Changes at City

Hi dc was there a fridge in your room? Tia

DubaiCat - I delivered my DD there on Tuesday ! - and i actually logged on to note the changes i experienced between this delivery and my DS in 2010. BTW - congratulations ! My experience was a bit diff - delivered via C-section on advice of my Dr - Dr Azizunisa - we had the C-section on tuesday at 9:35am - while doing the C they found endometreosis - which she treated somehow - so i didnt have any skin to skin till around 11am. I only saw my Dr post-op at night on wed ... some 30 or so hours later - haven't seen here since - now at home - discharged - with no instructions on how to take care of the c-section wound . i called the hospital and they said - if your dr didnt say anything then just keep it clean and dry .... (the dr who delivered my DS - Dr ebrahim saw us - i think twice a day until we were discharged - and when leaving i was given ointment and dressings to change and instruction on how to do it) Also my DS was given pediavit to take daily - but nothing for DD 90% of the nurses was pro breastfeeding - except one - who at 3 am the night after delivering DD told me i should give her formula because she is not latching on my right breast (only my left one) - she even did a bloodglucose screen which ended proving that DD was just fine The LC consultant Sameera - saw us the next day and told us DD is fine and in the first 24 hours babies tend to be sleepy - She came back the next day and made sure that we had a good supply and latch and showed me an alternative to the "football" hold that just never worked both now with DD or with DS I still follow her advice - it was really good! at all costs avoid a nurse called christine - she would put the lights on even at 1am and move the baby bassinet closer to the door (if anyone opend the door the bassinet would be in the way) and when i asked her to please stop moving things around and put it back - she would grunt - i had the same reaction when i asked her to help me change my dressings

DubaiCat - I delivered my DD there on Tuesday ! - and i actually logged on to note the changes i experienced between this delivery and my DS in 2010. BTW - congratulations ! My experience was a bit diff - delivered via C-section on advice of my Dr - Dr Azizunisa - we had the C-section on tuesday at 9:35am - while doing the C they found endometreosis - which she treated somehow - so i didnt have any skin to skin till around 11am. I only saw my Dr post-op at night on wed ... some 30 or so hours later - haven't seen here since - now at home - discharged - with no instructions on how to take care of the c-section wound . i called the hospital and they said - if your dr didnt say anything then just keep it clean and dry .... (the dr who delivered my DS - Dr ebrahim saw us - i think twice a day until we were discharged - and when leaving i was given ointment and dressings to change and instruction on how to do it) Also my DS was given pediavit to take daily - but nothing for DD 90% of the nurses was pro breastfeeding - except one - who at 3 am the night after delivering DD told me i should give her formula because she is not latching on my right breast (only my left one) - she even did a bloodglucose screen which ended proving that DD was just fine The LC consultant Sameera - saw us the next day and told us DD is fine and in the first 24 hours babies tend to be sleepy - She came back the next day and made sure that we had a good supply and latch and showed me an alternative to the "football" hold that just never worked both now with DD or with DS I still follow her advice - it was really good! at all costs avoid a nurse called christine - she would put the lights on even at 1am and move the baby bassinet closer to the door (if anyone opend the door the bassinet would be in the way) and when i asked her to please stop moving things around and put it back - she would grunt - i had the same reaction when i asked her to help me change my dressings

Arghh, am due on 11/11/11!!! hubby thinks that is very exiting and I'm afraid to end up in the hallway!

Congratulations on the birth of your little girl? Did your mum manage to sort her flight and stay with you? (Sorry, didn't follow the post to see :/ )

Congratulations DC!!! Thanks for this thread, I had ds at city 1.5 yrs ago and will be heading back in June :-) I had a great experience and was hoping it was still good. One question, is Sister Martie still head of the delivery ward? She was wonderful when I had ds.

DC, thank you for this, very helpful indeed. Hope you get your bundle out of NICU today. All the best, BC.

i'll also be following this thread. thanks for updating dubaicat!

Hi Dubaicat congratulations I had not relised you have just given birth to DS :) Good to hear as that is the hospital I am planning if I stay in Dubai I hope you are and DS are well? x

hi lovely, a friend of mine wants to know if the rumours of doulas no longer being allowed at City is true? Do you know if this is definitely the case? x