Who's your go to for your birth ?

My daughter is 15 she has been with me through it all she's been at all my appointments known all my worries knows my birth plan went with me to register at the hospital. She's been right by my side through it all she will be in the room with me too when I give birth I feel like I couldn't of done it without her but I also don't want to put all this pressure on her. Anyone else have someone besides your partner who's been there for you I don't have my mom she passed away when I was 17 on my daughters 1st birthday

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In Oklahoma you can have 2 people in the room. I don’t know your circumstances, or Texas’s rules. But I’m going to have my husband and my mom in the room.

@Clarissa I'm in Texas. We are allowed to have 2 people in the room but I'm planning to only keep my husband with me. I also don't have my mother. She passed away 3 years ago.

Yes in the hospital I'm going to deliver at we can have two people in the room my husband will be there but I have a feeling he won't know how to comfort me ive been telling him my plans but he's so passive he won't fight for what I need and I feel like my daughter will, knowing exactly what I want she's my emergency contact, she knows my blood type she knows it all so I feel more confident having her there

In Texas depends on the hospital. I can have any amount of people as long as my doctor is okay with it

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