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Posted 12/22/2006 8:28:25 AM
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| Hi I am Mike and I am going to be a first Time Dad,My Wife is Due March 17 2007. The really big question that I have is How Much Blood is there when a baby is born as I have a very weak stomach and I really want to be there when my baby is born and be there to help my wife. My nerves have really been on edge as this has really been bugging me "What am I going to do when I see the blood?"Am I going to faint?"Am I going to beable to do this????Please if anyone has the anwser and are able to tell me anything of what i should expect when my wife is in Labor and delivering my child please help me with some information. Ty
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 Posted 12/22/2006 11:18:20 AM
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| dont sweat it I am very bad when it comes to blood (pass out and everything) and I stayed the whole time and when the doc said look a head I looked down and saw the head I even held the baby well the nurse cleaned the baby off I think it was all the excitement that made me forget about all the blood
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Posted 1/9/2007 2:39:33 PM
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| First of all, I think the fact that you are worrying about this and wanting to be there for your wife is wonderful!!! Through my entire pregnancy, my husband kept saying he would probably faint, he wasn't going to look, he didn't want to cut the cord...etc. I wasn't worried, because I knew that in the end, he would be there for me, and boy was he!!! He was absolutely amazing in the delivery room. He even cried a bit because he felt so bad for me because of the pain I was in and he wanted to make it go away but he couldn't. He didn't leave my side, he held me through every contraction and did his best to distract me and guide me through the pain (constantly making me maintain eye contact with him was huge!! If I didn't, I would panic and thrash). He would keep telling me to look at him, and he would just keep saying over and over, "it (the contraction) is almost over, it's almost over, it's almost over"...so in my head, I got through each contraction knowing that it was almost over (even though sometimes I had them one on top of another!) Anyway, he was awesome, and he made me fall in love with him all over again that day. I am sure you are going to do the same for your wife. As far as blood goes...I have no idea how much there was...I didn't see anything...my husband still get queasy when he remembers how the baby's head looked coming out, because he says he could see the bones of his skull and at first he didn't know what it was, but then he realized it was the head and he was more fascinated...he DID watch our son come out, and I'm so jealous he saw something I didn't get to see...the doctors cut me and I tore, so there must have been some blood there, but when I ask my husband, he says he doesn't remember...too much was going on he says...he also did cut the cord after all...so, for a guy who like you is pretty squeamish, he did more than he thought he would do. I'm probably not much help since I don't really have an answer for you re the blood, but I really think you will be fine!
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Posted 1/9/2007 9:17:42 PM
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| I think it is great that you want to be there for your wife. If you aren't sure you want to look, just help coach your wife through her contractions. Pay attention to her needs and if you didn't want to look, you don't have to. If you choose to watch there will be some blood but you can stand back closer to your wifes head and you won't be able to see as much. But if you decide to watch, it is one of the most beautiful things to see, your child entering the world. Just seeing your own child being born might take your mind away from "seeing" anything.
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Posted 1/15/2007 10:51:19 PM
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| Thankyou All So Much For Your Help.....It's really nice of you all. Yeah I am still pretty anxious to find out what the baby is and Delivery and the blood is still running through my mind. Hopefulyy I will Get Through it. If Anyone Else Has Any Suggestions let me Know
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Posted 3/8/2007 7:26:12 PM
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| Keep an eye for a chair in the room and keep it close by...if you notice yourself feeling hot and dizzy immediately sit down in the chair and put your head down between your legs. And if you do faint don't worry it is very common. Stick near your wifes head and you won't see much at all. My husband passed out cold on me in the ER once when I had a hemmorage after a cervical cancer surgery. He tried to ignore it and ended up cold on the floor. It happens... You'll be fine, you'll be so excited to see your new precious delivery you probably won't even think about seeing the sight of blood.
Live life, love deeply, laugh often
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