https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110650 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:28:50 +0000 MrsRcCar 2110650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My main concern was NICU. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110332 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:10:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2110332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have to b/c my SIL gave birth twice at the same place before me. But these are some of the things I asked her - </p> <p>- Where does DH sleep, what would he need to bring to be comfortable (we had an induction so that was important as we spent 3 nights there)<br /> - How's the food (Included meals weren't great so we made sure our parents bring good food instead)<br /> - What stuff do they give you so I don't pack (ours gave sooo much stuff!) </p> <p>I think I did ask about visiting hours during the tour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110305 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:57:14 +0000 Anagram 2110305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty jaded after my last experience. My obgyn practice delivers at 3 hospitals and I toured all of them, plus a 4th that I heard rave reviews about, but was much further from my house.</p> <p>All of the tours went through the actual labor/maternity wards and also answered almost every question I had (were there tubs, were there showers, birthing balls, did they allow you to have a hep lock and walk around during labor, etc).</p> <p>I was surprised that the hospitals closest to my house (which don't have great reviews online) talked a great game and I chose one to deliver Lo #1 at----my actual experience was NOTHING like I'd been "promised" in the tour. I had a terrible nurse who insisted I lay on the bed from the first minute I was admitted--she insisted I had to have constant fetal monitoring (even though my LO's heart rate was steady) and would come bitch at me if I "moved too much" in the bed and made the heart monitors shift on my belly. I was not allowed to walk around (this was pre-epidural), I was never given a birthing ball. </p> <p>The whole thing was totally ridiculous. So now I feel like I can't believe anything I hear in tours anyway. Word of mouth reviews are best, I guess...and then it's just luck of the draw about which nurse you get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110293 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:52:27 +0000 MenagerieMama 2110293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always ask what level of NICU is available and proximity (some are not on the same campus) and how long from decision to baby out for a crash csection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110289 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:50:03 +0000 blackbird 2110289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no questions because the tour was so in depth. We had a class with a powerpoint and snacks, the nurse answered a bunch of questions, and they pointed us to some things on the maternity floor. They didn't just want us ambling around, so it was more like "this is where the lactation center is, here's how you check in" etc. </p> <p>most of my questions regarding how things are done were answered by my dr and her NP, though, since they only deliver at two hospitals in the area </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110285 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:47:12 +0000 autumnlove 2110285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I asked about birthing balls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110281 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:45:33 +0000 Astro Bee 2110281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following, we have ours on Wednesday. Our hospital "tour" is advertized as a virtual tour, with PowerPoint, a video, and a Q&amp;A period. Our hospital has a video and FAQ on their website, which answered a lot of my questions already. @LindsayinNY: check if your hospital website has the same. </p> <p>I do plan on confirming when they want us to call triage/show up (based on contractions per minute, etc.). It seems different hospitals have different policies, and ours isn't clear. I also plan to ask: if they allow skin-to-skin before weighing and tests, and if the nurses offer and encourage different labouring positions. The birthing rooms at our hospital have jacuzzi tubs, and although I'm not interested in a water birth, I want to confirm how and when can it be used. I want an epidural at some point, but I'm not sure if they make you stay in the bed after you get it. If you have any expectations for medicated pain relief, I'd clarify their policies, including how soon you need to request it. It might take awhile based on availability of the anesthesiologist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110271 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:40:45 +0000 Happygal 2110271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was a tour of the facilities with a group. I didn't ask any questions-they covered it all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110263 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:38:52 +0000 danda 2110263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ask if they recommend that you bring anything (mine recommended some pillows from home), make sure you know what to do / where to go when you are in labor, find out if you can pre-register so you don't fill out paperwork when you arrive, and ask if there are specifics that you want (eg birthing balls). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110262 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:38:51 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2110262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was an actual tour that walked around a few areas of the Women's Center. We spent some time in a standard Labor &amp; Delivery room and the guide told us about what to expect. I honestly didn't have any questions since the tour answered everything. The big ones for me were about parking, registering, visitors, Wi-fi and where DH would sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110261 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:38:05 +0000 turquoisemama 2110261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked about things we could bring, food, birthing ball, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110254 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:35:59 +0000 MrsBucky 2110254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked about what questions we would be asked at triage (so I could have a list of answers for my husband rather than having to answer myself--- bradley recommendation), where you are supposed to go when in labor, how you preregister, and what the tax ID for the hospital is (so i could triple check it is covered by insurance.)</p> <p>Mostly it was helpful in making me feel comfortable that I knew what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110246 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:32:25 +0000 Mrs. J 2110246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't recall asking questions, but our tour was a slideshow/movie and Q&amp;A, and then they took us up to the maternity ward so we could see actual rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/questions-when-touring-hospital#post-2110197 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:12:01 +0000 LindsayInNY 2110197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you ask questions when you toured your hospital? If so, what?</p> <p>I think our "tour" is actually a powerpoint and video in a room with a Q&amp;A afterwards? At least that's what I understood from the website. </p>