Just went on my hospital tour and was a bit disappointed with the hospital itself. The waiting room is itty bitty. The birthing rooms were nice, but they said that if it’s busy, they may bring in another mom after birth while we wait for a mommy room, which I was put off by. I’m going to be and feel gross, the last thing I want then is a roommate. The mom rooms are very small and don’t allow for privacy at all. I don’t even know where they would fit a bassinet to be honest but they encourage rooming in. They have some single rooms you can pay out of pocket for, but even those aren’t nice and the showers are shared outside the room, which sucks. It was also kind of dark and very hospitally, which I didn’t expect from pictures and tour videos online. It’s also small in general so not sure what they do if they get a lot of deliveries at once. Where do you go then? I guess I just always imagined a nice room to hold my newborn in and learn to breastfeed and take pics. These looked more like the rooms you go to be sick in.

On the other hand, I LOVE my OB and the other OBs in the practice. The nurses are amazing and they have great lactation consultants. The woman who gave the tour heads the lactation department and she was soooo nice and apologetic about the hospital rooms. This hospital also has great stats, which was why I was so excited. The hospital and OB are right near my job (why I picked it) but about 40 mins from home.

I feel like I may be acting silly because I was disappointed. I’m also 34 weeks, so may not be smart to change anything now. Also, the hospital closer to home has reviews about very high C-section rates and I can’t really tell what the rooms look like anyway.

Guess I’m just looking for reassurance that I won’t be upset after I have my baby if it’s crowded and cramped in there or if I have a bad roommate.