Just my personal experience but I dont think I could have made it thru my labor & delivery without my dear husband. He was totally awesome. And I didnt want ANYONE else near me, even during the last days of my pregnancy.
My advice to you is to choose a labor coach who you're comfortable with (hopefully your hubby but if not thats ok). THEN talk to your doc. Tell the doc that you dont want anyone else in the labor and/or delivery rooms, ONLY your coach. The doc will handle things from there, shoo everyone out for you.
^ the best way to be to tell your doctor that you just want your husband in the room with you. the doctor can then deal with your SIL..
and if your hubby isn't considerate of what you want...then that's not really good.
^ he can share that when the baby comes into this world...not while you're in the middle of labour and can't think of anything else other than getting the baby out of you..
Where do you live? If you are in the US or Europe just let the nurses on the floor and your doctor know about your preferences if you are too nervous - they have all kinds of great and creative ways of getting rid of unwanted relatives. They even put a sign on my door the next day saying that visitors except my husband were not allowed.
Maybe it's a gori thing, but I do like my privacy while giving birth and recovering. I use that time in the hospital as 'me time' away from the hustle and bustle, and don't want it following me to the hospital. Seriously though, the nurses were so shocked my the entourage my mother-in-law brought she said they would have kicked them out anyway. :)
How insensitive of your husband to put you through this, last thing you need to worry about right now. If he was giving birth would he want your brother to watch him. Ugh.
maybe he is really close to his sister or maybe he's scared to go in the labor room alone with you? I think you can be the boss and let the doc and nurses know who you can come in and who can't :) don't worry so much about it Jias!
I read that article. It's sad. I wish more guys could see women as individual beings rather than "their mother" , "their sister" "their daughter" or "their wife". . .
^^ That's good to know. I heard that in the old days when a woman was having a baby, all the females in the house would gather around her to watch the show.
That is so pathetic. I wonder us waqt en in laws ki sherm kehan cheli jati hai.
Maybe it's a gori thing, but I do like my privacy while giving birth and recovering. I use that time in the hospital as 'me time' away from the hustle and bustle, and don't want it following me to the hospital. Seriously though, the nurses were so shocked my the entourage my mother-in-law brought she said they would have kicked them out anyway. :)
I can understand the privacy while giving birth thing but how can you keep her away from their grandchild for so long? I understand you need ur time but then i am sure she was really excited too!
I remember when my cousin was born to my chachi I didnt wanna wait a single min, wanted to see her right away.
