Tonight my Mom and I went on a tour of the Labor & Delivery Dept. at Plantation General Hospital, where Baby Carly will be born.
PGH is exactly 4.65 miles from my house and it is a "level 3" hospital for babies, which means that type of infant emergency would be handled there. Babies born here do not have to be flown to other hospitals ... this is where they fly the babies that need emergency care.
It was nice to have a delivery nurse answer all my burning questions...
1. Do the delivery rooms have stereos/speakers set up for MP3 players? - The answer was no. They have CD players but they are not MP3 compatible, so you have to bring your own iPod speakers. An experienced mother at this point made the comment "the last thing you are going to want to do is change the music on your iPod between contractions." Well, duh! That's why I'm going to create a birthing playlist in advance.
2. If I'm in labor for a long time, can I order room service? - The answer was no. They suggested eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the car on the way over.
3. Can I use my cell phone in the delivery room to call all my friends to proudly announce "This is my moment! This is my miracle!" - Once again, the answer was no. No?!?!? I was really expecting a yes on this one ... I can't believe they won't let you use cell phones from the delivery rooms!
Strike 3. Oh, well. At least now I know what the delivery rooms look like and exactly what they are going to do to Baby Carly after they take her away after the initial hour of mommy and baby bonding time.
I also saw Dr. C today and I have gained 28 pounds. With 3 months still to go. Eeek gads!
Dr. C told me not to worry because he says I'm not allowed to do any of the activities that burn calories. Easy for him to say. He's not the one who's going to have to lose all this weight!
I am proud to announce that I resisted the free cookies and juice that were offered at the hospital as part of our maternity tour.
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