Newborn babies in hospitals?

Aschleigh · 08-13-2006, 08:50 PM

Do they still take a baby away from their mother and put them in that little glass thing and then put them on display in a room seperate from their mothers?
That seems so arcaic, to seperate a newborn from it's mother. It must be so scary for the baby.
It makes me want to avoid hospitals and doctors all together when I am pregnant.

DN · 08-13-2006, 08:52 PM

Not when my daughter had her two - they were with her most of the time.

ElektraHere · 08-13-2006, 08:56 PM

In the states the baby is only out of the mothers care when they are weighing and checkin out the baby after the birth. After that the baby is in the room until the mother goes home.

**annie24** · 08-13-2006, 09:00 PM

are you pregnant right now? If you get pregnant one day, ask your friends who delivered their babies and if they were happy with the experience. Talk to several people you trust, get recommendations, then talk to the doctor yourself before you sign up to be his patient. I'm sure that there are doctors and hospitals out there that will accomodate your needs.

southerngirl · 08-13-2006, 09:03 PM

I have two children and am pregnant now. The babies were with me the entire time unless they needed to weigh them or test them or something.

**melrich** · 08-13-2006, 09:18 PM

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In the states the baby is only out of the mothers care when they are weighing and checkin out the baby after the birth. After that the baby is in the room until the mother goes home.

Same happens here in Australia.

Ians Mommy · 08-13-2006, 09:18 PM

With my nephew, he was taken straight to the nursery without my sister even seeing him because he was so big and had to be suctioned out after forceps failed. She didn't get to see him until he was already like 6 hours old. With my niece, she was taken straight to the warmer, cleaned up, given a shot, and wrapped in a blanket before my sister could hold her.

I held her first though

. Something was wrong with my sister moments after the baby was born and the doctor had no choice but to hand her to whoever was closest to him. and it was me

**avman** · 08-13-2006, 09:29 PM

With our children, we could choose whether the baby spent time in the room or in the nursery. Sometimes if mom needs some rest it is helpful to have the nurses care for the baby for a couple of hours.

My wife had a c-section for all three kids so those few hours of day were very helpful for her recovery. The rest of the time the baby was in the room.

helpme2 · 08-13-2006, 11:12 PM

when I had my first they did that, I didn't even get to see her for like 3 hours after she was born, but my second I did research and found a hospital that would let me keep her, they did the bath, the baby warmer, the weighing in and all that right in the room and I got to keep her with me the whole time, except for when I wanted I could send her to the nursery (which I did when I took a shower and stuff)

08-13-2006, 08:50 PM	#1
Aschleigh Offline Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Gender: Female Posts: 861	Newborn babies in hospitals? Do they still take a baby away from their mother and put them in that little glass thing and then put them on display in a room seperate from their mothers? That seems so arcaic, to seperate a newborn from it's mother. It must be so scary for the baby. It makes me want to avoid hospitals and doctors all together when I am pregnant.

08-13-2006, 08:52 PM	#2
DN Online Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 23,445	Not when my daughter had her two - they were with her most of the time. __________________ Immaturity is not defined by him not doing what you want him to do. Hartman's Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation: "any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at least one eror".

08-13-2006, 09:03 PM	#5
southerngirl Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NW Georgia Gender: Female Posts: 3,032	I have two children and am pregnant now. The babies were with me the entire time unless they needed to weigh them or test them or something. __________________ A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. Latin Proverb

08-13-2006, 09:18 PM	#7
Ians Mommy Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SOUTH Jersey Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 784	With my nephew, he was taken straight to the nursery without my sister even seeing him because he was so big and had to be suctioned out after forceps failed. She didn't get to see him until he was already like 6 hours old. With my niece, she was taken straight to the warmer, cleaned up, given a shot, and wrapped in a blanket before my sister could hold her. I held her first though . Something was wrong with my sister moments after the baby was born and the doctor had no choice but to hand her to whoever was closest to him. and it was me __________________ Ian Kyle 10-18-06 9 lbs 12 ounces and 22 inches long! Ian <3

08-13-2006, 09:29 PM	#8
avman Offline Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minnesota Gender: Male Age: 42 Posts: 6,524	With our children, we could choose whether the baby spent time in the room or in the nursery. Sometimes if mom needs some rest it is helpful to have the nurses care for the baby for a couple of hours. My wife had a c-section for all three kids so those few hours of day were very helpful for her recovery. The rest of the time the baby was in the room. __________________ "Children are a wonderful gift . . . They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are." Desmond Tutu

08-13-2006, 08:56 PM	#3
ElektraHere Offline Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Coast Gender: Female Age: 37 Posts: 2,379	In the states the baby is only out of the mothers care when they are weighing and checkin out the baby after the birth. After that the baby is in the room until the mother goes home.

08-13-2006, 09:00 PM	#4
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,824	are you pregnant right now? If you get pregnant one day, ask your friends who delivered their babies and if they were happy with the experience. Talk to several people you trust, get recommendations, then talk to the doctor yourself before you sign up to be his patient. I'm sure that there are doctors and hospitals out there that will accomodate your needs.

08-13-2006, 11:12 PM	#9
helpme2 Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 316	when I had my first they did that, I didn't even get to see her for like 3 hours after she was born, but my second I did research and found a hospital that would let me keep her, they did the bath, the baby warmer, the weighing in and all that right in the room and I got to keep her with me the whole time, except for when I wanted I could send her to the nursery (which I did when I took a shower and stuff)