Hopefully my mom will be here by time I go into labor and she will beable to watch DS otherwise I will be having this baby alone.
Whos watching your kid(dos) when you go into labor?
chel79
08-19-2008, 08:23 AM
We are still trying to find a family member that can take the time off to watch DS for us, otherwise I'm in kind of the same boat as you. My mom will hopefully be here in time *fingers crossed*
Domino Pads
08-19-2008, 09:15 AM
I've hired a 'mother's helper' to come play with DS once a week for the 12 weeks leading up to my due date so by now he really loves it when she comes.
She lives only 15 minutes from here and will be on call for the birth.
Hopefully DS will just sleep right through it though! ;)
9xmama
08-19-2008, 11:53 AM
Us ... it's a homebirth. I usually go into labor at night... and the kids wake up to a new baby in the morning. If things were to change up on me and it happened in the day time -- we could call MIL to come help,but I don't think we'd need to.
jennylou
08-19-2008, 01:47 PM
I'm hoping MIL. But, she does work (but she owns the business, so she could have someone cover for her), but she's sort of hemming and hawing about it and not giving us an answer.
I guess I'll just hope that I go into labor on a weekend when there are other family members around too. I usually go into labor overnight/early morning, but end up laboring (and with DD delivering) during the day - so we'll need someone.
momahen07
08-19-2008, 04:14 PM
my grandma if not then my mom
lisarenee25
08-20-2008, 05:00 AM
For us it's a homebirth. My first labor (homebirth) was 27.5 hours from beginning to end. I'm hoping for 12-15 this time around. Seems like a good one...not too fast and hard and not too slow and pokey.
My sister will be coming down to take care of Hadyn. If it doesn't look like she will make it, my mom will take Hadyn to one of the neighbors. I am planning on him being here for early labor.
amysconfections
08-20-2008, 08:23 AM
My mom or MIL or a friend. It all depends on when it happens and who is available and closer. Luckily my mom and MIL live about 5 minutes from us.
rawheid
08-20-2008, 01:00 PM
we have a couple options, but the one that I like the best is our next door neighbors. DS loves their kids and they even offered to have one of them come over in the middle of the night till a family member could come. So with that plan we will call my Mom or sister (both 1 hr away) and they will take over from the neighbors. Or we could have DH's bro & sil come over too. But I prefer the first plan.
mommyof8
08-20-2008, 01:21 PM
well...we are homebirthing this time so the plan is for my sister (who wants to see the birth) to just be here and help out with the kids if needed...between my sister, DH, and 2 midwives I am sure that everyone will be taken care of :)
knoxmama81
08-20-2008, 05:14 PM
We are anticipating a two nights stay so, the first night will be my mom and the second night will be DH's parents.
ShiningStar
08-22-2008, 03:31 PM
My MIL lives 1.5hrs away and the plan is that she'll come up to watch dd. If things are moving really fast, we have friends who are on call to watch dd until MIL makes it in town. My mom, who lives 4.5 hrs away, would probably come stay with us until baby was born if we asked. I just don't know if I can take my mom coming to stay for an unspecified period of time.
jdames
08-22-2008, 11:31 PM
You mamas with family are lucky! :thumbsup: We have no family near us! :banghead: We have good friends who will watch DD. :goodvibes: Thank goodness for great friends! :mrgreen:
brandislee
08-22-2008, 11:48 PM
I don't have any family nearby, either. Thankfully my mom has a VERY flexible job, so she's coming 7 days before my due date (I plan on going into labor the day after she gets here... haha) and staying until the 13th of October. And the thought of my mom here so long doesn't freak me out- I tried to get her to stay for a month, but my Dad nixed that plan. He's going to run out of food and clean clothes in two weeks (he's so helpless!).
If, heaven forbid, I go into labor before she gets here I have a friend who can watch her, but she works AND I would have to pay her, so I'm hoping that doesn't happen. Or DD could come with us to the birthing center, but I would rather she stay home where she's comfortable. Or DH could stay at home with her- I don't hate the idea of laboring alone, although it would suck for him to miss the birth. But I have a midwife and her helpers to help me, so I would be fine. So we'll do whatever we have to, depending on the circumstances! I'm hoping it's a short birth (for some reason I keep hitting on 8 hours, which sounds like a dream to me- my first was 49), and we only have to stay for a few hours after the birth, so max we're looking at one night. Or if the timing is perfect, go into labor in the early morning and come home late evening! If only.
