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Not really. The first time we wanted privacy and the second time it all happened so fast (and overnight). We only told people that we were relying on for pet and child care. (My family the first time and his the second time--we moved in between).
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Only my mom, because I wanted her there as a support person.
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Both times we called family in the morning so we didn't wake them up - for Dd1 everyone was able to make it in time for her birth, for DD2 she came so FAST that no one made it in time, even though they were only 10 mins away!
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@Cherrybee: haha I posted on my due date board but that was it. By the time I was sure it was labor there was no stopping to make a post. There was barely time to get to the hospital, triage, and into a delivery room. I'll post a story at some point.
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lo1 - I had a planned induction so most of the family/close friends knew. I was adamant I didn't want visitors until after baby was born but since lo was born at night I didn't have any visitors until the next day.
lo2 - I told my mum (so she could be there during labor) and my best friend (to look after lo1). Baby was born at 4.43am and we didn't tell anyone else until around 11.30am (dh's family weren't happy but I had planned not to tell them until afterwards anyway since they wouldn't stop trying to contact dh during labor and delivery for lo1)
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No way. I legit think it would have messed with my head and stalled my labor to know people were waiting for news or texting for updates or whatever. I think of labor as a time to go into my own space and have peace & privacy.
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@Foodnerd81: also, congratulations!
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Same situation as you: my sis knew because she babysat our toddler and all others were informed once baby was here. With LO1 noone knew.
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We called/texted family once I got admitted and was in obvious active labor. I was already so sick of the constant questions from everyone about when the baby was coming that I didn't want to add to the hysteria if it was a false alarm.
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We told our parents all 3 times.
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The first time I called immediate family on the way to the hospital. The second time, I let them know that my water had broken, and then again when we were headed to the hospital. First time, everyone came to the hospital and waited (several hours), but the second time, we were home within 2 hours of birth so everyone just saw us at home.
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I ended up with an induction at 38weeks, and we decided not to tell! We called family the morning after DD was born, saying "surprise! " I didn't want the annoyance of calls and texts asking "is that baby here yet?"
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I was induced and we did not tell anyone. My mother's inductions were terrible and I didn't want her to worry. DH called everyone too soon after the delivery... They all showed up before I could get the epidural out and have the floor mopped up.
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Omg! Congrats! Yay, she's here!! I hope you are adjusting well to being a mom of 2!!
To answer your question, I had a scheduled c, and my family is local, so I told all the parents and my closest friends. That's it
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Yep, although with my first, my mom was in the hospital recovering from surgery, so it took a little while to get in touch!
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I had to be induced due to decreased fetal movement. However, I did not plan to tell anyone when I went into labor except my parents. Husband's family would've found out well after I delivered.
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Yeah...mom came to the hospital with us the first time, and D texted his parents onuce I was admitted. They (with our blessing) let the rest of his family know. They (my ILs) also ended up in the delivery room with us.
This one was a planned c-section, so they all knew. D called/sent pictures once we were in recovery.
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We called my mother and MIL. My mom we called after my water broke and was about 5cm and called MIL a couple hours later (she lives closer). We notified a select particular group of friends in the morning that I was in labor, told them she. I started pushing, and let them know baby had arrived.
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Ha, just my parents. DH let them know we were heading to the hospital. I was in denial that it was real labor (facepalm, since I got to L&D 10 CM dilated) and it was the middle of the night. My water broke at midnight and she was born at 6:37AM. When we were getting ready to go to the hospital around 3:30 or 4, I said "Babe, I think we should call my parents...." He was like "Um, duh, I got in touch with them two hours ago." Haha. DH FTW!
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We told both families for LO 1 & 2. With my third, it happened so fast, we only told my parents since they watched the kids.
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DH and I were just talking about this. I'd rather not have the stress of people asking me how I'm feeling or ask me about contraction timing. We plan to labor at home as long as we can. So far we agreed he will call our parents when we transition to the hospital then phone off until there's an update- baby arrives and after the golden hour.
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We told our parents for LO1 when we were checked in at the hospital. This caused us to completely lose having a "golden hour" because MIL showed up immediately after the baby was handed to us. Next time we will only notify the person in charge of watching LO1, and we will not notify our parent until after the golden hour is over.
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Yes; my family was there when I gave birth!
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