Today, I gave birth to my firstborn child. Somehow, my mom and mother-in-law made their way to the delivery room, and walked in mid-push. While they were escorted out, I overheard my mother-in-law asking the nurse how her son, my husband, was holding up. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I gave birth to a baby girl. Where was my husband after the agony finally ended? Standing just outside the room, flirting with a nurse. FML
Today, I drove to the hospital to see my newborn. I went to the room, picked him out of the crate and held him. Then I heard the toilet flush and saw a woman who I didn't know come out. She screamed. My wife was in the room next door. FML
Today, despite being the first to hold all my other grandchildren, despite my son and bitch of a daughter-in-law agreeing I would be the first, I showed up at the hospital to see my daughter-in-law's father holding my grandchild before me. FML
Today, I gave birth to my first son. He was 11 pounds and the labour lasted 22 hours. My husband was absent for 8 of those hours because he slipped when my water broke, cracked his head, and ended up in the ER next door. FML
Today, I gave birth, but my husband was late and got here just in time to cut the cord. He was hung over after celebrating his impending fatherhood all night. He missed the cord twice, cut it, then fell over, and wound up in the bed next to mine, with a hydrating IV and a bashed head where he hit it on the baby's cot. FML
Today, my wife and I both got released from the hospital. She was admitted for the birth of our daughter. I was admitted with a broken arm from when my mother-in-law shoved me out of the way because she wanted to be the first one to hold the baby after my wife. FML
Today, I gave birth to my daughter in a hospital corridor. The nurse who took me to my room afterwards tried to comfort me by saying there'd been worse incidents; she said that two years ago, a lady gave birth in the parking lot. That was me too. FML
Today, I went to the hospital to visit my aunt and her newborn baby. The receptionist gave me the room number, and I went and my aunt was in the bathroom so I cuddle the baby, only to find that the woman who came out of the bathroom was a complete stranger. I was holding her baby. FML
Today, I gave birth to our first child at home. What was supposed to be a beautiful moment of us peacefully greeting our newborn, ended up with the cops knocking on our door. Apparently me giving birth sounds like a domestic dispute. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I welcomed our first son into the world. After I gave birth, he said he was going home to make sure the house was ready for baby. A few hours later, he was tagged in a Facebook photo by a mutual friend at the local bar. FML
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Catdragon 40
This will actually be your second born. Your first child is your husband.
species4872 20
Yeah never mind you but clearly a nerve racking time for the poor guy. Seriously congrats on your first child, wonderful times to come.
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species4872 20
Yeah never mind you but clearly a nerve racking time for the poor guy. Seriously congrats on your first child, wonderful times to come.
Catdragon 40
This will actually be your second born. Your first child is your husband.
17031990 20
Still first born, she merely adopted the husband lol
rhyspiecesno8 18
The husband did absolutely nothing to act like a child
sylvienoir 18
Pretty sure it's just a joke, guys Don't get your panties in a twist
Sparx1_1 16
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
If your mom were not there then I could see it being weird but your mother is there for you, so why shouldn't she want to check in on her son. Just because you're doing all the work does not mean that this is not one of the most important days in his life too. Besides they could both see for themselves how you were doing.
mermaidgirle 12
Did you even read it? Neither her mother or mother-in-law were in the room with her. Since they were escorted out, I think it's safe to assume they weren't invited to be in the delivery room. There are other ways to check on the parents to be without invading the laboring mother's privacy the way they did.
Danne696 14
#18 They still saw how she was doing when they barged in. It's not like a person can only care about one other person at any given time, OP's Mother-in-law might care about how OP was doing but were also worried about her own child who is probably going through a rollercoaster of emotions himself.
DoomedGemini 38
The issue isn't worrying about their child, it's if you are not invited into the delivery room: DON'T COME IN. If the mother didn't invite you, you don't have a right to invite yourself in! No matter what you are to them, they shouldn't be forced to allow people that might make them uncomfortable and stress them more.
MandieL 27
That's why I told absolutely no one when I went into labor. I didn't want anyone assuming that I wouldn't mind, even after I had already told everyone no one was to be at the hospital with us. I understand it can be exciting, but it's a lot of unnecessary stress on the mom if other people are overbearing and keep "rushing" you.
YourOpinionSucks 22
"walked in mid push". Seems to me that both mother's could visibly see each of their children. Albeit probably not long enough to get a full grasp of the situation. I'd suggest reading future posts a couple more times before commenting garbage.
cakester123 11
Uh....
GhostFox 34
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Considering that men are infamous for being more freaked out when their partner is in labour than the person giving birth, I can understand what she's getting at. Hell, look at how many "amusing" anecdotes are there that have a father passing out mid labor and having to be admitted to the hospital for injuries. Plus, I think there's some evidence of a link between the amount of stress the non-gestational parent experiences during their partners labour, and the chance of rejecting the infant. Still, while it sucks that they left/were made to leave, they at least showed up, though I don't quite understand why none of the three stayed with you during the labour (husband, mom, or mother-in-law) unless the hospital you were in has a "medical staff only" rule for patients in labour, or you already had someone with you for morale support. Hopefully they're being more helpful now that the baby has been born. Babies do better when they have at least three main caretakers, anyway. Hope both you and the baby are healthy and happy- but still try to keep an eye on yourself for postpartum disorders, especially postpartum depression. Good luck!
GhostFox 34
I suppose I should clarify that I don't actually support the views I mentioned in the first part of my post- I was stating an observation of how people usually see the matter. I personally think it's blown way out of proportion, especially since it's a ridiculously common portrayal in the media. That said, I'm genuinely curious what part of my comment is apparently offensive.
katykills 15
Not everybody wants their parents in the delivery room. The only person I had in there was my husband and I was allowed 3 people in the L&D room. My mom and I don't have the best relationship and my i wouldn't have been super comfortable with my MIL in there but besides that it was something I wanted to share with my husband as we met our first child. It was an intimate moment for us (not sexually) but they can come see the baby after... And congrats OP!!!
GhostFox 34
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Hm... I thought that part of the reason OP was upset was specifically because her mother, husband, and MIL left her alone during labour, without asking if she wanted any of them there due to the wording. Obviously if she didn't want them there, then she doesn't have to have them there, but it seemed like she did want someone there. I might be misinterpreting the wording, though.
cazza3 15
Her husband was still there it was just the mother and MIL that were escorted out because they came in without an invitation.
GhostFox 34
Okay, then I misunderstood the wording. The way I read it made me think the husband wasn't in the room, since it seemed like if he was there the MIL would have seen him sitting or standing in the room. My mistake.
Eleora 19
Do you and your Monster- I mean Mother-in-law, normally get along? Lol jk congratulations on the kiddo, OP!
Grand_Genie 14
Not a good sign if she's asking that
interesting33 37
Congratulations on the baby and it sucks they came if you didn't want them at the biorth. In terms of the MIL asking about her son, I don't see a problem with that. Maybe she asked about you too later, I am sure she knows how hard it is to give birth and it isn't that surprising that she asked if her son was okay, I imagine a birth can be tough on both parties though obviously a LOT worse for the woman.
mezochan 29
Ugh, I'm due with my first baby in a few days and this FML is something I dread may happen to me. So definitely FYL, momma! Look on the bright side, you now have a beautiful little baby. Congrats!
MotherOfMonkeys 6
if you worry about things like that, make it clear to your attending doctor and nurses.
siggy_mcsigx 22
I guess the timing of the comment was unfortunate and in those hours it's the last thing you'd want to hear. But of course the husband is stressed and anxious; there's nothing wrong with someone checking in on him.