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We were in the delivery room when our son was born. In fact, the birthparents wanted the baby to stay in their room the next night, and let me sleep on the pull-out sleeper in their room so I could feed him, change diapers, and bond (my husband slept on the waiting room floor!) The delivery room staff were wonderful!! They brought in extra chairs, and although only 2 are allowed in, they let the birthfather, me and my husband in. I guess it helped that my husband brought in 4 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts for all the delivery staff! The delivery room nurse gave me an arm bracelet (at the birthmother's request) giving me access to my son before the bonding papers were signed which caused a bit of a problem with the social worker. The post-partum staff and the nursery staff were a little stand offish, but once the birthmother left the hospital, they were totally different. The charge nurse in the nursery said we could spend as much time with him as we wanted and even gave us a basic child care primer! We went out of our way not to be intrusive and food always helps!