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I am so happy I had an amazing experience! It was so much better than bradley classes implied. The OB was there the entire time. He'd pop in to check on me and any time the monitor lost the heartbeat (my baby was far down in the canal so it was hard to use the exterior monitor. It scared me but when it lost her bea) two residents and the OB would magically appear. I felt safe and taken care of and I love typeA friendly people who are good at what they do.
The OB met me in triage and the residents (there were two) were checking on me the whole time. It was great. The nurse sat next to me and dh did too. When it came time to deliver everyone just appeared and introduced themselves. Everyone was amazing, respectful, on my side, explained things to me. My only bad experience was with my hospital stay because I had a horrible nurse. -
@cascademom: my water broke while i was in the waiting room. i waited... 5 hours maybe more? my memory is so bad. it was a loooong time.
what a difference the second time was around though thankfully!
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@Mrs. Bee: Wow, that's crazy! I think my friend got admitted around midnight, but was there for awhile earlier. I think she had her firstborn early in the morning, so laboring in the waiting room made the delivery part fast. We got into triage pretty quickly, then up to the room within an hour or so once they checked me. After that, I labored through the night so 8-10 hours.
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Overall yes. The OB on call the first time made things more stressful than they needed to be during labor. But I really liked the nurses and room and everything else. We moved so I was at a different hospital the second time. I liked the OB, a lot better the second time and everyone else was still really nice.
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Overall yes! We were out in 24 hours after DD was born, our nurses were very friendly and respectful of our wishes and we had lots of privacy.
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No, I was actually pretty traumatized after. I am delivering at a different hospital next time.
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I loved my hospital experience! Heated blankets and a fresh baked cookie cart? Yes please!
My hospital also has a special suite you can pay extra for where you get a view of the lake, giant big screen tv with blue ray player, steak dinners, fresh flowers, and a limo ride home!
The normal suites were nice too though. You stayed in one room for labor, delivery, and recovery. They all had jacuzzis, exercise balls, were nicely decorated. They had a fold out couch, but they also brought in a bed for my husband. It really didn't feel hospital like!
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@daniellemybelle: Were you at VU?
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@MamaMoose: Yes. I went with the midwives & had a horrible experience. Prenatal care was fine, not amazing, but I absolutely hated everything about Vandy. I am going to be interviewing a few OBs that are known to be very VBAC friendly & decide on a hospital after I pick a doctor & know where they have privileges.
If you know anyone who has had a VBAC & loved their doctor please let me know!
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I loved my hospital too! The L&D and maternity nurses were amazing, I didn't even mind staying there 4 days.
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@LemonLong: cookie cart??? I need to propose that to my hospital. LOL
I am SO happy so many had positive hospital birth experiences. Debunk the myth of the EVIL hospital!
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@LemonLong: Wow!
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Overall yes! Besides sending me home the first time I went in (only to go back later in the day and deliver) and cold showers I was happy with everything. My labor and delivery nurses were absolutely amazing.
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My experience was wonderful, except for the nurse who wiped me down all over right after my C-section back in the room. I was in agony while she forced me to roll from side to side while she gave me a sponge bath. I had tears streaming down from the pain and she didn't care. A few minutes later she comes back to my room and says how sorry she is, that she just found out that my anesthesiologist didn't give me or the other woman in the next room for her c-sec before mine enough pain meds (only half the usual amount) so that is why I was in so much pain. She immediately gave me more pain meds thru the IV and I felt better quickly. I had tried to tell her how much pain I was in.
Besides that, the next 3 days were great.
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My hospital was awesome and the nurses were amazing. Wouldn't change a thing. My spine, however, caused way too many problems. I can't even blame a specific anesthesiologist because I saw them all. So both experiences were a little traumatic and not as smooth as your usual epidural experience.
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Yes, my hospital birth experience was amazing! I was able to have a natural, pain-med free birth and the nurses totally supported myself and my doula. My OB was great too, and my postpartum nurse taught me SO much about breast feeding. (She did give me some wrong advice looking back, on how often to feed my baby, but overall she helped a ton). I was so ravenous after my 3 hours of pushing that I scarfed down all the hospital food they could bring me! I was so nervous about delivering at a hospital, especially naturally, but it was wonderful.
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I had a good experience. The only thing I didn't appreciate was one of the lactation consultants was really abrasive. I also wish I would have known I was going to have a c section so I could have asked for immediate skin to skin.
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Delivered at the same hospital twice and overall I was happy both times. However, there were some things that I didn't like. The LC are only there M-F from 8-5 so it was more than 24 hrs after delivery that they came to see me either time (DD was born at 4:54PM and DS was born on a Sunday); the LC arrived as DH was pulling the car to the entrance for us to go home so they really didn't offer any help. I had one PP nurse each time that was just horrid (not the same nurse).
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No, it was actually pretty bad. First time c-section and lots of "hospital procedure" stuff that got in the way of beginning our BF relationship. Second time, I'm pretty sure the whole hospital arrival/bright lights/annoying staff actually made that part of my labor longer. Luckily the recovery room and staff were nice. I honestly would prefer not to have another hospital birth but I know DH would never, ever agree.
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I did in terms of my labor, but the recovery/early days was very difficult as my hospital is "baby friendly" and pushed bfing extensively even when it was clear my daughter was starving and losing weight like crazy. I begged and pleaded for formula and it was only given to me when she was admitted to nicu for jaundice and dehydration and the dr ordered it. Next time I will be much more forceful and bring my own formula.
Besides that, the next 3 days were great.
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