Discharge Instructions
This information is not meant to replace advice given by your healthcare provider. If you have any questions, please contact your healthcare provider.
For Mom:
After you return home, you may experience something that you are not sure is normal. The following is a brief summary of things you may want to look for and call your healthcare provider if you experience.
- Soaking a maxipad in one (1) hour
- Passing of plum-sized clots or tissue
- Lower abdominal pain or increased cramping
- Temperature of 100.5 or greater or chills
- Foul odor from vaginal discharge
- Burning sensation or pain while urinating or frequency of urination
- Severe tenderness and reddening of breast(s)
- Reddening or tenderness of incision/episiotomy and/or oozing drainage
- Pain, redness, swelling or warmth of lower legs
- Headache accompanied by changes in vision
- Pain, redness, swelling or drainage at your IV site; check this three times daily for three days after you leave the hospital
For Baby:
If you notice any of the following symptoms during the first two (2) weeks, call your baby's physician.
- A temperature over 100.4 axillary
- Vomiting (not just spitting up)
- Refusal of several feedings in a row
- Excessive sleepiness or inconsolable crying as if in pain
- Frequent, foul-smelling watery bowel movements
- Increasing jaundice (yellow color) of the skin
- Any cyanosis (blue color) of the skin (except hands and feet)
- Any other problems that make you worry
- If your baby had an IV: pain, redness, swelling or drainage at the site; check this three times daily for three days after you leave the hospital
The above is intended as a guideline in the event of an unusual occurrence. We encourage you to call your healthcare provider with any concerns you may have regarding yourself or your baby.