1. I think it would be cool to have a neice or nephew born on my birthday. Of course I already share it with my husband so I am used to it.
3. Tony has stayed with me both times and he will with any future children too. I would rather rely on him to help me than a nurse.
 

1. I don't think I'd be annoyed with it. I think it would be an interesting bond to share.

2. Better? nah, I don't think that would change anything - even if I were upset at #1, it would be more the sharing of the birthday celebrations, rather than the sharing of the actual birth day.

3. I think he is at least the first night (depending on when we're transferred to recovery), but he is probably going to go home several times to check on the dogs, which will probably turn into him sleeping at home at night.
 

It might not bother that person to have a kiddo born on their day at all.... But it might always bother *other* people.

I still think it might all work out anyways! ;)
 

1 & 2. Emily is born the day before my older sister's birthday. It doesn't really make much difference though b/c the birthdays are all about the kids anyways. It's more annoying having other cousins born on or near Em's birthday b/c planning family parties involves family politics. But, it's not like we own the month, so I feel selfish by complaining.

3. I think L will go home at night-- at least to give Em dinner & put her in bed. Maybe he could come back after that. He didn't get any sleep at our hospital.
 

1. It would be cool (duh).

3. I would like Ed to stay for at least the first night...especially if I wind up with a C-section and can't get out of bed (in which case he better be there the whole time).
 

For 1 and 2 I might not care. I don't know if I will ever have a "real" niece or nephew though.
3. Josh is staying the 1st night and then I will let him go home to sleep and take care of Luke. Plus he can come back well rested so I can sleep. After our 4 night stay last time he does not want to sleep there more then one night this time.
 

Only slightly off-subject: I read somewhere once that, if 23 people are together chances are more likely thannot that there will be a mutual birthday in the group. I have checked this theory on several occassions and have always come up with the shared birthday.

Since most families have 23 people or more, might as well get over being annoyed at shared birthdays. We have two shared birthdays on EACH SIDE of our family. Embrace it! Have fun with it! Otherwise you are just ruining your own birthday. Why would anyone do that?
 

1&2. Once you are to the point where you don't have Spiderman/Cinderella birthday parties anymore, I don't think it is a big deal if anyone shares your birthday with you. However, I guess if you could plan it...plan it for the day before. I don't know that I would intentionally plan to share a birthday...but if it happened on it's own, then how cool!

As for the hospital stay, I only plan on staying one night...so Brett can tough it out with me. If I HAVE to stay an additional night this time, then I hope he will want to stay to help. However, I will probably send Brett home to give Laney her baths and get her settled into bed (my parents are staying at our house with Laney while we're at the hospital). Oh, and the hospital is only 5 minutes from my house, if that. So, it makes it really nice and convenient.
 

Are 1 and 2 real questions? I don't understand. Who would care? Why would they care? Seriously, that is the most selfish thing I have heard. Isn't it? I'm confused.

Mr. Belle didn't spend either night. The man is 6'3 and a lot of pounds and honestly I couldn't sleep with the constant activity so I watched tv. He would have just annoyed me ;)! He did stay until about 10, I was fine by myself.
 

1) annoyed
2) annoyed, no
3) he put you thru this, all he had was a moment of fun, so let him sleep on the guest bed
 

i would not be annoyed but actually quite excited to have a neice or nephew share my bday!! or have one close to it! i think i'd be dissappointed if they came the day before or the day after!!

you're lucky you have the choice to have hubby spend night with you. not an option over here, unless maybe you go private!
 

I agree with Mrs. Belle. And really, I share a birthday with an annoying celebrity and a co-worker, and the day before my birthday is shared by a friend and the best boss in the entire world, so throw one more person I love into the mix? All the better.
 

Heck, my DS was born on our 6th wedding anniversary. We now celebrated wedded bliss at Chuck E. Cheese's, and I don't give a hoot.

Re: #3 -- totally send him home to sleep. I was plagued with nonstop heartburn for the last month so as soon as the kid was out, I sent DH out for Baja Fresh; we ate and then I kicked him out of my room. I was far more concerned about the big brother at home needing attention than having DH share in the hospital experience. I actually reveled in the peace and quiet!
 

1 & 2 -- I really don't think it would be a big deal. But most importantly, it's not like one can control these things. Why stress?

3 -- My opinion on this one did not matter in the least when Jacob was born because the hospital would not allow overnight guests, EVEN DADDIES. Man, did that rule work me up into a tizzy many, many times before the actual event, and it ended up to be for nothing.

I was GLAD to send Mike home, because I knew I could take care of myself and the new baby (with the help of nurses, of course), and I was adamant that he should be helping Isaac at home. He visited maybe 4 times during the two days I was there, and I couldn't have cared less. I was bored out of my mind, but I got some one-on-one Jacob time that I will never forget. It was nice to get to know my new baby without all the confusion of other people being around. (Though it was equally nice to know that other people, especially a daddy, were waiting anxiously at home to help!)

I will tell you, though, that I was totally surprised that I felt that way. I anticipated being very freaked out, but I was not.
 

Dean slept at my parents house when I had Gracie. So he could help with Hannah. It was also Christmas. I liked being by myslef to sleep.

Also Dean is a PITA when he doesn't get any sleep.
 

1 and 2) Even as totally self-centered person that LOVES LOVES LOVES her birthday, this would not bother me. Unless I was expected to dance attendance all day for the next 18 years at said relative's parties. I didn't have any relatives close enough that people were expected at birthday parties, so that might be coloring the response, but family parties would generally be on weekends anyway, right? So generally not on the actual birthday. Also during the afternoon in my experience so the adult could go out for their party at night?

(Assuming you are the parent of said child) Would you be pissed if the aunt/uncle missed a party or two over the years because they took a special birthday trip or something?

3) not pregnant, thank goodness. In any case, no husband to force. Although if the first was true, I expect several shotguns held by relatives would ensure the second. :)

I would make him stay, but only because I like to have someone to whine to.
 

I dont think I would intentionally plan it to fall on the birthday if I could help it, but if it happened I wouldnt care at all. I think it would be kinda cool. aunts and uncles dont matter as much I dont think because normally revolve around the kids..it sucks to share it on the same day with a cousin..(we deal with that, and yes family politics SUCK) and I also think that most the time parties are on on weekends so most of the time you may not have to deal wtih the whole bday on the day thing.
and do, I dont think it would matter..because now even if you must celebrate the day, whats it matter if its a day before or after. again, they must just get lumped together at the closest weekend.

3) I wanted my husband to stay with me the whole time and sleep there. Mainly because I wanted his help and with a section it wasnt easy getting up etc..but at the same time, he sucked and wouldnt wake when I called to him and then heard his snoring and I could kick him to roll over so I spent most of the time annoyed with him ;) haha but when he did go home one night I was so lonely...haha i guess i am hard to make happy ;)