Slightly OT: How far will your birthing partner be away from you nearer the time? - Page 2

mordino · Mar 10th, 2010, 07:23 AM

My DH works about 45-50 minutes away by public transport - depending on the journey. I would be so worried as my DD5 will be home with me but thankfully, my Mum is coming from the USA exactly a week before my baby is due. She will be staying with me for the entire month which is great but I just hope that the baby won't come early! I know my DH will drop everything and come home immediately.

holywoodmum · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:17 AM

DH works about an hour away, but lift shares, so doesn't always have a car...
Mum lives next door though, so I guess in an emergency DD would go to her or dad and the other one could come with me!

rihanna · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:21 AM

my hubby is always around 3hours+ away from home, and hospital is 45min away , but im not worried in the slightest, i cant see me being lucky and having a short labour like that. And if i did, theres nothing i could do about it so......! LOL xxx

tilly-maggie · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:31 AM

I am also a bit worried as my hubby works 25 minutes away and he would be so dissapointed if he didnt get there in time. Im just hoping it will be on the weekend or evening. And if its in the the week day how am i going to get to hospital?

holywoodmum · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:56 AM

taxi?

SazzleB · Mar 10th, 2010, 10:30 AM

My hubby works abroad so will be a few thousand miles away! I'm hoping baby will be a little late so it times with him being home from work.
My family all live in Scotland and I'm in England, so they can't come with me. I'm hoping one of my friends will be ok to come, but they have kids etc. Don't fancy labour alone!

discoclare · Mar 10th, 2010, 15:34 PM

I'm more worried about how I'm going to get to the hospital! We don't have a car and some people have told me taxis won't take you in labour! Still I am working until 5 days before due date so maybe bubs will come early and then I can just take the lift upstairs to the labour ward (having baby at hospital where I work!).

We are only 45 mins walk away so OH can either get bus / train or if desperate run to hospital to meet me!

GossipGirl · Mar 10th, 2010, 16:01 PM

My BF drives a lorry and normally goes to Southampton every day so I'm hoping that I'll either go into labour sometime in the evening or night, or that the baby would take a while to come if he was already nearly in Southampton. (From South Wales it's about 4 ish hours in a lorry)

I've heard first babies take ages to come out labour wise so hopefully all would be well!

FLSG · Mar 10th, 2010, 16:12 PM

My hubby works 2 hours away and he stays there 2 nights a week (Mon/Tues), back on the Weds night, then works from home Thurs/Fri. I think nearer the time he will drive home Mon/Tues nights so he's always here in the night. If I go into labour during the day he'll just have to drop everything and jump in the car quick sharp! I'm assuming I'll be in labour more than 2 hours anyway x

divadexie · Mar 10th, 2010, 17:04 PM

My OH works 15 min drive away, then its 20-30 min drive to hospital.
He works for his dad so if I need him at work he can just leave.

Hopefully we are moving to the town tho so OH can just run home - its like a 10 min walk from his work then its 30-40 min drive as that road is busier with less overtaking places.

Mar 10th, 2010, 07:23 AM	#11
mordino Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 1,538	My DH works about 45-50 minutes away by public transport - depending on the journey. I would be so worried as my DD5 will be home with me but thankfully, my Mum is coming from the USA exactly a week before my baby is due. She will be staying with me for the entire month which is great but I just hope that the baby won't come early! I know my DH will drop everything and come home immediately.

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Mar 10th, 2010, 09:17 AM	#12
holywoodmum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,688	DH works about an hour away, but lift shares, so doesn't always have a car... Mum lives next door though, so I guess in an emergency DD would go to her or dad and the other one could come with me!

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Mar 10th, 2010, 09:21 AM	#13
rihanna Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,715	my hubby is always around 3hours+ away from home, and hospital is 45min away , but im not worried in the slightest, i cant see me being lucky and having a short labour like that. And if i did, theres nothing i could do about it so......! LOL xxx

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Mar 10th, 2010, 09:31 AM	#14
tilly-maggie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 640	I am also a bit worried as my hubby works 25 minutes away and he would be so dissapointed if he didnt get there in time. Im just hoping it will be on the weekend or evening. And if its in the the week day how am i going to get to hospital?

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Mar 10th, 2010, 09:56 AM	#15
holywoodmum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,688	taxi?

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Mar 10th, 2010, 10:30 AM	#16
SazzleB Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 305	My hubby works abroad so will be a few thousand miles away! I'm hoping baby will be a little late so it times with him being home from work. My family all live in Scotland and I'm in England, so they can't come with me. I'm hoping one of my friends will be ok to come, but they have kids etc. Don't fancy labour alone!

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Mar 10th, 2010, 15:34 PM	#17
discoclare Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,769	I'm more worried about how I'm going to get to the hospital! We don't have a car and some people have told me taxis won't take you in labour! Still I am working until 5 days before due date so maybe bubs will come early and then I can just take the lift upstairs to the labour ward (having baby at hospital where I work!). We are only 45 mins walk away so OH can either get bus / train or if desperate run to hospital to meet me!

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Mar 10th, 2010, 16:01 PM	#18
GossipGirl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gwent, S Wales Posts: 480	My BF drives a lorry and normally goes to Southampton every day so I'm hoping that I'll either go into labour sometime in the evening or night, or that the baby would take a while to come if he was already nearly in Southampton. (From South Wales it's about 4 ish hours in a lorry) I've heard first babies take ages to come out labour wise so hopefully all would be well!

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Mar 10th, 2010, 16:12 PM	#19
FLSG Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 387	My hubby works 2 hours away and he stays there 2 nights a week (Mon/Tues), back on the Weds night, then works from home Thurs/Fri. I think nearer the time he will drive home Mon/Tues nights so he's always here in the night. If I go into labour during the day he'll just have to drop everything and jump in the car quick sharp! I'm assuming I'll be in labour more than 2 hours anyway x

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Mar 10th, 2010, 17:04 PM	#20
divadexie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dumfries and Galloway - Scotland! Posts: 1,548	My OH works 15 min drive away, then its 20-30 min drive to hospital. He works for his dad so if I need him at work he can just leave. Hopefully we are moving to the town tho so OH can just run home - its like a 10 min walk from his work then its 30-40 min drive as that road is busier with less overtaking places.

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