Going through this process as an observer gave me a whole new perspective and appreciation for the process my wife embarked on to bring our little man out to meet us. Shortly after we awoke, our main nurse was back in the room checking on us and my wife was feeling a lot of pressure in her uterus at this point. Nurse F decided to check her cervix again and was surprised to see that she was all of a sudden dilated to 9 cm! That was quick! In that moment, we both were hopeful that if she had opened up so quickly in such a short amount of time, baby JJ's arrival would occur in no time at all. Then, everything sped up. Nurse F ran out to communicate with the other nurses and the new on-call midwife and suddenly we were being escorted to the neighboring delivery room. It took me a little bit longer (a few minutes) to get there because I had my laptop out, trying to accomplish work I needed to take care of while we waited.
We were in room number 9, another comforting sign, my wife's birth day and a value that has always been surrounded with blessings. :)
When I arrived in the labor and delivery room, I immediately saw JJ's first heated crib where he would first lay, a large space with seating, where I could set out all of our belongings, and a huge labor bed that converted to any position you wanted it to be in a matter of seconds. There was also a large restroom with a shower and lots of cabinetry all over the room.
We were in room number 9, another comforting sign, my wife's birth day and a value that has always been surrounded with blessings. :)
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