angusmummy
28-06-2009, 01:21
Mine sucked! I had an emergency caesarian though so I guess I had it easier than some. My first and only baby so far, what a different experience!
I hate some small country hospitals though. I was told that when I wanted pain medication to ask the midwife, but when I asked she said no, I was doing fine!? Not to mention she was a total cow. Kept telling me to stop screaming because I was making a fuss.
I went into labour at around 7am but went to the hospital at 3pm when the contractions hurt too much. Ran into trouble at around 1am, asked for medication and was refused. Battled on until 3.30am when I began begging for a caesarian (I was only 4cms dilated so far and was hurting like hell). After being refused twice the doctor ummed and ahhed then called the surgeon and I went to theatre. At 4.54am my beautiful DS was born.
Even my experience in the week after the birth makes me fume. My sheets were changed twice during my stay (the first two mornings) and I was offered a clean gown 3 times. It was during that summer heatwave in January. I was woken at 8am every morning because "it was time to get up".
The lactation consultant was a bossy cow, wrenching my boobs everywhere. She even had me expressing both breats in full view of the corridor, much to my embarrassment. She allowed people to wander in and out while I was breastfeeding/expressing, which I found humiliating. She was constantly arguing with my DH over what was best for DS. One day she told him to get lost and that was the end of that.
The midwives kept getting frustrated while showing me how to feed/change/settle DS, saying 'it's not that hard'. For a first time mother with no previous experience with kids, yes it is hard!
The staff also kept complaining about DH, saying he was intimidating and he scared them. Apparently he isn't allowed to express any opinions that are different to the midwives'.
The hospital also printed DS' name wrong in the blue book. When we asked them to fix it we were told to use white-out and write the correct name over the top. We thought that was unfair and asked for a new name sticker to be printed. They said no. DH went to the hospital director to complain, and was argued with until DH mentioned that the book is a legal document that we will need in the future. Then we finally got a sticker with the correct name on it.
I made many a teary phone call to DH during my stay, asking him to come to the hospital (luckily we live just around the corner). I hate Kerang District Hospital and will never go back!!
Am I just being a sook or does this not sound right? I'd love some opinions :)
I hate some small country hospitals though. I was told that when I wanted pain medication to ask the midwife, but when I asked she said no, I was doing fine!? Not to mention she was a total cow. Kept telling me to stop screaming because I was making a fuss.
I went into labour at around 7am but went to the hospital at 3pm when the contractions hurt too much. Ran into trouble at around 1am, asked for medication and was refused. Battled on until 3.30am when I began begging for a caesarian (I was only 4cms dilated so far and was hurting like hell). After being refused twice the doctor ummed and ahhed then called the surgeon and I went to theatre. At 4.54am my beautiful DS was born.
Even my experience in the week after the birth makes me fume. My sheets were changed twice during my stay (the first two mornings) and I was offered a clean gown 3 times. It was during that summer heatwave in January. I was woken at 8am every morning because "it was time to get up".
The lactation consultant was a bossy cow, wrenching my boobs everywhere. She even had me expressing both breats in full view of the corridor, much to my embarrassment. She allowed people to wander in and out while I was breastfeeding/expressing, which I found humiliating. She was constantly arguing with my DH over what was best for DS. One day she told him to get lost and that was the end of that.
The midwives kept getting frustrated while showing me how to feed/change/settle DS, saying 'it's not that hard'. For a first time mother with no previous experience with kids, yes it is hard!
The staff also kept complaining about DH, saying he was intimidating and he scared them. Apparently he isn't allowed to express any opinions that are different to the midwives'.
The hospital also printed DS' name wrong in the blue book. When we asked them to fix it we were told to use white-out and write the correct name over the top. We thought that was unfair and asked for a new name sticker to be printed. They said no. DH went to the hospital director to complain, and was argued with until DH mentioned that the book is a legal document that we will need in the future. Then we finally got a sticker with the correct name on it.
I made many a teary phone call to DH during my stay, asking him to come to the hospital (luckily we live just around the corner). I hate Kerang District Hospital and will never go back!!
Am I just being a sook or does this not sound right? I'd love some opinions :)