Family in the Delivery Room

[elizabethann]

I remember visiting my SIL and Nephew about 15 minutes after she gave birth. She was still in the delivery section of the hospital and I could hear women screaming all over. That's as far as I've gotten....or ever want to get.

[My Peanuts]

OK, so maybe for some of the labor I wouldn't mind having other people in the room, but for the actual pushing, just my husband and my mom.

[sparks19]

OK, so maybe for some of the labor I wouldn't mind having other people in the room, but for the actual pushing, just my husband and my mom.

Yeah that's what I mean.... the actual birth part.

Yeah I could be in delivery for hours and hours and hours and hours.... it might be nice to have some people come in to visit and say hello and what not. but for the actual birth.... just my husband and my mom would be considered too (although she won't be there this time for the delivery)

[Logan]

It has been almost 17 years since I gave birth to my one and only. Mine was an induced labor and my husband was there with me the whole time. My mom came in for a while, during labor, and I would have had her stay, if she wanted to, but I don't think I ever asked her to stay. But she was there to comfort me a lot of the time before Helen was born, and when the labor was over and we had our baby, my parents, my husband's parents and a good friend, were to see us. I am very, very modest. I ddin't want a crew of people in the room, witnessing the birth of my baby. No videos either. LOL!

I think each person is different, though, and you need to do what is most comfortable for you. It is not about other people, it is about you and your new baby.

Best wishes to you!
Logan

[sparks19]

LOL Logan.... yeah I already told hubby NO VIDEO during the delivery lol. he can take all the video and pictures he wants to afterwards but please keep my nether regions out of it lol.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I've never been pregnant, but I'm with you- hubby and delivery team only, please! I think I would feel uncomfortable with a lot of people in the room.

I've actually seen/heard quite a few women in labor (not intentionally, I assure you!) just from working in the labor/delivery part of the hospital quite a bit when I worked there. It's definitely an intimate experience and totally up to the person how they want to experience it!

[caseysmom]

Just a side note during the actual labor a marching band could march through and you really would not care!

[angelbow20]

During my actual pushing I had my mom and my son's fathers mother in the room with me, because my sons father is a A$$%&le and wanted nothing to do with his son so instead he was out partying with his friends.. I was supose to have my sister instead of my ex's mom but then I thought about it and figured thats the closest to his father so let her join and then had my sister very upset with me... Although alot of friends and family saw me in labor and im sure I prolly scared them like crazy haha.

[sparks19]

Just a side note during the actual labor a marching band could march through and you really would not care!

LOL thanks for the heads up

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Only my husband, my midwife, and her assistant were with me.

Just a side note during the actual labor a marching band could march through and you really would not care!

So true

[Pam]

Just a side note during the actual labor a marching band could march through and you really would not care!

Isn't that the truth!

With my own two children it was just my husband, the doctor and me. By the time my daughter had my grandson in 2001 things had changed and you could have two other people in labor/delivery along with the husband. She picked me and her mother-in-law (her MIL is a nurse ). I was fortunate enough to also be in the room last year when my second grandson was born. It was beautiful and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. It was so much nicer to see the miracle of birth and not be the patient!