Thank you everyone for all your incredible input! I still haven't gotten to
read everything because, thank G-d, my daughter gave birth to a healthy
beautiful baby girl Wednesday morning. They went from the delivery room to
the zero separation unit of the hospital I work in and will be coming home
to us today.
I can't wait to read everything and hopefully do some serious staff
education!
All the best to everyone,
Chayn , happy Grandma in Israel

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 3:17 AM Winnie Mading <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have not seen any mention of one of the primary excuses given for
> newborn routines that go against nature - namely, staff convenience! It is
> easier for the nurse doing the initial admission of the newborn to finish
> all the paperwork at once rather than to have to go back later to record
> the Vitamin K shot and whatever eye treatment is the protocol. When my
> daughter's baby was born her blood sugar was low and they insisted she go
> to the nursery to be supplemented. I had mom pump what she could in a rush
> and under pressure, then insisted that I be able to go to the nursery and
> feed the pumped colostrum (using the paced method, of course). Then once
> her next reading was "acceptable", I was not allowed to take her back to
> Mom because the pediatrician was on her way. Meanwhile, after waiting for
> the ped.for nearly a half hour, baby Katie starts rooting. I threatened to
> take her back to mom right then and there when the ped. finally arrived and
> started checking "her" babies in alphabetical order! It really corks me
> when staff convenience trumps nature and the baby's needs!By the way, Katie
> had her first bath when she was 3 days old and at home.Winnie Mading,
> retired
>
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