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Have you considered hiring a doula? It might be nice to have another advocate for you in labor so you can focus on laboring and your husband has someone to help support him as he supports you.Also - your birth plan can be WHATEVER you want... mine includes my husband staying by my head unless he chooses otherwise! 😊
Squeamish Husband
I love my husband. He's awesome and the only guy for me.
That said, I'm worried about how he's going to be during labor. Obviously as a ftm I need him to be strong enough for both of us. And I wasn't worried until last night about that.
Now I'm worried about him passing out.
He's always been squeamish about medical things. I asked him once to take a wet q tip and dab a piece of dirt in my eye and he felt sick and had to lay down. And last night I asked him to hold the dog so I could shave around a mass on her neck that she's having removed today. (She has to prepped before anesthesia and can't be premeded so I was trying to diminish her stress). He told me he couldn't because it would make him sick.
Oh man. So hope he doesn't pass out. Other than that totally not worried about him being there or being a great dad.
Edit to add: my puppy did great in surgery! No heart problem this time! Yay! Soo very happy.
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My husband is the same way but over the past year of dealing with infertility and two mc it's different now. When something happens to me his adrenaline and protective nature takes over and he handles things done. Even gave me daily progesterone shots in the butt til I was 10 weeks (even hit a blood vessel a few times and got squirted with blood....there was high pitched screaming on his part when that happened though) and saw me have multiple procedures (iui, saline ultrasound) and more. Im hoping labor is the same for him!
I know several men who are totally Squemish, and pass out just talking about blood or needles, but when their wives gave birth they all watched (one was a c-section) and they were totally fine. They told me that for some reason in that moment you totally forget about the blood and guts and just are in awe of their child being born! I think he might surprise you! And on the plus side of he does get woozy he's already in the hospital! Good luck!
Me
Exactly! When they have to do it no questions asked, they don't focus on it as much!
La
Like when I slammed my finger in the freezer and he had to clean and bandage it as I laid on the floor dyimg
La
I hope that's how he is! Sometime he surprises me
Wow that's bad! My dad has almost passed out several times from the sight of blood. My husband is squemish but did fine at the birth. If yours passes out at least he's in the hospital already! Or just have him stand by your side so he's not looking at the whole birth. Men are silly.
La
Oh yea I already told him he's not allowed to look down there. Haha.
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