I agree with Beth here, which is far from a rare occurrence. Since I worked in the NICU of the hospitals I delivered at (both times), and I knew what the standards were, I could figure out how to approach things I wanted to do differently. In Oregon, everything in SnuggleBuggles' plan is standard, except you'd have to remind them about announcing the sex. So it may be offensive (not that this matters, you should get what you want) to have a multipage plan of stuff that they were going to do anyway. You can talk to your OB, and arrange to meet with the charge nurses for the L&D, OR area, and post-partum area at the hospital you are going to deliver at, and ask her all the questions that are important to figuring out how to optimize your experience. Then you don't need to focus energy on the things that will be done the way you want as part of procedure, and make sure your wishes are clear on any items that vary.Originally Posted by egoldber
In Oregon, there was nothing to change, nothing to ask for. The hospital did waterbirth, was the biggest center for homebirth transfers in a big metro area, etc. Their c-section stuff does not include removal of the baby from the room, delayed nursing, any of that stuff. Where I work now, they typically remove the baby to the nursery until the mom is out of recovery. It drives me insane, and I've been banging my head against a wall trying to change it for four years, but haven't been successful.
So for my section here, after a failed VBAC attempt, my #1 priority was not being separated from DD. I'd discussed this with my CNM in event of section since the beginning of the pregnancy, and made it clear when the c-section decision was made. It worked out fine, because I knew what the issue was ahead of time, and they (nursing staff) could prepare for it.