https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:16:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-933634 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:24:46 +0000 brady80 933634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an emergency c section and she was born at 930pm. My parents came into our l&amp;d room around 1015. We were moved to the post partum floor around 3am. I was pretty out of it for a few hours. Our hospital doesn't allow visitors until noon, so that's when our family came back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932752 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:29:15 +0000 pl0508 932752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-when do guests come visit?<br /> I delivered at 4:12 pm and did not have any guests at all until the next day outside of my parents! I was tired ! I think this is an "up to you" thing, though. After they move you out of l&amp;d and into your postpartum room I think you can have visitors whenever. </p> <p>-are you alone in the room with baby (or virtually alone minus some checks from nurses, etc)<br /> Yes - we were mostly alone with our LO and the nurse came in for checks or when we called her. </p> <p>-do you sleep? I slept. We were exhausted. They brought him in every 3 hrs to nurse but that night we focused on sleeping. </p> <p>-when can you get up to freshen up? when will you want to get up? I got up and showered the next morning. I washed and dried my hair and felt wonderful!</p> <p>-when do you eat? I ate about an hour after delivery and was STARVING. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932737 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:26:35 +0000 mrskc 932737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll do my best with what I remember. I gave birth on a Sunday at 7:15 pm, vaginal, no meds. </p> <p>Immediately we did skin to skin. My DH, mom and doula were in there with me. My doula was assisting me in getting DS latched for the first time will the OB stitched me up and nurses were buzzing around. It ended up taking about an hour to get him to nurse and we did skin to skin for almost 2 hours. One nurse I could tell was in a hurry to get us out of the room and to our recovery room, but I didn't care. We took our time. We probably spent a lot more time than usual in the labor room. </p> <p>After about 2 hours my step dad, brother, grandma, uncle all came in to see the baby. My step dad picked me up Mc D's on his way to the hospital. They only stayed very briefly and left. My mom and doula stayed behind. I grazed my food. The nurse finally was able to get the baby away from me and did all her measurements and stuff. DH finally got to hold him after all that! </p> <p>The nurse had me get up and use the restroom and put me in my lovely mesh undies. then we packed up and we all moved to the recovery room around 11 pm I think. I met the night nurse, my mom and doula left and it was just DH and me with the baby! I was pretty wound up and couldn't sleep. DH and I slept on and off through out the night. It is hard to sleep with a someone coming into your room every hour. I held the baby because he seemed to do better sleeping on my chest compared to the bassinet. My son was super sleepy and we had a lot of failed nursing attempts. The dang night nurse was so annoying. She was worried that he wouldn't nurse and kept coming in constantly to check on us. She kept trying to get DS to latch. Then he had to get a heel prick to get his blood sugar levels tested. She even wanted to give him a bath at 3 am. It's pretty normal for a newborn to be very sleepy the first 24 hours so I don't know why she was so worried. </p> <p>I finally took a shower the next morning. And then just laid in bed a lot holding the baby. We didn't get many visitors. The ped came in the morning to check out the baby. A lady came in our room to take his photo. We stayed an extra night b/c DS just wasn't wanting to nurse and everyone thought it would be a good idea we stay one more night to get more assistance with the nursing. And just like the books say, he became more interested in nursing around 24 hours after his birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932689 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:10:49 +0000 birdofafeather 932689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave birth at 3:15pm on a Friday. I had a med-free vaginal birth.</p> <p>-when do guests come visit?<br /> My L&amp;D was very quick, so our family was still pretty far away when they got the news she was born! They made it just in time for visiting hours, so we have 4+ hours just DH and I (and our doula)</p> <p>-are you alone in the room with baby (or virtually alone minus some checks from nurses, etc)<br /> yep! our doula stayed for a bit to make sure BFing was good and then it was just us! (til family came) and then after they left around 9:30 pm, it was just us again. I delivered in the room where we got to stay for the duration of our time at the hospital because they were so full!</p> <p>-do you sleep?<br /> i barely did the first night because i was so hopped up on adrenaline. DH slept poorly because he was on a fold out cot. we had the opportunity, but just didn't!</p> <p>-when can you get up to freshen up? when will you want to get up?<br /> i wanted to get up right away, but i had to get some more fluids in me. once the IV bag was done, they let me up. i got out of the bed and just sat in a chair while family was visiting.</p> <p>-when do you eat?<br /> right away! my doula went to get us pizza and it was amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932644 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:00:42 +0000 shopaholic 932644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could remember exactly also, but it's kind of a haze! I delivered ~ 8 am. Did skin-to-skin. Got moved to our room. I think the first 4 hours were just all about skin-to-skin and trying to feed. DH did snap a picture of me passed out, holding the baby. Visitors started arriving right around lunchtime. I knew they were coming, so at some point I had gotten up to use the restroom and shower. The first time I went into the restroom, I immediately noticed I had sprouted like 20-30 white hairs! I put on a bit of minimal make-up.<br /> When the visitors started coming, one after another, both baby and I seemed to have the energy to keep up. Looking back, I think it was a tell-tale sign of her personality!<br /> Honestly, I never finished a single meal in the hospital. But my BFF did bring us Del Taco, which we scarfed down. They were the only ones who really held the baby and let us take a breather, instead of just wanting to talk and ask a million questions. I think I lived on adrenaline during the day, but that night was ROUGH! Baby wouldn't sleep unless she was held. Even all the nurses tried helping. It was tough. But looking back on it, it was SUCH a special time and I would hold her all night all over again. It goes so fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932613 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:47:51 +0000 2PeasinaPod 932613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D &amp; @Modern Daisy: Yes on the showering before you go! I hopped in the shower at 1:30am when contractions were really starting to get bad and I'm so glad I did. With my C-section, I didn't get to shower until 2 days later! And definitely eat something before you go if you feel well enough to do it. I unfortunately lost what I ate at the hospital before I got my epi, but hey...it helped while it could :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932586 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:43:04 +0000 regberadaisy 932586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Immediately following labor baby was laid on my chest for skin to skin (my hospital is a big proponent of this). While she was on me they were stitching and cleaning me up. Then after a bit (felt like 10 minutes but was probably shorter?) the took her to clean her up and weight/measure her right in my room. Right after they did that everyone left for what my hospital calls the "Golden Hour". During this time it is only daddy, mommy and baby. The nurses do not come in at all to bother you and no visitors allowed. This is hospital policy. I <i>loved</i> this about my hospital!<br /> After this hour they take her to the nursery for some new born testing. During this time the nurse helped me get up to get clean up, I took a sponge bath (shh don't tell my mom!). I think when we were doing that DH went out to grab some things from the car and go get me my post delivery meal! :)</p> <p>LO stayed with us except for the few times they had to take her for testing (newborn screening, etc). So we used those times to catch a quick nap. But other than that it was just staring at her, nursing, changing, etc.</p> <p>It was the most euphoric time of our lives. We needed little sleep and were just so in love getting to know our baby. &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932451 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:21:15 +0000 looch 932451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can not imagine staying in the same room as I delivered! It was a stereotypical inside room with bad ventilation!</p> <p>After I delivered, we had skin to skin and then after about 2 hours, I was wheeled up to my recovery room. I had a post partum hemmorage and ended up with a catheter, all in the middle of the night. I had to send my husband home to sleep because there was no rooming in for dads and he was like a walking zombie. I figured the nurses could care for me and my son, and boy did they that night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932417 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:14:36 +0000 Modern Daisy 932417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: Depending on where I am when labor starts, I totally plan on jumping in the shower right away once I start feeling real contractions. And as long as everything's going okay, blow-drying my hair and putting on makeup, lol! I've also heard at my prenatal yoga classes that the hospitals won't let you eat or drink antything during labor so as long as you feel comfortable with it to get in all the water, popsicles, etc. before leaving for the hospital so you feel a little less deprived while there. Because it could be a looong time before they finally let you eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932298 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:48:43 +0000 Smurfette 932298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2:30 - gave birth<br /> 3:30ish - they came to get her weighed, and a bath (the hospital was slammed that day with births)<br /> 3:30ish - they brought me some food<br /> 430ish - BF for the first time, and I almost passed out<br /> 530ish - grandparents came to meet R, I hate they waited so long. It is the one thing I would change<br /> 630ish - Moved to recovery room</p> <p>I waited till the next morning to shower. We didn't have any visitors, besides grandparents, till the next day, which is exactly what I wanted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932294 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:47:44 +0000 Adira 932294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: I did have a room where I delivered in the same room, so I never had to leave, which was nice. And before visitors came, I changed into real clothes and combed my hair and put on makeup. I probably could have showered if I wanted to, but I had lost a lot of blood and felt weak standing up, so I didn't really feel up for showering that first day. And my appetite came back totally normal after I delivered. We had our middle of the night snack, then sleep, and then we had breakfast, lunch, and dinner as normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932288 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:46:22 +0000 matador84 932288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave birth at 2 am. It was around 330 by the time they fixed me up, cleaned up the room, and everyone (nurses/ob/DH--yes, I sent him home) left. I sent DS to the nursery to catch a couple hours of sleep. They would bring him back to me anytime he needed me. I fell asleep around 4-430 and woke up around 6 to nurse. Our first visitor (DH's aunt) came around 630. The nurses were in and out and I nursed off and on for the next few ours as visitors came and went. I kept DS in my room most of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932275 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:41:25 +0000 Mrs D 932275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you so much Ladies...this is SO helpful!</p> <p>I have my hospital tour this weekend but I think I am also in an "all-in-one" room so no real moving for me. I do think my hospital restricts visitors to 11am-8pm though I plan to double check.</p> <p>In my mind, I had myself delivering and then taking the first hour or two with just DH and I in the room hopefully getting the first latch and feed out of the way. After that - should I deliver in the middle of the night I'll try to sleep and eat some before visiting hours start. Then I kind of expected visitors to trickle in throughout the day (I think my mom and IL's may want to be there while its happening and see her immediately - but I know my dad will be more of a "I'll come when visiting hours open" type guy).</p> <p>All the advice I have been given is to shower/get ready before going to the hospital because you wont want to after wards for a while - sounds like you guys confirm that.</p> <p>Its good to know it is as laid back/chill out/recover and get used to the new "normal" as I was expecting! </p> <p>I know this is all subject to the kind of labor/delivery you have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932212 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:27:12 +0000 Adira 932212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could remember EXACTLY what happened, but I think it went something like this:</p> <p>2:06 a.m. - birth! We immediately did skin to skin where he latched and nursed for like 30 minutes. All that fun afterbirth stuff happens where you deliver the placenta and then get stitched up (I had an episiotomy and tearing)</p> <p>Food was delivered! I was STARVING after laboring for 14 hours and it was the middle of the night, so we ate while Xander was examined and sleeping.</p> <p>Sleep!! I don't remember how long I slept for, but probably not very long. Nurses come in to check on you and the baby and make sure everyone's doing okay.</p> <p>Nursing. This is something I DO remember because I was VERY worried. They say you should nurse every 2 hours with your newborn, but mine was a sleepy little thing and just didn't nurse that often! I think he even did one 5 hour stretch and I was FREAKED out about it, but the nurses didn't seem concerned.</p> <p>We had a couple visitors around 3:00 p.m. that day. I also can't remember if Xander got his newborn screening (like hearing) that day or the next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932210 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:26:57 +0000 blackbird 932210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At the hospital I delivered in, the rooms are all-in-one--labor, delivery, recovery, etc. It was nice b/c I didn't have to go anywhere or be moved. </p> <p>-when do guests come visit?<br /> Our hospital had an all-is-welcome policy, and my MIL was in the waiting room, so she came in after i was stitched up and everything. </p> <p>-are you alone in the room with baby (or virtually alone minus some checks from nurses, etc).<br /> Yep, I was left alone the first day, BUT the nurses come in *so often* to check on you. The second day, the audiologist, nurses, etc came by for more testing. </p> <p>-do you sleep?<br /> I did. I had been up all night, so after holding the baby for a little bit, i gave her to my MIL and i passed out for hours. </p> <p>-when can you get up to freshen up? when will you want to get up?<br /> I had an epidural, and you couldn't get up until it wore off. Mine was still there that evening, so I showered the next evening. Honestly, I didn't really want to get up. I wanted to sit on my sore bottom with an ice pack on my nether regions. </p> <p>-when do you eat?<br /> They warned me not to eat or drink a lot immediately following birth because i'd be likely to throw it all up right away. I had a granola bar and a few sips of water. But after a couple of hours, I got a turkey sandwich delivered to my room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932206 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:26:19 +0000 DillonLion 932206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a normal vaginal delivery, but had a post-partum hemorrhage, requiring an additional 12 hours of observation in the delivery room. I was on magnesium sulfate for high blood pressure, so I had to remain on that drip post-delivery as well. I was not planning on being stuck in that room and still denied water and food for 12 hours after my baby was born, but oh well, that's how it happened for me! </p> <p>Our hospital had an open policy for visitors. Anytime, any amount of people (except for like when I was physically delivering the baby/placenta)</p> <p>We had an on and off stream of visitors while I was still in the delivery room for those extra 12 hours. I was still pretty foggy and out of it because of the magnesium and the fact that I hadn't eaten or drank anything in 2 days, so that whole experience is pretty foggy. </p> <p>The baby was with us all of that time, but passed around a lot. In between we'd work on breastfeeding (and the guests would clear out)</p> <p>I did not sleep because I was too uncomfortable/stimulated from visitors/very frequent check ups since I was being closely monitored. </p> <p>They moved us to the post-partum room at 9 PM that night (I delivered at 9 AM)</p> <p>I finally was able to eat and get some sleep after that (we sent baby to nursery at night, they brought her back for feedings every 3 hours)</p> <p>The next morning I got up and showered at some point (maybe around 10 or 11?). </p> <p>We kept the baby with us during the day. Lots more visitors throughout our stay. I remember not wanting any visitors when I was pregnant, but the whole experience was such a whirlwind and I was busy trying to recover/breastfeed that people could just come and go if they wanted. I was too busy to really care either way, and I know people wanted to see the baby, so that was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932159 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:18:11 +0000 pinkb 932159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital has you stay in the birthing suite for an hour after birth. As long as all checks out ok you have skin to skin and they clean you up. If you have an epi they let it wear off. And the nurse continues to check on you to monitor bleeding and such. A lactation consultant was on hand as well. We were allowed up to 5 people to be allowed in the delivery from but we chose for it to be just DH and I. When we moved to our recovery room we were able to do whatever we wanted really. The nurse came in every couple hours to check on me or the baby, and took LO for some tests. I was able to eat whatever I wanted as soon as I got in my room but DH had to go get it. Since I had an epi they warned me to be careful getting up on my own just incase my legs were still a bit weak. I gave birth at 3am so we tried to sleep but between the nurse coming in and processing everything I hardly slept. I think we had our first visitors around 9 or 10 am. I took a shower right before anyone came. And then every couple hours someone comes in either to take pictures or they need to do another test or whatever. The first 24 hours after I had LO it seemed like atleast every 2 hours a nurse or hospital employee came to the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932157 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:17:30 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 932157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: At my hospital, you deliver in the same room as you recover so the baby never leaves you. DD was born at 8:38am and guests were allowed in as soon as we stopped breastfeeding (so.. 1 hr?). I wasn't allowed out of bed until my epidural had completely worn off and they deemed that it was safe for me to try to walk.<br /> As soon as I was stitched up, they served me breakfast and lunch was shortly after. I tried to sleep, but between visitors and nurses, there was always someone in my room. I had to stay 2 nights (standard for first time moms) but I was so ready to go home after the first night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932145 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:15:08 +0000 mrsjyw 932145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had DS at 12:44pm vaginally after a loooong 26 labor, with 2 hours of pushing which ended in an episiotomy.</p> <p>The first hour we had skin to skin time with DH &amp; I &amp; baby. Then our family (his parents, mine, my brother, and my cousin who is like a sister to me)... came to see us in the room (I delivered/recovered in the same suite). </p> <p>We visited with them, the babe was in/out with some testing/his first bath, but we nursed and cuddled and visited for the first few hours. I was on an adrenaline HIGHHH. DS slept a lot, My aunt/uncle stopped by for a quick visit at 8? 9? pm. DH &amp; I ordered dinner, watched some tv, bonded with DS, and we all went to bed. DS was with us the entire time. DH caught a few ZZZs, but I stayed awake and stared at the baby and changed his diapers, took my meds, fed him when the nurses would come check on us, etc.</p> <p>I was physically exhausted and swollen, but mentally I was so awake it didn't even phase me. I showered the next morning with no issues ( aside from normal swelling/blood). We also went home that day (it was thanksgiving) so aside from a quick visit from an old friend that morning (who worked in the hosp), we did not have any non-family visitors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932138 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:13:11 +0000 Lindsay05 932138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had our first visit within 2 hours of delivery. For me, they gave me breakfast and took baby to nursery to freshen up. In that time they moved me to my room and showed me how to use the spray bottle. I could basically freshen up at anytime but was seriously too exhausted to care. I had visitors in and out all day. I was in too much discomfort to even sleep. Im pretty sure i only slept a couple hours that first night since baby was crying and i had to try and get up and change baby and feed her alone. DH was with me the entire day and then he had to leave the first night until we got a private room. The nurses checked quite often for IV changes and pain meds and also to look at the stitches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932135 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:11:46 +0000 hilsy85 932135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a great birth, vaginal with an epi. I gave birth at 2:20pm and was in the labor room with the baby until about 4:45/5pm...being stitched, the baby being cleaned and weighed, and just kind of resting in there. Also I think our recovery room was being readied for us. DH was with me but no visitors were allowed. Once we moved to our recovery room we were allowed to have visitors. </p> <p>I had to show that I could walk to be allowed to go to the recovery room (maybe because I had an epi?). So I walked from my bed in the labor room to a wheel chair two feet away lol. BUt honestly I was fine and able to walk comfortably. I think I showered the next morning? And put on some makeup. </p> <p>I got dinner around 6pm the day I gave birth...nothing fancy but it tasted amazing because I was so hungry!</p> <p>Once I was in the recovery room, there were nurses in and out every so often, but for the most part, DH and I were alone with the baby. I tried to sleep, but since we kept LO in our room, he nursed every hour and a half-two hours, so not much sleep for me!</p> <p>Basically, we watched tv, I breastfed, we changed diapers, and talked to each other. Going to the bathroom and showering were also productions, due to the pads/bleeding/etc...everything takes a bit longer because you're moving slowly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932133 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:11:37 +0000 mediagirl 932133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was what I imagined it would be. We were moved to our recovery room an hour and a half after delivery (they had to stop the bleeding before they could move me). I kept the baby with me the entire time. If I wanted to hold her, I held her. If I wanted to attempt breastfeeding, I did. I didn't get up from the bed the first 12 hours other than to pee because i was tired and just wanted to sit/lay there. I had lots of visits from nurses during that time. </p> <p>Visitors - I limited non family visitors to the second day (baby was born at noon). Mom and Dad came once we were comfortably in the recovery room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932124 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:08:11 +0000 Silva 932124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's was a mix of nursing, holding babe, trying to sleep, and eating.i was starving. Babe was born at 3 am after 56 hours of labor and very little sleep / food. Everything still felt pretty surreal . We were getting checked by nurses pretty regularly too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932123 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:07:53 +0000 2PeasinaPod 932123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My idea of what it would look like and what it actually looked like were vastly different. I was hoping to have a natural birth and ended up with an emergency C-section and a LO in the NICU for 2 days. So I was in recovery for a while, then trying to sleep since I had been awake for 36 hours straight. They were finally able to wheel me into the NICU in my hospital bed about 8 hours PP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-does-the-first-8-12-hours-post-partum-look-like#post-932115 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:04:25 +0000 Mrs D 932115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked this on the August Mom's board but am thinking I should open it up to all Bee's...</p> <p>What do the first 8-12 hours post delivery look like 1) assuming everything is a-okay for the most part and 2) you deliver vaginally?</p> <p>I just had my BF class Saturday, so I know they want you to feed in the first 2 hours but like...I guess I am kinda wondering other than stare at the new baby what does that time look like?</p> <p>-when do guests come visit?<br /> -are you alone in the room with baby (or virtually alone minus some checks from nurses, etc)<br /> -do you sleep?<br /> -when can you get up to freshen up? when will you want to get up?<br /> -when do you eat?</p> <p>I am not someone who just sits still well, so I guess I am just trying to understand what that time will look like!?</p> <p>I know different hospitals and whatnot will have different policies...just looking for some general insights... </p>