I have mixed emotions about the visiting hour restrictions.  What  drives 
this is those horrible Press Ganey surveys.  Patient  satisfaction.  They want to 
show off the baby to everyone.  In our  hospital we have largely Hispanic 
families that have the patient totally  exhausted.  They have fits with visitor 
limitations and try to sneak more  than the 4 (not including Dad and sibilings) 
in to visit.  They don't know  when it is time to go...I can be walking out 
late and it's almost 9 pm and they  are still coming in the front door.  
Weekends are the worst, unless it's  raining or it's the Super Bowl or something 
like that.  Even directly after  a hurricane they come.  I try to tell all my 
Moms you need to take a nap  this afternoon.  Especially since we have a high 
Cesarean rate.  You  can educate all you want but in the long run the 
grandmothers are the ones who  will win the education on visitors and rest.  I can quote 
study after study  to no avail.  Only when grandma who has had a lot of kids 
says "Listen"  does it take hold.  
 
Even when my  one daughter was in a hospital in NY that had the "old  
fashion" visiting hours did I have to stand my ground and tell my son in law  ..."you 
got to limit the visitors".  Baby was born on Monday and by Friday  she was 
just totally exhausted.  I tried to get her to nap and nurse lying  down, but 
he was like "no way".  I just had to wait until my other son in  law took him 
sledding and I sent Jenny and baby to bed. When he came in he was  livid, I 
told him everyone was okay.  Now almost 3 years later they can't  get her out of 
their bed.  Sometimes it takes a little time.  I will  take study quoted back 
to my boss, but I bet only the staff would vote for the  change.  Management 
won't because it will bring down the scores on the  surveys.
 
Happy New Year to all.
Leanne Jewell RNC, IBCLC, LCCE, FACCE
SFl

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