Any day, my sister is going to have her baby, and she asked me to help her deliver the baby, be there when she is having it. I'm a little freak, and scare. Any tips you can give me, what to do or what to say to her at that moment to help her. Help?
2007-03-28 04:52:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Just be there for her, stay calm to help her stay calm. Ask her what she needs you to do. Some women can be very irritable. And one minute she may want you to rub her back and the next she might snap at you and tell you to stop. Just know that it is just the labor and not take it personally. She may just be completely calm the whole time. Labor is not like in the movies or t.v. with all that screaming and yelling. I am assuming you will be in a hospital. The doctor and nurses will do everything, all you need to do is be there for her. If she has an epidural she won't feel the really hard labor. I have given birth four times and one was without any medication to a very large baby( I am very petite). I would never do it that way again, but it wasn't horrible. Being there to see the baby born is amazing. It is a very special moment and when you look back you will be happy you did it. It will also prepare you for when you have children. The first time I gave birth I had no clue what was going to happen and I just thought the worst and it didn't turn out that way. Just remember it is her special day, it is all about her and the baby so put your fears aside and be supportive. Congrats on your new niece or nephew
2007-03-28 05:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T LOOK DOWN. If you look you will never have kids yourself. Tell her to take the drugs no one is trying to save the world here. And try to make her laugh unless you are driving her crazy. Pretty much you just being there should help her a lot. Oh and by the way don't eat in the room with her because she cant eat until after the baby.
2007-03-28 06:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take lamaz classes, be there to comfort her and the nurses & doctor will help you though the rest. Just to be safe, if you feel a little TOO freaked out, have a backup plan, in case you need to step out for a while. Everything will be fine. That's what the doctors & nurses are there for.
2007-03-28 05:02:03 · answer #3 · answered by mom-of-4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One good advise I can give- if you hv never done this before, stay out of the doctor's way. Sometimes the delivery room can be really busy. If you are in the medical staff's way, you not only irritate them, but you wl not be able to appreciate the new comer 'cos you just get too confused. If your sister gets abusive because of the pain, let her vent it on you. It's ok. Don't push her away or what my husband said to me when I pulled his shirt- "WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?!". If the pain was not overbearing, I would hv slugged him in the chin
2007-03-28 05:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing you can do is just hold her hand, and support her....and when she tells you that she can't go on, ENCOURAGE her like you have never done before and tell her she can go on and do this.
You are a great sister for volunteering for such a big job!
2007-03-28 05:00:15 · answer #5 · answered by Mama Ro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will guide u when ur at the hospital, all u need is to help her relax and breath.. it seems like ur gonna be mentally unstable during the birth. I would say dont be there
2007-03-28 04:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by sourgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it's gonna be a lot harder than it sounds but just try to stay calm and help her be as comfortable as possible.
2007-03-28 04:57:09 · answer #7 · answered by candle_chick84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to lamaze classes with her to prepare. Look up lamaze online as well. She needs to learn breathing exercises and you need to learn to coach her.
2007-03-28 04:57:21 · answer #8 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋