Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Hospital Experience

While home with Zak, I find myself watching tv. A lot. The other day I saw an episode of Scrubs that had me laughing out loud. It's relevant to today's topic so I'll quote it here. In this episode, J.D. is describing the realities of childbirth:

You'll fart, pee, puke, and poop in front of ten complete strangers who'll be staring intently at your vagina which, by the way, has an 80% chance of tearing!

Hilarious and disturbing! For those of you wondering what to expect from childbirth in a hospital setting, here are some highlights:

  • The nurses are the ones who do almost all the work. With Zak, the doctor was present for about 30 minutes of my 36 hour stay.
  • That being said, my nurses were awesome and extremely competent. I can't imagine why anyone would want to give birth at home, they really do a great job taking care of you in the hospital.

  • Meals are served at old people hours. Breakfast is at 7AM, lunch at 11AM, and dinner at 4:30PM.

  • Moms get all the attention. Dads have to sleep on the equivalent of a park bench with a cushion, so you fellas might want to bring a pillow.

  • Did I mention attention? Moms get a LOT of attention... at all hours of day and night. Nurses come in to poke and prod you every few hours, sleep or no sleep.

  • If your hospital is like ours, there are all kinds of free things you can take home. Almost everything in the baby's bassinet is yours to take: diapers, wipes, a bowl for sponge baths...

  • For you technonerds out there, the hospital likely has free wi-fi so bring your gadgets

  • Your prize for a successful delivery? Adult diapers and disposable underwear! You can tell Kyle thinks it's very sexy.


Totally hot
That's Kyle's bed by the window. Yup, the one with the big column in the middle of it

3 comments:

Ruthie said...

What?? I thought I had pumped you for all the dirty details but adult diapers? Oh merciful jesus!

Unknown said...

Wow! It's even more fun than I could have imagined.

Anonymous said...

TMI.........TMI.......TMI.....!!!!!##??^^^(@#$$!!!