Question for Tauranga mums

I haven't had a baby there, but a friend did a few years ago and she was in a room with up to 3 other people...just on a maternity ward. They would have individual rooms too, just don't know what the criteria would be to get one. The hospital has been renovated though...not sure how much has changed.

Ive only had 1 of mine up there he was #6 I got a single room but had had an emergency c-sec

I had both of my babies there. I didn't get a single room either time. My first was a pretty bad birth and i was EXHAUSTED and was put in with another mum. Her baby cried quite a bit. Luckily she was only in there for the first night. After that i was on my own. With my second i had a room all to myself even though there was another bed in there. That was a normal birth.

My first was born in the scummy old maternity unit but my second was born in the new maternity ward which is a lot nicer.

It depends how busy they are i guess, whether or not you end up in with other mums. It should only be one other mum if you do.

Edited to add, i don't think they want partner's staying. There isn't really anywhere for them anyway. You could always ask your MW just to check whether it would be possible or not.

Edited by DebandKaelen

I'm having a c-section on the 19th so guessing (depending on room) that I'll get my own room. Those of you who have had babies up there do they supply some nappies and maternity pads??

Hope you don't mind me asking a question StephiG, this is the 1st time and last time I'll be having a baby in Tauranga hospital.

DebandKaelen wrote: I had both of my babies there. I didn't get a single room either time. My first was a pretty bad birth and i was EXHAUSTED and was put in with another mum. Her baby cried quite a bit. Luckily she was only in there for the first night. After that i was on my own. With my second i had a room all to myself even though there was another bed in there. That was a normal birth. My first was born in the scummy old maternity unit but my second was born in the new maternity ward which is a lot nicer. It depends how busy they are i guess, whether or not you end up in with other mums. It should only be one other mum if you do. Edited to add, i don't think they want partner's staying. There isn't really anywhere for them anyway. You could always ask your MW just to check whether it would be possible or not.

Yeah mum told me partners arent allowed to stay, I just know in a LOT of other hospitals partners are allowed to stay for the first night or so. My friends boyfriend stayed with her the whole time she was in hospital. He just slept on the floor on this little mattress thing.

Limochick wrote: I'm having a c-section on the 19th so guessing (depending on room) that I'll get my own room. Those of you who have had babies up there do they supply some nappies and maternity pads?? Hope you don't mind me asking a question StephiG, this is the 1st time and last time I'll be having a baby in Tauranga hospital.

Yep they supply maternity pads and nappies. Well they did when i was there.

I had one baby in the old maternity annex. I was alone in a 4 bed room. There were only a handful of new mums there at the time though and I'd had an emergency c/s.

Second baby in the new maternity ward was a planned c/s. I had my own room close to the nurses station. The hospital provided all the pads, nappies and disposable flannels I needed. I found they weren't too strict about visiting hours so long as the visitors came during the day. That may have been because I had a single room? They don't restrict partner's visits, but we never asked about him staying the night as we had another child at home he had to care for.