Last night Robb and I took a tour of the Birth Center at Virginia Baptist Hospital. It was a short and sweet look at the place where we will get to meet our new baby. The tour congregated at the entrance where we would park and come in when we are actually in labor. From there we took the elevators to the 4th floor to the Labor & Delivery Unit. I believe there are 16 Labor, Delivery and Recovery rooms in this unit. Each of the rooms is spacious with a jetted tub, tv, couch and other amenities that might be needed for the birth. Robb decided the room we looked at smelled funny so we should plan to bring some scented somethings to make things smell better while we are in labor.
About 2 hours after the baby is born all of us will be transferred to the Mother/Baby Unit. There are about 30 Mother/Baby rooms. The room size varies but all have a bed, couch, sleeping chair, tv and bathroom. We will stay in the Mother/Baby until for 2 nights. One of the nice things about this unit is they have room service. The morning after the baby is born the first official portrait will be taken at the hospital.
The birth center has a family waiting room with a gift shop. I also believe there is a snack bar/coffee center for the waiting room as well.
March 21st is getting closer and closer. I am really glad we toured this facility to see where our child will be born and to get comfortable with arriving. We believe it should take us about 35 minutes from our house to the hospital. However, Robb thinks if we are in a hurry we can shave a little time off of that.
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