Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Day 122: The $181,011 Old Wives' Tale

Update on our problem of how to get to the hospital after Mary goes into labor: I recently read that it may be good for a woman to walk after labor has begun (see bullet 2 under "Upright Positions").

Although some sources say it may not be that great, or even not help at all, it certainly does give us an excuse to not to buy a Subaru, parking spot and baby seat, as I feared we might need to a few posts back. Instead we can just walk to the hospital (it's less than a mile, I checked).

So this old wives' tale, by giving me an argument in favor of walking, saves us an estimated $181,910. $150,000 for a parking space in the Back Bay, $31,690 for a Subaru Outback 2.5 XT Limited in quartz silver metallic with off black leather interior and manual 5-speed transmission, and $220 for the Britax Roundabout car seat, which rated highest in Consumer Reports' quick picks for car seats, with a spectacular rating of 81/100.

Of course, all this savings will once again justify purchase of a ridiculously expensive stroller, so we have to add back another $899 for a Bugaboo Cameleon stroller with bassinet, in green, for a grand total savings (after stroller) of a whopping $181,011.

1 comment:

Kris said...

While I've had friends who've all said walking around is a great relief, they were talking about taking a lap through the maternity ward... But, walking may be just what she needs when things start, and if it gets too bad you can always call an ambulance rather than a taxi right?