I just delivered my second child last tuesday. And I am thrilled about this new addition to our family. The delivery was easy, easier than the first time around. And my recovery has not been bad either.
I am back home after three days staying at one of the best hospitals in Texas: the Woman's Hospital. I enjoy staying at this hospital so much that sometimes I wished I did not have to go back home after delivering. Why I like it so much?
1- Remodeled Facility:
I gave birth to my first child at the same Woman's Hospital. But this time, I was put in a new wing that had been just added to the hospital. I was given a much bigger room with all the amenities I needed (bed, TV, stylish rocking chair, sofa, and bathroom). The location was also easy to find. Moreover, it was just in front of the nursery therefore I did not have to walk a mile to go check on my baby.
2- State of the art bed:
I loved the bed. It is not very spacious. My older son and I could barely fit in it. Yet, I loved the fact that I could recline it. It was one of those beds you could recline with a button. I just had to push it and I was lifted to a position in which I could get up without hurting myself. Moreover, all the remotes to the TV, the phone to call the nurse station or outside, the light switch, every button that I needed was incorporated into the bed, which was great because I did not have to get up.
3- "At your request" room service.
At this hospital, they do not delivered random food to you anymore. Instead, they have a menu and you call when you feel hungry. It is like being in a hotel with room service. Evidently, the food is not Michelin star worthy, yet the availablity of the service is wonderful. I do not have to cook, or go to do grocery shopping. I just give a call, and I have my food ready in minutes.
4- Nurses are nannies.
During the three days stay at the hospital, different nurses are assigned to you and the baby. The nurses assigned to myself, just check on me from time to time to make sure that my blodd pressure does not go too high or too low, and that I am not in much pain. In other words, they make sure that I have a good recovery. The nurses assigned to my baby take care of him, give him tests and shots. But the best part, is that they babysit him when I am too tired to do so. They give him food and change his diapers. It is wonderful to have somebody with experience taking care of your bundle of joy while you relax. I wish I had one of those nurses at my service forever.
5- Free Stuff
I remembered that after delivering my first baby, I had so many baby products from the hospital that I did not need to buy any after my release. Many samples of baby products were giving for free so for months I used them instead of buying the real thing. Being aware of that, this time I did not even shop for baby products. I just waited to be at the hospital to receive them. At first I was a bit skeptical because I thought that things may be different considering this economy. Yet I received a free diaper bags filled with formula, free diapers, baby soap and lotion, alcohol swabs, ice packs,two baby shirts and two receiving blankets. I also helped myself to hospital stuff such as small towels and cups. I felt bad because it looks like I was stealing. I felt like I was in a hotel and taking everything (bath robes, hygene products, food..) with me before check out time. However, my husband reminded me that he was going to pay for the delivery and stay at the hospital and considering the price, all these things that I was taking should be included.
It would be nice staying in the hospital for a bit longer. But let us face it, it would just make it harder for me to get back in the real world. Because the hospital is not the real world; it is a place where you get to be pampered for a while, a place where you get to be fixed and return home. Maybe that is why it is so special...
For more info about Woman's Hospital of Texas
http://www.womanshospital.com/
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