Who was in the delivery room with you, or if you are pregnant, who will be in the delivery room with you?
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Just DH
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Just hubs, the doc, my labor nurse, and the nursery nurse. I loved only having 4 people in there... it was such an intimate, beautiful experience.
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Just DH. He asked if I wanted my Mum there, I was like no way, the less people the better!
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I only want DH in there and I'm hoping other family members (ahem, MIL) don't protest.
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Just DH and then whatever doctors and nurses. I thought about asking my Mom so she could take pictures, but I really want that moment of seeing her first just DH and I.
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I think I'd like to have only DH (plus whatever doctors/nurses need to be there) for the actual delivery, but I'd like a few family members to visit in the room before "go time".
@grizz: omg your MIL better not go in there!
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My mom and my ex were there for DS. For dd, it'll just be dh, my midwife and the back up midwife.
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Just DH, didn't regret it and will want it that way every time.
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Just DH...and all of the nurses and doctor. It was the best thing ever. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. For an eventual #2, I want the same thing
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my husband...and the doctor, anesthesiologist, nurses and whoever else needed to be there for my csection.
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Just DH. I was pretty vocal when pregnant about not even wanting other family waiting in the waiting room for LO to arrive.
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Aside from the doctor and nurses, I had DH, my doula, and a doula-in-training in the room with me.
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I'm only 5 months, but I'm planning on my DH for the whole time, and my mom for part of the time.
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@Smurfette: I was thinking the same thing, since I really wanted pictures, but it was more important to me that hubs and I had that moment together. I put him in charge of taking pictures, but thankfully the nurse took over picture duty when it was go time. Once the doctor took over, the nurse took hubs' phone, and we got tons of great pictures of our first moments!
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it was supposed to be just me and DH. i was due early dec but LO decided to make her appearance on thanksgiving so my whole family was in town. my sister ended up staying in the delivery room with us which i was okay with. she took a bunch of pics that we wouldn't have gotten otherwise. my MIL asked to be in there but we said no, she would've taken the baby from the doctors hands for sure!!
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@kodybear: That is my biggest fear. I'm afraid she'll ask and slip by everybody somehow and I'll be too nice to have her kicked out.
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@grizz: oh that was my fear too!! haha but our nurse told us that if we ever wanted anyone kicked out she'd make up an excuse for us and kick them out. also, i had DH tell MIL very very late that i was in labor, and also told him to tell her we'd let her know once the baby was out. she did end up coming when i was still getting cleaned up which was not cool. if i was to do it over again i would've had her wait another hour or two
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DH, my mom and my sister. I thought I would be totally stressed out with my mom in there, but her and my sister arrived just before I started pushing. I was so grateful to have them there with me. DH and my sister held my legs and my mom stood back and was a great cheerleader. When I was pregnant I was pretty adamant about only DH being in the room while I pushed, but now I wouldn't have changed anything. My sister got some good pictures that we probably wouldn't have had if she wasn't in there. And as soon as things were settled and I was stitched up they left us alone for almost 2 hours so we could bond before going to our recovery room.
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Just DH in the delivery room. My parents were flying into town that day and we were supposed to pick them up from the airport, but they ended up having to take a cab to the hospital. I had told my Mom earlier that I only wanted DH in the room before and she said that's how she had wanted her first birth, so she totally understood. They were shown to our room when they got to the hospital though, and heard E's first cries through the door. They wisely waited in the waiting room until we were moved to our postpartum room though.
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DH, my mom, MIL & FIL, and a nurse that came in and out. During delivery besides my family there were 2 nurses and an OB.
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I had a similar experience to @KT326:
When I was pregnant I was vocal about only SO being in the room. I called my mom, who lives a 3 hour plane ride away, after my water broke. She actually arrived while I was still in labor, so I let her into the room. When she arrived, I had been in labor approx 10 hours and welcomed her! I wouldnt change it. It was great to have another support person, plus I got a chance to tell her I loved her before my C-section. -
As others I was very adamant that I just wanted SO in the room with me. I was nervous that if we let people in during labor, they wouldn't leave so to be easy we just so no one.
When the time came, my mom, MIL and brother were in the waiting room. After a while, I wanted some company so they popped in and out. They all were great about leaving before the delivery/pushing part.
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@grizz: just tell your nurse in advance. The nurses are your biggest advocates and want you to be comfortable. I think they secretly love kicking people out!!
For me it was just my hubs. I'm REALLY glad we had that moment alone for our first child. But I think for the next baby I want my mom in the room. But NOT my MIL.
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