What arrangements did you make for SC when giving birth?

[PickAPick]

I am currently pregnant and recently been wondering what sort of arrangements people made in this situation when there are SC involved?

They stay with us 50% of the time obviously I can't guarantee they won't be here during the day, middle of the night, morning, evening or whenever it does happen and I need to go to the hospital.

What did other people do? We have a good enough relationship with their mum that I know if she was free she would absolutely have them back at whenever, however she also works nights often on the days we have the kids so no guarantee she will be available.

My only other thinking is my mum could come and stay with them at our house (she lives close by) or if we were in a particular rush! She could come to the hospital and get them from there.

not SC but when I had DC2 DH just dropped me off at hospital to stay with DC1 as we didn't have family and friends to look after DC1.

worse case scenario in your case it you have the baby without your husband in the delivery room. it's overrated anyways.

I don't want to do that. I have a blood condition which means my delivery is high risk and we have had to arrange a detailed birth plan to minimise the risks due to this and in case I hemmorage during labour. I don't want to do it without my husband there to advocate should something go wrong.

I imagine you do the same as if you had your own DC. Get your mum? Another family member?

I think give their mum first refusal and have your mum as back up. Talk to their mum though and see what she prefers. Good luck with it all.

What arrangements would you make if they were your own DC, not SC? I’d just do that.

If they were my own DC I'd ask my mum. So I guess we can just do this then!

Obviously the kids mum would be first but I know the likelihood, if the kids were with us, is that she'd be at work.