For those who used the nursery in the hospital

[Anonymous]

This story is horrifying. Yes, there was an underlying medical condition, but this baby would be alive now if he'd been sent to the nursery.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/hospital-sorry-over-death-of-mother-and-newborn-after-fall-1.4870429

[Anonymous]

Both my kids coughed up a lot of fluid/mucus after delivery. Something about fast deliveries and it not getting worked out during the pushing phase. Honestly I never thought I would want to use the nursery but I was pretty scared to put the baby down and rest with my first and the nurse talked me into letting them take her for an hour or two while I slept, so they could keep an eye on her. It was probably the only time I slept at the hospital and they brought her back as soon as she needed to nurse. 2 years later with my son they did the same thing. I remember specifically saying, "Oh, it's probably just paranoia, right?" And the nurse actually said, "I wish I could tell you it was, but not for the first 24 hours or so."

I assume in a hospital without a nursery I would sit up and watch them all night.

[Anonymous]

I tried to and they brought her back because they were “too busy”