u/MixEvery4958

20M Hey everyone, first-time dad here. My girlfriend gave birth to our daughter yesterday, and we just hit our 24-hour mark. The baby is currently getting all her 24-hour labs and tests run right now. Vitals are good, mom is recovering well, and we are desperate to get home and comfortable.
The issue is that our nurse and the OB/GYN told us we cannot be discharged today solely because we don’t have an established pediatrician lined up yet. Because it’s Sunday, all the regular clinics are closed, so we literally can't call an office right now to book the day-2 or day-3 follow-up appointment. They are telling us we have to stay an extra night just so we can make a phone call tomorrow morning.
We are completely willing to sign a conditional discharge or a form promising to call and establish a doctor at 8:00 AM tomorrow, or even use an on-site hospital network clinic if they have one.
As nurses, is this normal policy for a Sunday? Is there a standard workaround for this that we can ask the Charge Nurse for so we don't have to stay an extra 24 hours just for a phone call? We really want to avoid having to ask for AMA paperwork if we can help it, but we feel totally stuck. Appreciate any advice.

Hey everyone, first-time dad here. My girlfriend gave birth to our daughter yesterday, and we just hit our 24-hour mark. The baby is currently getting all her 24-hour labs and tests run right now. Vitals are good, mom is recovering well, and we are desperate to get home and comfortable.
The issue is that our nurse and the OB/GYN told us we cannot be discharged today solely because we don’t have an established pediatrician lined up yet. Because it’s Sunday, all the regular clinics are closed, so we literally can't call an office right now to book the day-2 or day-3 follow-up appointment. They are telling us we have to stay an extra night just so we can make a phone call tomorrow morning.
We are completely willing to sign a conditional discharge or a form promising to call and establish a doctor at 8:00 AM tomorrow, or even use an on-site hospital network clinic if they have one.
As nurses, is this normal policy for a Sunday? Is there a standard workaround for this that we can ask the Charge Nurse for so we don't have to stay an extra 24 hours just for a phone call? We really want to avoid having to ask for AMA paperwork if we can help it, but we feel totally stuck. Appreciate any advice.