I get a single deluxe in Our Lady's ward. It's really a very nice room like a hotel type..
They said will push the baby within an hour delivery for breastfeed, but in my case I feel it's longer than that, since the doctor need to clear my placenta, stitch my wound, then need the nurse to apply the maternity pad first before u can breastfeed. In my case, in the end my #1 asleep already by the time she's in my hand and cannot breastfeed her since she won't wake up!!!
I dunno if during stitching can breastfeed or not actually. Can any mummies highlight???
I really want my initial stage of breastfeeding in the delivery room leh!! Also wanted to really hold the baby
.. They only pass the baby to me for 5 seconds to hold after delivery, then straight away weigh the baby, and do other things. Then my gynea stitch me, and somehow during the stitching, applying pads, they never pass me my baby anymore to be hold. My baby is just being left there until she's sleeping by her own
I lose the initial stage of breastfeeding and in the end my baby really cannot latch at all during my whole hospital stay (3 days 2 night). I starve her by only pumping some colostrum to her mouth because I really doesn't want to give up to formula milk. But I come back the next day to see lactation consultant and able to breastfeed 1 breast there. But still has difficulties though until I come back again when she's almost 1 week old.
For mummies just standard before operation must change into gown, provided toiletries, Kotex maternity loop (not pad). I heard after I deliver that someone can ask for hairdryer too.
For babies they will lend you the clothes, blanket, provide diaper, bathtub. When u're discharged you can get their bathtub, and they will give you 1 diaper bag full of goodies such as 1 piece of T-shirt for baby (big size), and 1 blanket to wrap the baby. But remember those hasn't been washed yet so it's better if you bring 1 set for the baby to go home in it.
