The Tour

Well last night we went on a tour of the new Baylor women's facility. Let me just say how nice it is!
My 2 brothers and 2 sisters are rather young. They range in age from 8 to 14. This being said I have had the opportunity to see all of them come into this world as well as the hospital that they spent their first few nights in. I have also been able to see a couple of different hospitals that my sister in laws or friends have stayed in as well. So I may not be an expert on giving birth myself but I know what a room can look like. So with my wealth of knowledge in this area I have to give 2 thumbs up and 5 stars to this wonderful hospital.

Of course they have complimentary valet parking from 6am to 9pm. You come right into the first floor where you check in and immediately are wheeled a few feet away to the labor & delivery room. On the way through those double doors, there is a Simply Mom's shop which offers anything you need for breast feeding, etc. and I have heard that their stuff is actually cheaper than if you went to a store. Anywho, the staff is really nice and friendly and the waiting room is nice, open and big (nothing like the cramped & dark rooms you see on a baby story). The rooms are relatively big and very nice. They aren't white sterile looking rooms. They have pictures and wall paper, etc. You do your labor and delivery all in one room. In this room they have a small curtain that can divide your bed from the sleeper sofa & flat screen just in case you need privacy. This area goes into the bathroom where you have a sit down shower with jets (just in case you feel so inclined). They have monitors with wires and without so that you can be mobile. In each bathroom you have a toilet/beday(spelling?), hairdryer, and magnified mirror.

So, now that you have given birth, you stay in that room for about 1 to 2 hrs then are wheeled up to the 3rd floor to your recovery room. They have 2 wings, the north and south, and depending on what wing you are in depends on what nursery your baby will be in. They have a tight security system which means that if you stay on the north side, you can't take your baby to the south side because the hospital will go in to complete lockdown. You, baby, and dad wear a wrist band and only those with wristbands or a nurse can transport baby back and forth to the nursery. By the way, the nursery is a level 3 (Cooks being a level 4) so they are pretty capable of keeping and caring for your little one at almost any level. They will not hesitate to transfer them to Cooks if needs be but they are pretty confident in caring for your baby.

The only major difference in how the room looks from your labor & delivery room is that instead of a sleeper sofa, daddy has a bed that actually comes out from the wall, as well as a small fridge just in case you want to bring food from home and in the shower you can only stand. The room is very open and doesn't have that hallway effect when you first walk in. There is a lot of cabinet space (not that you are moving in) but it does keep things nice and tidy instead of it all over the floor. Oh and every room comes with wifi! No longer will your man be bored.

As of right now, the floor is quiet and empty since the hospital is so new but I have a feeling that it will not have a problem filling up over the next few months.