tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post1015683847620111857..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: NervousJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-35140913670328009922011-09-01T22:29:20.206-04:002011-09-01T22:29:20.206-04:00that's the spirit: maybe you'll be blind!that's the spirit: maybe you'll be blind!Bionic Baby Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308646591208692676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-87763010478113614102011-09-01T16:46:41.214-04:002011-09-01T16:46:41.214-04:00Well, of course last time I could barely see my ow...Well, of course last time I could barely see my own fingertips, so what was in the room was largely irrelevant. :) The midwives were the ones giving the tour, poor dears (they did not refer to anyone as 'dad', as far as I remember). Nonetheless, I also hope it's okay!Jenny F. Scientist, PhDhttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-14045455210622240312011-09-01T16:05:16.042-04:002011-09-01T16:05:16.042-04:00i hated, hated, hated our hospital tour. it was.....i hated, hated, hated our hospital tour. it was...the WORST. partly because the tour guide was a rude moron who refered to all partners as "dad" -- gayness aside (and sugar was there and isn't butch and we did introduce ourselves), it's vomitously twee. and partly because it all looked awful. <br /><br />but actually, it was totally fine. as you know, there are parts of my labor i wasn't such a fan of, but the actual stuff in the room and so on? no biggie. and lots of what the tour guide said about what wasn't allowed turned out to be total garbage. hope the same is true in your place.bionichttp://bionicmamas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-30431988228933988742011-09-01T07:53:36.994-04:002011-09-01T07:53:36.994-04:00Coming fresh off a 5-hour labor (which includes th...Coming fresh off a 5-hour labor (which includes the extra hour I got after FINALLY getting my epidural) -- faster isn't really better or worse, it's just ... faster. You don't really have any time to think about anything other than getting through the next contraction. This labor was actually easier to get through for me, even though I ended up with a baby that was almost 2 lb heavier than my first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com