Visitors During Delivery: Preschooler
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Who Should Be in the Delivery Room?
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 18, 2008
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I am expecting my first baby girl in November. My Mother is coming in from California to be there to see her first grandchild being born. My fiancee wants it to just b...
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- The only thing you need to know is what you want. Anyone else who gets upset with what YOU want is not thinking of you. What ever will make you comfortable and help ...
- There's one thing many of the responders missed or don't want to touch. How stable is this relationship? You mention he's your fiance....not your husband. Will you a...
- My husband was the same way. Kinda the way he thought about it was "he was there when the child was created not your mom." It is nice to have a mom around but it is oh...
My 4 Year Old in the Delivery Room?
Asked by J.E. from Las Vegas
on January 31, 2008
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I am 9 months pregnant and I am due to go in to labor any time now. My 4 ½ year old daughter has asked to watch the baby be born. I know she can handle it because eve...
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- Hire a Doula, maybe two--one for you and one for your daughter
- I have 3 children, and had my two oldest in the labor room with me when I delivered. At the time my son was 5 years old and my daughter was almost 3 years old. They di...
- i think, if she wants to be there and you are confident that she can handle it, let her in. obviously, it would be great if there could be some family member there ...
Would You Have Your Child in the Delivery Room?
Asked by N.P. from Mobile
on July 7, 2011
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My OB asked if I would like my child(19mo) in the delivery room. I had never thought about it. I don't want him to see me pushing and all the glorious things I will be...
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- I know that you have lot of answers already but here comes mine anyway. When my youngest was born, my oldest had just turned a year old. I never really gave much thoug...
- my oldest was almost 3 when my youngest was born and needed that time to be about me and I needed my hubby attention. Guess that is selfish of my but my oldest went to...
- I think you're right on this one momma! If it upset him to see you vomit, then it will scare the bajeebies out of him to be in the delivery room. Have the baby, get cl...
Having My 4 Year Old in Birthing Room
Asked by C.M. from Fort Myers
on August 27, 2009
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We are having a natural waterbirth with my baby due in December. My midwife firmly believes in having the sibling in the room to experience the birth. She says it will...
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- My friend back in Michigan let her son and daughter go in when the last baby was born. Neither of them wanted anything to do with her after she was born. They said she...
- Hi! I agree with the response that you & your family must decide who will be present...not the midwife. I will also say that as a nurse & a mom, you need to prepare in...
- Hi C., My first thought is that this decision should be yours and not your midwife's. As a birthing woman, you need to be completely focused on the work that is invo...
4 Year Old Not Sitting in Time Out
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on January 21, 2011
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My 4 year old has recently begun to run the other direction when I try to put her in time out for something she has done. She will run and try to get me to chase her, ...
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- Then... YOU walk away from her. ie: Mommy time-out... meaning.. she does not get Mommy... to interact with her. TELL her that. I have done that with my kids.. and i...
- Some people call what Peg M is doing 'time in's' . We have never done time outs. And since you can no longer do them and they are not working for you I think you need ...
- I absolutely agree with the advice that Peg M has given you!! Unfortunately I did NOT model that behavior with my children when they were little (My children are all g...
Having Four Year Old Son in Delivery Room When His Brother Is Born?
Asked by M.O. from Phoenix
on January 27, 2009
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Hello,
My son is four years old and he has been a part of my pregnancy since the moment we found out. I really want him to be a part of his brother's birth, but I'm ...
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- It is awesome that you have the older child involved with the pregnancy. The O. thing that came to mind while I was reading is that having him in the room will open up...
- If you decide to go along with your plan...I would suggets telling him everything that will happen beforehand. If he knows what he is in for, he should be ok. There ...
- If it were me and I wanted my first born to be a big part of her brother's/sister's birth, I'd make a very specific plan. First, I'd select someone I trusted (like ...
About Delivery...
Asked by L.S. from Orlando
on August 14, 2006
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Hi everyone, I am 33 weeks and getting ready for labor. Since this is my first pregnancy I have so many questions :). Do you recommend childbirth classes? what do...
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- Hi Liliana, I am going to tell you when no body told me. I took classes, I read 24/7. but this no one told me until it was the 2 hour of me pushing. Push like you ...
- My husband & I took Limaze classes...quite honestly didn't do me any good! Whatever you do, don't eat a lot of greasy foods close to the end. Could've just been me, b...
- COngradulations!!!! Let me just say this there are no two child births that are the same!!! I was so afraid when I was getting ready to have mine, I never took any cla...
Minium Age to Be with Mom at Delivery
Asked by C. from Denver
on March 1, 2007
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Does anyone know the minimum age a child must be in order to be in the labor and delivery room. My friend has a 3 year old son that she and her husband plan to have i...
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- I don't know the minimum age, but (I mean this the nicest way possible) have they thought about their son? I mean that is a lot for someone to deal with at such a youn...
- Every hospital is different She will have to ask them, in order to know. :) Have a great day!
- There is no minimum age, although it is recomemded that young children are in the waiting room during the birth, so that they may not be tramutized. At that age they a...
Children in the Delivery Room
Asked by K.O. from Charleston
on November 16, 2006
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Ok, this is somehting my hubby have been trying to figure out for a while now. We are expecting our 3rd in just 6 weeks, if she waits that long. The problem is that we...
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- hi there. when we had our son last year, we didn't have a choice but to have my two year old daughter in the delivery room with us. like you, both our families are o...
- Hi Kaylee, I too was a military mom, but not as a dependant, but a servicemember. I was stationed in Germany when I had my son. My family was on the West Coast, and...
- My stepdaughter is now 6 her mom had planned on her being in the room and only choose not to because she started having complications at about 6months and actually had...
3 Year Old Doesn't Play Alone....
Asked by A.T. from St. Louis
on July 5, 2009
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We are expecting a second child any week now and my 3 year old son does not play on his own. My son has never really played on his own. Since I've been pregnant with t...
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- you can set a time each day where he plays on his own quietly. Since he isn't used to this you may start with 20 minutes and let him know that he needs to play in his...
- My daughter was our first and would never play on her own. No matter what I tried to do, she was always right there wanting me to play with her. I had our son when she...
- GOod Morning A., Never feel guilty about not being a get on the floor playing mom. Geee who could when preggers anyway. If its not you don't sweat it. I am not the coo...
