I've been seeing one Dr. for 28 weeks now, The only problem is I dont want to have the baby in the hospital that my Dr. works out of. I just cant seem to understand their rules about the baby. Ex. Once the baby is born you can only have it in your room from 3-5pm unless its eatting, then when its eatting as soon as its done they take it back. No one at all is allowed to stay the night with you, you can only have 2 visitors at a time, and only between the hours of 12 and 5. So my question to you ladies is, do you think it will be hard to get another Dr. to take me since Ive been seeing this one for this long already?? And should I just tell them I want to switch because i dont want to go to that hospital??
2007-01-31 15:03:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I was suppose to move in about a week or so but now Im going to be here for 3 more months. Thats the only reason I didnt just start out with another Dr. in the first place. I didnt think I would have to deliver here so I wasnt worried about it.
2007-01-31 15:04:12 · update #1
Sometimes dr's have privileges at other hospitals- ask if that is so with yours.
It is never too late to switch dr's. And go ahead and tell them that it is not the dr you have issues with but the hospital.
Research the hospitals and find out which one has a better nursery policy than that one- you could even ask your dr if he knows any dr's who help deliver babies at the better hospital.
Here is a link to the baby friendly initiative that is trying to get hospitals "baby and mom friendly" by changing policies that restrict mother infant bonding and other practices that adversely affect mom and babies
http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/eng/index.html
they have information on baby friendly hospitals across the US and you can see if there is one in your area.
Good luck!
2007-01-31 15:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by mlcacek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello , I am an OB nurse. First let me say this, you will find it very hard to get another doctor this late in the pregnancy if not impossible. It would be a liability insurance problem if something happened to you or baby. Most good doctors only take a case like yours in extreme emergency.
Now about keeping the baby in the room and limiting visitors. Some hospitals do this to give the mother a rest before she has to go home, normally this is an overnight stay.
Just my opinion but I think you should stay with the doctor you have now. He knows more about you and your baby that a new doctor.
Good Luck
2007-01-31 16:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really isn't too late to switch unless you are high risk, and you would have mentioned that if you were. Make sure your new OB is covered under your insurance and change. Chances are, your doctor won't be the one delivering your baby anyway. It all depends (unless you are fabulously wealthy or very lucky)on who is "on call" the day you go into labor; it may not be your OB.
Neither of my two children were delivered by "my" doctor. One was delivered by an intern (she was too speedy for the doc) and the other was delivered by an OB I had never met. Both are healthy, happy kids and both labors went off without a hitch. First labor was really long, second was over very quickly.
2007-01-31 15:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by Wealth of useless information 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Switch doctors. I'm sure you can find one. This is your baby not theirs and I think that is just stupid. If you want to keep your baby in your room all night you should be able to and if you want to have visitors then you should be able to. You are having this baby, not them. Yes, tell them that you switched because you don't want to go to that hospital. Of course you could always stay with your doctor, but when you go into labor you could just "accidently" go to a different hospital and have your baby there. No hospital can turn you down when you are in labor.
2007-01-31 15:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by tricksy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cannot keep your baby from you like that unless there is something wrong with you or the baby.... they did that to my sister and she threw a huge fit, i would switch for sure... im not sure how it is for all hospitals but the one i plan on delievering at will let my husband stay over night with me. visiting hours are from 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm which is pretty long, i would like longer but better then nothing... the only thing i do not like about it, is i can only have 4 people in my hospital room with me at a time, thats including my husband (so three others)..
2007-01-31 15:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by tanker015 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SWITCH it is definatly not too late i wouldn't want to have my baby in that hospital either....when i had both my children the nurses kept comming in asking me if i needed a break they said they would take them into the nursery so i could rest but i never sent my children to the nursery...i couldn't stand tio be away from them and besides my soon to be husband my childrens father was right there with me the whole time he never left my side...they even brought in a recliner for him to sleep in.....so my answer to you is definatly find somewhere else to have your baby.......you will be much happier in the end i think
2007-01-31 15:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by chylie p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By all means switch!!! that sounds more like prison than a maternity floor. After the birth of our last baby my husband stayed with me day and night ( after a csection of course) and we could have had baby in there with us if we wanted to. I would not want to give birth in that hospital.
2007-01-31 15:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Lily18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dr can tell you what hospital you HAVE to deliver at! i would switch asap!! there is nothing that states you have to deliver at the hospital your dr wants you to deliver at. its called patient privacy and rights! switch now!!!
2007-01-31 15:13:28 · answer #8 · answered by Mandie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should definitely switch. I was allowed to have my baby with me at ALL times. Its never too late.
2007-01-31 15:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by jaysgurl28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats like kidnapping. That is your baby, it should be with you when you want. Def switch!
2007-01-31 15:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by natalie rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋