I spent 3.5 months at this hospital with my daught...

I spent 3.5 months at this hospital with my daughter who was born at 24 weeks and stayed at Johns Hopkins 4 months prior to coming to this hospital, MW. For a parent who has spent 4 months at a great and comfortable hospital (JHH) and going to MW, it was the most uncomfortable transition ever! We were only given wooden rocking chairs or chairs that don t rock. I was there everyday and for many hours so it got really uncomfortable. They wouldn t let you sit in the comfy chairs because it s only If you re sleeping overnight. The room space is tiny so when my husband and I came, it would be even more uncomfortable. We shared a room with 3 other families and it was just the worst because there was no privacy. I m sure they gave my daughter the wrong breast milk one time because I caught one of the nurses about to give her milk from a bottle that I didn t recognize. I immediately said something and sure enough it wasn t mine. I was very upset. I always gave them breast milk to store for her, but sometimes they wouldn t give it to her. I wasn t very pleased with that either. :-/
They are known for being a good feeding hospital to teach babies how to feed. Well, they didn t do a good job because we ended up just getting a g tube for our child because we could tell they had no idea what to do to help her eat to gain and we just wanted her out. We knew she would do better at home. Sure enough, we were able to get the gtube removed in a matter of months after leaving this hospital. If anything, being there kept her back from thriving.
The only thing MW did for our child was wean her off oxygen, which anywhere could have done.

Also, trying to get in communication with a nurse was so hard. I always had to leave a message and they never called me back. The communication was horrible. And I felt like they never wanted me there or couldn t wait for me to leave before they did anything.

Overall, I cried the most at this hospital because it was just the worst experience I ve ever had. We met some great nurses, but it s not an experience I would want to relive ever. I think they should work on having a more comfortable environment for parents who are there longer than a few weeks. It was emotionally and physically draining. And the front desk people, especially the older man is just rude and doesn t know what he s doing, which made it even more stressful.