The Waiting Game

What to do while waiting for your wife to deliver.

While waiting for Milina to have the twins I was stuck with the challenge of trying to stay busy/entertained and for the most part out of the way of the nurses and doctors. Here is a list I came up with on how to pass the time on the Maternity Ward, some will also work for any MD visit/appointment. Not that I did all of these but just thinking about them made me smile.

1) Go through all the drawers - And I do mean ALL the drawers. You know you have done it while waiting for your Primary Care doctor. In the maternity rooms though there are a lot more to go through and far more exciting finds.
2) Push Buttons – Now with this one you have to be careful. For all you who have to push buttons in your friend’s car or push all the buttons in a new car the maternity ward is heaven on earth. There are countless buttons on the bed, TV/DVD/CD remotes, infant warmer (just like the food warmers at a Chinese Buffet and with a similar purpose), walls, IV poles ( I would not recommend this one), and bathrooms. If you are very brave you can even push your wife's buttons, just make sure you have the other hand on the emergency button.
3) Walk the hallways – Now this may not sound fun on it’s own but you can play a few games to make it more entertaining. You can eavesdrop in on the nurses station, people watch in the delivery waiting room (not as fun as people watching at the Yamboree but what is), Look at the names on the other delivery room doorways and think of funny first names to go along with the last names.
4) Watch TV – yes this is a boring and uncreative one but still an option. The trick is to find an entertaining station without snow
5) Pretend to be a relative – Walk into any room and strike up a conversation with the patient that would make them think you know them.