Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site SCIRTP.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!SCIRTP!todd From: todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Sibling presence at childbirth Message-ID: <302@SCIRTP.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 19:48:14 EDT Article-I.D.: SCIRTP.302 Posted: Mon Aug 12 19:48:14 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 20:45:25 EDT References: <306@luke.UUCP> <16600003@convexs> Organization: SCI Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 30 > We had not planned to have Lara around during delivery, but we had done a > certain amount of ``prep'' work with her, just to satisfy her curiosity about > the pregnancy. Fortunately, when time came for Lara to leave with a friend, > she absolutely refused, then broke into tears when I tried to force the issue. > So, after a brief conference with my wife and the attending midwives (yes, > we were having a home birth; flamers take note), I made Lara a peanut-butter > sandwich, and she stayed through the entire delivery. She was actually pretty > helpful--she took over the job of stroking her mother's head, applying cold > cloths, etc. As I rememember, Lara was as pleased as we were when John was > born. > Joe Ahearn > {allegra, ihnp4, uiucds, ctvax}!convex!ahearn This scenario seems like a much healthier way to include a sibling at the delivery of a baby than the others mentioned. This way the sibling can retreat to his/her room if things get hairy. This has got to be healthier than instigating some organically inspired parental notion that sibling presence at delivery will enhance the sibling/baby relationship. For what it's worth, I approve. ||||||| || || [ O-O ] Todd Jones \ ^ / {decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd | ~ | |___| SCI Systems Inc. doesn't necessarily agree with Todd.