How to find childcare for birth when you have no family or friends nearby?

[Anonymous]

Would I look for an on call babysitter? I guess I would have to have a few as back up? What happens if I need childcare at 3am?

[Anonymous]

The baby will come be it husband is there or not. Husband stays home. Also, you may want to get some friends. Pretty sad that neither of you have one friend or coworker....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The baby will come be it husband is there or not. Husband stays home. Also, you may want to get some friends. Pretty sad that neither of you have one friend or coworker....

You want my husband to stay home while I give birth by myself? Are you nuts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The baby will come be it husband is there or not. Husband stays home. Also, you may want to get some friends. Pretty sad that neither of you have one friend or coworker....

You want my husband to stay home while I give birth by myself? Are you nuts?

I mean, the doctors and nurses will be there. Wtf is your husband supposed to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The baby will come be it husband is there or not. Husband stays home. Also, you may want to get some friends. Pretty sad that neither of you have one friend or coworker....

Plenty of people don't have friends when they relocate pp. It's one thing to have a friend but you need a close friend to babysit for you.

[Anonymous]

and take this as a warning, Op, that you really need to be making more of an effort to make friends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and take this as a warning, Op, that you really need to be making more of an effort to make friends

OP here. OMG you guys are seriously crazy. I moved to a new state 2 weeks ago. I am getting shit on because I don't have friends and apparently it's no big deal to give birth alone. Wow. Thanks so much for the advice.

[Anonymous]

Can your mom or MIL come before your due date so they are there to help out?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:and take this as a warning, Op, that you really need to be making more of an effort to make friends

OP here. OMG you guys are seriously crazy. I moved to a new state 2 weeks ago. I am getting shit on because I don't have friends and apparently it's no big deal to give birth alone. Wow. Thanks so much for the advice.

When is your baby due? I mean you moved to a new place two weeks ago why didn't you include this in your planning since you knew it was an issue?

[Anonymous]

OP, I went into labor in the wee hours and my baby-sitter didn't answer her phone. So my husband and my 5yo came with me to the hospital and they stayed in the waiting room while I had the baby.

It worked out fine for us because we had already agreed that he wouldn't be in the room this time and my 5yo thought it was an adventure. The baby came, her sister got to hold her, and they went home to sleep.

However that was me. It is important to you to have your husband there, so in your case, I would fly someone in to stay with you for a week or so before your due date, to be there for your oldest when you go into labor. Do you have a family member who could do that for you? A mother, sister, aunt, etc?

[Anonymous]

Sorry the previous posters are being so rude and unsupportive. I am new to the area too so don't have any answers, but I'm sure there are overnight doula agencies that provide care in situations like this. Also, if you join some of the local FB mom groups and post your question there, I'm sure you will get some helpful responses. Good luck. Even though we lived in a city where I had friends and a SIL I could call on, it was still SO stressful to think about the various scenerios when I went into labor with #2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can your mom or MIL come before your due date so they are there to help out?

My mom passed away and MIL has a fear of flying. She's abroad. I only have DH.

[Anonymous]

Fly in family. A cousin, MIL, mom, sister, SIL, aunt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would I look for an on call babysitter? I guess I would have to have a few as back up? What happens if I need childcare at 3am?

I lined up two of my friends who would be able to come in the middle of the night if necessary. I had a primary and a backup which was good when my primary ended up going on a work trip a couple of weeks before my due date when my baby came. Given it was a one time ask for a big event, they were more than happy to help me out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can your mom or MIL come before your due date so they are there to help out?

My mom passed away and MIL has a fear of flying. She's abroad. I only have DH.

You have so many excuses. Think it’s all lies. Just make a friend!