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October 2012 Moms
Who are you taking with you to the delivery room?
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Re: Who are you taking with you to the delivery room?
Just me and DH. We did great last time. My biggest fear is not making it to the delivery room. I only had a 3 hour labor last time and the 2nd is suppose to be faster. I have 2 plans for DS already.
If I thought I was going to have a long labor I would have grandparents and immediate family visit if they were in the area but not during the pushing end part. Last time it was get admitted get ready to push no in between time.
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I'd like my grandmother and my DBF in the delivery room with me, but I don't think my grandma will make it up here.
I definitely want my DBF in there with me!
DH only. Last time MIL showed up UNINVITED and we were then forced to invite my mom too because well, you could imagine how that would have gone over if My mom found out. The nurses and DH kicked them out when it was time to push.
Never. EVER. again.
I'm putting together a "birth team" but I'm planning a home birth and DH may not be able to be there.
We've hired a midwife. Lined up a friend to be my support person/doula. Obviously I will be ecstatic if DH can be present. We're looking into hiring a birth photographer. I want DD there but plan to have a person lined up to care for her and/or remove her if necessary. I've considered having a second friend/support person present but I'll make that decision later.
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It will be just DH and me. I don't feel like having my mom there while I'm all spread eagle. I have a good/close relationship with my mom, but I still feel like it should be just DH with me. My mom did walk into the delivery room while I was pushing which was awkward and annoying last time. She walked into the delivery room twice while my sister was pushing.
I honestly don't understand why people want their moms in the room while they are pushing. I had my mom there until I started pushing and she came back in after DS was born.
I definitely just want dh there; I've already told ds1, ds2 and my mom they don't get to be there.
Like the pps said, I want that me/dh/baby bonding time. Plus, we're going to a birthing center, so we'll be discharged 4-6 hours after birth anyhow; I think they can wait!
Just my husband will be in there for the delivery.
Funny story - when we called my MIL to tell her she was going to have a grand daughter, she was so excited and asked if we would like for her to come out to help with the baby. I said, of course! & told her if she wanted to be here for the delivery she could be. She said, NO - only my husband should be in there for that. I loved her reaction. I wasn't offended, because I definitely don't want her in there for the actual delivery either. I told her I just meant if she wanted to be at the hospital the day we were delivering. She was soooo relieved - I'm sure
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This is pretty much my exact plan. My bestfriend couldnt have her husband there so it was me,her mother,her mother in law, and her sister in law. My SIL had no joke about 6 people in the room.
I just feel thats wayyyy to much and its special to me and DH.
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DH and my oldest daughter she has asked and we are ok with it at any time she can step out. Just need to figure out youngest dd problem is I have delivered fast with girls, dont know if i have time for her to get somewhere. Guess only time will tell
DH doesn't want to be in there either- haven't decided either way yet. He might be more of a hassle than a help :-) DHs family prob won't come up until the blessing about 4 weeks later. My parents will come up when I ask them to. My dad will be more of a help than my mom.
Damn. I'm going to have to invite that pervert from next door.
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I will either be birthing at home or at my midwife's birthing center(I haven't decided) but either way I want it to just be her, my husband and me. Granted that might turn into just being her and me....as he is VERY squeamish....but hey that's ok, I like her already, after only having read her boom and visited with her once, and I would just be creeped out if anyone else was there!!
If it is at home I will have to figure out who can watch the 5 dogs for us though(whih I do have a great friend who will probably be more then happy to!), as I know my "mommi's boy" of a then 20 month old Border Collie will be going crazy at any strange noises!Lol (He loves the toddlers that he has met.....but weird noises with Mommi behind a door makes him wack out!>.<)
And if we were to go with the "if you weren't at conception your not at the birth....well then all 5 dogs WOULD be there.....since they all sleep in our room!!LOL