After our tour of Altamonte, decision has been made to go there for delivery. Resulting in switching OBGYNs, but wasn't really attached to the current one anyhow. Really enjoyed the tour at Altamonte though, much more relaxed atmosphere. Dave was pleased that the medical stuff was hidden behind picture frames and in cabinets. I'm happy with all the choices they have to help with the birth, should make going natural easier.
Meet the midwives next week and the new doctor in a month. Hope all goes well!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Decisions, decisions
So, we did our tour of the baby place last week. It really stinks when a place just doesn't fit right. Rooms were smaller than I'd expected and the layout not as conducive to the possible large amount of visitors we could have. Overall, just didn't feel like it was 'it'. SOOOooo, spent all weekend pondering what to do. Switching hospitals means switching doctors, which one would think would be easy to do, but it doesn't feel quite right to leave my doctor when they didn't really do anything wrong.
Still leaning towards the birthing center, but hubby still wants security of being in the hospital for the first one. Going to tour FL hospital Altamonte's baby place today, since they have the birthing center IN the hospital, would be a perfect compromise. Really is more what I want, just from the website they seem to have so much more to offer. Also, if all is well and the pediatrician can see the baby the next day, I can leave in 24 hours. Much better than they required 48 hrs I have to stay in the other one (again, another reason why I want to feel comfortable with where I was). Hoping the tour goes well and I get a better feeling... and if so, that I can make the doctor switch easily. I have an appointment tomorrow, so probably would talk to them then. Hopefully insurance doesn't have an issue either.
Advice for others, tour hospitals before you get pregnant and make sure you like them or be sure it doesn't matter to you. Before, I thought I'd never of cared what the room was like, etc. Now that I am pregnant... oh, it matters.
Still leaning towards the birthing center, but hubby still wants security of being in the hospital for the first one. Going to tour FL hospital Altamonte's baby place today, since they have the birthing center IN the hospital, would be a perfect compromise. Really is more what I want, just from the website they seem to have so much more to offer. Also, if all is well and the pediatrician can see the baby the next day, I can leave in 24 hours. Much better than they required 48 hrs I have to stay in the other one (again, another reason why I want to feel comfortable with where I was). Hoping the tour goes well and I get a better feeling... and if so, that I can make the doctor switch easily. I have an appointment tomorrow, so probably would talk to them then. Hopefully insurance doesn't have an issue either.
Advice for others, tour hospitals before you get pregnant and make sure you like them or be sure it doesn't matter to you. Before, I thought I'd never of cared what the room was like, etc. Now that I am pregnant... oh, it matters.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Babymoons and more!
Been a while since updating, have to work on this.
Labor day weekend we went on our babymoon, which was great. We decided to go to the historic distric of Savannah. We stayed at the mansion on forsyth (completely paid by credit card points!), which was awesome. Great location, right across the street from Forsyth park,,which is beautiful. First day we did a trolley tour, see around the city. Stopped by the candy kitchen for some pralines and sweets. Spent the rest of the weekend walking around the parks, Dave got some great pictures. Did a little shopping, found our usual vacation ornament (our tradition for trips now) and actually found something for the baby's room. I tried gelato for the first time, which was REALLY good. Enjoyed a pedi-cab, which is an interesting was to travel! Overall a great weekend!
So, after coming back to work (5 days, so didn't want to go!), I started to get more comments that I'm showing. Apparently I popped alittle over the weekend ( I didn't eat THAT much!), though can still hide it if I try. Weight gain a little steadier now, but still on the moderate side... which hopefully will be good for stretch marks.
Baby room update: We got the walls painted, thanks to family and their help! (Also, had our Master Bedroom painted, but no one wants to hear about that right now). We finally set up the crib, so one piece of furniture it done. Won't get the rest in until later, still just have on layaway at Cribs4Life. Picked up a few deocrative items for the room, starting to collect those things. Bought the material for the quilt, need to get planning on that! Next big thing will probably be the closet inserts, prepare some storage.
Debate right now, cloth diapers vs. disposable. Leaning towards cloth, it is better for the environment and not having all that trash around (especially with the dog) would be nice. Had someone suggest a service that seems pretty reasonable, since its only a consideration if I don't have to do the laundry!
More updates as they come!
Labor day weekend we went on our babymoon, which was great. We decided to go to the historic distric of Savannah. We stayed at the mansion on forsyth (completely paid by credit card points!), which was awesome. Great location, right across the street from Forsyth park,,which is beautiful. First day we did a trolley tour, see around the city. Stopped by the candy kitchen for some pralines and sweets. Spent the rest of the weekend walking around the parks, Dave got some great pictures. Did a little shopping, found our usual vacation ornament (our tradition for trips now) and actually found something for the baby's room. I tried gelato for the first time, which was REALLY good. Enjoyed a pedi-cab, which is an interesting was to travel! Overall a great weekend!
So, after coming back to work (5 days, so didn't want to go!), I started to get more comments that I'm showing. Apparently I popped alittle over the weekend ( I didn't eat THAT much!), though can still hide it if I try. Weight gain a little steadier now, but still on the moderate side... which hopefully will be good for stretch marks.
Baby room update: We got the walls painted, thanks to family and their help! (Also, had our Master Bedroom painted, but no one wants to hear about that right now). We finally set up the crib, so one piece of furniture it done. Won't get the rest in until later, still just have on layaway at Cribs4Life. Picked up a few deocrative items for the room, starting to collect those things. Bought the material for the quilt, need to get planning on that! Next big thing will probably be the closet inserts, prepare some storage.
Debate right now, cloth diapers vs. disposable. Leaning towards cloth, it is better for the environment and not having all that trash around (especially with the dog) would be nice. Had someone suggest a service that seems pretty reasonable, since its only a consideration if I don't have to do the laundry!
More updates as they come!
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