Birth partners
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@Paige thank you! Next midwife appointment will be next week if baby wont arrive earlier, will ask her as well!
@Ivonna you could maybe ring the ward and ask them also.. midwife might not know.
@Paige my pregnancy brain didnt even though about it haha! I will definitely call tomorrow!
I think it's only the birth partner allowed - and normally your only allowed 1 birthing partner so you may want to have your husband as it so he can see his child being born? Then your sisters and mother can see you after when you go back to the ward x
Your only allowed one birthing partner and once you choose that partner then it cannot be changed. Therefore if you have one sister as a birth partner then she can’t swap out overnight for your husband (least that’s how it was at our hospital)
Curious as to why you’re having your sisters over your husband whose child it is in the birthing room, is that his decision or yours??😂 pretty sure you’re only allowed 1 birthing partner though and if it’s your sister your partner won’t be able to come into the room straight away until they’ve done checks etc etc
@Tyler tbh I know so many peoples partners/husbands that didn’t want to be there for the births. My hospital I was allowed two and I’ve been at three friends births and that was all two partners and was different hospitals to me
think it varies trust to trust. at mine, they wouldn’t be allowed to come to the labour ward (only birth partners allowed) so your husband and mum would would have to wait and only be allowed to visit you if you’re moved to the postnatal ward, and in visiting hours.
Every hospital is different. I've been a birthing partner where there was 3 of us in the room. I've also been a birthing partner where you was only allowed 2, but just as the baby came out, I was allowed to go get the dad (who didn't want to be in the room) and he came and cut the cord. Speak to your midwife. She'll be able to tell you more.
@Lauren our hospital allows 2 birth partners at rhe same time, but we both decided that he wont be present during labour and delivery x
@Tyler we both decided that he wont be with me there during labour and delivery, it is not something what i want him to see and he doesnt wants to see it as well, i do feel comfortable with sister who been working in care home and saw different people and other one for another support, tbh if to think about my dad, his dad, sisters dads, no one of them been there with mothers 😄x
@Nilz thank you! X
I know where I had my baby it was only birth partners in delivery suite until I got moved back to maternity ward then I was allowed visitors. So maybe check with your hospital. I was also in delivery suite for around 12 hours after I had my baby too so no one visited me till the day after. Not that I cared because I didn’t really want the visitors I was so drained and extremely poorly.