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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised to hear that so many people had such negative hospital experiences.  I delivered both of my children at Inova Fairfax and was able to send my babies to the nursery at night (or during the day if I wanted some more sleep), including in mid-2020.  The nurses were all wonderful and vital checks overnight happened when they brought me the baby for nursing.  It's eye-opening to hear how terrible some hospitals are.[/quote]

This is why I think we need to be transparent and appropriately critical of our hospital experiences. Most people seem to have decent things to say about Inova Fairfax, VHC, and Sibley. The mixed to negative reviews are coming from GW (and maybe Georgetown but less certain on that). People need to know these things so they can pick their OB practices accordingly to where they deliver. We should let our wallets do the talking as much as possible because money is the only thing that matters to these big corporations. [/quote]

I think it's useful for people to talk about their experiences.  I only had one kid, and am the one that was had my baby tied to me when the nurses refused to take him to the nursery (and when spouse was temporarily gone).  I thought at the time that what was happening was NORMAL.  Also you aren't supposed to talk about your birth as a bad thing.  It's supposed to be majestic and beautiful.  So even after leaving the hospital (and subsequently developing severe panic attacks which landed me BACK in the hospital), I thought "oh this is all just the perils of birth."  There was never a thought in my head that the care I received wasn't good.  There wasn't a thought that "baby friendly" would mean the hospital staff doing things that would risk my child's life.[/quote]

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