Inside the Well-baby Nursery

After your baby is born and you have had time to bond and nurse your baby, your little angel will be taken to the well-baby nursery. Once in the nursery, your baby will stay there until he/she is warm enough (and stable enough) to get a bath, warm up after the bath, and then maintain a normal temperature when placed into an open crib. This process is very individualized and the length of time in the nursery varies greatly from baby to baby. Rest assured that the nurses do what they can to expedite this process without compromising your newborn. Our main conce
is the health of your newborn.

If you are breastfeeding, every attempt is made to get your little one back to you for feeding. There are circumstances, however, that may require a feeding in the nursery with formula to prevent an admission into to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The main reason a baby is ever given formula in the nursery is for low blood sugars. A feeding of formula usually prevents admission into the NICU for IV and IV fluids and prevents separation of baby and mommy. Read More: Inside The Well-Baby Nursery, http://babies411.com/babies411/articles/insidethewellbabynursery.html

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