I was already thinking about how nice my hospital stay was when I heard the hullabaloo about the baby switching.
Now, it's a rare thing to live in a town as small (/insert-your-own-word-here) as Roosevelt is, and to have health care like Roosevelt does. Our Medical Center is the pride and joy of this community - and for good reason. It's a nice combination of good quality and low pressure.
I was especially grateful for this during this labor/delivery/recovery. As I've mentioned before, I know my Dr. on a personal level, and I've called him at his house with any questions I had. When I arrived at the hospital at 4:00 a.m. in advanced labor, he got there pretty quick-style (although he wasn't on call). He was very supportive of my birth decisions, as were the nurses, most of whom I also knew. I was pretty much free to do whatever I wanted.
Switching babies? Hardly possible. If there were any other babies born during my 48-hour stay there, I didn't know about it.
I don't know how other hospitals are, but I didn't have to change rooms or wear a gown or shower in nasty bathrooms or ask the nurses to let me keep my baby for the first hour(s) after birth. I could have come home after 36 hours, but chose to stay an extra night.
We also came home with a pack of diapers, two pacifiers, two baby shirts, mittens, a crocheted baby hat, formula, pillows and egg-crate foam pads, among other things provided by the hospital.
BUT next time around I am definitely taking my own towels.
Sounds divine.
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