November 2011 Moms
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Who will be in the delivery room?
StefB28
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My experience at DS's birth was definitely not the norm-- I had DH, my mom AND my dad in the delivery room. (We're super close, he's very sentimental & he just stayed up behind my head the whole time-- I am SO glad he was there. He said it was one of the most precious moments of his life.) I realize that this is kind of strange, but it worked for us & we'll probably do the same with this baby.
Just curious, who will be in your delivery room?
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Re: Who will be in the delivery room?
Same here.
With DS1, it was H, my mom and my sister
With DS2, it was H and my mom, sister had to work.
With this one, it will be H and my mom, sister and BFF if they can make it. I can't do it without my mommy!!!!!
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As of this moment, I don't even know if I want people at the hospital at all, except DH.
WAITTT. He just called me and completely screwed up my Chipotle order. I don't want him at the hospital either.
Looks like it's just me!
Same
However, if we were still at home, it would still just be my husband and me. I don't need anyone accidentally seeing my business.
With DS I just had my mom (my current DH is not his BF and his BF is a ^%$)
With this baby def DH and maybe my mom.... we'll see what happens...
I'm so excited at your response...because it was the same for us! My DH, mom and dad. They'd been hanging out with me all day in L&D and when it came time to push, I said he could stay if he wanted to. He stayed behind my head and couldn't see my nether regions, and it was nice to have him and my mom see the baby for the first time together.
My DH and mom were more support for me (such as moving my legs once the epi was in, getting ice chips, etc) but my dad helped keep my mom in check if she got annoying (like constantly adjusting a blanket before my epi was in and I was going to go crazy on her).
I know most people think it's strange, but I don't regret it at all.
ETA: This time, it'll either be DH and my mom while my dad is with DD...or just DH while both my mom and dad watch DD. We'll see how it plays out at the time, and what time I end up going into labor and having the baby.
I think just DH is the only safe way to answer. If I let my mom be in there then his mom will want to be in there (DH is an only child). My dad (who is also sentimental) will feel left out (he was left out when my mom and I went maternity clothes shopping today.)
So just DH - even though I'm worried about his ability to be any 'help' to me at all.
This!
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My husband, my dog, and the two cats (and possibly my mom if our timing is good with the plane ticket)! We are at home!
If I have to go to the hospital, just my husband and our MW, who is a former doula.
DH.
I couldn't break my MIL's heart by only inviting my mother in and not her too and three seems like too much. Also, I want this to be about me and DH, not moms and dads and aunts and uncles. This will probably be our only LO and I don't need all those people stressing me out or me being worried who's out in the waiting room offended that so and so was in there. DH is my support system now, not my mom. Love her to death, but I'm married to DH and this is a baby that him and I made and we see it as the whole, if you weren't there to make the baby, then you don't need to watch it coming out. Trust me though, they'll all get their time with LO.