Our hospital is also about to close the nursery, and we have started
doing tub baths after delivery.  We have two little push-around carts
that have been set up with regular plastic baby bath tubs on the top
shelf, and all of our admission stuff for baby on the bottom two
shelves.  This is rolled from its storage place into the birthing rooms
as needed, and the tub is cleaned according to hospital protocol after
each use.  Our very progressive department manager convinced the Peds
drs to go along with emersion, and they seemed to cave without a fuss.
It was a little harder for the nurses, but we plan to be baby friendly
in a year, and they are having to adjust to quite abit!  Their incentive
is the fact that we are getting remodeled birthing rooms, starting next
month, and will have jetted tubs for laboring, and special sinks in the
rooms just for bathing the babies.  Then we won't need the push-around
carts anymore!  Hopefully our breastfeeding rate will continue to climb,
and everyone will be happy.
Rebecca Garcia RNC,IBCLC
Remodeling in Walla Walla Wa. where spring has sprung, and the Blue Mts.
are blue again.

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