seeing all the baby stuff hehe.
I'm doing my (third) hospital tour on March 1st (I will have given birth at 3 different hospitals in 3 different states after this baby comes in May). I'm looking forward to it. The hospital is brand new and the birthing rooms looks really nice (from pics online).
My doctor suggested I do it around 34 weeks, so I'll wait until I'm done the birthing class, which takes place at the same hospital. I'm also going to pre-register when I go for the tour.
My doctor suggested I do it around 34 weeks, so I'll wait until I'm done the birthing class, which takes place at the same hospital. I'm also going to pre-register when I go for the tour.
They told us tonight that we will be receiving everything in the mail within the next couple weeks to register.
I'm doing my (third) hospital tour on March 1st (I will have given birth at 3 different hospitals in 3 different states after this baby comes in May). I'm looking forward to it. The hospital is brand new and the birthing rooms looks really nice (from pics online).
Post by SassyPants150 on Feb 10, 2015 22:46:53 GMT -5
I wanted to go ahead and get ours out of the way just in case twins came early. This is a different hospital than delivering DD so I wanted to figure it out. I almost ended up in the same tour as some friends of ours that I had no clue were going the same night. They were coming in as we were leaving.
Post by radtechgirl on Feb 11, 2015 2:12:27 GMT -5
I am having a hard time deciding in when to do our birth class and tour. Since all the Saturday classes are in days when I work. Or the class is split between and Tuesday and Thursday and DH bowls on Thursday and I work on Thursday nights. And if we wait till march he is busy with track meets on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Graaaaah not having a "normal" job....,
Post by queenrichie on Feb 11, 2015 2:24:53 GMT -5
I kinda got a tour when I fell down the stairs and spent the night in the hospital. The nurse was so nice and she gave me the complete run-down on what to expect when I come back for my labor.
My hospital will only book your tour after you reach 30w which is annoying. Then you have to wait for a date. I'm feeling a bit clueless about what I should be asking them.
My hospital will only book your tour after you reach 30w which is annoying. Then you have to wait for a date. I'm feeling a bit clueless about what I should be asking them.
Google, what yo ask on hospital tour. In sure their are articles online to help you with that.
Post by lauranicole91 on Feb 11, 2015 4:55:14 GMT -5
I'm jealous that your hospital does baby's first bath in your room! I put off her first bath for hours because I didn't want her to go. I felt like she was gone forever. And then she came back to me with a damn paci that I didn't want to introduce. Luckily I just took it away and she never got attached.
Yeah I have a basic list from Google but I need to have a chat with the woman who is doing hypnobirthing with us to see if there is anything specific about it that I need to tell them or ask them.
Post by fikmama1986 on Feb 11, 2015 8:04:00 GMT -5
I just did our hospital tour last weekend. It was really great and we toured the entire ward and spent time in the L&D rooms. This particular hospital does everything in the same room and promotes rooming in with your baby. They also have the best bathrooms I've ever seen in a hospital! The whirlpool could fit 5 people comfortable, enormous shower, etc. I'm hoping that those will be great for helping to manage pain!
Each time I try to book our tour, it's completely booked. They only post one month at a time.. maybe I should call and ask what day they launch the next months appts on their website! I've never even stepped foot on these grounds before so I want us to definitely take the tour.
robotpcr, Were you able to get yours booked already? Also, one of our friends is a lactation consultant for HC and gave me the codes for the online classes that HC offers on their maternity website. I'll share them once we figure out if they are legit codes or not
@ashtastic No, I haven't booked mine yet. I did see that they only post one month at a time. I'm taking their birth class in March so I was kind of waiting to see if they take us on a tour as part of that or what. If you figure out when they post the schedule let me know!
I am taking a childbirth class next weekend and the tour is part of it!! I think I'll feel more prepared knowing where I will be. I have a lot of anxiety about childbirth
Post by orangepickle on Feb 11, 2015 12:38:55 GMT -5
LO is going to have to go to the next building over to the NICU right after he's born, and when I went on the tour they said after a c-section, I might not be able to get to him for 12-24 hours because I'll be recovering. Um... fuck that. I will crawl if I have to, tyvm.
Post by RustyGirl3 on Feb 11, 2015 15:17:18 GMT -5
We will be doing our third tour of the same hospital in 8 years....
When we had DD#1 L&D was on the 8th floor and Maternity was on the 9th floor.
By the time I had DD#2 Maternity had moved to the 5th floor and we wanted our daughter to see where we would be to make it seem less scary for her that Mommy would be in the hospital.
Since then, L&D has now moved to the 5th Floor. I have seen the Triage area (was there for spotting a couple of weeks ago) but DH wants to know how everything is laid out so he knows what to expect on the day.
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I did tours with my first and second but won't be doing one this time. I did it with my second because they had just renovated the birth center wing and everything looked a lot different. I think it was very helpful both times and would highly recommend it.
So this is random but I just learned at my Glucose test that our hospital doesn't have a nursery anymore. It's either NICU or in mama's room. That's news to me. I didn't realize it was even an option. I like it but I found it interesting. One thing checked off my list to ask at my tour.
Yeah I have a basic list from Google but I need to have a chat with the woman who is doing hypnobirthing with us to see if there is anything specific about it that I need to tell them or ask them.
I think you can add that to your birth plan. Some of the questions that I needed answers to were...
Visitors and overnight guest Length of stay First bath and help with breast feeding Circumcision Personal clothing vs hospital gown Vaccinations
I am having a hard time deciding in when to do our birth class and tour. Since all the Saturday classes are in days when I work. Or the class is split between and Tuesday and Thursday and DH bowls on Thursday and I work on Thursday nights. And if we wait till march he is busy with track meets on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Graaaaah not having a "normal" job....,
I had the same problem. My hospital only does these classes on Saturdays or Tuesday nights. DH works Saturdays and sometimes Tuesdays, I pretty much had to threaten him that he better tell his boss now that he needs a handful of Tuesday evenings free.
So this is random but I just learned at my Glucose test that our hospital doesn't have a nursery anymore. It's either NICU or in mama's room. That's news to me. I didn't realize it was even an option. I like it but I found it interesting. One thing checked off my list to ask at my tour.
That's how my hospital is. I love the fact that the baby never leaves your side.
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