I should be happy that my baby was born five days ago. But I am becoming more and more sceptical about the hospital she was born in...
The hospital has been reminding us to go back for the same tests that was done two days after she was born....
Then treatment(phototherapy) performed despite she was near the level of Neonatal Jaundice (1.5) She was diagnosed as 1.47. Blood test was conducted. She was clear. Now on the fifth day, going through the same test again.
I am not a doctor...but couldn't stop wondering how a baby just a few days old. Can subject to numerous tests (otoacoustic emission, neonatal bilirubin, blood tests) ?
When it comes to your own child, money is never an issue......but are all these tests necessary in such short spate of time? So far, the hospital only said neonatal jaundice...
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Funny.
I had quite a similar incident. Post-natal as well but concerning my wife rather than my baby.
At the time my wife delivered our child, she was diagnosed with high-blood pressure (which oddly only appeared like 2 weeks before delivery when regular monthly checkups months before showed nothing).
She was put other special observation during her labor period which involved strict monitoring of both her vital stats as well as the baby (doctors and nurses were afraid her high blood pressure might adversely affect the baby).
Fortunately, the birth went through without a hitch. Baby was medically certified ok and ready to go home the next day.
But not my wife. Doctors said her blood pressure was still 'too' high and risky to bring home in case something happens to her at home.
Gave her various blood meds and kept her permanently hooked up to a blood pressure monitor.
On the 3rd day, 2 shift doctors discussed with her with the intention to release her and was she happy. But got overridden by the senior doctor and told to stay another day. Told to rest and relax to bring the pressure down. Best part was she got moved to a ward which was packed with visitors that had kids running around playing. How to relax in such a din?
My wife was on the point of breaking down. She wanted to go home. She was pretty much healthy and she was worried about our son, whom we noted started to develop early signs of jaundice (yellowish stains on the sides of the eyes).
I checked with 2 relatives who are full time nurses at 2 other hospitals and they said the same thing: high-blood pressure is normal near birth periods and it will go down after a while.
Decided before my wife had a full nervous breakdown, I informed the doctor that I wanted to discharge my wife from the hospital on the night of the 3rd day. Told her I will take full responsibility and will indemnify the hospital. We got out that very night (remembered it well as 1. it rained heavily that night and 2. Spain won Euro 2008 that night.
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To end it all, my wife's blood pressure went down and had no health issues after that.
And this was a gahment hospital.
I can tell they were genuinely concerned but with several consistent medical opinions in contradiction to one senior opinion, it kinda left a bad impression on me.
My wife agreed later on that for our next child, it will be a private hospital this time.