Husband catching the baby??? - Page 4

[cottonwood]

And let's repeat this again, too:

Originally Posted by pamamidwife

The cord shouldn't really be touched until the baby is out. It's extremely rare that a baby cannot be born because of a loop (or four) of cord around the neck. Touching the cord affects the flow of blood within the vessels.

But, yeah, Emily, women instinctively know where to apply pressure - whereas another person does not and can create tension in the perineum where normally it would need some slack and vice versa. Our bodies are amazingly wise.

Back to the OP, there is absolutely no reason the midwife should have to catch the baby. Just make sure there's something soft for the baby to land on if there's a fumble.

[SharonAnne]

It was my midwife's idea for DH to catch. Her assistant's hands were present (i.e. you can see them in the pictures ) but, didn't touch either DH or DD.

[MonkeyPrincess]

Hose for birthing tub?

Oooops...

Placenta brain! LOL

But, my dh did catch our last baby...we didn't plan on it, he just did cause no one else was there! He was thrilled too and so proud telling people.

He wants to catch this time, too...but so do I! My dd asked if she could as well. So, we'll see what happens!

[habibekindheart]

My darling DH slips and says he delivered our kids...and then I glare at him and he rephrases "Catch...I CATCH the kids. She delivers."

[kristen1978]

Originally Posted by habibekindheart

My darling DH slips and says he delivered our kids...and then I glare at him and he rephrases "Catch...I CATCH the kids. She delivers."

That's so sweet!: