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Deenintendo
LIF Adolescent
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are hospital tours worth it?
I'm 24 and 1/2 weeks and deciding if i should sign up for a hospital tour, i will be delivering at north shore manhasset
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Posted 7/13/12 5:19 PM  |
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PrettyPeonies
GAW my baby boy <3
Member since 8/10 3874 total posts
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Pino
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
IMPO, I thought it was worth it. I found out at 34 wks that I was delivering at Good Sam. I thought I was going to be at Southside. Well I had some fears delivering there, not b/c it isnt a fantastic hospital but, for personal reason. Anyway, all those worries vanished after I saw things first hand for myself. Plus, we asked a bunch of questions to the RN giving the tour that we never had thought of before.
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| Posted 7/13/12 5:33 PM |
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jj8182
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/10 594 total posts
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
i didnt think so. my tour at NS manhasset lasted 3 hours! i would much rather have slept.
eta: i would just go on my own to look at where the admitting office and make sure that they have your paperwork.
Message edited 7/13/2012 5:48:41 PM.
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| Posted 7/13/12 5:47 PM |
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Alexandra17
Keep It Positive
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Alexandra (ali)
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are hospital tours worth it?
IMHO, just do it. You never know what questions other people ask that you never thought of and it's good to get your bearings.
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| Posted 7/13/12 6:26 PM |
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MaybeBabyTwo
LIF Infant
Member since 10/09 104 total posts
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Happy Mommy
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
I think so. If nothing else it's just exciting to see everything and it makes it all seem so much more real. I loved my hospital tour. 
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| Posted 7/13/12 8:10 PM |
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
Meh. We missed it (DD was born the day before) and I don't think I missed much.
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| Posted 7/13/12 8:27 PM |
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Mrs213
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are hospital tours worth it?
When do u do this normally?
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| Posted 7/13/12 9:48 PM |
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springsandra
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Member since 11/09 7155 total posts
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Sandra
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are hospital tours worth it?
I loved ours. It was done during my L&D class though. I'm OOS but I don't know if it makes a difference. I already scheduled another hospital tour for this pregnancy (I think mine is when I'm around 35 or 36 weeks -- it's on the calendar because I don't remember at all).
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| Posted 7/13/12 10:13 PM |
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butterfly20
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are hospital tours worth it?
If you skip it...
Remember to bring a copy of your paperwork for admitting- sometimes it gets lost.....I know mine did, and I heard it from others....
If you end up going after a certain time at night the main entrance is closed and you need to go thru emergency....
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| Posted 7/13/12 11:43 PM |
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cutie
LIF Adult
Member since 2/06 1893 total posts
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Janine
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
Do you need to do it - no.
However, for me, it alleviated some of the unknown that was coming with the delivery. I felt better seeing where I was going to be delivering, knowing their procedures, etc. Gave me a little bit more peace of mind.
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| Posted 7/14/12 9:07 AM |
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Sparrow
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are hospital tours worth it?
I guess it depends on what type of person you are. I was (and am again) so excited to be pregnant and wanted to experience as much of it as I could. I took the Lamaze class at my hospital and had the tour during it. Was it necessary and did I really learn anything new besides visiting hours? No. Did I still enjoy the experience and would I do it again? Absolutely. Also, I think it did make me a bit more comfortable for the overall L&D experience.
An added benefit was the per-registration they did at this time. I'm not sure when you would do this otherwise and it saves you a lot of time when you actually come in to deliver.
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| Posted 7/14/12 10:50 AM |
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Atherley
So in Love with my DS
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are hospital tours worth it?
I did the tour at Good Sam last week and IMO it was worth it, because questions came up that I would have never thought to ask and the nurse who did the tour answered some of the questions I did have.
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| Posted 7/14/12 10:58 AM |
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
i found it worth it!
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| Posted 7/14/12 11:14 AM |
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whoababy11
it's only forever
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
crashing to say that i planned to but was put on bedrest so never actually did the tour. i did have to visit the hospital a few times for monitoring, however, so i was somewhat familiar with the setting, which made me feel better. i liked knowing exactly where admitting was when i needed it, ya know? but i also dont think its a huge deal if you dont do it either. big whoop, you ask someone to direct you where you need to go.
good luck!
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| Posted 7/14/12 11:24 AM |
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BeachGal
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Member since 2/10 2827 total posts
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
I didnt do a hospital tour because I thought it would be a waste of time. I think I called them about pre-registering and they mailed me the paperwork which I mailed or faxed back. I dont think my DH would go on a tour, LOL. We had no problems on the day I delivered but I was induced.
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| Posted 7/14/12 12:40 PM |
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Cheeks24
Living a dream
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are hospital tours worth it?
I think it's going to be worth it. I will be 36 weeks when we go.
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| Posted 7/14/12 2:05 PM |
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Dolphinsbaby
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Re: are hospital tours worth it?
Posted by cutie
Do you need to do it - no.
However, for me, it alleviated some of the unknown that was coming with the delivery. I felt better seeing where I was going to be delivering, knowing their procedures, etc. Gave me a little bit more peace of mind.
Same thing for me.
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