delivery room

tking1286 · November 2012

Just have a random question for people. I know some are pregnant, TTC, or not ready to try, but I just wanted to get some options. So, saying you were having your baby, who would you want in the delivery room? My husband asked me this last night. Who would be your must haves? I guess I would only want my husband, my mom and maybe my mother in law. I also thought it was funny my husband insisted that he be up towards my head! Men!

spalko · November 2012

I'm not pregnant or TTC but if I were, I would only want my husband in the room. I feel that welcoming your child into the world is such a special moment that I only want to share it with my husband. To have that time to bond solely with the loves of my life is priceless.

DianaL616 · November 2012

Only my husband....he also wants to stay up by my head. I told him that he will probably peek because he won't be able to help it but he insists that he won't be curious enough to look! lol I hope he doesn't look!

kushie77 · November 2012

I firmly believe that aside from medical staff the only people who are there when the baby was born should be the people who were there when the baby was conceived. Having worked NICU and been in many delivery rooms, I've seen some 3 ring circuses.

On a side note, I would have to keep H near my head, he is the biggest wimp when it comes to medical stuff, he passed out when he had to take me to the surgeon to have my sutures removed.

mancila60 · November 2012

Since we are TTC now we have been talking about this a lot. I want my hisband there of course and IF we were to allow anyone else it would be my mom. H was all convienced (sp?) he was gonna "watch" until we watched a show one time and he decided he didn't wanna look anymore. Haha I can't blame him I don't even want to see it.

cpm1223 · November 2012

I want H and my Mom there.

H can get kind of squeemish so I can totally see him running off to vomit (from the nerves, and everything else) and leaving me for 5 minutes or so alone...so I want my Mom there in case!

Also my mom is amazing and I know it would mean the world to her to be there with me during that time, so it's almost a thank you for being so awesome.

bpphoto785 · November 2012

DianaL616:
Only my husband....he also wants to stay up by my head. I told him that he will probably peek because he won't be able to help it but he insists that he won't be curious enough to look! lol I hope he doesn't look!

THIS! I would want H, but only if he doesn't look! I'd have Mom ready to tag in if H needed to leave, but I'd definitely want it to be the two of us the moment the baby is born.

adventureisoutthere · November 2012

I think i want just H. I know my mom will want to be there... but i'm pretty sure i'll be good with just H. And i KNOW he'll want to be waist up! lol

MrsSheeler518 · November 2012

I want my husband and my mom.

My husband will only be by my head, for a few reasons! He hates blood and has probably a 50% chance of passing out when I do actually have a baby, and because I don't really want him looking down there anyway!

I want my mom because we have a very strong bond, and shes wanted grand babies for so long! Plus.. I need someone in there iwth me incase H does actually pass out!

amandad18 · November 2012

Just H. And even then, by my head only. I think the less the both of us know about what's happening from the waist down, the better ;p

comeongetdown · November 2012

I may change my mind when the time comes, but for now I definitely want my husband there, and he'll most likely be the only one I let touch me, aside from the medical staff, of course. (When I'm sick and/or uncomfortable I get really weird about being touched.) I've always said I wanted my mom there, because I need my mommy... plus, she's an RN and has had 3 kids herself so she'll know what's going on and will be able to interpret doctor talk for me, if needed. I would also invite my MIL because we have a really good relationship and I think she would really love to be a part of it.

This makes me excited to think about

ETA: Oh yeah, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt... he's invited to anything I do :-P

vineyard12 · November 2012

I'd only want my H there. There will be enough people (doctors and nurses) that I don't need any other distractions. Plus, I feel this is very personal. It's going to be stressful I am sure and I don't want to complicate things. People can visit after. And if H feels comfortable to see what's going on down there, more power to him! It's not like it would be the first time he's ever seen it (except there wil be a baby coming out). Lol.

Melissa51212 · November 2012

Only my H... I love my mom to death but she is a nervous nelly she wouldnt want to be in there seeing her "baby" in pain haha. They can wait in the waiting room!

toothpastechica · November 2012

cpm1223:

I want H and my Mom there.

H can get kind of squeemish so I can totally see him running off to vomit (from the nerves, and everything else) and leaving me for 5 minutes or so alone...so I want my Mom there in case!

Also my mom is amazing and I know it would mean the world to her to be there with me during that time, so it's almost a thank you for being so awesome.

This. I would only want H there...except that I'd be so freaked that he was going to pass out or leave the room, that I want my moma there...

If my BFF still works in the hospital when it finally comes to that (she is a nurse in the labour and delivery at the hospital I would want to go to ideally) then maybe her instead of my mom.

mildlymailyn · November 2012

Definitely H. I would love to have my mom but I don't want to have H's mom in there so I would say my mom could only come in if necessary as to not hurt anyone's feelings.

leopardgurl831 · November 2012

I just want H to be there. I also told him I don't want him to look down there. He is an EMT on the side and he wants to deliver the baby!! I really don't want him to see down these though!