Aa
weird question.
My husband and I are a little skeptical bc I am pregnant with our first baby, but we are scared that our baby will be switched at the hospital. Is it weird that, that's going through our mind.
You have nothing to worry about you can keep three baby in the room with you the whole time they do have the bracelets but it's your choice as long as nothing is seriously wrong with the baby that they have to rush it to the nicu...
At the hospital where my friend had her daughter they put an electornic braclet on her baby and there had to be a security guard that had the right c I'll de to allow you to move from area to area, and the braclet couldnt be switched because it had to be against babys skin if it moved the whole hospital went on lock down.
At the hospitals here in indy they dont take the baby out of the room before they put bracelets on you,and the baby. They had me check mine and his bracelets before even putting them on.
When my sister had my niece they put a bracelet on her immediately and every time they took the baby for a test or something they always checked my sisters bracelet and the babies bracelet to make sure they matched and she had the right baby but it would have been really hard to mix my niece up with another baby because my niece was born with a completely full head of hair that was so dark. She was the only baby with a head of hair like hers lol. But I am worried about it too and I will probably make my husband go everywhere our son goes just in case lol.
That's cute. I will have my mom and husband there so I probably will keep my baby in the room then. Just precaution I guess.
At my hospital you could keep the baby in the room all the time if you wanted although they preferred if no one was awake to watch the baby you let it be taken to the nursery so that some could keep an eye on it. My last baby i kept her with me almost the whole time and the nurses joked that I was selfish. Like I said its a really small hospital so they get really excited when there's a baby to cuddle.
Can the baby inside the room the whole time if I want to?
I told my husband that he would have to follow the baby too.
I told my husband that he would have to follow the baby too.
With my first I didn't get to see or hold him he was rushed right to the nicu so when I finally got to see him a hr later I asked the nurses are you sure it's my baby. They bracelet them right in the room and check all the time to see if urs and the babies match. If baby has no issues they can stay in ur room.
This makes me think of my second baby lol. I had all my kids at a tiny hospital so with my first she was the only baby in the ward at the time so no worries about a mix up. My second though when the nurse wheeled him into the recovery the nurse said "we have another baby boy that was born right after yours but no worries about mix ups bc he's Asian" (we're Caucasian) I know she was just trying to be funny but instead of me finding it funny my first thought was "wait was that even a concern?" A baby mix up had never crossed my mind until then lol.
You will likely hold your baby before they take the baby for anything. So take a good look at his/her face.
Normal to think that way I swear I was thinking the same thing the other day . Will they let the baby stay with you in the room The whole time?
When I was in the hospital giving birth I had my mother in law standing outside the room and I nurse came up to her and asked if she wanted to hold her grand daughter and she said my grand daughter its being born right now...so things still can happen. My husband doesn't leave the babies side while they are caring for them
Lol I was thinking the same thing,me and his brother's wife are dua around the same time I Said to him what if they take our child bc of the surname.
For the most part the baby will stay in the room with you the entire time. Especially if that is what you want.
I made my bf follow my son wherever they took him right after I gave birth lol cus we were scared too.
The protocols these days in the hospitals are top notch bracelets, bar codes...the works..its normal but youll be fine
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