Labor Room Parties: Who Should Be There? Our Readers Write!
Here at Pregnancy-Info our pregnancy newsletters have been generating a lot of great comments from readers, especially when it comes to who should be present during labor. Do you want your whole family there? Or are you limiting attendance to just your labor coach? Read about other women's ideas when it comes to who should be in the labor room! And feel free to share your own thoughts! Need some more information on labor and birth? Check out Pregnancy-Info's article on labor and delivery.
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Name: Kristi • Due Date: 01/20/2007
I think a woman should have whomever she wishes. I only want my husband and would never have my older child in the room. My behavior is unpredictiable and I wouldn't want my son to see me like that.
Name: Karen • Due Date: 05/28/2007
this is my second pregnancy and my Husband wants to be there as he wasn't at my first Delivery, but I am still a little hesitant. However my aunt wants to be there but somehow I like being on my own as it gives me the Mother the opportunity to meet my child for the first time one on one. I think having too many people in the room detracts from that experience
Name: Marie • Due Date: n/a
I think it is up to the mother giving birth. I also believe it is very rude for anyone else to ask if they can be present, even the mother in law. It is not a show to see. I only want people there who want to support me, not people who just want to see the baby born. My mother in law was at my ultrasound when we found out we were having a girl. My husband had his hopes up for a boy. When they announced it was a baby girl, I looked over to see my mother in law pat my husband on the shoulder and give him a sympathetic look as if to say she was sorry it was a girl. She completely disregarded the fact that the ultrasound showed a perfectly healthy baby. At my sister's first ultrasound we found out that one of her baby's kidneys were not functioning. We were very lucky to have seen a healty baby and my mother in law should have known that instead shooting sympathetic looks at my husband, like he had something to be unhappy about! So, needless to say (sorry, im venting a bit. I dont tell this stuff to my mother because she would hate my mother in law and i dont want to cause that trouble) my mother in law WILL NOT be in the delivery room under any circumstances. Whew! That felt good to get out! Thanks for reading and congrats to everyone!
Name: Oreal • Due Date: 11/10/2006
I think that the father should be there , the siblings ( if any ) and last but not least the grandparents . Everyone else should wait until the mother and baby are well rested and alert .
Name: Jillian • Due Date: 07/01/2007
This is our first child. My husband, mom, and dad will be there. Maybe my brother.
Name: Lesley • Due Date: 10/28/2006
My husband and my mother will attend. This is our first baby after 10 years of trying so it will be a very special entrance for our little one and I think I will need my mom as well as hubby for support.
