Nope! My mom stresses me out. 
and she can't speak English and would be asking me all the time what's going on. I really don't need to be giving my mom a play by play during labor.
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Yes and MIL and DH. It was 27 hours and I was very glad they were there.
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following . . . trying to decide if i'd like her there or not. dh will be great, i know it, but my mom has such a calming presence and i think i want to give her the choice to be there. i can't decide, but only have a few weeks to figure it out . . .
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Nope!
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Yep! And I loved it! She was there for support but didn't over step at all!
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No way! She insisted on being in the waiting room the whole time though. She didn't want to see me in pain, so luckily I didn't feel bad for not wanting her there.
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No. She lives out of state and we waited to tell her o was in labor until we were confident she wouldn't be able to get there in time. I didn't want her there and she would have found a way in if she was nearby! It was perfect with just DH and I.
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Nope! She was in the waiting room during the actual delivery though.
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Yes! She was such an asset to DH and me.
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Yep! Loved the support
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No! I only wanted DH. We didn't even call when I went into labor.
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Haha no. I love my momma but A) she would have fainted about 15 times and b) I wouldn't be comfortable with her there, regardless of how close we are. Plus she would never want to be there for that anyways haha
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Not in the room - my mom, dad, and sister, and MIL were there right up until it was time for me to start pushing, then everyone went to the waiting room until he was born. It was just me and my husband during the actual delivery.
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Yep! All through my overnight labor. Then it was Dh and I during go time/pushing and actual birth.
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Nope! Lives out of town. Had my babies too fast for us to call any one.
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She was in the waiting room and it drove me nuts. My doula thought I might have been waiting for her to leave before I delivered. I delivered 10 minutes after my parents left the hospital.
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Yes and I'm scared she won't be able to be there this time
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Yes. She was a great support to me.
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My mom came for the beginning of my induction, but headed to the waiting room as soon as the pain "got real". I didn't really expect or want her there for my labor/delivery, and once I was hurting, she started freaking out (which is very typical for my mom). Had I not gone so overdue to the point of induction, she and my dad wouldn't have been in town yet.
For next time, they'll be watching baby #1, so it will be moot.
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Yep. I called her when I got induced and she was there about 3 hours later. My dad was there too, as was my husband. I think it was sort of nice for there to be a few people to chat with.
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Yep! She was there for the birth as well. Initially when she asked I said no way but then I thought about how much I'd love to be there if/when my little girl gives birth one day, so I changed my mind. It was very special to have her there.
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Nope. I didn't want anyone near the hospital until a few hours after she was born. The idea of people just waiting for me freaked me out. But they also like almost five hours away.
As it was I went into labor at 6:30 am, we let my local BIL know about 12 hours after that since he had to come take our dog, then I texted my family around 9:30 that I was pretty sure it was real labor (haha understatement). Then we went dark until 20 minutes after she was born around 7 the next morning. -
Nooooo. She is out of state but she would have stressed me out.
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Both sets of parents and my husband were there during labor, just my husband while I pushed. I would've preferred just my mil and husband if I'm honest, my mom stresses me out so so much.
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when I was in labor with DD, yes.
when I was in labor with DS, she was at home with DD! -
No, but she came to our house when I was in labour the second time to watch E while we were at the hospital. When she walked through my front door and saw me doubled over on the stairs having a contraction she flipped out that we waited so long and was practically forcing me into the car. I was 9 cm when I checked in at the hospital so she was right!!
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Haha yes but she was not very helpful! For LO #2 she will be watching LO #1.
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Hells no. Just the texts were plenty lol
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No.. If she wanted to be there I would've been okay with it though
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The first time around, my parents and in-laws were all at the hospital, but only popped in the room now and then, which is what I wanted. I think because of all the issues and just some emotions I was still working through about having twins, I didn't want anyone but DH around. Of course, when I had a c-section, only DH would have been allowed anyway.
This time around, I feel completely different and I really want my mom there. I think I feel more relaxes in my role as the mama, and I'll have less boundaries this time (but be much tougher about having said boundaries enforced). I'm her only daughter, and like @lawbee11: said, I started thinking about how special it would be for me if I had a daughter and she let me be there.
My mom is chill and helpful and I can yell at her I stop something if I need to, so she's the only person other than DH that I would ever want in there for the whole shebang.
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She and my MIL were with us in the L&D room for a few hours until I started to push. I didn't mind it. I had already had my epi and was just lying there so it was nice to hang out. I was adamant about only DH being there when it came to delivery.
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As much as I love my mom, I just want my husband there. I think it would be stressful for me to have other people in there.
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With DD1 she just randomly showed up during labor and left when it was time to push, wasn't a big deal she just sat there quietly the entire time. With DD2 she stayed at home and watched DD1 and then brought her in later on to meet baby sister.
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Only after the epidural and she left when I pushed. She was good company
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Nope. I only wanted DH there.
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nope. she did make it in time and she came down with my dad and sister, so no!
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No, my mum had passed away eighteen months earlier. I did have my aunt though, as I thought it would be good to have additional support.
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Yes, my mom & MIL were both there and I found ot comforting for the most part.
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I'm not going to want her there, but she's certainly going to try
Hopefully the hospital has a good bouncer to keep her out.
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Her and my dad came over to the hospital when I was first admitted and she walked the halls with me . As things ramped up she popped in and out. Once I got the epi she let me sleep and went to the waiting room with everyone else. When I woke up I was ready to push and it was just dh and I .
It was great to have her at the beginning and knowing she was nearby if I needed her - but I knew I wanted the moment she was born to just be dh and I.
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