Rant!!!

[Ted]

Wow!

[kfd82]

Most likely they wont allow you to use your HSA because anything having to do with cord blood, or stem cells is considered research/experimental.

[JSAPP]

very sad.

[Phdan]

Just blow-it-off. My advise for 1st time Dads:

- Remember, she will not recall the pain or the horrible things she calls you during delivery for doing this to her. Don't you remember them either.

- Pack a cooler with your favorite food, drink and snacks and have it ready to go to the hospital. Hospital food sucks. Why should you be hungry at the greatest moment in your life?

- In the hospital, you are a client and they should do what you want within reason. If she wants to blast Def Leppard or something else not as crazy while in labor, it's both of your baby so do it how you want to.

- Take lots and lots of pictures after the delivery. You can give her the right to delete them afterwards before anybody sees them if you want to/ need to.

- It's just me, but I'd put a black Sharpie pen in my pocket, and before the baby left your view, I'd write my name on the bottom of the one foot, to be sure they don't screw-up and switch babies. It does happen- they pretty much look like the other ones many times.

God bless you both.

Take a little bit of Texas dirt with you. First time you see your child, wipe it on his forehead so the first part of the planet he touches is Texas.