Well I gave birth earlier than scheduled in the end. I stayed in a private room. Yes the baby can stay in your room most of the time, they don't really encourage over night stay but you can do so if you really insist. I had the baby in my room most of the time apart from a few hours at night when I needed sleep. They are very breastfeeding friendly, however due to a shortage of staff, they can't always give you individualised help and I guess you should know what to ask for in order to get what you want e.g. have the baby fed by a cup feeder should he/she need formula supplementation. I recommend having your own lactation consultant visit you during your hospital stay if you have problems. They do bring the baby to your room to breast feed, even during the night. I didn't go to the breast feeding room but just because I had my own room and also brought my own pump (but they can give you all the sterised bottle etc for that). On the whole, the service is very good, you may very occasionally get one or two grumpy nurses but the rest of the staff are great. Contact customer service before you go to find out what you can and cannot do.
Canossa Hospital
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firsttimemom
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Thanks Aber for your reply. I may not opt for single room so it must be different case as i heard they won't bring baby to the room, but it doesn't matter as long as they are BF friendly.
How about the food? is there a canteen/restaurant there for husband? i ask it last time but i did not understand the reply. How's their food for moms?
How about the food? is there a canteen/restaurant there for husband? i ask it last time but i did not understand the reply. How's their food for moms?
I just confirm what Aber97 said, I had exactly the same experience, but hopefully had someone to help with the first BF, and also my own lactation consultant.
About the food... don't know if there is any change as I gave birth one year ago, but it wasn't really the best.... not much choice and not really tasty. I think I remember there is a cafeteria downstairs, but looking at what I was eating, my husband has never been tempted
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About the food... don't know if there is any change as I gave birth one year ago, but it wasn't really the best.... not much choice and not really tasty. I think I remember there is a cafeteria downstairs, but looking at what I was eating, my husband has never been tempted
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