Allowed? Yes. Brought? No. Seeing mom go through child birth can be very traumatic. I would insist that there be another family member (other than Dad) in the room to talk the child through what's happening and give reassurance. Of course, if the child wanted to leave, that adult could then go with him.
I know a woman who, as a child, was in the birthing room when her brother was born. Her response was, "If that's what it takes to have a baby, I'm having puppies!" She has several dogs - and no kids! (Wow! Just think of the possibilities for population control)! ;)
Should kids be allowed in the delivery room?
kyle
2012/04/30 14:42:28
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cellophane 2012/04/30 15:12:18
My ex wife screamed, swore at her doctor, at me and just about anyone she could think of.
Whilst giving birth for most animals is a natural thing and passes just like the day, for many human females it is anything but the passing of the day.
I would not have wanted my children to watch their siblings being born, and that is why I said no to this question.
They have since, whilst children, watched lambs being born and so they came to understand the process of birth.
No doubt my daughter will one day experience of birth first hand and hopefully it will be as easy as yours Angean.
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about 12 years ago; it is unusual for a man to have this complaint.
I think I can imagine how pregnancy would have caused you additional suffering and the relief you got from the epi.
I take up to 23 pain killers a day and still I'm not free from pain and the other weird symptoms’ this syndrome inflicts. The only time I am freed from this misery is when I dip into my morphine supply, but there is never enough to last until my next supply from the Doctor.
Well you are the first person I have met with this complaint which is quite uncommon here in the UK, for the first 10 years before I was diagnosed I thought I was going mad.
Nice to have met you Aingean
It was good to meet you too.
I know a woman who, as a child, was in the birthing room when her brother was born. Her response was, "If that's what it takes to have a baby, I'm having puppies!" She has several dogs - and no kids! (Wow! Just think of the possibilities for population control)! ;)
Thanks for the birth control tip. My only thought was force them to work at Chucky Cheese's. That would also be great BC.
But I am sad to hear that might not work...lol...
There's just some things children shouldn't be allowed to observe in the human world.
This is one of them IMHO.
When my baby brother Dakota was born I was 8, and I realllllyyy wanted to be in there, but you had to be 12+ so I couldnt, but I think I could have handled it.
Besides, heaven forbid something should happen to go wrong with mother or child or both. The doctors don't need to trip over a bunch of people who are in their way while they're trying to save them.
After the delivery and after the mother is sown up then anyone should be allowed in that the mother wants.
It's not that often but it happens.