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Q: Induction tonight

asked by: kyrafaith on January 1st, 2009

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I am pretty excited. When I went to my doctor tuesday, she scheduled me to be induced tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 12:01 on January 2nd 2009. Im pretty excited but nervous at the same time. Matt is going to be with me most of the time, which Im happy about because hes pretty good at keeping me calm in situations where the need arises. Im still not sure if im going to call the father or not because hes pretty much a jerk and i dont need the added stress. My mom said she would call him if i want her to, but if he decides to come up thats going to be stressful too. I kind of wish that this guy that has no interest in his own child would just leave me and my son and matt alone because matt and i are trying to make this work as a family but my babys dad is not going to let that be possible if he starts hanging around. Should I call the babys dad and risk it?

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motherofhighspiritedones

replied on January 2nd, 2009

Moderator

I don't know where you live hun, but where I live, you get to choose who you want with you at the time surrounding your labor and delivery/recovery in the hospital. If I was in your situation, I would not let the father know until you have fully recovered and are out of the hospital. I wish you a very happy and safe delivery.

AyaMiyaki

replied on January 2nd, 2009

Especially eHealthy

I agree with Mother. Wait until you're out of the hospital. Labor, delivery, and recovery is going to take a lot out of you - and you're going to have a newborn to take care of on top of that. Any additional stress won't help. If you want, you can tell your mother to announce the baby's birth to the father (after you're out of the hospital) and tell him to schedule a time with you to visit his child if he likes. He's not entitled to see his newborn immediately, especially if he's been out of touch during the pregnancy. You're the mother and the one who's going through a huge physical feat. You're the one who's going to be up with this child at night and not getting sleep. You get to call the shots here.

kyrafaith

replied on January 5th, 2009

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Thanks for the input guys. I ended up calling him after my son was born but he didnt answer and hasnt called back. Matt was great with the baby though and he stayed with me in the hospital, even taking care of the baby while i slept. It was such a big help! the induction went good and I had my son, Nathan, 15 hours after I was induced.

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