S/O not letting DHs in the room for medical procedures

christina-marie · February 2010

I've always wondered why they wouldn't let mine stay for my epi? Was it so the Doc could concentrate? Germ exposure? Afraid of him getting sick? I've always speculated but I really don't know the real reason. So, how come? Huh? Huh?

katie_cj · February 2010

I have no idea. My FI stayed in the room for my epi, he was holding my hands.

zoieglow · February 2010

You know, they told me but for some reason, I can't remember much around the time I was asking for one

BigIsland07 · February 2010

DH was able to stay for mine, but a friend said the doc asked her DH to leave because too many hubbies faint.

triciaj1 · February 2010

I dunno. I heard they clear everyone out, but my whole family stayed.

DNK777 · February 2010

They let my DH stay, but they made him sit down in case he would faint. I seriously thought he was going to when he saw the needle.

ETA: He had to sit facing me so he couldn't see it.

Heather & Nayt · February 2010

the made mine leave too, and i dont know why either.

grettaz · February 2010

My DH was there for mine. No one gave it a second thought.

lemen99 · February 2010

Hmmm I don't know! DH was there when I got mine! (He didn't watch though!)

Mr. & Mrs. RN · February 2010

Too many dads pass out. They should ask you if you would like your husband to stay. Otherwise, it's probably because there are too many people or not enough space in the room.

jen_and_scott · February 2010

I think it's for fainting/squeamish reasons.

DH was allowed to stay in our room, but they had him sit on a chair facing me. A nurse held me up (my ctx were really bad, around 8 or 9cm at the time) and DH watched.

electricdoctor83 · February 2010

Some of it is liability reasons. Also when an epi is placed blood pressure can drop dramatically and it can be tense for a couple minutes so medical staff likes to handle situations like this without having family in the room getting in the way and freaking out.

Also it's a sterile procedure. I kick family out of the room when we do anything "sterile" to my patients....it's not because I'm a mean nurse, it's just an extra precaution.

annabelle.27 · February 2010

They did that to us, too. I got my epidural minutes before my emergency c-section. I don't think it's for "squeamishness"- they let my husband look over the curtain at the gaping hole in my belly, so I imagine if they felt he could handle that, he could handle a needle.

MrsTeague · February 2010

They made my mom and DH leave. DH was really pissed off about it afterwards. I was really out of it at the time, but after the fact I wish he could have stayed. The Dr. was flirting with the nurses and talking about how he was about to leave for the night, and my epi ended up not working (can't help but wonder if that's something to do with it).

penguingrrl · February 2010

That's interesting. I delivered my girls at different hospitals (had moved to another state) and DH was in the room for my epi both times.

gizmo909 · February 2010

Mine was not in the OR for my spinal because he was scrubbing up. You know, so he didn't contaminate everything for my premature baby. Really, though, that's why he wasn't in the room at that moment.

BugLuv · February 2010

mine was there - but he was required to sit down...

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