Delivery room craft beer: commitment or time to seek help?

Not crazy..

Short story-

I was mega late to pack my "hospital" bag because I felt it would make my twins come even earlier than expected. Well, one day I was at work, wife went for a check up and boom.. in the hospital. Gonna show up anyday.

I finished up at work, packed my bag at home, and put some good cellar stuff in the fridges to chill down when I make it back home.. Whenever that was.

Drove into Atlanta, and decided to grab dinner for her and I, and her mother who was in town by now.

Decided that pizza wasn't enough, and stopped at my local bottle shop in town and STOCKED UP. I bought anything and everything, it was a panic'd and nervous time for me, and it was all I knew to do. Spend money and beer.

To shorten the story, I didn't buy to share with anyone. I also didn't want to drink in the hospital, as my wife worked there, so I didn't want to cause any issues. But I drank like crazy in the parking deck before going in. I was terrified. I was totally tired and busy during the whole 3 days there, that I didn't drink anything and never thought of it.

Kids were born, everything was great, and I couldn't wait to get them home and hold my kids, even if I didn't have a free hand to sip on something good.

Now my little guys like to go through the boxes I send out to trade, and play with the bottles and cans.

Enjoy the time.. it's special, and beer isn't but icing on an already sweet cake. My little guys are my world.

 

Holy shit are you in for a world of hurt. Having babies is the most amazing experience you will probably ever have, but you will likely be fucking exhausted and far beyond the point where you will be thinking about which whale to crack in the delivery room. Depending on the delivery, good chance you will be at 24 hours or more without sleep by the time you think about opening anything.

I'd drink a beer, maybe, but then you'll just want to sleep, trust me.

Congratulations and enjoy the ride!

 

Cheers mate, I am happy to hear everything is fine! Enjoy the fun a child can bring now, and save the beer for the stress they bring later.

 

Very different...

 

Wait until they get old enough to help brew. My oldest (4.5 now) started as a bottling assistant, now he cleans Better Bottles and brews his own beer with me on brewday (mixes spent grains and hops in water in a pot and plays in it).

 

Congratulations on your boy. I am so glad to hear that everyone is doing fine.
My girls are 4 and 2 and there isn't a night that goes by that I don't check in and watch them sleep for at least a few minutes. Everyone once and a while one of them will fall asleep in the family room and there are not many things better than sitting there enjoying a beer and watching them sleep.
Cheers
...and get some rest while you can, you are going to need it.

 

How so? Genuinely curious as what difference there would be between popping a bottle of Chimay Blue or something versus popping a bottle of sparkling wine?

 

I brought a single bottle of GI Sofie to drink in our room a couple hours after delivery of my daughter Sophie. Had to do it. My wife was fine with it but I'm not sure I'd feel right drinking much more than that.

 

My mother in law brought me a six of NB Trippel the next day. I don't really remember much else since I didn't sleep for about three days but what a gesture.

 

Hey at least your not this guy. Haha

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-maternity-ward-nurse-gets-whiff-spliff.html

I think I may follow your lead and drink a "whale" while watching my first born sleep in my wife's arms as well when that day comes.
Congrats!

 

Congratulations! I have 3 kids (including a set of twins) and we never thought to bring an adult beverage to celebrate. I'm not sure how I would've felt at the time, all up on painkillers and such, if my man cracked a rare beer while I was deliriously tired. If she's into craft, how about you open one each Friday night over the next few weeks and enjoy an hour of quiet time together? (Quiet time is next to impossible to come by with an infant, but we could usually catch a break around 7/8 pm)

 

Didn't cross my mind to bring anything to the hospital with either kid. My wide does love Sam Summer though and was pregnant for it's entire shelf life this year. A friend brought a case to the hospital as a present for her, she didn't even think about cracking one, but the reaction varying by nurse was pretty funny. The first offered to put a few on ice and bring a church key. The second had snide comments like she thought we planned on drinking the whole case and passing out in the room.

 

This is the humblest of all humblebrags...

But seriously, congrats OP. I wish we were friends so that I could share in your joy with you (read: CBS).

 

I plan on doing something similar as goodbye send-off for all my free-time when that day comes. Congrats OP!

 

Never occurred to me to bring beer to the hospital. I did sneak out the second day and bought a six pack of "normal beer" (Stone Pale Ale) and ended up bringing half of it home with me. Too many other things to focus on while you're learning to be a parent to concern oneself with beer. Just my two cents.

 

First off: If your wife is cool with that, then you win at life
Secondly: I would take some everyday drinking beers for the waiting room 0__o

 

Truth. Mine now bring me beer and do things like spring for tickets for beer dinners. Me? I am wondering where the time went...

@Flabbyjandro - congrats to you and your wife. Enjoy it - it's hard work and every gray hair is earned, but there is no doubt that time flies. Cherish each moment - every day is truly a new day.

 

Don't hospitals in Ireland still give nursing mothers Guinness?