Dani went to birthing class this weekend. Her mom attended with her the first day and she realized then that she wanted her current boyfriend to be there as well to support her during labor. So he went with her the second day. Her mom was there for the hospital tour and then went home. Dani asked her instructor about rooms for adoptive families and she said that they don't have extra space to provide us with a room. But I'm not banking on what the instructor said. Adoption is not something that a hospital deals with every day, so she may not know the procedures. Dani's counselor at the adoption agency is going to contact the hospital and talk with them. Technically the baby is assigned her own room and we stay there to care for her. Our insurance will pay for the baby's hospital care. It would be nice for Dani to have us there if she wants to sleep or just have a break. The time in the hospital is her time with the baby so we will respect her desire to have as much time with her as she wants, but we would like to be there so the baby doesn't have to go to the nursery. We'll see what our counselors figure out. Dani said there was a lot of space in the birthing unit when they toured and I'm sure January will be no different. They have to be prepared for late summer, the busy time for delivering babies.
It sounded like Dani learned a lot in the class. She is now prepared to give birth, although she's hoping the baby isn't born until January. Her boyfriend would have a tough time getting off work to be at the birth, but he's done with his current job at the end of the year. His new job will be a lot more flexible. We are ready anytime, but we'll be much more ready after the first of the year. Hopefully she hangs in there until then! And we need to remember that she could end up being late, so we shouldn't get too excited. She's 33 weeks today! It's getting awfully close!
Milk: 117 oz stored (11 oz per day)