Dad’s to stay away from the delivery room

My Dh was useless, he was green during my elective c/s with Spencer, but did get to have first cuddles and go over to see him being weighed/cleaned etc. With Kyle he nearly fainted when the guy came to do the epi and then when it got to the pushing stage (and my epi had worn off) he ended up sitting on the floor at the head end of the bed and was unable to help me in anyway. I don't think him being there made my birth longer or more stressful and he was a help in the earlier stages but at the same time he wasn't a calming influence or a rock to lean on etc.

He actually didn't want to be at either birth and only came cos I told him he had to, he made himself physically ill and I feel pretty bad about it now. However we have no family out here and I didn't/don't feel close enough to anyone else to want them to see me in labour but my mw with Kyle was so awesome that on reflection I would have been happy if DH had been outside and came in once baby was out and I was somewhat cleaned up that way he could have still had cuddles within a few mins of the birth.
But you don't know till you are there and my mw with Spencer was useless and I would have hated it if DH had left me alone (me mw didn't come to Spencer's birth).

But yeah in the article it is a bit sweeping and I think it depends on the husband or couple as to what works best.

For us, DH wanted to be there and I wanted him there. During Ollie's labour he had a to leave at one point to go get something to eat and I definitely felt more anxious without him there.

I definitely will have him there for me when our baby is due. I would be so nervous without him there waiting to cut the cord .