I know its early...(had to ask..)

freemand_23 · November 2008

but who do you plan on calling when you go into labor & delivery? Me and DH was talking about this lastnight, and I told him we should consider calling family after I deliver, take a nap, and bond with the baby. I really don't want alot of people in and out of my room while I'm trying to deliver. What are your plans?

thenewmrsrussell · November 2008

My step sister decided to invite the entire country so she actually had her own address book made up with everyone's names and numbers and went so far as to tab the pages in which order everyone should be called. Sounds ridiculous but I am considering something similar (on a much smaller scale).

shhhhh · November 2008

I'm going to call you.

Daisy22 · November 2008

I plan on having family and some good friends in the room while I'm laboring. Once I get close to pushing everyone is getting kicked out except dh. After the baby comes we'll spend some time just the 3 of us then dh will go get everyone to introduce the baby to them.

freemand_23 · November 2008

***shhhh*** I feel so honored! Smile

jasminej613 · November 2008

We are likely going to be calling our parents- I don't want anyone except DH in the room while I deliver, but during earlier labor (If uncomplicated) I think I may be able to handle my mom being around... but once I'm past 7cm, I want everyone else out.

Teddyswife · November 2008

I just want my parents and siblings and DH parents and siblings. everyone else can come and see me when I am at home. The hospitals here usually relase you about 4 hours after birth, depending on if everything wentr smoothly. If I am only gonig to be there a few hours after birth there is no point in calling in the cheering squad

CalinsBride · November 2008

IMMEDIATE family can be at the hospital, but hubby's the only one allowed in the room.

flutenewt · November 2008

The plan is for only my mom and dh to be with me during labor and delivery.

My mom's a great labor coach -- better than a doula because she also has the mama bear aggressiveness when it comes to protecting her child in pain. After watching her coach my older sister through hard back labor two years ago, I know that there's no way I can go through this without her. My dh is wonderful and very supportive, but there's just no way to compare his experience with that of my mom, who has given birth naturally to twins and three large babies (8lbs 7oz, 9lbs 5oz, and 10lbs 3oz -- the last two born at home!)

On the other hand, the baby is due the same weekend I graduate from law school, so depending on when I actually go into labor and who is in town at the time, calling the rest of the family and having them all show up at the hospital might be inevitable. There's also the chance that I will go into labor early before my mom arrives, in which case I'm flying solo with dh.

hula_lula · November 2008

We'll call our parents when we're heading in to the hospital, then again either right before I start pushing or after the delivery.

Last time around our parents were there waiting in the waiting room, but they had full understanding that we were going to finish the delivery, clean up and nurse the baby before we invited them in

mlbchic · November 2008

Teddyswife:
I just want my parents and siblings and DH parents and siblings. everyone else can come and see me when I am at home. The hospitals here usually relase you about 4 hours after birth, depending on if everything wentr smoothly. If I am only gonig to be there a few hours after birth there is no point in calling in the cheering squad

WOW! Only a few hours before they give you the boot!!! Never heard of that before!!!

freemand_23 · November 2008

I also think that 4hrs. is a very quick release..what kind of hosptial is that?

Teddyswife · November 2008

mlbchic:

Teddyswife:
I just want my parents and siblings and DH parents and siblings. everyone else can come and see me when I am at home. The hospitals here usually relase you about 4 hours after birth, depending on if everything wentr smoothly. If I am only gonig to be there a few hours after birth there is no point in calling in the cheering squad

WOW! Only a few hours before they give you the boot!!! Never heard of that before!!!

Thats what my midwife told me this morning. Maybe its a Canadian thing, since we have government run health care, and only so many birthing suites in the hospital, if you have a smooth delivery I guess they figure its better to just go home and recuperate there.

freemand_23 · November 2008

I guess you can get right to enjoying the baby at home in the comforts of your own home. So I guess it has its perks..

vhab · November 2008

With DS we just called everyone a few hours after I was induced, but they all live 6-8 hours away, so they weren't showing up anytime soon. My parents knew we were at the hospital, since they were at our house, but they didn't come to the hospital until DS was born. They were there when they wheeled me back in from the OR. This one I am guessing everyone will come up on the weekend after the birth, since it will probably be on a Thursday.

cdschadenfroh · November 2008

My DH is Canadian! I keep joking that we need to schedule a vacation to Canada and have the baby there so we don't have to deal w/ family. We can accadently have the baby there so we don't have to pay the hospital bill either lol! Obviously we know it doesn't work that way and we're so kidding about it!!

We are sending a text message to my brother when we go to the hospital and then letting him know later when I'm about to push. He is going to contact the people on the list we provide and let them know so that by the time they get to the hospital it will all be done. I want DH there and only DH there!

lovebook · November 2008

My mom & dad get to know first but she also lives an hour away from DH & I so if even if we tell them right away it'll take some time for them to get into the city ... she will probably ask me if I have a plan, though, 'cause she's a serious planner and won't want to intrude on us if we don't want it. DH's parents will get called next but NOT until we've rested and had the chance to have alone time with our baby. MIL was in the delivery room for her 1st grandchild (took horrifying pics of SIL pushing!!) and was at the hospital w/in a 1/2 hour of the 2nd grandchild and I'm definitely not all about that!

rebus82 · November 2008

Assuming they aren't in town, I'll call my parents when we head to the hospital. They live 8 hours away, and I feel pretty confident I won't have to worry about them showing up at the hospital while I'm in labor. DH's family, who live local, will be called once I want to see them ... meaning hours after the birth.

ForForever · November 2008

Haven't even thought about it.

As long as my husband is there, I don't care. We'll probably call my BFF and Grandma afterwards. Who knows.

kaylenpar1 · November 2008

We will call our parents, of course, and my mom will probably call everyone else while she's in the waiting room since she's probably not going to be in the delivery room. My problem is that EVERYONE in my DH's family insists on coming to see us the day of delivery. I'm not looking forward to that at all- I will be tired and want to sleep, I'm sure. My fam will probably wait till I'm home, but his family sucks like that. They have no sense of staying away!

ridesbuttons · November 2008

Teddyswife: I have never heard of anyone spending less than 24 hours in the hospital after giving birth (if they gave birth there, that is). If you are using a midwife and using the hospital facility, then the rules may be different, but that would be because you are under a midwife's care, not the hospital's.

I'm Canadian too.

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