My mother

I lived across the country from my parents for my first birth, and my mom just flew out as soon as the baby was born and took her week off of work then. It was great having her around for that week--dinners every night, and an experienced hand helping me while I fumbled with the new little creature that had invaded our world! I appreciated having her that week WAY more than I would have appreciated her during labor.



If she gets pushy, though, tell her (in whatever way she'll hear it, whether it's sweetly or via a loud *queenly* voice) that you will NOT be inducting, PERIOD, end of discussion.


My 2 Cents!



Molly

My MIL is coming after the baby is born. she too wanted to be here for the birth, but we cant guarentee when that will happen, so her best bet is to wait till we have the baby, then come out...
it just makes sense that way...

How crazy is that? I've had 4 kids and neither my nor my husband's parents were around for the birth. My brother was here when our 3rd was born, but he came to help by watching our other 2. Even then, it was God's grace that I went into labor. His spring break was almost over.

Induction is not something to be taken lightly from my understanding. I've been induced twice only because there was reason. The first time my water broke so the contractions needed to be helped to get started. The second time it was because I was overdue.

I'm sure your mom loves you and the baby you will be giving birth to. Just tell her that you don't want to put yourself or your baby under any unnecessary stress. Hopefully she'll understand if you're upfront with her.

Good luck!