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At first I thought it would just be DH and I. But my mom stated that although she respected my wishes, she wanted to be there. So I said ok. On the day of, my sister and dad were in the room while I was laboring. When it came time to push my dad excused himself and my sister said she'd leave if I wanted. By that time I didn't care and told her she was welcome to stay if she wanted to, so she did. Although I think she saw a lot more than she had bargained for! In the end though, my mom and sister were a great support when I ended up needing a c-section and was pretty upset about it.

My husband along with the Dr, nurse and intern. I lucked out bc the nurse is also a midwife and the intern is a doula. Having all three (husband, nurse, and intern) was wonderful bc I was a mess! My husband was my emotional support, coach, and photographer after the baby was born! He was smart to not take pics of me while I was pushing lol

i'd really like my mom in the room, as my husband is... squeamish. he hates blood, bodily fluids, and any kind of weird smells. i have a strong hunch he'll throw up or pass out. not to mention, when he sees me in pain or upset it really stresses him out. i can't baby him and make sure he's okay while i'm pushing a watermelon out of a hole the size of a quarter.

BUT, he really wants it to just be him and i. ideally, it'd be nice to have that family time, but i'd really like to have my mom's support. i'm conflicted.

just DH.
I wanted it to be just our little family for the first one. It's the only time we'd be able to say that we became a family. Maybe with a second baby I'd be open to having someone else there.

DH, my sister, and my doula. I felt like I had a great support team