Help... Baby too big? - Is scan/induction necessary?

[GregMonarche]

No one really questioned us about refusing the HepB, they kept asking us if we're still not having it LOL.. but then when we said no they just accepted it. Probably helped that we planned to vaccinate, just didn't want her as a prem to have anything. So we're different there

Hey, there's a good way around it! (Give them the impression you're going to do it later.)

But I'm shocked at how you were treated in the NICU. I'd be complaining left right & centre.

I guess we were just glad to be outta there and have put it behind us. Although nothing was said about it, we did get the impression they thought of taking authority out of our hands. We may still complain though. As others have said it may help someone else.

So I'm shocked that they just gave your bub formula?? no consent or anything??

Oh no, they did ask first - well sort of. They kind of "checked" (told really - not asked) that we agreed to assistance being given should he need it. That was right at the start of going into IC. I don't recall signing anything though.

Then they said it was "necessary to give formula so his blood sugar didn't fall which causes babies to start fitting." (So what choice are you left with?) Our anger was more over the fact getting formula into his stomach was so important, but breastfeeding was discouraged - using the excuse that he was having a hard time breathing - and if put against the breast he would find breathing even more difficult. This was poor logic, because we were later told babies are nasal breathers, and oxygen-enriched air was being pumped into his lungs via the plastic tubes of a CPAP machine. (So being on the breast could not have closed his nostrils while breastfeeding.)