MY dad wants to be in the delivery room 🥴

yep. just as weird as it sounds. i’m 38 weeks and 2 days with my first. my dad calls me every couple days to see how i’m feeling. last night he called and asked how i felt and i said fine and he said “well with covid they’ll probably only allow me and j (baby’s father/my boyfriend) in there” and i said “yeah i know” but then it hit me he meant IN THE ROOM, my dad wants to be IN the room when i give birth. so i was like “wait what” he said “well i just wanna make sure you’re okay not like i’m gonna look” so i said “well that’s why i’ll be in a hospital surrounded by nurses and doctors that do that stuff everyday” and he said “so?” as if he would be able to help me more than a doctor or nurse could...so anyway at that point i was just uncomfortable because idk what in the world made him think i would allow him in there.

some background info: i’m 20, 21 in february. i have been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. we have a house together.

my dad used to be addicted to meth and i’ve heard he still uses it here and there but im not certain. he’s been in and out of jail pretty much my whole life, the last time he got arrested he called me while i was at school on my 18th birthday, he tends to disappear for days then pop back up, he’s almost 50 and still lives with my grandma....i’m not trying to bash on him but he hasn’t always exactly been that super sweet supportive dad. we get along just fine, no issues but being that i’m an adult with my own life now it just kinda blew my mind that he thought he was gonna be one of the people in the delivery room. i never mentioned it to him or asked him to be in there. i find it weird because i’m gonna be spread eagle for who knows how long. i’m not even completely sure if i want my mom in there. would anyone else be uncomfortable w this situation or am i overreacting?