"Newborn baby"

When I was in labour I was not considered active labour but was vomiting, uncontrollably shaking and was experiencing back labour. They midwife left me alone for 3 hours in the assment room with my partner. I had vomited all over myself and the floor during this time where my partner had to take care of me. We had hit the call button and no one came in my partner had to go find someone to find stuff to clean me and the floor with. They still did not come see me when my partner had explained what happened. When the midwife came in they told my partner they had to leave as I was not in active labour and they weren't allowed to be there and I believe they had no idea what had happened the 3 hours I was in there alone. If my partner hadn't been there I feel I would of been alone covered in vomit for hours by myself. They then did not want to let my partner in the next day when the doctors were coming around. After many discussions and the doctors okay they were allowed in for when the doctor was there to discuss the options for pain management and delivery.

When our baby was born they had low glucose levels. When the midwife came to check our baby a few hours later they took our baby telling me they will be an hour to complete what needed to be done, I said to the midwife no worries I will have a bit of a sleep. During our baby’s check their levels went low again. They never came to let me know but instead decided to formal feed my baby. I was not planning on giving my baby formula and had told the midwife’s I wanted to try breastfeed (this was my first child). When I woke up it had been 2 hours I walked down to find where my baby was. The doctor was there placing a cannula in them just incase they have an infection because their glucose levels were not staying up. There was no other signs of infection and there was no discussion with me prior to any of this happening. I thought our baby was just going for a check up but instead went through a completely unnecessary procedure that was never touched for the next 3 days while we waited for the results, and given formula when I was able to express 5ml of colostrum the next day with help of a midwife. Once our baby starting to feed off me their glucose stayed up and did not need anything else.

I am disgusted in what happened the first 6 hours of my babies life and think that doctors need to speak to parents instead of making there life easier to do seemingly invasive procedures just incase.