Do your units have a quiet time to allow the babes to rest? Our unit had a policy of quiet between 1-2pm, NO visitors allowed, not even parents. This has been extended to 1-3pm, same rules apply, only mums allowed in if the babe needs a breastfeed at that time. Some mums upset at this , both with the length of time and that they arent allowed to sit in peace and quiet with their baby for two whole hours! Some mothers feel the need to spin out the breast feeds so they arent asked to leave! Also some of our mums travel some distance every day since our unit was centralised,and have no where to go during these two hours, apart from the cafeteria, (expensive on a daily basis!). I feel this is unfair to parents, our rules are pretty inflexible. we practise using a developmental care model, its very important to us, so I understand the reasons behind this extended time but I feel its too long and too rigid. Boss not sympathetic, when trying to reason with her about a mum who had travelled a fair distance and just wanted to sit with her babe during "quiet time" I was asked whos side I was on!!!!!:angryfire any variations on length and "RULES" for quiet time?
