3 years ago
Sept 2011 I came to the hospital because I was in ...
Sept 2011 I came to the hospital because I was in labor and this was the place I'd chosen to give birth. My initial nurse was great and everything started off fine. However she was called away to deal with another pregnancy that was longer than expected and I was "given" to someone else. Things went downhill from there. The new nurse informed me that she was "not" my nurse and that she was just helping out until my nurse came back. I was then left in a room with lots of beeping (the monitors and bright lights that kept me awake. Since I was given no info as to how long it would be before my nurse would return and what I should do in the meantime, I just sat there unsure of what to expect. Finally, my nurse returned and she quickly dimmed the lights and lowered the volume on the monitors as she realized how uncomforting it all was. I opted to get the epidural which was pushed upon me as I was in the middle of a contraction. The guy was very rude and impatient. Though I felt that the baby and me were doing fine and I wanted to wait a little longer to see if my labor would progress I was rushed and forced to have a C-Section which I really didn't want. I felt rushed and removed from the process and that they just took over. The staff and the doctor were in conflict with each other, over what exactly I never quite understood, but I feel it affected my delivery. My post delivery nurses were all distant and just going through the motions, except for one who I don't think I could have lived without. I looked forward to seeing her as she was the only one who tried to give me any "personal care" and didn't make me feel like a bother. This was my first baby and this experience left me traumatized and angry. I am now pregnant again and wish my first time had been better so that I could easily go to the same place. However, I'm back at square one with everything, (doctor, hospital. etc). I wish things had been different, but I'm thankful that my baby and I survived.