Yes! We encourage you to keep the baby in the room with you as much as possible. This allows you to bond with your baby and to learn to care for him or her with the assistance of the nurses. Remember, the safety of your baby is always important. If you are too tired to keep an eye on your baby and no one else is staying in the hospital with you, you may request that your baby be taken to the nursery for a period of time.

Yes. We encourage you to keep the baby in the room with you as much as possible. This allows you to learn to care for your baby while in the hospital with the assistance of the nurses. Remember, safety of the baby is always important. If Mom is too tired to keep an eye on the baby and there is no one else staying with her, the nurses may suggest that the baby be taken to the nursery for a period of time.

Health professionals recommend that the ideal room temperature for your baby is around 18?C or 65?F. Our grobag? baby sleeping bags are designed to be used at this temperature. If the nursery is warmer or colder, simply adjust the level of clothing your child is wearing.

Please approach our Customer Service Officers at the Exchange & Returns counters and they will be able to arrange for a private room for you.

We offer both private and semi-private rooms. If you would prefer to reserve a private room, please inform us at the earliest possible time to insure that space will be available.

Rooms with a two digit number are in the School of Education, either in the 302 complex or the new 320 office.

The Natural Air™ regenerates clean, "fresh air" as found in the purest natural environments. Do not exceed a purifier setting higher than the square feet or square meters of the room.

Brief exposure to water-based paints and similar compounds in a well-ventilated area should not pose a significant risk to the fetus. Oil-based paints and paint thinners contain a number of aromatic organic solvents and exposure to these products should be limited or avoided, particularly during the first trimester.

Most birth and adoptive families talk about this in advance of the delivery. The birthmother may raise this as a topic for discussion as you talk on the phone or meet in person. Birthmothers are often already parents, and they know the meaning of bonding for the parent and child. They are often eager to have you at the birth or in the hospital soon after the birth, so they can witness your bonding with the child. Sometimes they prefer greater privacy.

Could your baby be teething? Our Guide to Pediatrics, Vincent Iannelli, M.D., offers insight about what signs to look for if you think your baby might be teething. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry provides answers to frequently asked questions about fluoride as well as the safety of fluoride.

Well-baby care is really a catchy phrase for preventive, primary care for children. Regular checkups ensure that your baby or child is developing properly. Importantly, checkups allow children to get their regularly scheduled immunizations, which prevent dangerous childhood diseases such as measles, polio or whooping cough. And of course, if your child is sick with a typical, non-emergency ailment such as an ear infection or strep throat, treatments are handled at a Brookdale Family Care Center.

You should always feel the baby move after 24 weeks. Many times if you are busy you may not notice them although there is movement occurring. If you notice no movements, stop what you are doing, drink something sweet such as orange juice, and lay on your left side in a quiet room. You should have 10 movements within 1 hour. Any movement counts. If not, then call office immediately or proceed to hospital.

The newborn's visual acuity (sharpness of vision) is approximately 20/400. This is equivalent to seeing only the big letter "E" on an eye chart. Vision slowly improves to 20/20 by age 2 years. Color vision is present at birth. Newborns at first don't pay much attention to the visual world but normally will blink when light shines in their eye. By 6 to 8 weeks of age, infants will fix their gaze on an object and follow its movement.

Yes you must contact reception prior to your arrival and we can organize this equipment to be in your room. The baby cot will be a complimentary service but the high chair will have a supplement charge of ?6.00 per week