Son of a....../Edit to add a little something

Well my hospital went and did it.  They banned all visitors under the age of 18.   I know it's for the safety and health of the kids, but I want them to meet their baby  sister in the hospital.  : (   

I'm also totally freaking out about who is going to watch our kids if I go into labor and my parents are not here yet.   They live 4 hours away and I am due to give birth in winter.   I don't know what the weather will be like and we don't have a backup plan yet.    Honestly, we don't have anyone we could call at the drop of a hat.  


Edit:   Ladies, I am the LAST person to censor someones views or opinions.  This is an open forum and we are ALL entitled to say whatever the hell we want.   I have no qualms with people who are for a hospital banning visitors.   I get that it's done for the safety of the patients and for the other people coming in and out of the hospital.  I get that some people on this planet are stupid and don't know better about staying away from people in a hospital when they are sick.  A little common sense should tell a person if you are (or a child is) hacking and sneezing, then don't bring them around others to spread the wealth.   Keep them at home.   No one wants what they have.  

My issue is not the difference of opinion here.   My issue is that I posted a simple rant about how I am personally feeling and I essentially was told eh, so what.   You want to boast about how fantastic this new policy is, great.  What's the reasoning behind doing so in my rant?  The only reason I could come up with is to rub salt on it.  

This was a simple post to say how sad it made me feel and how freaking nervous I am that I have no one to turn to if I go into labor and my parents are not here yet.   This wasn't supposed to be a political debate on hospital policy.  

I have several nurses and Dr's in my family.  All of whom will agree with the hospital, but they wouldn't dare rub it in my face when I am upset about it.  

Julie that just stinks that the hospital institutes a rule like that! I think that it should exclude siblings. The baby is going to be exposed to everything they have to share the minute it goes home anyway. Pretty soon the mom and newborn are going to be quarantined and Dad isn't even going to be allowed in.

I hope that your parents make it there on time - can they come out a few days early "just in case"? I am fortunate to have 95% of my family within a 40 minute drive, my parents are 15 minutes away and I have an uncle 1/4 mile down the street.

Here's to hoping that your little girl comes when she is scheduled so all works out!

Liz

They probably could, but that just means I will go into labor a week before they are due to arrive and at 2 in the morning.   Oh and in a blizzard. 

I hate that it will effect you so negatively but I'm thrilled with the policy and I hope if my hospital hasn't already put it in place that they do before I have my baby.

I never planned on having my children see us at the hospital.  my little germ monsters can stay home.  When I had my RNY I was in for 6 days and they didn't visit then either.

life moves on and everyone can be together at home. imo.

WOW... You are thoughtless.

thoughtless?  no hon, I have plenty of thoughts and I'll restrain from expressing some of them now.

my son currently HAS H1N1.  so I know very well what others are dealing with when this thing comes around.  if that means that some kids don't see thier new baby siblings AT the hospital then I'm sorry that is how it is.

getting pissy about it with ME isn't going to change the policy at anyone else's hospital.  I don't want or need anyone's kids running the halls or even being NEAR the nursery when my newborn arrives.

if you have issues with that you may want to address your hospital and thier policy.

First please don't call me HUN... You don't know me and I don't consider you someone I would talk to on a regular basis...

I said thoughtless because you don't take into consideration the position Julie is in... You just open your mouth and think what you say is going to rule the roost... WHATEVER.

Sometimes if you have nothing good to say don't say anything at all.

whatever.

I did add that I felt bad that it was going to effect her negatively. what else can I do or say?  my mom was going to come up a week early to help me (*she lives 4 hours from here) but i've scheduled a repeat csection instead of trying for a vbac just to eliminate issues. I guess I'm lucky to be able to do that.

I take back the hon bit but really why did you feel the need to jump on me? its not my fault her hospital put this in place and I fee bad for her.  but again what can I do?  I support the decsions being made by facilities regarding the flu outbreak.  sorry if that makes me the wicked witch in ohio.

I don't sugar coat stuff to make folks feel better.  sometimes that sucks.  and trust me...I don't always respond to threads because I know my opinion will be pretty unpopular.  I'm ok with that. lol

I'm so glad that you are excited that my wishes will not be met.  *eye roll* 

Sorry that your son has swine flu, but this mass hysteria is ridiculous.   It's the FLU!   People get the flu day in and day out.  People go on, recover, and live their lives after the flu.   I get that it could potentially be fatal, but you know what, so could a hang nail. 

My hospital has a private room for me and there is no nursery for my child to be in.  She will be in my room at all times.   I even have the option to deliver her in my room. 

So am I supposed to just wrap her in a plastic bubble when we are released from the hospital?  Get real.  

I didn't realize that by supporting a hospital's policy that I was infringing on others.

for what its worth I meant what I sent in a pm.

feel free to block me or whatever.  I don't mind.