Duckfan-in-Chicago
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I was talking to the future father, and handing on words of wisdom...that's the 'us'.Uh.... who is this us??
And here is some real advice:
1. The person actually in labor gets to control the remote.
2. The next day, don't complain how hard your hand hurts from being squeezed during labor.
3. Don't ever say you wish the labor had lasted longer because you didn't get time to (watch ESPNtheOcho, try all the snacks in the vending machine, use all the techniques you learned in Lamaze, etc etc etc.)
1. If the person in labor gets the right drugs, most of the labor this doesn't come up. My wife didn't even feel most of her contractions once they pumped her full of the magic juice. That stuff can only do so much, though...once the baby starts coming that leads to point 2...
2. I told him to stay out of arms reach, so there isn't any complaining about a hand hurting.
3. The in-room cable was nice but the TV at home is bigger so who'd want to stay there any longer than possible? Plus there's no internet.