Hospital plan
Once you've given birth, and you're spending time in the labour ward, how do you plan to shower and stuff? In my last two births I neglected myself so much, I smelled so bad and want to be more prepared this time? Reflecting on it, I think once babies arrived my partner went home after an hour or so (protocol)?
Do you plan to shower in the en-suite within the delivery room once baby arrives (and needs met obviously lol), will your birthing partner (hubby/mother etc)be there to look after baby so you can clean yourself up? Do I make sense? X
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I had a shower a few hours after birth whilst still at the hospital, then made sure to shower every day after to keep my stitches clean x
With all mine I’ve stayed in the room I gave birth in on the drip to stop bleeding and then soon as I was checked and ok to stand up I had a shower straight away while my partner cuddles baby and then after 6 hours went home I think all hospitals are different though x
I had a midwife open up a empty labour ward for me so I could go shower and took my baby with me because I wanted to shower in the morning and the visit hours didnt start till later so when I was in the shower he was like in the cott next to the shower
I was told to just leave my baby in the room while I went to the shower room 🙈 I wasn’t comfortable with that, so the midwife took him to their office and I collected him on my way back to my room then
I stayed in the delivery room to get cleaned up and they had an en-suite shower. Husband stayed and helped me / sat with baby and only left once moved to ward. Hopefully will be same again x
Not sure where you are but up in Scotland we have our own private rooms after we have the babies and they all have en-suite shower rooms so i will shower in there after I give birth xx
I'm kind of shocked by the questions because really, you shouldn't have been left alone to make those decisions. My midwife prompted me to shower and look after myself with snacks and all after my baby was past the golden hours of bonding, and that was with my partner present and helping as well... I don't understand why they'd have a protocol forcing him to leave an hour after birth
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