How many had their kids

[bellebud]

my dd was 21 months when ds was born. she stayed w/ my mom, then was brought to the hospital to meet her brother. funny (cute) story - my mom and dd came in the room, dd was SOOOOO mad at me. She wouldn't come over and say hi to me, would barely look at me. She was fine w/ dh, and LOVED her new baby brother. But boy, she was pissed at me for not being home that day! well, excuuuuuuuse me!

 

[JessicaR]

I just recalled my son was 4 and had pneumonia - I went into labor - gave birth and my pediatrician asked me if I wanted to go home 12 hours later. I did. My poor baby was just discharged from the same hospital the day before. UGH - how could I forget that!

 

[austin&pipermom]

Well we had our than 2.5year old in the room with us.
We just moved to a new city 3 months before and didn't know anybody to take our DS. We asked if DS could be in the room, the nurse said as long as he doesn't freak out it is fine. I went into labor at 11:30pm (so no daycare) and DD was born at 3:30am. DS fell asleep in the chair next to the bed right before I started pushing and woke up right after the nurse cleaned up his sister. My mom and mom inlaw were coming in two weeks, but DS came 3 weeks early.

 

[mamacatnv]

Thanks ladies it was to settle an argument for a friend and her dh. She has to ahve a c-section and she doesn't the other kids there the whole time but for a small visit after they are born. Her dh wants them there the whole time. I was wanting to see how others have done it so thanks.

Only 1 C-Section experience. At the time BFF had her daughter then 8 years old with her in her room pre-op. When they moved Mom to prep for surgery, the child became my responsibility, I took her for lunch in the cafe, then to the gift shop etc. She was my sole focus until Mom was back in her room with Dad and new baby. In hindsight, this was very traumatic for my friends DD and if we had it to do over, we would not have had her DD present until after baby was born. The separating of Mom from daughter in the hospital setting with a gurney and an orderly waiting was scary for the child and very emotional for Mom. We talked a lot about it later.

DS was with us for a brief time. He went to all of my Dr appts. and my Dr. decided at an appt. to send me straight to the hospital to induce due to a blood pressure spike. DS was with us until a prearranged friend could come get him. We called as soon as DD was born (Didn't know if he was getting a brother or a sister) our friend brought him to the hospital early in the morning to meet his sister.

 

[Becky2005]

None. My parents took my older kids and brought them to see their siblings the next day.

This is what happens when you have a 10 year age gap from oldest to youngest -- those older ones need to go to school the next day. They came in after school to see their new brother.

Of course, my 2nd one only took 45 minutes because I figured my first one took 3 hours after my water broke, I could wait until my water broke with the 2nd one! Oops! It never broke on it's own. His birthday is tomorrow. My oldest was 3 at the time and I had sent her to Grandma's earlier in the day.

 

[PatsGirl]

I dropped DS off with my Mom on the way to the hospital. Once I was nearly ready to deliver they both came to see the birth but as much as DS had begged to be there he decided once he saw my pain level that he'd rather wait outside so my Mom took him just outside the door until DD was born. He was the third one to hold his sister, me, Daddy,and then DS and he just beamed I gave birth at a birthing center with a midwife so it wasn't as conventional as a routine hospital. Most of my labor was spent in the tub.

 

[scrapquitler]

Thanks ladies it was to settle an argument for a friend and her dh. She has to ahve a c-section and she doesn't the other kids there the whole time but for a small visit after they are born. Her dh wants them there the whole time. I was wanting to see how others have done it so thanks.

Well I can't imagine that the children would be allowed in the OR during the c-section, so what does the DH think they will do with the kids during the c-section? (Dh will likely be in the OR, mine was both times).

Yeah, I think having the kids for a small visit after Mom and baby are settled back in their room is good, but I can't imagine wanting the children there the whole time.