Covid 19 and due in July

[deewebb99x]

Due in July, no one I know is social distancing at all. In laws are coming over from a different county in a few weeks they had my daughter last time when I was in labour, was fine no coronavirus around then but I feel stuck. Have really bad ocd and haven't seen Anyone since the lockdown, do my shopping online. 😩 really don't know what to do With my two whilst I'm in labour, their dad has been staying with us and been helping but he wants to be at the birth with me. Do I just have the baby on my own and let him watch the his kids?

It might be different by then but I understand dads/partners are only allowed in for the final moments then have to leave, if you can even time it that way. We're planning that I'll go it alone this time, so OH can watch our kids.

Hi, I just had a c-section couple of weeks ago. Dh was only allowed in labour ward after I got a room. He waited in the car until I got my room and said good bye at theatre (he followed ds who needed to be admitted to nicu (nothing major he just needed a bit of oxygen because he was slightly premature)), we didn’t see each other until discharge time. Even then, a student midwife helped me get my bag and baby downstairs, where dh was waiting. I would advice you to take a hospital bag with wheels.

You will be fine physically but emotionally can you prepare for not having a birth companion? I don’t know how it will be in July but I would try and prepare myself for both scenarios. And then go with the flow and how you feel at the time.

I'm not due until June but our hospital partners are allowed once woman in established labour which they said is 4cm and been transferred to labour suite the apparently they can stay for an hour or 2 after before I'd be transferred to ward (if I can't be discharged straight away)

I’m having a csection. We arrive at 8am (not got a date yet) My partner has to wait in the car until I’m called in for mine, he can then stay for 3hrs while I’m in recovery. Once he leaves he can’t return to the hospital and will pick us up from the entrance after discharge. I’ve had an email explaining this and I’m due in July. Hoping things may have relaxed slightly by then