Can you take other child into labour room?
Hi everyone, I am due to give birth to my 2nd baby in August and our 1st child will then be 19 months old. We don't have anyone to look after LO whilst I am in labour. Does anyone know if they allow you to have other children in room with you. My husband's parents are both dead and mine live in Scotland. I'm getting concerned that it will be a problem, and was wondering if anyone else had experienced similar with previous births?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. x:\?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. x:\?
0
Replies
My neighbour has offered and said that if we get stuck to just knock! but he works away and has basically offered the services of his Poor wife who stays at home with a 4 year old and has just had one herself! so I cant really see us knocking on her door middle of the night! mind you last time my labour started in the morning and I was home by tea time!! would benice if that happened again! then the 8 year old would be dropped to school, and we'd only the eleven month old!
I don't particuluary WANT my kids watching me labour, but then I suppose it would teach my 8 year old NOT to have sex till he was 30! and I need my hubby focused on me rather than caring for the little one, she crys if I get upset as it is! so her seeing me scream in pain etc will be a nightmare for her!!! lol
So my plan is to start phoning around birth centres and the hospital ward to ask what they have set in place (if anything?) as I'm sure they get emergencies of people going into labour when away from home etc who may have been away with the kids! what do they do then? turn the kids away?!
I'll let you know what I find out!
Is a home birth an option?
just an idea
offers respite care or a childminder that does overnight. I know that may not be ideal but better than taking your children to hospital with you and likely to only be for a few hours.
i had a homebirth with a birth pool and it was fab. i will be doing the same next time hopefully, especially as i have a baby now and wouldnt want to leave her. i didnt decidde on a hb until my 36 week appinntment and at 37 weeks the gas and air was in my living room waiting for baby. we have a small house and had to move the furniture up against the wall on one side of the room, leaving room for the pool and very little else! but it was fine. the amount of attention you get from the midwives is much more than in hospital too!
llthis is helpful from shanie gateshi