We had a very Peanut-centered day, with a doctor’s appointment in the afternoon and part 2 of our childbirth class this evening. There is really no narrative arc to this post, so I instead offer you a series of random observations:
-The doctor enlightened us on what parts of Peanut’s anatomy we’ve been feeling and observing, being able to tell exactly how the baby is positioned. The bad news is that apparently we’ve been affectionately rubbing the baby’s butt. Well, that and it has its little hands basically behind my hip bone, perfectly lined up to sucker punch me. The good news is that Peanut has its head face down, so if it can stay that way we’re in business.
-There is at most only one other couple in our class (out of around 10) who is within 5 years of us in age. And yet, all the guys look like they belong in a frat house.
-No one asks questions in our classes, despite the nurse’s best efforts to solicit them. That is, until she made the mistake today of making an offhand reference to epidurals. And then she could not stem the tide of questions, despite her efforts to refer them to the next session, when drugs were supposed to be addressed. Really, if they offered a class just on drugs, no one would come to the rest of the classes.
-We went on a tour of Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby in today’s class and the rooms look more like hotels than hospital rooms. In the Mother/Baby rooms there is even one of those little triangle things on the bed that basically says "enjoy your stay." Combined with the childcare services, if it wasn't so expensive I'd ask to stay for weeks.
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