Did your partner want to cut the umbilical cord?

[Shanti]

Yep, my DH really wants to cut the cord. It doesnt' bother him. Although he is a registered nurse so things like that don't bother him anyway whereas some guys it does perhaps....

Yeah Oscar tell him that's cool cos' you'd rather have sleep-ins for the next 18yrs hahahah!!!

[OceanPrincess]

I voted for my sister, my BIL was really weirded out by the cord and didn't want to do it. So I did! Yay.

For me, I am pretty sure that DH will want to cut it - he has birthed calves on his grandparent's farms so I don't think he's too squeamish!

[Antheia]

Nope. My DH has a thing about touching/cutting the cord. It grosses him out. With DD we didnt get a choice cause the doctor did it straight away. With DS i cut it and with this one DD will get to cut it.

[New Dawn]

BHL has cut both DS and DD1 cord so I guess it didnt bother him too much, I never really asked him just thought he would do it, but BHL has had to do alot of gross stuff in his line of work so a little cord cutting was a piece of cake so to speak....

with DD2 BHL wasnt there so mum cut the cord, she told me it was so werid been on the otherside of birth, but just if not more amazing....

[Tobily]

He didn't want to when we discussed before hand, but when it actually came time to do it he changed his mind.
Got caught up in the heat of the moment I think

[Jewel]

MY DP cut both ours. I think he secretly loved it too.
He's done something for the boys that i haven't, you know.

[KimmyF]

My DH said he didn't want to when we discussed it and didn't change his mind at the birth. He doesn't regret not doing it he just says it's not his thing

[Mum0809]

Dh wanted to cut ds's cord but didn't have a chance to do it, the Dr did it, as they wanted him out and attended to quickly.

[Celsie]

My DH didn't want to cut it either, so my Mum did it. She said it was quite hard to cut and the scissors they gave her were blunt. It's only going to be DH and I in there this time, so if he doesn't do it, I guess a midwife will. Funny... I just assumed it was something that all fathers would want to do. I do understand though, it is a little gross. I just thought men were tougher than that!

[Karina]

He was going to do it but when the time came he just stood there with a dumb look on his face and told my mum to do it!

[*LovemyKids*]

Well my DH said before the birth of our first son Cody that he was not too sure if he was going to be able to cut the cord, and with that comment i had decided that if he was not going to do it I wanted to do it. But as soon as the nurse asked him he took those scissors and cut it. So all three of our kids he has cut the cord.

But if he did not cut it then i would have!!

HTH Nikki

[Indadhanu]

At the beginning Shel didn't want to at all, it grossed her out. By the end of my pregnancy she was all for it, and even though I had a c/s and she didn't get to cut it, she got to trim the cord and she was stoked. The assistant took some amazing photos and she's so proud of herself LOL.

ETA: She said it felt like cutting licorice.

[Pandora]

No, definitely not.
He was worried enough about being in the same room, scared he would pass out at the sight of blood.

[alioops]

DH wasn't too fussed. He was always 'If i have to' But when the MW handed him the scissors when DD1 was born he was happy to do it. I think I will ask him if he wants to this time, and if he is not fussed then I will put it in my birth plan that I want to. I will wait till the cord has stopped pulsating, like we did with Em. I did suggest a lotus birth to DH but he was a bit grossed out!!

[MrsMc]

No... My kids father REFUSED flat out when the midwife had the scissors and clamp ready for him to cut. He walked away. He's so squeamish (and selfish.. grrr) that as our DD flew out, he ran out the room gagging and vomiting All class huh?? hehe. My mum ended up cutting the cord.

For DS he wasn't there (we had split) and my mum cut the cord.

This time hubby is excited to be a part of it all

[MrsMc]

sorry was additional post...!! Accidentally posted last one twice!!

[Bathsheba]

Yep, my usually squeamish DH cut the cord with my 2nd child's birth (the 1st and 3rd were too complicated).... and he and I felt very proud He would do it again... if our family wasn't complete.

[Inertia]

Ah, this one is a fun one. DH has cut the cord - but doesn't want to do it again because its extremely tough and his wrists arent the best. Hoping they will be ok by the time I deliver, but apparenly recovery can take a while.

XH wanted to cut the cord the first time. Didn't the second time because he cut the midwifes finger the first time.... Hang on - maybe thats why they tried holding me down to get a blood test out of me. *stark realisation dawns*.... You know, they could have told me! As far as I knew, it was for no reason and they wouldnt give me one!