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Birthing Partners - How many are you allowed?

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SpringChicken · 12/01/2004 15:12

Just wondered really as we have made arrangements recently for DP's mum to take us to the hospital when labour starts.

I definitely want DP as my birthing partner and have absolutely no doubts about that but just wondered what the situation would be if, mid labour i wanted DP's mum to be there with me.

There is no way i would want her to be there over DP but if she was waiting at the hospital as she will be and i was asking after her would they let her in?

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pie · 12/01/2004 15:50

I agree with MI, I had Ex-DH the first time, trauma city. Second time DH and Pupuce. Made a big difference having a woman who had been through it before.

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lydialemon · 12/01/2004 15:48

I agree with MI, DH was lovely and wouldn't have been without him there, but I needed my mum to bully me through the hard bits

motherinferior · 12/01/2004 15:40

And it might be a very good idea to have someone else who's had a baby already there, you know.

lydialemon · 12/01/2004 15:36

I had Dh and my mum all three times, and no one said anything about it.

When I was pregnant with DS1 I had a threatened miscarriage and was kept in over night. Early that morning SIL went into labour and came into the same hospital. When I was discharged the next day, me and DH popped on to the labour ward to let MIL know we were OK. The midwife said it would be ok to go in and see SIL (I didn't - she sounded like she wasn't in the mood.... ) but if we had there would have been 4 of us in there - me, DH, MIL and SILs DH! This was at St Thomas' in London.

Blu · 12/01/2004 15:17

I had two, no questions. When they started the tug'o'war with the ventouse, the obstetrician indicated that DP and BF should go and sit on chairs across the room, but I said I wanted them close, and there was no fuss.