Dads present at a birth

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

No Father has a legal right albeit they do have a moral right.

The Mother has the final say and she rules. If she says no then no it is. Rightly so.

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wow didnt know that

seems a bit harsh

[mickey house]

Originally Posted by Sandra & co

Look it up, I like NP hospital, they were great when my mum passsed away and when my kids have been sick, but there was a problem with mums and babies a while ago.
Are you saying I’m a drama queen MH?

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Sandra, never would I suggest such a thing😁

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by novocastrian

wow didnt know that

seems a bit harsh

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Mmm, I think it's right. The same as the Mother decides if she wants the Father included on the child's Birth Cert. She can opt to leave it blank should she so wish even if it's obvious who the Father is.

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Mmm, I think it's right. The same as the Mother decides if she wants the Father included on the child's Birth Cert. She can opt to leave it blank should she so wish even if it's obvious who the Father is.

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im not so sure... we hear so many stories of absent fathers not contributing etc etc.. what if the father wants to be involved?

one of my wifes friends godson & his girlfriend split up when she was @5 months pregnant, she moved in with someone else, now he has only seen his daughter once briefly, he is devastated by it all.. but seemingly a whole bunch of nothing he can do

[NewtoOrlando]

Originally Posted by mickey house

I can understand you abusing your hubby because if it wasn’t for him you wouldn’t have been in pain, but what did you poor mum do wrong to get abused😁?

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She kept trying to disappear to get a cup of tea, and it wound me up because I wanted one but felt so sick coz of the gas & air so couldn’t 😂

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Mmm, I think it's right. The same as the Mother decides if she wants the Father included on the child's Birth Cert. She can opt to leave it blank should she so wish even if it's obvious who the Father is.

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Unless they are married in which case the name has to go on

[Twin mummy]

Originally Posted by Colette-S

Unless they are married in which case the name has to go on

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And if not married the father has to be present for his name to be included I think.

[princess allie]

My husband wanted to be there and I would have been devastated if he didn’t. Both of my labours have been quite quick and I would have been alone if he wasn’t there, as the midwives were busy, just popping in to check occasionally. One even telling me I wasn’t in labour, until I insisted she examine me, only to be told I was ready to push! Speedy dash to delivery followed. It’s my opinion that a man should step up, after all he was half of the people who made the baby and the mum can’t opt out of the birth, so why should he? It’s also a natural and normal process, I just don’t understand why any man wouldn’t want to support his partner while she was in pain and possibly frightened. My motto is always each to their own, but in this case, for me that doesn’t apply,

[Twin mummy]

My Husband was there for the birth of our two, emergency section. My Mum also turned up uninvited and ended up pacing outside the room trying to sneak in. Caused quite a few issues and resentment afterwards as she tried to tell us our version of the birth was wrong (we were just keeping some of the more traumatic parts to ourselves).

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by novocastrian

im not so sure... we hear so many stories of absent fathers not contributing etc etc.. what if the father wants to be involved?

one of my wifes friends godson & his girlfriend split up when she was @5 months pregnant, she moved in with someone else, now he has only seen his daughter once briefly, he is devastated by it all.. but seemingly a whole bunch of nothing he can do

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It’s a real issue, so many good, decent dads out there being denied contact with their children whose mothers use them as pawns to spite their fathers. What they can’t see is that they are also depriving their children of a relationship with their father and the joy that could bring. The law in this field is antiquated and really should be reformed