Last night at our Bradley class we were talking about what to pack in the bag that you bring to the hospital. Some of the things we "need" are a basin and a puddle pad for the car ride... in case you have the baby in the car. I don't think this will be a problem for us because we are only 15 minutes from our hospital and there is a different hospital across the street from our house.... and yet another ER on the way. So we are set.
Steven always gets really excited when we talk about having the baby in inopportune places. He gets so excited because, of coarse, he will be the one doing the catching. The idea of him "catching" the baby worries me a little. They seem to be pretty slippery when the come out... and doctors/midwives are trained in "catching." Maybe on our second time around.
After sharing this, someone said, "It's okay, you (Steven) can catch him (John) by the umbilical cord if he slips!"
And I said, "And then we can tell him (John) that that is why he has an outie!"
It was funny (and kinda made my belly button hurt a bit), but in all seriousness I totally trust Steven with our delivery. He has been very involved and such a great coach already. However, I'm not sure if I'm just being naive but I really think our birth isn't going to be that dramatic. Tons of people have babies every day... and you only occasionally here crazy stories... and if you do here them often, they are probably repeats. Our plan is to stay calm and take it one contraction at a time.
Craig thinks it would be awesome to have the baby in the car. Of course, the only way that would happen for us is during a transfer which would be very unlikely and the midwife would be with us. But the boy can hope :-)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I want to help catch the baby but Craig has no interest, he thinks the baby will be too yucky. He's right, he/she will be, but I have a feeling Craig isn't going to care that much about that by then.
You're brave! Maybe with our second one I and/or Steven can help. I will be satisfied to have him in my arms imediately.... we are getting so close!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to find out what ya'll are having!
I don't think I ever said it would be awesome to have a baby in the car.
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