I am really feeling like the end is in sight, and I am so ready to meet our little guy!
I think he is beginning to drop. My belly looks very different and he feels different too. It is so exciting to think about my body getting ready to finally bring our little boy into the world. Unfortunately, it also means I have to pee all the time! Oh well.
The most exciting part of the week was going on our hospital tour. I know that it doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it was to me. I had never even been in the hospital where we will have him, and while I had heard good things, I had lots of questions. I left feeling wonderful! The hospital is just a few years old and really nice. The LDR rooms and the postpartum rooms are all really big and go for that homey feel. While that is great, it is really the policies I was concerned about.
My biggest fear was of them taking the baby away from me soon after the birth. I can’t really explain why this was so upsetting to me, but I just imagined them whisking away my little guy for hours and me not being able to be with him. I also have been afraid (irrationally so I know) that they will get him mixed up and I will never be able to prove he is ours because the DNA doesn’t match. Stupid, but there you go. Anyway, they told us on the tour that the hospital policy is to keep mom and baby together the entire time unless there is something wrong with the baby. They do all of the newborn care, testing, and bathing right in the room and the baby doesn’t even go to the nursery until the next day when he goes for his hearing screening and circumcision. I was ecstatic! Their security procedures are also very reassuring.
My other concern was that the visitation policies would keep our kids from coming in to see the baby. We also got very good news on that front. While there are some restrictions in labor & delivery, they are pretty lenient, and the postpartum wing has no restrictions on visitation. I feel very good about the hospital and it has really put my mind at ease. I almost wish we had gone a few months ago and saved me some worry!
Anyway, time is going by pretty quickly and I am getting very excited. We put together all of the baby furniture and started washing his clothes, so I am feeling better about getting everything done. I am still feeling pretty good other than a nasty cold, and I hope the rest of the pregnancy goes as smoothly as the last 34 weeks!
6 weeks to go!
