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Siblings watching birth

Peepp79Peepp79 member
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I just saw on tv that a couple let their 10 and 12 year old sons witness her birth. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I think it might be a little too intense for kids to be in a delivery room. How do you guys feel about this? What do you think a cutoff age would be?
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  • joshandpandajoshandpanda member

    I watched an episode of A Baby story while in labor, and the couple was doing a home water birth, and right before the girl was born, she had her 2 or 3 older children come in to watch... the kids looked less then pleased to be in there...  the kids were probably ranged from 7-10 years old... 

    I would never have my children watch, but thats just me... therefore, I can't really answer the second question...

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  • Peepp79Peepp79 member

    Omg.....the 10 year old is cutting the cord. 

     

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  • joshandpandajoshandpanda member
    imagePeepp79:

    Omg.....the 10 year old is cutting the cord. 

     

    o.O 

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  • KariK81KariK81 member

    Oh. Wow. I don't think I want my kids to witness that. It makes me think back to when I was a kid and my mom had a horrible kidney stone and had to be hospitalized. She was a wreck. She wouldn't let my dad bring us to the hospital to see her because she didn't want us to see her like that or to scare us. I know people consider childbirth to be beautiful and a miracle, but that's a bit hard for kids to understand! I guess if I were to give birth and my daughter were 22, I'd let her be in the room, but otherwise, no. And that'll never happen because I'm not signing up to have another child when I'm 53!

     And to having the 10yr old cut the cord....... Hmm

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    good birth control...
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  • BiscuitEater21BiscuitEater21 member

    Lol yeah it will scar them to the point of never having sex EVER.

    No I'm jk but I would not feel comfortable with my son in the room while having baby #2... I mean I guess if the kids are comfortable with it and you are too, then everyone is on the same page. But that's just not for me.

    With LO it was just DH and my mom there (: my dad even left when they broke my water haha 

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  • wheelsonthebuswheelsonthebus member
    I don't know. It's an intense moment, but it's only overwhelming because kids never witness anything like that in the present day. If they were witness to life moments like this more often, I think it wouldn't be so intense. I think if you were to allow a child to be with someone who was dying, I don't see why you wouldn't let them be apart of a birth. :-)

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