If you have toddlers....

jalaiaa · March 2012

Who is taking care of them while you're in labor? If you have to stay in the hospital more than just overnight is dh going home to be with them at night or staying with you? (sorry I'm guessing this has been asked plenty before. I only checked through this page)

morethancottoncandy · March 2012

We have a live-in nanny/housekeeper so she will watch/keep DD while I am in labor and the hospital. If I go into labor on her days off, MIL/SIL are going to help out.

hurricanelydiaa · March 2012

My grandparents are coming from out of state to help out for a few weeks. Hopefully the timing works out and they are here when I am in labor so they can watch DS. Otherwise my parents live nearby and they will watch him. I don't plan on DH being at the hospital overnight unless I am in labor overnight. I'd like to keep things as normal as possible for DS.

vixen3031 · March 2012

Mine is going to daycare during the day and then in laws are watching her during he night.

dixee.deluxe · March 2012

MIL/FIL. They are her DCPs so it'll be a good fit. But they are on a cruise next week so if it happens next week, it will be my parents at our house.

I was thinking this week I might send DH home at DD#1's bedtime so he can be there to put her down and smooch her g'nite like he does every night here.

JulesFo · March 2012

My sister is coming in from out of state.... Haven't thought about whether dh will spend the night with me or at home--- we will probably just see how the dynamic is, and who needs him more.

sabrina69barnes · March 2012

I'm having a planned c-section so I wont be in labor. I chose a 11:30 am surgery. I have to be there at 9:30. I picked this time so I could get DS1 on the bus before we leave. MIL will be with DS2 that day and when DS1 gets off the bus she will bring them to the hospital. She is staying with them that night. I'm going to try to leave after 2 nights but I don't know if I'll be ready so it may be 3 nights. Either MIL or a friend of mine will be with DS1 &2 the other night or two. DS3 wont be able to room in with me unless someone spends the night and I have a lot an anxiety about him going to the nursery so DH has to stay with me.

chyscottbaby · March 2012

I am very lucky that my Mom, Dad and Sister are all available at a drop of a hat to watch both of our older boys. They live a short 15 min away so it shouldn't be a problem to either take the boys to them or have them come to our house to stay with them. I am glad that this is one thing I don't have to fret over.

erindawn · March 2012

My uncle for the short term and DH will go home and keep a sense of "normalcy" if I am in the hospital for an extended time. Who will take care of DS#1 is my biggest anxiety. I'm hoping for a daytime delivery so DH can go home and rest up and be with our toddler.

Under.the.Rose · March 2012

I'm going to need DH to be there at the hospital with me as much as possible since I'll be having a c-section again. I would say that nighttime would be a priority since the nurses are more scarce at night and I'll be more tired.

I'm assigning my mom & dad to making sure DS is taken care of and not overwhelmed with all of the visitors (IL's) whenever DH isn't there for the time I'm in the hospital. I trust my mom and dad to tell me if Connor needs me or if he's getting overwhelmed/stressed or if people are crossing the line.

katcarls · March 2012

My Mom is planning to come the week before my due date to stay with DS while I'm in labor. If I go early we'll have to call around to friends since we don't have any family nearby. If that happens, DH will definitely stay at home with DS after the baby is born. I'm not sure what he'll do if my Mom is here during delivery. We'll probably just wait and see how we feel at the time.

tqsbride · March 2012

MIL is in town for several weeks just for that reason. She will be able to take DS to and from daycare and make dinners, bathtime etc. DH won't be able to spend the night (my hospital sucks) since I'll have to share a room with another patient, so we don't have to worry about daddy not being home at nighttime.

adamstodrake · March 2012

Most likely, my mom will be watching DS while I am in labor and then in the hospital. I have insisted to DH that he come home to sleep and try to keep things normal for DS, DH isn't so sure he wants to leave us at the hospital though. We will just have to see how that ends up playing out.

balibaby · March 2012

Our regular sitter will come over ASAP when I am in labor, if she is at her regular job she will meet us at the hospital to take the kids. I am paranoid about leaving for the hospital right away because I had a crazy fast labor with DS and don't want to deliver at home. If for some reason we can't reach her we will have a neighbor come over temporarily or have my SIL meet us at the hospital to take the kids. I'd prefer not to take them to the hospital though.

DH will absolutely come home soon after I have the baby, if I deliver in the middle of the night he will come home the next afternoon to take care of DS and DD. I frankly don't really need the help in the hospital with the new baby, and DS and DD will benefit much more from him being at home with him. The nurses are only a call button away for me at the hospital! It is all kind of stressful though, and I do hate planning everything out just because of the unpredicatble nature of it.

Mrs.Teddy · March 2012

L will be staying with my mom. I do plan on having DH stay with me at the hospital. I am REALLY hopeful I will make it to term and we can enjoy that experience we missed with L (he was in the NICU). L is used to staying with my mom and her job is fairly flexible so she can take days off if need be. My sister may also come to town depending on her work schedule.

Sawyerplus1 · March 2012

We had my mom on stand by when I was pregnant with DD. She came to watch DS the night I delivered, and likely will again this time if available. If she's not available, then we can probably also ask my sister or MIL. When I had DD, DH was in the hospital with me for the morning, went home to relieve my mom in the late morning, stayed with DS that day, came back to visit that evening (when BIL watched DS), spent the night at home with DS, and picked me up the next day. He didn't stay with me overnight, and I was happy he could be home with DS.

cloud9climber · March 2012

My MIL.

Smootchy · March 2012

Family. Not 100% sure because in laws live the closest but will be in Italy until very close to due date. I most likely will have another c-sec but its not scheduled yet. Once it's scheduled I'll know more. But my mom would be more than happy to take off work. My SIL would jump all over it. And also my daycare lady (in home) has offered....

I would imagine hubs will stay with me. Maybe go home to get E for a visit but probably not. One of the family members would probably just bring him to visit...

shunt1983 · March 2012

Friends during labor and hospital. DH has never stayed in hospital but thats something Im ok with. He stays late comes early in the morning. Plus he cant stand hospitals due his dad and many health problems.

BelleIsa · March 2012

My dad and step-mom are flying out a couple weeks before my due date and staying with us, so no need to worry. If, for some reason, I go into labour before that, we'll call a friend of ours who DD knows very well to come over - he lives right down the street so even if it's the middle of the night we don't need to worry.

naflmj · March 2012

My mom will come up and stay overnight the first night and then I will probably have DH stay with him at night after that. I'd like him to have some consistency.

jknigh8 · March 2012

We're lucky we have both sets of grandparents within 20 mins of the hospital. I will be there three days (c/s) so dd will stay with DH's parents during that time, and my mom is coming to stay with me the week after DH takes off to help.

hoping4sticky · March 2012

Well I was previously freaking out about this because I had no family around, but my mom actually just got a job near us and is staying with us until she finds a house. So, mom will watch her in the evenings, but she will go to daycare if it is week day.

I tried to tell DH to just go home and sleep, last time he didn't really sleep at all on that uncomfortable pullout, but he said he doesn't want to. He will go home and do bedtime but will come back.

yale · March 2012

My mom will be on call. She's packing an overnight bag and will be ready to go whenever. She'll either stay at our house or take him to their house for a couple days so DH and I can be at the hospital. We have close friends lined up as backup if she isn't around for some reason.

AngelGirl37351 · March 2012

My wonderful in-laws will be keeping DD while I am in labor.

themrsC · March 2012

My IL's will watch them during L&D, then DH will go home to be with them. He doesn't need to stay the night with baby and I... he did for our first baby, though, and that was nice, but now its more important for him to be with the others.

davidswife06 · March 2012

My parents will be keeping DD while I'm in labor. DH will be staying with me in the hospital and Riley will be sleeping at my mom and dad's. She has a bedroom there and is used to taking naps in it. She goes down for the night in it relatively often, but she has only stayed the whole night once or twice. She's usually very excited when she gets to. Hoping it's the same way this time. If she is having a hard time, we can always switch plans and DH can go home and stay with her at night.

hewinked · March 2012

DD will be staying with a friend of mine. My friend has a 7 year old daughter that DD adores, and my friend home schools her, so it's gonna be fun for the girls. I tried to send DH home with DD when DS was born, but I had a hard time taking care of DS alone while I was hospitalized (pain, fatigue, etc). I ended up having a friend stay with me so DD could go home. I plan on sending DH home with DD this time, but I'll have to see if it goes any better this time around.

RaeAnt · March 2012

We just booked my Mom's flight out for 3 weeks. She'll be here to watch DS and entertain him and help out when the baby comes.

I have a scheduled c/s because of previous issues with DS birth and I also had a c/s then as well.

DH will be there for the birth and part of the day, but I think I'm going to send him home for the night. There really isn't a reason to have him try sleeping in the hospital again when all I'm trying to do is sleep and recover. That way he is also there for DS and can put him to bed. No one other than one of us has ever put him to bed....successfully I guess i should say. DH's parents tried when they watch him for a late evening, but he refused.

MsNessa · March 2012

MIL is planning to stay with us when the baby comes, so she might already be here. If not, and she doesn't have time to make it here (2+ hour drive) before I need to go to the hospital, then my mom can come over or maybe leave work if she needs to.

DH will probably go home at night unless I feel like I really want him at the hospital or there are complications. He stayed overnight with me last time and didn't sleep well at all. I'd rather have him go home to rest and come back in the morning.

winter-shock · March 2012

I live within 5 minutes of all three of my sisters and my mom! My sister will have her during labour and delivery but my mom will likely have her for the one night we are in the hospital.

dotty188 · March 2012

My mom will be watching DD while we are in the hospital. I told DH I thought it would be best if he went home for the night after DS arrives so he can get some decent sleep and that way we both arn't running on fumes. He said he's wait it out and see how he feels so I'm okay with it.

kmberman · March 2012

We dropped of DS at my parents house tonight (induction in the morning). Someone will bring him to the hopsital to meet his little brother once he is born and Im in my recovery room. Then FI will take him home for the night and he will go to future FIL house for the day and come up to visit for a little bit (bring lunch). But FI will be going home at night and picking up DS and taking him home. Idk what we will be doing Sunday when (hopefully we will be coming home), but we decided to burn that bridge when we get there.

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