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Birth Poll - Delivery Room Audience
I saw on facebook that my friend is having her mom in the delivery room.
While this strikes me as odd, I know others who've also done this.
Who do you want in the delivery room with you?
While this strikes me as odd, I know others who've also done this.
Who do you want in the delivery room with you?
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Re: Birth Poll - Delivery Room Audience
I really just can't imagine having either my mom or dad in there - and my dad practically delivered me!
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Husband and doctor/nurses ONLY. No one else needs to see that but DH. And I'm sorry, but no visitors until after I've showered and rested.
Plus, she's delivered hundreds of babies and coached women through it, DH hasn't. She knows more of what to expect. Of course I want to rely on H more, but it's just reassuring to me if she's there.
Then again, she lives 1300 miles away and babies can be unpredictable, so who knows if she'll be around.
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Basically, Robert can hold a leg, hand, whatever, but he sure as hell isn't taking a peak at anything south of the border.
And no, I'm not pregnant, facebook just makes me think about babies. Ya know, since I have like 20 pregnant facebook friends.
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I think I'd be okay with mom being in there for the labour part, but maybe for my sanity, everyone except for H would leave for the actual delivery.
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Parents wouldn't be called til the baby was born. I don't want them up in my grill or trying to be up in my grill. Plus, I would want a few hours of just us 3.
My sister would be there though. Not in the room, but at the actual hospital while it was going on.
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Husband & mom in the room. But we live far from my mom, so I doubt she will be there.
With that being said, when we have another one it will just be DH and I, and we will call everyone to come to the hospital after the baby is born. DH sister and mom were in the room until it was time to push and it was like I was on display with people just sitting there waiting for me to do a trick. AND - you can't eat - and what did SIL do? She brought her leftover pizza in the room. If I'd have been able to get out of bed, I'd have punched her!
If H were okay with it, I'd prefer to just let everyone know after the fact so they won't worry or be all up in my business. I really wouldn't even want any family members to come to the hospital at all.
I had my best friend (became daughters godmother) holding one leg, my mom holding the other and FI up by my head holding my hands (no, he didnt watch her come out) + 3 doctors and 4 nurses because I was a really complicated case.
At any rate, I couldnt imagine not having as many strong, supportive women as I could find in my life there w/ me when I have #2. Moms, aunties, SIL, friends....
[QUOTE]In order to watch me give birth, one must either have knocked me up, or hold an MD, or be a nurse. I don't need a bunch of people staring at my ladybits when they're looking their very worst.
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This. Times a million. Mark knows he will be guarding the door. We may not even tell his mom we're going to the hospital. She's a nurse, she thinks this means she's allowed in. NO. Else it may be the last time she sees the baby.
I also want some time post-delivery with me & Mark and the baby. I want to clean myself up before there's any viewing, too.
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And my fiance has already requested that he doesn't want to be there. That's fine with me - so long as he waits in the hallway!
Whatever you hatters be hattin. -Tay Prince
The PP that said the thing about cameras- hell to the no. Definitely no pictures of my dilated vagina with a head coming out of it. Sick.
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I know that FI prefers it to be just us. I agree, however if for some reason he weren't able to be there, or if the situation escalated, I would not be opposed to my mom and/or sister being there to provide moral support.
Whatever you hatters be hattin. -Tay Prince
I want DH and my mom when the time comes, but that's because DH isn't always good in those situations and my mom is. But she and I are really close. I actually don't know many people that didn't have their mother with them.
As far as having some time with just DH, the baby and myself...I'm not afraid to ask people to leave. So we'll definitely get that time.
[QUOTE]I can't quote LC's comment, but there is no modesty in childbirth. Your ladybits are the last thing you'll be concerned with. Doctors, nurses, everyone will have their hands and fingers up your hooha. You won't care who's in the room or what they'll see.
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I might not care in that exact moment, but I would be mortified after the fact once my sanity returned. So - no. NOT HAPPENING. Get the eff out.
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