Emma, in both the hospitals I have had babies in (Darwin Private for Olivia and Calvary for Charlie and Lexie) they both had nurseries with the glass window thing.
I had a very similarexperience to Fi......I loved the nursery staff and the fact that I could wheel my baby along there!all warm and fuzzy and nice
Olivia had a few temperature issues at birth and was in the nursery for the first few nights.....a midwife would come and get me through the night and we woudl try and get her to feed: it was nice to have the company and the support.....
With Charlie & Lexie, at Calvary, the nursery midwives are GORGEOUS and they offer to have your baby in the nursery whenever you want to try and get some sleep, and are more than happy to take the baby into the nursery so the new mum and DH can go off for an hour for a coffee.......I foudn this to be the nicest treat in the world, and REALLY appreciated it.
Like Fi said, radios blaring, bright lights, midwives yakking......with a row of snuggly fast asleep babies in their care.......
In relation to mistaking the identity of babies, I have read the horror stories. Just make sure your baby has its identity tags on wrist and foot. And usually a name sticker on the crib. And if you get your baby into its own clothes/own wrap straight way, it is another reassurrance for you that it is YOUR baby.......
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