But wait! There's more!

We actually did learn a useful thing or two at the Childbirth Preparation class yesterday.

Perhaps most importantly, we learned what the code word is for "GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF MY ROOM RIGHT NOW". And no, I won't tell you what the code word is, because what if you end up to be "these people"? Then wouldn't it be embarassing for everyone involved if I revealed here that the code word is, say "Graham Crackers", and then you're in my room while my boobs are soaking my hospital gown and I call the nurse's station and say "Hey, I need some graham crackers like whoah!"

Mmmmmm.......graham crackers......

Oh, sorry.

So the other thing is that since ALL of the regular labor and delivery rooms were occupied during the class, the tour took us, instead, to the Birth Center Suite. Which, um, WE WANT. One of the hospitals two birthing tubs (we're hoping for a waterbirth) is in this room. (The other is between two of the regular L & D rooms.) The cool thing (well, one of many) about the Birth Center Suite is that once there, you're there for the duration. It has all the comforts of the post partum rooms, and the accessibility to everything necessary for a non-medicalized birth all right in the same place (they even use simpy a doppler for occassional fetal monitoring, rather than strapping stuff to you or screwing electrodes into your babies head!). This means, of course, that you can't use the Birth Center Suite if you're planning an induction, or an epidural, or any other slew of medical interventions. (Signal sad looks and sighs from everyone else in the class, while BD and I look at each other and give each other a telepathic high five, because we know we won't have to contend with any of them for availability of the room!)

It also has a separate room with a couch and chairs (and maybe even a single bed?) so there is more room for visitors, and just, you know, a spot for you to go other than the queen size bed facing the birth tub, which I'll totally use for baths post-partum, too, assuming they'll let me.

The only other requirement for using this room (it doesn't even cost more!!) is that you've had a complication free pregnancy and no known risks such as Gestational Diabetes, Pre-eclampsia, etc., etc., etc.

So, here's hoping that our pregnancy remains low-risk and complication free, and that no one else beats us to the Birth Center Suite (WHY DO THEY ONLY HAVE ONE?!?!?) on the day of our big event.