What should we do with our DS when I go into labour (no family support)

clw1

I would speak to your friend as I bet she would be delighted to help. Also speak to her about where she would prefer to have your son as he will probably be happier at your home and if she does not have other children then she will not have lot's of toys to entertain him with.

If she does come to your home then maybe you could write down a list of things he likes to do, places she can take him (playgroup, parks etc) and what he likes to eat etc to help her.

You also mentioned that he goes to nursery 3 days a week, does the nursery have spaces on the other 2 days ? if so they might be happy to take him for a few extra days at very short notice which would mean you friend has him less time and he is somewhere that he knows and has fun at.

If your friend couldn't help then you could ask at the nursery if one of the staff could stay overnight or over the weekend at your house and take him to / from nursery with them. Obviously this would cost but if you got a person he knows then he might be happy with them and husband could be with you.

Good luck !

Pakkun

Sezzagirl, thank you for your kind word. It made me a day! :-)

clw1, thank you for the idea of asking the nursery whether they can accommodate DS on Thursdays and Fridays. I never thought about this! I will definite ask them on this.

fluffnutter, I agree with you that my husband might feel sad if he misses out the precious moment. I have also wanted him since we learned about our second baby to see me in pain during the labour so that hopefully he will be extremely kind to me afterword!

Thank you so much everyone for your ideas/suggestions. Much appreciated.

Pakkun