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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congrats, PP! Did you have a virtual doula? How were the nursing staff about helping with more doula-like things? (Getting you cold cloths, etc) Did anyone take pictures for you? How long did the covid test take to come back and what was delivery like before and after your results? [/quote]

I did have a virtual doula, and i think it was pretty pointless. The prep we did before with her was kind of helpful, but during labor we only texted. I never knew when we should get her on FaceTime, and by the time labor really picked up I had the midwives and nurses there. So meh overall. The nurses were great, and so were the midwives. Really helpful with the peanut ball and positions for moving the baby down.

I was induced in urgent but not emergency circumstances, so I actually got my test the night before, then came in the next morning for the induction. I was told it takes about an hour though. During delivery no one was pushy about masks. We wore them pretty consistently on the first day, then less once labor took off. The anesthesiologists even said “your room, you don’t need to wear a mask” My husband didn’t wear his when I was pushing so he could be really close to me, and no one said anything.  In post partum it’s back to masks on all the time, which is totally fine.

We asked a nurse to take photos after birth, which was really lovely. [/quote]

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