The Maternity Ward visit
Posted by boidster on October 24, 2007
Well that went well, and a lot quicker than I expected.
It was all about doing a reccie of the ward, get an idea where everything is, you know drinks machine, paper shop, the important stuff. Oh, and where the baby would be delivered.
Turns out they have three different types of room, depending on how easy the labour is, and whether there are any complications. Surely the whole birth thing is quite complicated as it is, although we now know which room we don’t want to be in as it’ll mean something’s gone tits up. It’s the one with the most monitors and apparatus, scary place!
Thing is, it’s all very well and good doing this kind of visit, but I have a feeling my powers of intuition and memory may go out the window when it all starts. My memory isn’t the best when I’m calm and settled!
The one lasting point that has already stuck in my mind is the heating. Now I know they turn up the heat in hospitals, but this was bloody ridiculous. Imagine really dry heat which you can’t get away from. Sahara without the sand and camels almost. I’ve got a ruddy headache from it now, and we were only in there for about 40 minutes.
Here’s a thought, next time I make that journey, it’ll be for real!
