Just wondering what everyone else is doing with their other children while labouring/birthing? I think my MIL or my dad will take my DD when I go in labour, as my last labour was really quick and probably a bit too intense for a 2 year old to really grasp. Once the baby is born, we'll have her come to the hospital to see him.
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Yes, we will have our child(ren) present
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Re: STM: do you plan on having your LO(s) there for the birth
Either way. Newp.
plus I'm pretty sure I will need all of my H's attention during labor.
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That being said, I'm kind of freaking out worrying who he will stay with during this time since we don't live close to family. We asked my husbands grandma who has come to stay with us before & she said no, with no explanation...
We have a couple of friends he can shuffle between but it's just not the ideal situation.
After baby is born I don't imagine DH being able to spend much time with us at the hospital since we likely won't have anyone willing to take DS that long.
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My sisters kids are 12 and 9 and if they lived close and wanted to be at the birth I would certainly let them.
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That being said my co-worker did home births for all 3 of her kids. The two oldest were obviously around when she had her 3rd and were yelling at her to "keep it down" because they couldn't hear the tv while she was in labor. Ha. No.
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Yeah, this was my first reaction.
DS just turned two and I just can't imagine how him being there could be a good idea at all. He was terrified during my ultrasound at 7 weeks and DH had to take him out of the room. He can come visit after everyone is cleaned up and well-rested.
DD will be with my mom while we are at the hospital, but as soon as we are feeling up to it, she will be our first visitor