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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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no tea and toast? seriously??..

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mumatron · 30/07/2010 16:41

i have just been told that you no longer get tea and toast after giving birth, that can't be right, can it??

surely, thats the best thing about having a baby (apart from actually having the baby iyswim).

apparently it's due to 'health and safety'

please tell me someone is winding me up

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expatinscotland · 31/07/2010 19:46

There was one midwife there who was Nurse Ratchett, man.

She got peeved when DH showed up to pick me up and had the girls with him. Where else where they supposed to go? I had given birth to DS on my own as there was no one to leave the girls with.

She said, 'Children aren't supposed to be here.'

I said, 'Well, neither am I, but even though I asked to be discharged at 8 this morning, it's 6 in the evening and I'm still waiting. We'll be happy to just clear off if it's a problem. I'm ready to go now.'

She got the paed sharpish.

expatinscotland · 31/07/2010 19:47

If you have to go in and you know in advance, let me know. You're welcome to borrow my travel kettle and supplies, too.

muggglewump · 31/07/2010 20:31

Children aren't welcome?

What did she think you'd given birth to, an aubergine?

stripeyknickersspottysocks · 31/07/2010 20:47

Where is RAH? Thats awful that the women have to queue up for their own food!

Where I work the meal trolley used to go round with the Support Workers dishing up the meals. Thats now been banned by health and safety incase a small visiting child is hurt in the process.

So now all meals are dished up in the little ward kitchen and all the m/ws have to queue up and pick up dinners and distribute them. Takes about 30mins for 6 m/ws in which time we're not allowed to do anything else such as breastfeeding help, pain relief, discharge, checks, etc. Drs are banned from being on the ward, no baby checks. Consultants have been sent away even though lunchtime is often their only time they can come between clinics.

How this is meant to be safer for any rampaging toddler is beyond me. I'm taking bets that I'll be the first to drop a dish of hot slop on some kid's head.

whomovedmychocolate · 31/07/2010 20:51

I was given tea and toast during labour as I threatened to go home if they didn't feed me

expatinscotland · 31/07/2010 20:52

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley - just outside Glasgow.

undercovamutha · 31/07/2010 20:55

I had been in the birth pool (pushing) for over 2 hours, and mw said I would have to get out soon if I didn't progress. I was really upset about this. She disappeared and came back with some jam on toast, which I said there was no way I could eat. Mw and DH encouraged me to try so I did, and it had an amazing effect.

Within 5 mins I had had a big rush of energy, and DD was born very shortly after. I put it down to the toast!!!!

Never underestimate the power of toast!

BikeRunSki · 31/07/2010 20:58

I did, but 24 hours later after CS anasetics had worn off. It was nectar.

During pg, birth and DS being ill earlier this year, I have spent weeks in Barnsley Hospital in the last couple of years and can honestly say that they make the best toast I have ever tasted.

thelennox · 31/07/2010 20:58

I gave birth at Southern General in March and got no toast - a roll and marmalade. Think they keep setting off the smoke alarms with the toaster or something!

pippylongstockings · 31/07/2010 21:00

Can't remember what I had with DS1 but tea and jam on toast with DS2 was top notch - I went into labour at 7.15am and had him at 8am so just in time for breakfast!!!!

I must have eaten about 3 rounds of toast truely.

GoodDaysBadDays · 31/07/2010 21:04

No toast here either, labour or any other ward.

(Southend)

Was aware of it on delivery suite but when offered toast for breakfast on postnatal ward and was given bread was very

It's all to do with smoke alarms and fire brigade coming out too many times apparently!

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mumatron · 01/08/2010 09:18

god you lot have had some shocking experiences!

dp thinks i'm being a drama queen over the no toast thing

i know i can send him out for food and we live really close so he could bring me tea and toast if i really want some, but it's just not the point!

and macaroni cheese and gravy?? wtf!?

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mejon · 01/08/2010 13:23

No toast in UHW in Cardiff 4 years ago (due to toaster setting smoke alarms off) - got a cup of tea and a small packet of biscuits. Luckily I'd brought marmite rolls from home so had one of those instead.

Emster30 · 01/08/2010 18:00

i gave birth at whipps cross 2 weeks ago and had hardly eaten a thing for about 36 hours. the midwife found me an egg and cress sandwich which was semi-frozen but tasted like the best thing ever, plus a cup of tea which was nectar. mmm. actually the food in whipps cross was not half bad, surprisingly!

stottiecake · 01/08/2010 21:55

ooh whipps! I gave birth there nov 08!

I demanded my dh got me an ice cold can of coke even though the midwives suggested that I just had a drink of water. It turned out they were right - the poor lady who was stitching me up had to dodge a river of 2nd hand coke!

I did get offered a very poor cheese and tomato sandwich - I couldn't eat it as it was so dry and I was just thirsty.

Tea and toast would have been just the ticket

expatinscotland · 01/08/2010 22:01

I'm telling ya, I brought my own bag on wheels! I even had a chain and bike lock to secure it as I knew the wardrobe wouldn't be large enough.

No way I'm going hungry! I just had a baby.

Buzzybb · 01/08/2010 22:15

Toast is banned at my mat hosp as it set off the fire alarms meaning a full call out of the fire brigade a couple of times a day.
Personally I would never have complained about firemen coming to visit in their uniforms, whatever the reason esp if it meant we got toast and tea

Ripeberry · 01/08/2010 22:19

When I had DD1, my DH and I were so grateful for that tea and toast and it was delicious!

flyingdoll · 02/08/2010 13:51

Having baby in the Southern General soon, I will make sure Mum and DH smuggle plenty of supplies in! I have a toaster at home. I also have a smoke alarm. Never once has the fire brigade been called out.

Iklboo · 02/08/2010 13:56

I got tea & toast. Midwife asked if I wanted my tea 'nesh or builders'

eth37 · 02/08/2010 16:00

I had tea but was forced to have sugar in it! I was utterly starving (delivered at 11.35pm) but was told I would have to wait until breakfast. DH had eaten my sandwich that I shoved into hospital bag and then the cheeky bugger helped himself to my cornflakes!! Grrrrr.

CouldOfWouldOfShouldOf · 02/08/2010 16:15

Actually, I can sort of forgive the hospitals for doing away with toasters.
I work in a Care Home and we had to get rid of ours as they kept setting off the smoke alarm, which automatically calls out the Fire Brigade, and they were getting pissed off with it.
Our assistant manager cried last time it happened as she got such a bollocking.

I cannot, however, forgive anywhere that serves soft cornflakes and stale rolls.
Haven't they heard of Tupperware? (or edible food for that matter)

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