Did You Send Your Newborn to the Nursery?

I only stayed in the hospital one night and my daughter never left my side. She stayed snuggled in bed with me. She and I slept really well. I just never considered not having her close to me the whole time, after having her with me for nine months.

Yep, I sent both my kids to the nursery and would do it again. My first one was in the nursery from 11-6 my second one was from 8-6. You need your sleep. Disregard what those types of moms say. You did what was best for you and no one can fault you for that. !!

I sent mine to the nursery cuz I was exhausted. You were not crazy--no way! Don't be so hard on yourself. You have enough to worry about with a newborn and other children!

Yes, I sent both my kids for part of the night most nights. It is very important to get sleep and recover while you can - once you go home, there aren't any nurses to help you out!

I don't know what you saw on 20/20, but my friend is a postpartum nurse and I know nothing bad would ever happen in her nursery.

Do not feel guilty at all. You did what was right for you and that is all that matters. Congrats on your new baby!

I sent my first one becuse I didn't know better. She came back to me spitting up formula even though I had indicated she was not to recieve any. Nipple confusion was almost immediate and I belive a major factor in the eventual failure to suceed BF.

With my second I made sure to have someone stay the night with me so I could have baby in the room. I left the hospital exhausted, but I'm glad I did it.

My RN sister just had her second baby and put her in the nursery. I was shocked to hear that, but I suppose more often than not its just fine.

Yep, I sent my twins to the nursery and plan on sending baby #3 due in two weeks to the nursery. I breastfed, too, but I needed my rest after carrying twins and having a c-section. I'm sure even if I delivered vaginally I would have. You have the rest of the baby's life to be awake around the clock. Get the rest while you can. Also, I don't put much stock into TV specials. They can find some of the worst hospitals and staff out there. It is not a reflection of your hospital or what happened to your baby while she was in there. Many, many babies are cared for by the hospital staff. Your daughter's just fine, right?

No, it was actually against our hospital's policy. Baby roomed w/ the parents in the family's hospital room. There was a bassinet in the room, but our nurses encouraged skin to skin contact. At this point, there is absolutely no need to worry about it! If you do have another child, now you have food for thought. But nothing to dwell on at this point, believe me :)

Yes, every child every night in the hospital went to the nursery. It was nice to get some sleep. Nurses would bring baby to me to eat and then take baby back.

i sent my daughter to the nursery for a few hrs on the second night (last night) there so her dad and i could get a few hrs of sleep because we were both burnt out

I sent my 2 youngest to the nursery. I was exhausted and tired and for us... it was the best. I felt comfortable with the sercurity tags and settings to send my girls down there.

Just try to remain calm. It is over and done with. I think everything is fine and No.. you are not crazy.

Congrats on baby!!

Nope not crazy. I sent my twins to the nursery all 4 nights. I was way to sore/tired/unsure of my mommy skills to try to take care of them. I admire woman who keep their babies with them the entire time but its not for the right choice for everyone. When else are you going to have medical professionals take care of your baby so you can get some sleep? Im just wondering what the other mama was worried about?

Whatever you did at the hospital doesn't matter now. You did what you needed to do at the time. You needed the rest....knowing you would get no rest at home! When mine were born there was no rooming in. All babies went to the nursery at night and were brought out to the mamas to eat. I breastfed so mine were brought to me on demand. No worries!

My nurse told me - "take advantage of the most expensive daycare you'll ever have!" That was not nice of that mom to tell you that - for Heaven's sake - you just had a baby and yes you're hormonal. But, what's done is done, your baby is fine! I have NEVER heard a complaint about Troy Beumont baby department and my friend happens to be a Pediatrician through there. My son was in the NICU and didn't come to see me for 5 days and never did I feel guilty about it. My daughter was there every night past 9 and the nurses loved her. You are NOT crazy.

No- I had my kids at Crittenton. With the first one I felt like I needed to have him in the room with me, this lead to 2 horrible nights of sleep after a long labor. It did not get things off to a great start. With my 2nd, I let the nurses take her- I had a c-section and even chose an extra night in the hospital so I could get a good nights sleep for what was to come! The nurses have a lot of experience and there are many security systems in place- I'm happy with that decision

It's fine to send your baby to the nursery for a few hours so you can rest. There is always a nurse whose only job is to keep an eye on the babies there. With that said, I know many hospitals (including Beaumont) really encourage "rooming in" so they like you to keep your baby with you in your room as much as you can stand it (sleeping with your newborn in your hospital bed is NOT recommended for safety's sake and in fact may be forbidden by hospital policy). And as far as the nursery staff feeding your baby formula against your wishes (like what happened to the responder below), that is extremely unusual and should not happen. The nursery staff I know are very meticulous about keeping track of which babies are breastfed vs. bottle, and when they ate, and how much. So... long story short... you were not crazy at all. You took advantage of a service that they offered and got a few hours of sleep. What's to be crazy about?

I'm sure your little sweetie was well taken care of, but rooming-in is definitely best for a new baby unless mom is just too wiped out to do it 24x7. In that case, do it as much as you can. Please don't live with bad feelings about what's already done, N.. What's past is past. If you decide to have another baby, you can rethink the whole thing. Just smother your little one with love and closeness now. She'll be just fine and so will you if you just let this go.

why would you send your baby to a stranger? Thats the ? your asking. You never met the staff you never visited the nursery so you send your new baby there, Doesn't matter how tired you where they give you little basinetts in your room why didn't you just put the baby in there and sleep. I have let the baby go to the nursury but i also have been with the baby. I guess you at the time was fine with them taking her or him so now you live with your decision i am sure he or she was well taking care of. they normal just do the normal vital checks and swaddle diaper change and you must not be breastfeeding because they feed them formula when there suppose to eat and than they lay them in ther basinet very seldom do you see a nurse holding one for a long time they may just to get one to stop crying but thats about it. So really for they way I went off you really need not to worry i was messing around you chose to make a decision and you made the one you felt was best at the time and thats what us mothers do. If it was me i would of put it in the basinet in my room and slept.