I have already informed my
hospital that I don't want them giving the
baby formula or the bottle. They told me
that whenever I do go into labour I need
to make sure that the nurses know that
because sometimes they tend to do there
own thing anyway. I am sorry if this makes
anyone mad but I am going to exclusively
breastfeed and I think that giving them
formula is one of the worst things if you
plan on nursing them. But that is just my
opinion.
musikmaker, i think you are spot on in
your opinion. My sister had a terrible
time nursing because they gave both of her
boys bottles of formula while she was in
the hospital. Many women prepare a birth
plan ahead of time indicating the
interventions they do or don't want
performed on their child. I had several
copies of this in my suitcase and gave it
to every caregiver who came into my room.
I also posted a copy and gave one to my
hubby so he wouldn't get confused when
there was a lot of commotion. I ended up
with a section, so i was really glad he
had a copy.
For example, I did not have them put eye
drops in her eyes, she did not get a
vitamin K shot, they were not allowed to
feed the baby, my husband gave her her
first bath, but not until much later in
the day, and I did not let them do a heel
stick test on her until 7 days after her
birth. This really helped him stick to
his guns when they questioned him about
it--he just said, it's in the plan and we
have discussed it at
length.
Thanks, I needed the encouragement! I am
also choosing not to have the drops put in
the eyes and I don't want him to get a
bath right away. If I could've had a
midwife I would've but since I am on
medicaid there were no midwives in my area
that accepted it.
My Dh is being very supportive and my mom
is going to be there and knows all of the
things I want done so that she can watch
them too. My dr is super awesome about all
of my wishes though so I think it will go
smoothly.
If you can, hire a doula. they don't
usually take insurance, but are totally
worth the money. they are fantastic
support before during and after the birth.
Even though I had a section, i would not
have traded having a midwife for anything!
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 05-01-07 15:48pm
This is simply out of curiosity, but why
wouldn't you have them put eyedrops in the
baby's eyes after they're born? Just
wondering...
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-01-07 17:43pm
Becuase the eye drops are to protect them
from gonnorhea infection. I have never
had it, so I did not think it was
necessary. Also, it makes it hard for
baby to see, and I wanted her to be able
to see us.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 05-01-07 20:47pm
I wondered the same thing about the eye
drops. That is the only reason that they
give them? hmmm?
This is simply out of
curiosity, but why wouldn't you have them
put eyedrops in the baby's eyes after
they're born? Just
wondering...
the same reason you would refuse the
vitamin k shot and hep b vaccines. i dont
know about you, but i dont think my infant
son is going to engage in pre marital sex
and drug use/needle sharing.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 05-01-07 21:05pm
Nataliachick7
wrote:
ebarnhard33
wrote:
This is simply out of
curiosity, but why wouldn't you have them
put eyedrops in the baby's eyes after
they're born? Just
wondering...
the same reason you would refuse the
vitamin k shot and hep b vaccines. i dont
know about you, but i dont think my infant
son is going to engage in pre marital sex
and drug use/needle
sharing.
I am not choosing to ignore the Hep
vaccines. The only reason for that is
because my mom has hep c and carries hep
b. She gave it to my sister and my nephew
has it to. Neither of them had premarital
sex or used dirty needles. Unfortunately,
my mom did and she passed it on.
My mom is going to be watching him
sometimes so just to be sure that he
doesn't get it I am getting him vaccinated
as soon as possible.
This is simply out of
curiosity, but why wouldn't you have them
put eyedrops in the baby's eyes after
they're born? Just
wondering...
the same reason you would refuse the
vitamin k shot and hep b vaccines. i dont
know about you, but i dont think my infant
son is going to engage in pre marital sex
and drug use/needle
sharing.
I am not choosing to ignore the Hep
vaccines. The only reason for that is
because my mom has hep c and carries hep
b. She gave it to my sister and my nephew
has it to. Neither of them had premarital
sex or used dirty needles. Unfortunately,
my mom did and she passed it on.
My mom is going to be watching him
sometimes so just to be sure that he
doesn't get it I am getting him vaccinated
as soon as
possible.
well, there are always exceptions. if heb
b ran in my blood, that would be a
different story. but for now, i am
avoiding it for a long long time, possibly
forever. fortunately, we found a
pediatrician that thinks adminstering the
hep b vaccine to one day old babies is
ludacris (unless of course, they are
exposed through the mother)
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ebarnhard33
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:06am
sillyakchick
wrote:
Becuase the eye drops are to
protect them from gonnorhea infection. I
have never had it, so I did not think it
was necessary. Also, it makes it hard for
baby to see, and I wanted her to be able
to see us.
So the eyedrops are to... protect from
gonnorhea. Am
i missing something? I don't see why they
would want to protect a baby from
gonnorhea. is it in case the mother had
it?
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:17am
ebarnhard33
wrote:
sillyakchick
wrote:
Becuase the eye drops are to
protect them from gonnorhea infection. I
have never had it, so I did not think it
was necessary. Also, it makes it hard for
baby to see, and I wanted her to be able
to see us.
So the eyedrops are to... protect from
gonnorhea. Am
i missing something? I don't see why they
would want to protect a baby from
gonnorhea. is it in case the mother had
it?
TYes. if tyhe mother has it at the time
of birth the baby can contract it during
the birth process via the birth canal and
it can cause blindness. Since I had
csections anyway, there was even less
compelling evidence to me to give these to
my kids.
