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How Much I hate hospitals...

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iambrutus said:
she had a follow up with the high risk dr. this morning, he said that everything is going well, she is back to normal and just needs the bed rest. he also did the 3d ultrasound with video, so i have that too see tonight when i get home!!! He also said that it shouldn't be much longer, so any day now!!!
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try to hold off until the 24th.. I have vCash riding on this :wink:
 
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Our first born was quite the experience. I think every doc, midwife, nurse anesthetist (sp?) and nurse in the hospital was in our room. Eventually, a resident delivered him as she was the only one who could operate the suction dart-gun. He was stuck and they had a new toy some sales rep had dropped off, but it was so new only the resident who received the sales rep knew how to operate it. Thankfully they did not have to use the forceps. Those are very scary looking.
 
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Thats good that everything is going well.

But yeah, the thing always gets me in hospitals is walking by the ER waiting rooms.... theres nothing more depressing than seeing a room full of families fearful for their loved one's lives, and knowing that some of them may not have a happy ending.
 
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Guy Incognito said:
not sure where you heard that, but you are completely wrong. A first birth is not high risk.
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source and credentials please.. because mine came directly from first hand experience and discussions with doctors .. for three children... they have no record of how the mother has dealt with pregnancies previous.. thus...
 
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As much as I hate to agree with "Guy" I think he is correct on this one. They do not consider you high risk on a first pregnancy unless you present with something that points to it or have some type of history that would lead to it such as Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Clotting problems or a history that includes several abortions. The exception to that would be if the mother is over 40 years old, then they are considered high risk right off the bat. In most truly high risk cases your primary care would go to a Perinatologist from your regular OB unless they specialize in high risk care.

Credentials: Wife, worked in Labor and Delivery for 18 years. Also has been a high risk patient with all of our pregnancy's
 
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That's funny because my wife works at St. Joe's and I almost got beaten by asking if she was having the baby there.

Actually, my wife trained there, too when St. E's had a nursing school.
 
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siting my personal experience - Akron General Hospital

when we were having our first... 1982... birthing rooms were relatively new... so we scheduled one... shortly after being in the birthing room, the attendees and nurses started to move us to a traditional delivery room... siting the hospital's birthing rooms were not for first time mothers... since all first timers were automatically considered high risk... we were extremely adamant so the doctor was brought into the discussion and allowed us to use the birthing room only if a normal delivery room was open... just in case... I read my wife's charts and it was right there... regarding birthing rooms for first timers...

with child two coming due, had a similar discussion with same OB who stated it was still the hospital's policy and his... to deem all first timers high risk...
 
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