"Maternity, Birth"

Had my baby and everything went amazingly well! I found all the midwives/nurses I saw were incredibly friendly and supportive. 

The next day I was supposed to be going home and had a paediatrician come and tell me that my baby had to stay because they wanted to do another round of bloods in 24hr. (due to opposite blood groups) 

I felt frustrated because I was told my baby wouldn’t be checked on however ring the bell if need be. (If they aren't being checked why do I need to be there?) 

After speaking to my midwife regarding this she advised me baby is completely healthy and she could do the bloods at home for me.

I queried this with the pead who I felt insisted I had to wait 3hrs to feed my baby (who is fed on demand) and then had to pump 30mls of milk. I wasn’t even 24hrs PP- my milk wasn’t even in! They mentioned that if I couldn’t express this amount that I would have to substitute with formula which I felt is a letdown because I understand the hospital supports BFHI! 

This all left me really frustrated and let down with the health system. If that’s the advice coming from a trained paed then I feel that’s a little concerning. 

What makes me frustrated mostly is if I was a first time mother I believe I would have been fear mongered into believing my baby was sick. 

If it wasn’t for my midwife through the MGP I feel I wouldn’t have known my baby was well.