Questions for late loss parents re: Bereavement room

[mummydreamer]

I think that sounds like a nice idea, Tashy, particularly for hospitals that either don't have the rooms or the space.

With me, i went into hospital at 1:30 on the sunday morning, and after they couldn't find his heartbeat, they told me to come back on the monday night, ready to be induced on the tuesday morning. so they kind of 'prepared' for me. when we arrived on monday night, they took me and DH straight to a private room, on the maternity ward, but as far away from other people as possible. they also brought in a chair that turned into a fold out bed, and set that up so DH could stay with me. they also said that normally the hospital ward had strict visiting hours, but these didn't apply to me, i could have visitors basically anytime i wanted.

after J was born, we stayed in the birth suite for a little bit, but then they took us back to our private room and said he could stay with us for as long as we wanted (to a point.) they said they did need to take him back to the morgue for a little bit, but basically we could ask for him anytime, and they also said i could stay in hospital as long as i wanted, but as his birth was fairly easy and i had no stitches or anything, i went home on the wednesday.

all in all, i think my hospital handled our situation really well. they had time for me, and if i'd have asked for anything random, i think they would have bent over backwards to do that for us. we had privacy, but we were also well looked after. i had a few midwives in tears talking to us about it all, and most if not all hugged us heaps. they were really friendly and supportive, so i guess we couldn't have asked for a more lovely hospital.

so yeah.....hope that helps a bit? that was my situation, anyway

oh ps J was delivered at Hawkesbury Hospital, in Windsor.