Family in the Delivery Room

[sparks19]

Me, hubby and the medical staff but to be honest I didn't want to be there

LOL it's funny you mention that. i just had a mani/pedi last night and my nail polish is really red and sparkly. I said that it reminds me of the ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz. then I came up with the brilliant idea that MAYBE just MAYBE if I am in the delivery room and things start getting tough I can just click my heels together and wish to be somewhere else lol. there's no place like home.... right? lol

but having lots of people in the delivery room won't really be an issue for us anyway as there won't be anyone there.

there is a chance my MIL might make it if I have a long labour but she is in Florida so we are calling her when we get to the hospital. My dad will be coming on the weekend and my mom isn't coming until October 4th. So really there won't be anyone to HAVE in the delivery room anyway. I just didn't even KNOW that you could have so many people in the room. I just thought you were only allowed yourself, the coach (whether it be husband, sister, mother, cousin, whoever) and then the Dr's. I didn't think an audience was even allowed in the delivery room.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I recently heard that you, um, *mess* yourself during labor.

My husband watched every second of Nathan's birth from the second my midwife said "I can see his head" until he was all the way out. After Nathan was born I asked Justin if I "messed myself" but he didn't know. He said That there was so much "stuff" (fluids and blood) coming out down there that he wouldn't have noticed if I did. He said too that they had pads and things under me that they changed after every push so anything that came out was only there for a very short time. He said that though it all sounds gross it's too incredible to be the least bit gross.

[joycenalex]

... Her hubby was trying not to faint, so he was pretty much useless! Turned out he was pretty much useless at just about everything, but we didn't know that at the time!

yeah, but he did give you half the genetic material for a niece that you are crazy about as i recall. so some small early value as he peaked early

as for me, i never wanted kids, so i don't have any, however.....
many many years ago as a bottom of the rung xray tech, working midnights at my hospital, i had to do a film called a pelvimetry on a poor woman who was in hour 37 of labor. this was when ultrasound wasn't available 24/7. i got the 2 films and was running them in the darkroom when i heard the tenor of her screams change. i ran back into the xray room to find her student nurse trying to pull her back on to the stretcher screaming....the babys' head is here... from somewhere i got the strength to pull the student and patient over onto the cart, threw the door open and pushed the cart onto the waiting elevator ( i had locked it open when the patient came down from the floor) and hit the button. the doors closed and when they opened again all of us were in front of a small group of nurses and residents who jumped to the job at hand. i went back downstairs to continue my shaking. that night gave me a whole lotta resolve to never do anything like that again and to get off midnights as soon as possible.

[Twisterdog]

I've heard of people having everyone but the plumber in there. No, not me. First, I don't particulary relish the thought of my family member seeing THAT much of my body. Second, I think it would just be irritating and distracting. I'd end up screaming at someone, I'm sure.

I know people who have video taped the whole thing, then had basically a party later and invited a lot of people over to see it. Ummmm .... NO.

[sabies]

joycenalex what a crazy story!

I just had my 1st 3 months ago and the hospital would not allow a bunch of people in the delivery room. They even suggested not having anyone in the waiting room since things tended to take so long, especially with a first birth.

I had my husband only. If I could do it over I would try to have a doula with me to be my coach, someone I had been working with. My husband is great but it was his first time too and we were both nervous and forgot what we learned in class. The nurse working that night was great but she had a different style than what I had learned and read about so I felt I was pushing in a more traditional way rather than some of the "newer" positions.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

My kids are adopted, so I have NEVER seen a delivery room. I hope that my daughter invites me ; this won't be in the near future though, cause she is only 18, has NO boyfriend, she wants to get a husband, house and job FIRST

I hope Katie doesn't invite me

[mina'smomma]

When I get ready to deliver there will be hubby, mom and Mil in the delivery room with me and the doctor.