Does INOVA Alexandria have a nursery?

[Anonymous]

Does INOVA Alexandria have a nursery or do you care for the baby yourself at night? I went on the tour and it seems like they don't promote a nursery??? any experiences?

[Anonymous]

Aren't they bsby friendly? That usually means no nursery

[Anonymous]

I had a baby there and could not send her to the nursery.

I don't think you can send the baby to the nursery there unless mom or baby has medical issues.

[Anonymous]

There isn't a nursery, but I was alone and had a cs after a long failed induction, so the nurses took pity on me, and took my baby the first night for six hours so I could sleep. I formula fed--if you are trying to establish breastfeeding, you don't want to go this long of a stretch.

[Anonymous]

We'll sort of. They have the room but discourage its use due to baby friendly cause. But when I gave birth in nov late at night and they offered to take the baby for a few hours so we could get some sleep because I had had some complications and we were first time parents. But dh and I declined. They really want to encourage breastfeeding so they would only take him a few hours, though, from what I understood.

[Anonymous]

They offered to take my DS after he cluster feed for 5 hours the night he was born but no "nursery."

[Anonymous]

No. And everyone hates it there because of it.

[Anonymous]

I hate this baby friendly stuff. It's just another code word for "cheap." Hospital is trying to save money at patient's expense.

[Anonymous]

I am lactivist but think the baby friendly name is totally offensive.

Prior to giving birth at inova Alexandria I was really against the no nursery. I wrote letters complaining about it! With my older two kiddos I nursed but overnight sent them to the nursery and had them brought back to me every 3 hours to nurse. At inova Alexandria I didn't sleep a wink after delivery with my DD rooming in, but my milk did come in much faster than it did with the older 2.

[Anonymous]

Why in the world are people having babies at hospital with no nursery!?!?

Signed,
A mom that successfully breastfed two kids and sent both to the nursery so I could at least get ab4 hr block of sleep. Had the nurses give formula during that time. Milk came in full swing after 3 days and no longer needed formula!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world are people having babies at hospital with no nursery!?!?

Signed,
A mom that successfully breastfed two kids and sent both to the nursery so I could at least get ab4 hr block of sleep. Had the nurses give formula during that time. Milk came in full swing after 3 days and no longer needed formula!!

Because very few area hospitals have nurseries and you select your practice not usually where you deliver. So if you like your practice--those who you go to for all appointments plus who you deliver with--you'll stick with them. If you value a hospital having a nursery, then you could find one in the area and then find who delivers there. Honestly, it's not something I was aware of until well into my third trimester and at that point no way would I change practices. I delivered at Inova Alexandria during slow times (Christmas) and the nurses offered to watch DS for us as I recovered from my C-Section. I don't think it's standard though.

[Anonymous]

^^^I selected a practice at VHC because I wanted a nursery.

[Anonymous]

ugh, thanks. It's too late to change my practice that exclusively delivers there.

[Anonymous]

They don't have a traditional nursery...but the nurses will offer to take baby for a few hours if you're having a hard time or while they do the infant testing do you can sleep. I just delivered there last month. That being said I thought the care a bit lack luster since my last delivery there in 2015.