U.S. Mommies To Be

[lisaf]

My hospital has a tour, I'll be going. I know what the private rooms look like since I visted my friend there this August, but I dont' know what the labor ward looks like etc...

 

[southerngal2]

Hi Soph22! :wave: Welcome!

I'm not sure about a tour. I had my two daughters at the same hospital, but I'm sure a lot has changed since then.

 

[lisaf]

my mom told me how much the hospital changed each time she had us, lol... its pretty funny.

For my brother, they were all shared rooms, hospital style rooms.
With me, they still had mostly shared, hospital rooms, but had 1 birthing suite that looked like a bedroom (4 poster bed included). It was first-come first-serve and my mom lucked out and got that room with me. Then with my sister they had redone all the rooms to be a sort of hybrid etc.. homey touches etc.

I care more about certain policies and procedures... one co-worker told me they show you a big red button and explain that if they hit that button, it means something really drastic/bad has happened.... and that co-worker saw them hit that button when his son was born he was ok in the end, but just knowing whats going on etc can help.

My hospital just added some policies about parents rights this past summer... the right to refuse a pacifier, refuse a bottle etc... so stuff like that changes all the time.

Oh... and you can pre-register during the tour so its a little less paperwork when you show up.

 

[Soph22]

I have my first childbirth prep class at the hospital where I'll be delivering next weekend. I'm hoping that a tour is part of the class.
I was actually up in labor and delivery when I needed an IV due to sickness, but they supposedly put us in the smallest room that doesn't get used much. At least that's what we're hoping! It wasn't that great.

 

[MissFox]

I'm taking birthing classes at a different hospital because they are supposed to be "better"

Ok- so this just happened in my life:
I'm wearing my shirt that says "I'm not fat, I'm KNOCKED UP"
A guy walks into work and asks for headphones- I get up to get them for him.
While opening the cabinet he asks if I think my shirt is "Mean"
I respond "not really" and he asks "you don't think that's mean??"
My response was something like this
"Considering pre-pregnancy I had a BMI of 33 and am considered "obese"- no I do not find my shirt to be mean- I find it funny because I am fat"
He told me he wasn't trying to be mean just understand why I would wear my shirt.

Some people.

 

[luckyme225]

I already pre-registered for delivery. The midwife/ob office gave us a # to call when we turn 20 weeks. I called the # to sign up for the hospital tour so we will see how long it takes for them to call back.

 

[lisaf]

The hospital tour at mine is just every tuesday night I think at 6 and 7 ... you just show up. But I'm taking the classes at the hospital and I know they include the tour as part of the classes so I'll just do that.

Miss Fox - that shirt is awesome, lol... that guy has no sense of humor. If he was an overweight woman, I could see why he'd think maybe it was mean in some way (like saying "i have an excuse to be 'fat', you don't") I totally need that shirt by the way, lol! I'm overweight to begin with and the only reason I think I look pregnant now is because I wear maternity clothes... I swear I'm not sticking out anymore than I was before!

My neighbor this morning shouted 'congratulations' as I was heading to my car... I haven't told her I'm pregnant, so either she heard it from another neighbor or I officially look pregnant now. I thanked her but when I got in my car I started overthinking it. I was totally thinking I don't look that different than I did when I was just fat and was kind of insulted... lol.. I know thats stupid of me, but it was just a funny reaction on my part I think.

 

[MissFox]

Yea- no sense of humor at all. I've only gained 13 lbs so far this pregnancy (which is AWESOME) since my Dr told me to try to keep under 25 total. I'm eating fine- and splurging (I have a box of Ferrero Rocher right next to me) here and there but I am 5'1 and weighed 174 at the beginning of pregnancy- thus making me very over weight. I was just shocked by it though- He still didn't get it after I explained what I thought in my head but it is what it is I suppose.
PS You can get the shirt at Spencers.

 

[southerngal2]

OMG! I soooo want a shirt like that!

 

[heyyady]

I would love to do a tour, not for me but for my nervous neurotic hubby! However, the hospital that will be delivering the twins charges $100 per couple to take the tour/mini class and doesn't do any part of the tour on C-sections. Total waste of time and $.

 

[DarlingMe]

They charge for a tour?? It is advertising for them! How dumb.

 

[MissFox]

That's crazy to charge for a tour!!

 

[Annunakian]

Wow, I can't believe they charge for a freaking tour and don't even include everything.

I'll be getting a tour in a few weeks, not sure when seeing as how I pretty much wait for them to call me when I am 36 weeks and then set up an appointment to go. From what I saw online it's a pretty nice place, but we'll see how nice it is when it comes to following my birth plan. It's pretty simple, but who knows what they are willing to do.

 

[heyyady]

The "Tour" is 4 hours long with a Mini-class attached- that's how they justify it. Just talked to a family friend who is head nurse in the NICU there and she's arranging for us to meet her on her lunch hour and she's going to do it herself!

 

[Annunakian]

Ha! Good way to get around it! Hope you have fun.

 

[blessedmomma]

hi ladies!!!!! just found this thread so havent read through it yet, but im so excited to be here!!

i will try to read up on some stuff as im on bed rest til baby is induced here in 3 weeks.

 

[camishantel]

I did the virtual tour on line and am going to do the real tour in a couple weeks...I already pre registered

 

[sma1588]

hey ladies i also just found this thread and im not to far along but very excited as the days go by it sinks in more and i get more excited...im in southern cali .......i will read all the other pages 2morrow cuz im going to bed now im super tired

 

[heyyady]

well, It's official. We bought a minivan.

 

[MissFox]

WOOHOO! Gotta love mommy mobiles! We got rid of my 07 dodge Dakota and got an 02 Dodge Ram 1500 that had the full four doors. 02 was kinda old but it had only 49,000 miles on it.