Train of thought… derailed!
Man, I can’t believe it’s been 23 days since my last birth experience post. Honestly, there aren’t many left in the queue, so I need to bust these bad boys out!
So, I left off in the middle of talking about hospital food options. If you need a refreshers, click “The Birth Experience” under “labels” to access the whole series. But, in a nut-shell: Northside = terrible options.
However, St. John and Lizzies rocked! No they didn’t have a nice cafeteria or a decent selection of restaurants close by… no… the simply understand one key component of care: healthcare isn’t merely about individuals… it’s about families. The hospital staff treated me and Grayson with as much care and respect as they did Serena and Gilliam. This included three hot meals a day ordered off a menu featuring three to five unique options for each meal, each day.
I was pretty blown away. About an hour after Gilliam was born, around 5:30ish, just before Grayson arrived to the hospital, one of the midwives brought a menu and we quickly ordered enough food for the whole family. Shortly after Grayson arrived and met Gilliam for the first time (which is captured in January’s SchutzHappen’s Family Video) a midwife showed us to our Post Partum room and once again I was blown away.
At Northside we spend the two days after Grayson’s birth in a hospital room… I was sleeping on a fold-out chair built in 1960 designed for Pigmies. Behind the door at St. John and Lizzies, I found a room more resembling a hotel room… complete with a king-sized bed.
Furthermore the food we ordered was delivered shortly after our transition to Post Partum and just before bedtime the midwives appeared with floor mattress for Grayson.
After an incredibly exhausting day, the entire family had full tummies and a cozy place to sleep. Together. The way a family should be.
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