Giving birth while toddle will be at home!

So I’m expecting my second baby in Jan and will have a 2year and 2month old boy aswell. The issue is I’m likely to have a c section so will be staying in hospital a few days. My husband even though is great, he hasn’t been a hands on dad and I’ve done every bath and nappy change for my son. My husband wouldn’t know where to start! I’m worried how he’s going to cope. I’m going to iron my son’s clothes for nursery and label everything, and.will try and keep some food ready, but I’m so worried about how my husband will cope. We unfortunately don’t have any friends or family to help. Anything else I can do to help make it easier? On top of that my son is super clingy with me and wants me to do everything and literally follows me around the house
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Start now with getting your husband to do things so he is more confident with it when you are in hospital and when you come home and need the help. If you have a C-section you will need him to do a lot in the 6 wks afterwards especially with your 2 yr old.

I had this same issue when I had a section 7 months ago! I think they know what they’re doing, they just choose not to help! My advice would be not to stress too much, I know it’s hard but I just saw it as, as long as my son was clean, warm, happy and had a full belly then that’s all that matters. I got re admitted to hospital after too for nearly a week so I was a wreck but I worried so much for nothing, he was absolutely fine 😊

We did the same, my toddler stayed home with dad while I was in the hospital 3 days/ 3 nights! Luckily mine was more hands on before so it was fine but I’d highly recommend just doing a few nights together to show him everything then a ‘trial run’ him on his own. I think if it’s his very first time while you’re in hospital that will only be so much more stressful

Your husband needs to get involved now while you’re around to answer any queries, then it won’t be such a shock to the system.

Got lots of time to practice.

My husband tried to give him a bath and he just kept saying ‘mama mama’ and even when he tried to take him outside he wouldn’t go without me. I tried to reassure him and say ‘I’m just going to change and I’ll join you’ but he refused to leave unless I was with him…

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