thats great to know!!
thank you!
so baby can have visitors if we want them??
we would only have the grandmas and 2 aunties to be able to see her, but not to hold her if she was in NICU
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thats great to know!!
thank you!
so baby can have visitors if we want them??
we would only have the grandmas and 2 aunties to be able to see her, but not to hold her if she was in NICU
From what I remember there is a 2 person at a time rule but any visitors were allowed just not all at onceget used to washing your hands :P
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ok cool thank you!! is that say mum or dad and one visitor ?
From what I remember there is a 2 person at a time rule but any visitors were allowed just not all at once
lol i will, that was the first thing my GF said to me!
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KEMH Perth have a two visitor rule and one of those must be a parent, there are exception to the rule for instance, DP Brendan and I were all allowed in to visit Tristan.
I have heard nothing but good experiences from my friends who have been through the hospital, actually I haven't heard many bad experiences from ANY NICU hospitals.
It's mum or dad plus a visitor
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My girlfriend has recently had experience with the Mercy NICU, and has nothing but praise for the staff and hospital!!
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ok thanks!
thats great ot know thank you!It's mum or dad plus a visitor
oh thats fantastic!! always nice to have good feedback!
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Both of our boys were born at and stayed in the NICU/SCN at the Mercy @ Heidelberg and we have nothing but praise for the amazing people who helped us through both journey's.
The people there are truly exceptional, I have so much respect for the people that gave us our boys into our arms after their stay at the Mercy.
Two visitors at a time in NICU & special care, so a parent & a grandparent can visit together, so to speak. As there are 4 to 6 beds in each 'room' in NICU, it is important to respect those numbers as it can get really intrusive if you are visiting your baby and the baby next to you has three or four people crowded around all talking & interacting. While the NICU can become a second home for some people with long term babies in there, it is really overwhelming in those first few days & weeks of having your baby in such a place so it can easily become too much if there are too many people around.
The staff will be really encouraging of 'kangaroo care', skin to skin contact between mum & bub first, then dad & bub as she becomes more stable. Grandparents probably won't be encouraged to do cuddling in NICU, more likely as she progresses down through special care, but she is your baby so if you want grandparents to have cuddles, then tell your nurse! In the early days though, particularly if she is fragile, those cuddles are few & far between so you will probably want to save them for yourself & DH ( totally understandably! ) When she comes home might be a better time for all those cuddles I'm sure everyone will be desperate for! Lots of touching of bub in the isolette ( the little capsule premmies usually end up in to control their body temp ) is encouraged for any visitors that you are comfortable with touching her. Also for you to assist with changing her nappy, taking her temp & looking after her as much as you can.
Anyway, Crumpet, you are going full term or at least far enough along to skip NICU altogether! If Beema can do it, so can you !
So, positive vibes for little bub staying in there as long as possible & if you want to know anymore, just let me know.
P.S. still really good friends with two of our nurses from Charlie's NICU stay & facebook friends with a lot of others. Nothing but praise for the Mercy!!!
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