pissed

Even though Ezra is doing great they aren't going to let him leave for another 24 hours at least. I want to leave. You can't really rest or really sleep in a hospital at all. Even Ezra is pissed most of the time because he wants to sleep with me but can't while we are here. So he screams the minute I put him down even if his dad picks him up and even if he was in a dead sleep. I haven't slept in 4 days now...

In the hospital I work at, we let parents sign a waiver that we can't be held responsible for the child sleeping with the parent/if any injuries, etc are sustained- if they sign, we allow it. Maybe ask if they can do that?

<blockquote><b>Quoting tinana +2:</b>" In the hospital I work at, we let parents sign a waiver that we can't be held responsible for the child ... [snip!] ... child sleeping with the parent/if any injuries, etc are sustained- if they sign, we allow it. Maybe ask if they can do that?"</blockquote>



I will ask about it. Even my Dh says we would be a lot happier if Ezra could just sleep with me. He falls straight to sleep when I hold him or at lest stops crying and wakes right up when you lay him in his bed and cries.

Quoting 1inpink2inblue:" <blockquote><b>Quoting tinana +2:</b>" In the hospital I work at, we let parents sign ... [snip!] ... He falls straight to sleep when I hold him or at lest stops crying and wakes right up when you lay him in his bed and cries."

I know that for a long time we didn't do waivers- our big issue was that hospital policy was that children under 2 had to be in a crib. However our cribs are super scary and cage-like, so for a 1 year old that's never been a crib, it was like   So we pretty much just do waivers for that, and our night nurses use their discretion with parents sleeping with children- as long as there aren't 14 people in the bed, it's usually fine with them. I'm glad I'm not a night nurse anymore though  

My hospital yelled at me....

Super weird. My hospital never said anything to me about it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Click Me Click Me!!!:</b>" My hospital yelled at me...."</blockquote>




Awe that sucks mamma. They never yelled at me just told me nicely that it was against policy and the baby could fall down and get hurt.

I co slept with my daughter int he hospital. Both me and dh. If the nurse didn't like she could piss off.
I hear ya on how hard it is to sleep in the hospital. And why the crap do they do all the newborn testing in the middle of the freakin night? they take your happy baby and bring you back this red screaming thing that it takes forever to calm down.

<blockquote><b>Quoting furrbabiesmommy:</b>" I co slept with my daughter int he hospital. Both me and dh. If the nurse didn't like she could piss ... [snip!] ... of the freakin night? they take your happy baby and bring you back this red screaming thing that it takes forever to calm down."</blockquote>




Mine wont do anything over night.

Quoting Click Me Click Me!!!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting furrbabiesmommy:</b>" I co slept with my daughter int he hospital. ... [snip!] ... you back this red screaming thing that it takes forever to calm down."</blockquote> Mine wont do anything over night."

man my hospital was always waking all 3 of us up. first the blood testing ( I had gd) then the newborn blood screen thing, then the hearing test, oh and they moved our room. 3 longest days of my life. lol

Quoting furrbabiesmommy:" man my hospital was always waking all 3 of us up. first the blood testing ( I had gd) then the newborn ... [snip!] ... had gd) then the newborn blood screen thing, then the hearing test, oh and they moved our room. 3 longest days of my life. lol"

i stayed in L and D over night one night because i had an OR trip and they wanted to make sure i didnt need to go back,,,

cribs newborn cribs

With my son they wanted to keep him another 2 or 3 days and I honestly didn't feel it was necessary. I asked the doctor point blank what needed to happen for him to go home, expressed firmly but calmly that I wanted to take my son home as soon as possible and that I wanted a list of goals that needed to be met before that could happen. We were out of there within 7 hours.

Don't ever get reckless and completly ignore your doctor's opinions but as your child's mother you also have to stand up and ask questions and demand answers. Even if you have to stay another 24 hours you are in more control of your own situation and that can help.

I was co-sleeping with my second and the midwife told me 'make sure you don't smother him'... But she never told me I couldn't do it thankfully. After having a c-section the last thing you want to do is to get up and down from that bed each time bub needs a feed