Someone i vaguely know asking me to go with her

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While she gives birth? Our DDs are in the same class (year 1) so have spoken to her for about a year and a half. We have been on a couple of play dates and we say a quick hello on the 3 days i see her at school. She is 9 momths pregnant and has just text me telling me she is in hospital in labour and will i go up and be her birthing partner as she is alone. Now i would not want anyone to be alone giving birth but a) i have no childcare for my own children and b) i barely know her and don't feel at all comfortable being there at such a private thing. What do i do/say? I feel awful that she is alone

what a lovely person you are. she was lucky to have you. Glad all went well.

Wow, how lovely. What a lovely thing to do for that lady.

What about your DD, was she okay?

wow amazing xxxx

Aww that's amazing, well done op!!

My DD was fine, my lovely brother did a great job with her. Thank you for the lovely comments, i was just glad i could help and they are both well

Wow, good work op (and friend)

I bet you're as high as a kite, in a good way! You've done a wonderful thing and you now have two new friends - one of them very new!

Thank you, she was going to get a taxi from the hospital but i gave her a lift and the not so nice family member who was looking after her other DCs was waiting on her doorstep with the other children so i have brought them with me for some tea while mum at least gets unpacked, all doing well and clearly happy to be home after all the excitement!

It was rude to say not so nice, i don't know them but the impression i got from the other night she didn't seem very kind or caring

Ahh well you've been a really good friend op. I'm sure she'll never forget what you've done for her

We will certainly be friends now, and on the way home she asked if i would mind being godmother to the baby, i didn't need asking twice!

Possibly regretting having her 4 DCs along with my 3 DCs though, chaos is not quite the word lol

And another plus is that my DD has asked 3 times when she can stay with uncle xxx again! Fantastic considering she hadn't had a night away from me in almost 6 years!

What a lovely story! Just goes to show what wonderful things can happen when we shrug away our inhibitions and just go with the flow. Congratulations to your friend and a huge well done to you as well x

I love a good exclamation mark! And it was the most emotional thing i have eer been through, not just good but fear and sadness too. I actually felt before i went like i would be intruding but now i realise just how much it meant and i am unbelievably grateful that she let me experience what i did. My brother shall now be on standby and maybe next time i shall take 2 at a time and not all 4 lol

Feel quite choked reading this thread. Well done you!

Just goes to show...throw a little love out there and it comes cascading back to you!

This is the loveliest thread I have read in a long time

Oh User what a lovely, lovely thread- she must have been so grateful to you for staying with her. I can't bear to imagine giving birth alone

Thank you all, your posts are lovely :)

Oh OP how lovely!

You know, there are some people who I don't know well, who I have just spoken to a few times, but I really like them/trust them/like how they are around their kids and wish I could know them better. I bet that she saw that in you and knew you were someone she would want around.

That sounds amazing, I'm welling up with the loveliness of it

Lovely. Well done. You've made a massive difference to your friend

I'm so glad the lady got support and you got so much from it, including a break through with your DD sleeping without you!

As TheBadger wrote "throw a little love out there and it comes cascading back to you!"