Who will watch or who watched your older children during labor?

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For those of you with older children, who will be watching them or who watched them while you had 2nd, 3rd, 4th baby etc? Just wanted to ask for my own planning purposes.

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My MIL and FIL.  They took our 2 & 5 year old for 5 days so we could get settled in after discharge back at home.

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My mom watched my oldest when i had #2.
Our kids were in the delivery room when I had my 3rd (no babysitter 🙃) 
& my mom watched my kids when I had #4.

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My parents will take my 3 kids for us

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We lived next to my in laws when my 1st was born (at home). My then 3yo went and hung out with them when he got bored but was close enough to come see the new baby right after he came. We moved a little further away (same town) so we'll probably have them keep the older ones with them once real labor starts and they can come back when baby comes. I think it's important for older siblings to be as involved as possible from the start because  of bonding. My oldest was never jealous and I think it's because he was involved in everything and got to see all the action.

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My husband watched our 3 kids (7, 5, and nearly 3). 
I just gave birth yesterday and he’s been at home taking care of them. 😇 
I labored alone but the nurses are so extremely helpful and supportive.

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My parents came in the middle of the night (20 minute drive) to stay with my daughter when I went into labor.

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My parents every time. I typed pages of schedules so they’d know exactly who eats and naps etc when and details of who naps in a sleep sack or with a blanket and lovey every detail 😆 also included insurance card copies and phone numbers and addresses of kids doctors and dentists and pharmacy in case anyone got sick or had an emergency while we were gone.

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My MIL. watched my children. She watched my oldest when I had my 2nd son. And watched both of them when I had my youngest.

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For my second labor my dad watched my first.
For my third labor my (now deceased) husbands aunt and cousin watched our son while I was in labor. My oldest was also in the room while I gave birth to my daughter with my deceased spouse and my momma.
My Fourth my (now deceased) husband was in the room while i gave birth and we had our two younger kids in the room as well at the time Covid wasn’t even known or a thing and so at the hospital I give birth at as long as there was another adult in the room underaged children were allowed in the room as well so we decided to have our two little ones in the room as well. 
Now that I’m recently newly married and my husband and I have custody of my three younger children my MIL will watch the kiddos while I’m in labor 😂🤣 
Sorry so long but yeah family watched my kiddos while In labor and once again while I’m in labor this time around family will watch the kiddos

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My mil and fil. 
I would NEVER trust anyone else to.

Who will watch or who watched your older children during labor?

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