Mammas of two or pg again...

Garnetbaby09 · January 2010

I am starting to worry about delivery day. Lillian will be 18mo... what did you do or what do you plan on doing with DC#1 during labor and the few days after? Will DC be with family? DH staying with them? I'm starting to worry about what to do with Lillian... And it doesn't help my OB already mentioned c-section if this baby is going to be close to Lil's size or bigger. I want to be home with her as soon as possible...

southernbelle82 · January 2010

K will be staying with ILs

AngelEyes06 · January 2010

DS will be staying with my parents. They will bring him up to the hospital to visit when they come. And we will get him and take him home with us as soon as I am out of the hospital.

wcp · January 2010

My parents watched my older son (they live 15 mins. from here). At least with a c/s you can plan it - my mom had to come over at 11:30 at night when I went into labor. My DH stayed with me each night in the hospital but went home during the day to be with our son.

eris1995 · January 2010

M will probably be with ILs. No one knows about the pg yet so we haven't discussed it at all.

jamie4duke · January 2010

A friend of ours stayed with Teagan at home until my mom came the next day after Kelsey was born. My mom then stayed with us until the day after we got home from the hospital. DH would go home each day to bring Teagan to the hospital to see Kelsey and me, but now our hospital won't allow anyone under age 18 to be in the nursery ward of the hospital.

Honestly, I thought I would want Teagan there a lot, but I was so tired and just wanted to relax. Teagan being there was hard, because she got bored easily and wanted to run the halls, and that was not happening lol. Short, sweet visits were nice. Anything longer than that? Oh hell no.

star173 · January 2010

If all goes well, we plan to have K at the hospital with us for the birth. We don't have too many reliable people around, and I don't really know what else to do. Then, dh will go home with her and new baby and I will stay at the hospital.

With it being a 2nd delivery, maybe you can leave the hospital early even if you have a c/s?? Not sure the rules, but my friend just had one and went home less than 48 hours later. Good luck!!!

stellablue96 · January 2010

Our parents live very close to us...so the plan is to have them stay at our place so she feels comfortable at home and can be in her own room. Thats the plan for now

things could change over the next 8 mths.

betsnup · January 2010

Dawson will be staying with my ILs so DH can stay at the hospital with me.

T1andT2 · January 2010

DS will be with my parents. In fact, I already told my Mom to plan on taking him camping with them on Mem. Day weekend just incase baby comes early.

After baby comes I think my Mom will probably come quite a bit in the beginning.

fIowerchild · January 2010

He'll be staying with the grandparents.

djandkellen · January 2010

I have this same worry! We don't have family close, or that could be able to get here when I deliver. We have one friend who could be our back up in a pinch, but I don't want to take advantage. We'll have to figure this out, too. We might get someone to help for a couple of weeks after DH goes back to work, so we might just get that person for the day time after DD is born. DH will come home and put DS to bed and probably sleep at the house (except for the day I have DD). Good luck with finding someone to help with Lil!

Mnq · January 2010

MIL will be coming out here to help for 2 weeks, then my mom. DH will come home to put DC#1 to sleep and come to give his mom a break...If you are going to have a c-section I wouldn't rush to come home. It will take time to heal and your DC#1 will want to be picked up and be all over you which will be difficult. I plan to stay in the hospital the full 3 days with DC#1 coming for short visits. You will need all the rest you can get because as soon as you come home DC#1 will be all over you;-)

Amrice78 · January 2010

I will be having a scheduled c/s and Mikey is going with his godparents - he will be able to visit me in the hospital and I'm hoping that since this time the c/s is scheduled, I won't be in the hospital as long as I was with Mikey (5 days)

thomas&lynn · January 2010

During labor we have NO idea how things'll work out. We hope I start labor at a reasonable time so I can call either one of my neighbors or our babysitter to watch her while a family member travels up (2hrs) to take over. If I go into labor at like 3am, we've actually considered taking DD with us to the hospital and having the family member just pick her up there It's not perfect.

While I'm in the hospital we'll have MIL, my mom, and SIL watch her with DH coming home as much as possible for at least bedtime and some time during the day. He'll also be bringing her in to me for visits if they allow that come May.

I'm gonna miss my girl, too But I'm also looking forward to getting to know DS a little bit before getting down to business back home lol

jillijo · January 2010

My parents or my IL's will be keeping Wyatt during the delivery and after, although DH will get him for nighttime duty after the baby is born.

punkfiction_v.3 · January 2010

with family. my parents live close. it was easy breezy last time.

Ravings Rabbids · January 2010

DD stayed with my ILs.

618mom22boys · January 2010

I am planning on asking my mom if she will stay at the house with the boys. With DS2 it was easier since DS1 was 8. He just split the time at his grandparents. But now with DS2 I would rather him stay home. But I am having a VBAC and my doc induces those so I am hoping to plan it on a Friday.

YouAreMyILoveYou · January 2010

When I went into labor Isabella was at pre-school. We had arranged for MIL & FIL to take her while I was in labor and for the 3 days after.

I had Olivia @ 5:41pm but didn't get back in the room with her until almost 9pm. MIL, FIL & Isabella were waiting for us. She was older -- just turned 3 -- and was very aware of what was going on and it didn't go well. She was scared and wouldn't come near me with the IVs & monitors hooked up to me. She asked to leave as soon as the baby came in the room.

We didn't want to push anything on her so we let the ILs take her home. She came up one more day while I was there to visit and it was another short visit.

MIL stayed home with her and did fun activities, baked, did projects -- basically whatever she wanted. She would have rather stayed with them than us. She even cried when they dropped her off the day we cam home from the hospital.

She didn't warm up to the baby for a good 2 months, but thats a whole other story, lol.

KristenBtobe · January 2010

Grandparents will come stay with her while I'm in the hospital, Mike will come home to see her but will stay with me at the hospital at night. Either my parents will stay with us the first couple of nights to help out or Maggie will have a sleepover at my in-laws so we can all get settled once we're home.

Our hospital also has strict restrictions on children under 14 being in the hospital, so she won't come visit. I'm okay with that.

kfriscia · January 2010

My ds stayed with my parents. I had a really easy delivery and everything was good with the baby so it was only for one night. They brought him to the hospital after the baby was born to see his brother and then again the next morning. He did great and didn't seem to miss us at all. My mom even got him to nap which he almost NEVER does for me.

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