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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 9:34:58 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004, I am a big fan of Tula. I have three carriers, two canvas and a wrap conversion. I've been eyeing blankets as well, but the reviews are so mixed. Earlier this pregnancy, I had planned on ordering the hedgehog set, especially since I was leaning towards team green and the coral and navy were definitely my style. But I kept talking myself out of buying when it came down to actually ordering. I may order the gray Aim single blanket, since I am a sucker for all things grey and I found a darling hat on Etsy that it would match for the hospital. I will probably order another set of Aden & Anise blankets, if I'm being honest. I really do love those and they've held up amazingly the last 2.5 years.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Dec 11, 2017 9:59:45 GMT -6
I would like to bring a few gowns for this LO to wear at the hospital but i honestly can’t remember if that would be worth the trouble. Any BTDT moms have thoughts on whether or not I should bother?
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 10:11:46 GMT -6
Leaf 🌱, I am OTT and pack the babies all their own clothes & blankets for the hospital. But, I also pack myself a lot of clothing as well (yoga pants, tanks, open cardigans). Something like 3-4 sleepers, a 3-4 onesies as well, plus 2-3 muslin/bamboo swaddle blankets and one thicker either crocheted or similar blanket. I am a creature of comfort and liked having my own things as opposed to the hospital gowns for me or tee shirt things that the hospital provided for the babes.
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Post by nuggetrn on Dec 11, 2017 10:13:25 GMT -6
nevertoomanyshoes oh I like those onesies! I am a big fan of the ones that have hand covers attached instead of messing with the mittens. And I didn't know 2 way zippers existed! Do you have a link?
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Dec 11, 2017 10:34:30 GMT -6
Leaf 🌱, I am OTT and pack the babies all their own clothes & blankets for the hospital. But, I also pack myself a lot of clothing as well (yoga pants, tanks, open cardigans). Something like 3-4 sleepers, a 3-4 onesies as well, plus 2-3 muslin/bamboo swaddle blankets and one thicker either crocheted or similar blanket. I am a creature of comfort and liked having my own things as opposed to the hospital gowns for me or tee shirt things that the hospital provided for the babes. SAME. I brought my own pillow, a boppy, real clothes, etc. I find the best self care habits for me are to get up and be myself as quickly as possible as early as possible and everyday. My nurse was shocked when she came in a few hours after DD was born and i had showered and put on make up and clothes. I think I’ll go for it then. I’d rather have stuff and not use it. DH can always bring whatever we don’t need back to the car.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 10:41:58 GMT -6
Leaf 🌱 , I am OTT and pack the babies all their own clothes & blankets for the hospital. But, I also pack myself a lot of clothing as well (yoga pants, tanks, open cardigans). Something like 3-4 sleepers, a 3-4 onesies as well, plus 2-3 muslin/bamboo swaddle blankets and one thicker either crocheted or similar blanket. I am a creature of comfort and liked having my own things as opposed to the hospital gowns for me or tee shirt things that the hospital provided for the babes. SAME. I brought my own pillow, a boppy, real clothes, etc. I find the best self care habits for me are to get up and be myself as quickly as possible as early as possible and everyday. My nurse was shocked when she came in a few hours after DD was born and i had showered and put on make up and clothes. I think I’ll go for it then. I’d rather have stuff and not use it. DH can always bring whatever we don’t need back to the car. I'm RCS, so I can't shower until the following day, but I put on real clothes as soon as I get feeling back in my legs and am able to stand. I just feel better and more human in my own things.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Dec 11, 2017 10:50:49 GMT -6
I would like to bring a few gowns for this LO to wear at the hospital but i honestly can’t remember if that would be worth the trouble. Any BTDT moms have thoughts on whether or not I should bother? I always bring all my own stuff for both myself and for baby. I just feel more comfortable in my own clothes and like baby wearing and using the items I have for him/her. I definitely think it's a personal preference though.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Dec 11, 2017 10:53:10 GMT -6
tinyjoys Thanks for the input on the Tula blankets. Also, you can't shower after your RCS? I always shower later in the day after mine because I feel gross. They've never told me I couldn't. Maybe it depends on the doc/hospital?
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 10:58:02 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004, I know for sure it was the following day with my first, only because his section didn't start until close to 2PM. My second was earlier in the morning, around 8AM, so I may have showered later that evening, but I honestly don't remember.
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Post by mattsgirl2004 on Dec 11, 2017 11:04:49 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004, I know for sure it was the following day with my first, only because his section didn't start until close to 2PM. My second was earlier in the morning, around 8AM, so I may have showered later that evening, but I honestly don't remember. Oh okay. I thought maybe I was showering after my RCS's, but I'm not supposed to be. I just have my DH take care of the baby while I shower, but never have asked the nurses or anything. Maybe I should verify I'm actually allowed too with my OB this time around, lol.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 11:07:34 GMT -6
mattsgirl2004, I know for sure it was the following day with my first, only because his section didn't start until close to 2PM. My second was earlier in the morning, around 8AM, so I may have showered later that evening, but I honestly don't remember. Oh okay. I thought maybe I was showering after my RCS's, but I'm not supposed to be. I just have my DH take care of the baby while I shower, but never have asked the nurses or anything. Maybe I should verify I'm actually allowed too with my OB this time around, lol. After my first, I just wanted to sleep. We got to the hospital around midnight, and then I labored until 1 until they called for the csection for failure to progress. Also, my hospital won’t let H be alone with the baby. Whenever I’m not in the room (to shower is really it, since we have a bathroom in there), the baby has to go down to the nurses station.
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Post by yianna on Dec 11, 2017 11:44:27 GMT -6
My boys always stayed in the t shirt they give to the babies, and swaddled. My daughter was smaller, so she was SWIMMING in the shirt, so we put her in a long sleeved onesie and swaddled her in the hospital blanket. I wore the hospital gown the first overnight, and switched into my own clothes the next day.
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Post by snowmoon on Dec 11, 2017 12:52:17 GMT -6
Oh okay. I thought maybe I was showering after my RCS's, but I'm not supposed to be. I just have my DH take care of the baby while I shower, but never have asked the nurses or anything. Maybe I should verify I'm actually allowed too with my OB this time around, lol. After my first, I just wanted to sleep. We got to the hospital around midnight, and then I labored until 1 until they called for the csection for failure to progress. Also, my hospital won’t let H be alone with the baby. Whenever I’m not in the room (to shower is really it, since we have a bathroom in there), the baby has to go down to the nurses station. That makes no sense to me. Why would they not let the father be alone with his baby?
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 13:03:15 GMT -6
snowmoon, it's their policy. If mom isn't in the room, neither is baby.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Dec 11, 2017 13:14:11 GMT -6
FFMC: I never knew it was ok to change me and my DD into our own clothes while at the hospital until after we came home. I'm taking our own shit this time.
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Post by cornpop on Dec 11, 2017 13:47:28 GMT -6
FFMC: I never knew it was ok to change me and my DD into our own clothes while at the hospital until after we came home. I'm taking our own shit this time. This was me the first time. I thought they would have told me when I could put on legit clothes. Nope. I have no idea why they let me traipse back and forth across the hospital to the NICU in a hospital gown. Finally on the second day I was like "F this I'm getting real clothes on". For my daughter, she was in the NICU the first 24 hours and just in a diaper. When they brought her back, they brought a whole bunch of clothes for her so I just used those ::shrug::
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Post by snowmoon on Dec 11, 2017 13:55:30 GMT -6
snowmoon, it's their policy. If mom isn't in the room, neither is baby. I think it's a dumb policy.
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Post by sweetc129 on Dec 11, 2017 14:08:07 GMT -6
I haven't even thought of a coming home outfit yet. I should get on that. I feel like I'm just getting used to the idea of being pregnant and now I need to get used to the idea of bringing an actual baby home. I am at the point of planning for a baby, but not at the point of actually realizing I'm going to have an actual human baby to use this stuff with. It's weird. I'm on my third and there are times I'm like "shit, I actually have a kid..oh kids" I find myself staring at my kids at times and still seems surreal that they are in fact my biological children that have been around for years.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 14:28:17 GMT -6
I am at the point of planning for a baby, but not at the point of actually realizing I'm going to have an actual human baby to use this stuff with. It's weird. I'm on my third and there are times I'm like "shit, I actually have a kid..oh kids" I find myself staring at my kids at times and still seems surreal that they are in fact my biological children that have been around for years. Oh, good. I'm not the only one like "aw, I've created these people" and "oh shit, I created these people".
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Post by ovenrack on Dec 11, 2017 14:28:53 GMT -6
snowmoon, it's their policy. If mom isn't in the room, neither is baby. I think it's a dumb policy. I’m sort of especially horrified that the baby would have to be with a nurse down the hall! Where on earth did this policy come from...
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Dec 11, 2017 14:36:20 GMT -6
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 14:41:32 GMT -6
I should say that was my hospital's policy when I had my two in July '11 and May '15. They've since merged with another, larger hospital... franchise? group? name? and I'm not sure what the policy is now.
ETA: and it is dumb. H could accompany the babes for post birth clean ups & whatnot while I was getting stitched up and then later on for newborn screens, but couldn't be alone in the hospital room.
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Post by sweetc129 on Dec 11, 2017 14:56:21 GMT -6
snowmoon , it's their policy. If mom isn't in the room, neither is baby. Not cool hospital, not cool
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Post by whatsit on Dec 11, 2017 16:00:31 GMT -6
I should say that was my hospital's policy when I had my two in July '11 and May '15. They've since merged with another, larger hospital... franchise? group? name? and I'm not sure what the policy is now. ETA: and it is dumb. H could accompany the babes for post birth clean ups & whatnot while I was getting stitched up and then later on for newborn screens, but couldn't be alone in the hospital room. Do they not give H a hospital bracelet too?
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 16:04:34 GMT -6
whatsit, he gets a bracelet, but not the house arrest one that baby and I get.
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Post by whatsit on Dec 11, 2017 16:12:57 GMT -6
whatsit, he gets a bracelet, but not the house arrest one that baby and I get. So strange. I hope they’ve changed something.
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Post by Rama on Dec 11, 2017 16:31:23 GMT -6
I think I would be the most monsterous mom to deal with if my baby had to go to the nurse's station for 2 seconds while I take a piss.
On the other hand, I think I'm going to have the opposite problem. I'm pretty sure all the hospitals around here are "baby friendly", which means I better be able to breastfeed and not flip out about having the baby attached to my hip 24/7 because no one has nurseries anymore. Legit, I asked the hospital that we toured if there was somewhere for the baby to go if I needed a moment, and the lady said no. Not even the nurses will watch your baby for a short period while you try to get a catnap. Best they've got is hopefully you're not a single parent or you have a support team because those people can take a walk in the halls with your baby. Briefly.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Dec 11, 2017 17:05:25 GMT -6
"Baby friendly" hospitals seem like such bullshit. Where is our mom friendly stuff? We did all the damn work.
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Post by cornpop on Dec 11, 2017 17:54:30 GMT -6
Rama my hospital was baby friendly and yeah there was no offering to take the baby for the night. I don't think I would have wanted to send her away, we already got one night break while she was in the NICU... But had she not been in the NICU I would have liked the option. I do think there should be a happy medium which seems to be missing.
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Post by tinyjoys on Dec 11, 2017 18:17:27 GMT -6
Oh, they don’t have to go down for me to use the bathroom, but the shower isn’t in room. It’s across the hall. And while our hospital is/was baby friendly, the nurses were more than happy to take them for bits of time for rest & to collect yourself.
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