Is there a post birth hotel in the DC area?
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Anonymous
$1000/night There is one in NYC .boram too This price includes set meals you may not enjoy, not some menu you can just order whatever you want. And no true medical care. |
Anonymous
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They're very common in other countries. South Korea and Israel come to mind.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/world/asia/south-korea-joriwon-postpartum-care.html |
Anonymous
I'm so confused about who the target market for this is. If you can afford 1k/night, why don't you just get 24/7 help in your own home, which for the people who can afford it is probably way nicer than this hotel, with all your stuff handy. |
Anonymous
They sell it with 24/7 nursery for baby, classes, lactation help, the ability to go off site and have a date. But I agree. I'd rather have a lactation consultant and doula and baby nurse in my home. Take out or meal service and cleaning services |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Ya but have you ever tried to coordinate and pay for all that? Because I have. And it was too much work managing who was coming when on which days and needed to be paid when etc. Interviewing all those people ahead of time was draining. Explaining the breast pump parts to 3 people was annoying. And even with all that I still had big care gaps because everyone works a 4 or 8 hour shift so you don’t truly get a full night of sleep, for instance, because you have to deal with the baby hand off in that 8 hours. I would SO MUCH have preferred to just go to one place, pay one price, have 24 hour help and not have to arrange anything. |
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Sounds interesting, but I also have other kids so how would we all be in the suite together?
I assume it's meant for FTMs |
Anonymous
Yes but you aren't given 1 on 1 support by these ppl at the hotel. They are working for everyone staying there. Unless you send baby to the nursery and only go in to nurse or have them bottle feed it's not much of a break. We had a postpartum overnight who did 10-12 hour shifts and would prep breakfast for us before she left and offer baby a dream feed to get us a little more time in the am. She also took care of pump parts and bottle washing and laundry. It was glorious. We were so well prepped for the day ahead |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Yes, I saw a video about a woman at one in South Korea and it looked awesome. The part that really struck me was the food-- carefully prepared and tasty meals that are designed to support post-partum nutrition and breastfeeding. Yes a doula or you mom or spouse might go this for you at home, but they will also be helping with other things and also might not be particularly qualified. Whereas a postpartum care center with a nutritionist and chef on staff can do this for many women at once and the care will be high. Genius. I remember being hungry and thirsty all the time the first week or two and struggling to keep up with the hunger while nursing. Mostly I just love the idea of a care center that of course supports the baby but also focuses true nurturing care on the new mom. Asian cultures are so much better at this IMO. Also counties with socialized medicine often have a higher standard of care for women postpartum, things like home visits early on to check on the moms physical and mental health, and more normalization of postpartum doulas and other support. Americans are the worst on this front, also a major reason why we have such high maternal death rates. We ignore new mothers and focus just on the baby, expect moms to either arrange their own care or tough it out. But then criticize them for struggling. It's barbaric. |