What to do with first child while in labor?

You've got 2 options as it stands since you're not willing to ask someone to take her in the middle of the night and only your hubby will be there. You could do what my SIL did with her first and have her in the room during the birth, or have your hubby wait in the waiting room with her. Either that or find a friend or neighbor that can take her on a moments notice, day or night, or arrange to have someone else there at the hospital.

Ask the hospital if they know of someone who could stay at the hospital with your child while the baby comes. They might be OK with having her in the delivery room most of the time, but not when they have to check you and not during the actual delivery. Of course, this might be a great excuse for your husband not to witness the actual birth! If you take her to the hospital with you, pack HER diaper bag also and a backpack with toys. Or ask the base daycare who they could recommend who might be available after the daycare hours, and then take some time for your child to get acquainted with her. If your base daycare takes drop-ins, the daytime would be covered, and you should take her there a few times for her to get used to it.

Maybe you will know your neighbors and make friends by then!

And of course, if you are induced, you'll be able to plan better.

I am also a military wife ad from MI but i am located in NY. Anyways my husband is going to be gone when i have our second child and like you i have no family around..just a few friends that i have met but not sure if i would leave my daughter with them(she will be 2 when the baby is born) I am pretty sure my mom and possibley my MIL are going to come out around that time. Maybe yo could get some family to come out for a week?

An option could be to hire a doula to help you in the time of the hard paintings collectively as your better half watches the firstborn. distinctive hospitals have lenient regulations permitting siblings interior the room in the time of the birthing technique if this is your choose. deliver it up with your turning in wellness care expert or midwife. additionally, take a excursion of the wellness midsection your will supply at and ask in the event that they have childcare innovations. i understand the way you sense. bypass forward and ask the in-regulations, yet enable them to appreciate you do no longer assume them to leave out paintings in the event that they actually can no longer.