queencitybuckeye wrote:

Keebler wrote: Nothing wrong with her mother being there. It's normal.

I disagree on a more macro level. The OP and this child are her immediate family. Her mother became extended family on the day she was married. This in itself may or may not be a hill worth defending, but I don't see how this isn't a preview of additional boundary issues going forward.

Keebler wrote: Most women want their mother there, which is their immediate family.

Cat Food Flambe' wrote: Having her mom there sounds entirely reasonable to me. Having half your immediate family in there is another matter altogether.

If you guys think watching a "normal delivery" is a jolt, wait till you get a cook's tour of your wife's lower abdominal cavity during a C-section.

ccrunner609 wrote: My wife and I have 3 kids and people fron Aunts to Mother in laws to sisters were in the room. I think there were like 6 people in the room for the 2nd one.

As long as my wife didnt care about it (since she was the one in the stirrups with the all the glory hanging out) I didnt mind it one bit.

Treat is like a party.

justcompete wrote: Was her mother their during conception? No?

gorocks99 wrote:

justcompete wrote: Was her mother their during conception? No?

Whoa, whoa, let the man answer the question. This could get interesting.

Websurfinbird wrote: Back in the day, men weren't even allowed in the delivery room, so consider yourselves lucky that (wisely) times have changed.

queencitybuckeye wrote: ...., but I don't see how this isn't a preview of additional boundary issues going forward.

Heretic wrote:

gorocks99 wrote:

justcompete wrote: Was her mother their during conception? No?

Whoa, whoa, let the man answer the question. This could get interesting.

Yes. A good mom/daughter threesome story is just the thing for a blah afternoon such as this.

Shane Falco wrote: OK... I'll take all the arrows here.


I didn't want any one (family) in the room. Luckily my wife didn't either, so we didn't have to have a disagreement about it. This is something you only get to experiance once. YOUR child, that child, will only be born once. No matter how many kids you have. To me that first moment of seeing your child is a memory my wife and I only wanted to share with each other. We didn't find out what we were having BEFORE they were born, that by the way is greatest, most awesome moment of all time, and we both didn't want any one else to be there!


Man up! Tell her no!

Nashley25 wrote: My wife and I our having a first child anyday now and she has told me she would like to have her mother present during delivery. My wife and her mom are close and she has stated how wonderful it would be for her mom to be there during the birth of one of her grandchildren. I'm kinda struggling with this b/c I feel like its about us not her mother. Is my thinking wrong about this or not?

Websurfinbird wrote: As a female, I think I would 100% want my mother in there, and would even welcome my future mother-in-law in the room. Point being I want someone(s) with me who have gone through it before and can offer guidance and support.

I'd love to hear from any mothers on here.

sleeper wrote: The delivery is only the beginning, soon she won't want to have sex either.