Labor/Hospital Stay
I'm wondering if I should bring my laptop when I go in to have the baby. The hospital has WiFi, but will I even want to or have time to go online during labor and post partum? Or will it just be an extra thing I'll have to worry about keeping track of and then taking home?
I'm not sure if my SO is spending the night after the baby is born, and I've heard that a lot of new moms have trouble sleeping that first night, so it would give me something to do, I guess...
Also, I'm not sure if I should tell anyone that I'm getting induced. My family is 8 hours away, so I don't have to worry about them, they're not coming to visit until Labor Day weekend.
My SO's family, though...
His mother wants to know as soon as I go into labor and she said she'll be on her way. She lives about 3 hours away, and she would be coming with SO's dad, sister and the sister's boyfriend, probably. I only want my SO in the room with me, so they'd just be sitting in the waiting room for hours, probably. And I don't even want any visitors until an hour or two after the baby is born, I want that bonding time.
My SO says that since she's given birth 3 times, she knows how long it can take, and if she wants to just wait there, that's up to her. She's super excited for her first grandchild, and has been amazing and so supportive throught the whole pregnancy, and I really do love her, I just feel like not telling her until the baby is born would be for her own good. She could just head down after the baby is born and not sit around in the waiting room being anxious for so long. I don't want to hurt her feelings, though, and it seems like it's so important for her to be there. Help!?
I'm not sure if my SO is spending the night after the baby is born, and I've heard that a lot of new moms have trouble sleeping that first night, so it would give me something to do, I guess...
Also, I'm not sure if I should tell anyone that I'm getting induced. My family is 8 hours away, so I don't have to worry about them, they're not coming to visit until Labor Day weekend.
My SO's family, though...
His mother wants to know as soon as I go into labor and she said she'll be on her way. She lives about 3 hours away, and she would be coming with SO's dad, sister and the sister's boyfriend, probably. I only want my SO in the room with me, so they'd just be sitting in the waiting room for hours, probably. And I don't even want any visitors until an hour or two after the baby is born, I want that bonding time.
My SO says that since she's given birth 3 times, she knows how long it can take, and if she wants to just wait there, that's up to her. She's super excited for her first grandchild, and has been amazing and so supportive throught the whole pregnancy, and I really do love her, I just feel like not telling her until the baby is born would be for her own good. She could just head down after the baby is born and not sit around in the waiting room being anxious for so long. I don't want to hurt her feelings, though, and it seems like it's so important for her to be there. Help!?