I ended up with an emergency section. The initial recovery ward was good. However, once moved to the Ashgrove ward you are just left to your own devices. I repeatedly tried to get support with feeding with no intervention till the afternoon the day after my daughter was born at 2am. She had only had one syringe of colostrum in all that time (30ish hours). You'd press the call button and could be waiting 30-40minutes before feeding support came.
I got discharged without being informed how to administer my anticloting injections. Or that I had antibiotics to take.
Transferred to Dr Gray's as early as I could. The care there was amazing. Cannot rate enough. Staff always quickly on hand to offer support. Helped with every feed. Set up multiple methods of support. Did however have to give up and exclusively pump as by this point my daughter was at dangerous weight loss.
"Child birth and recovery"
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