Ok first Im curious how many of you have had babies when DH is on deployment? Also, if you have what do you do if you go into labor in the middle of the night???? I have two kids one is 12 so if I have to I can leave them and drive...the hospital is only a mile away. But Im just trying to gather my options. I have family in town but dont really want anyone just staying with me during the due date time. What do you recommend? and if you have had yours while they are gone did you call red cross when it was time or what to get a hold of hubby?

Adrienne:thinkin

I have a friend who lived on post, DH was deployed, she had a 14 month old at the time, and went into labor.......she called the ambulance, the MP's stayed with her baby until her mother could get there.
Dont know if that helps....

I would arrange for a friend of relative to come over to stay with the kids and possible a friend to drive you. Talk to your Doc about inducing so you can plan better, that's what i would do, but some people dont like inducing. Ummm...some hospitals will have a satelitte to do a video conference but I believe you have to sign up for it, so that you can see your DH and he can "see" his baby, ours here does that.

I had my DS when my (ex)DH was deployed. I had a support system through friends. I had one watch my oldest and another come pick me up and take me to the hospital. I think it was around 1 am when she came and got me.
Also, I had the friend that was watching my oldest email him so he would know that I was on the way to the hospital.

I haven't had a baby when DH was deployed but a friend of ours did. She called me when she thought that she was in labor. I took her to the hospital and stayed with her until the baby was born. I took pictures and e-mailed them to her DH before Red Cross ever got a hold of him. My DH took her two girls and another friend took all of the kids when DH left for work. Then I kept her girls till she was released.

BTDT redcross sent a message when he was born. He was early with a poor prognosis, and they flew my husband at the time, home. Redcross also flew my mom in to help us out. I had a 3 yr old and 16 mo old at the time. The CO's wife took them until help could arrive.

I did. My mom was a 8 hour drive (or couple hours flight) away. She was always ready to hop on plane or drive to my house (which ever would turn out to be faster when a plane left) on a moments notice and pray she got here before I had the baby. We expected it'd take a while since this was my first. I don't live far from the hospital, so I drove myself the couple times I had to go to L&D.

I don't have any other kids I had to worry about though. And I had a couple friends I could have called to come be with me until my mom got there if I had/wanted to.

We knew if I didn't have the baby by a certain date that I'd have a c-section. I hadn't gone into labor yet closing in on that date, so a few days before then, my mom flew out to be with me until I had the baby (and for 2 weeks after).

DH was on a land deployment, so we just called him on the phone to tell him the baby was here. If he'd been unreachable though, I was told contacting the Ombudsman was a faster way to get word to him than the Red Cross, so I would have called the Ombudsman....

Kind of luckily for me, I did end up with a c-section, so my next baby will be born that way too. Which lets us plan better for my mom coming out to watch DD when we have the next baby...

I had trent will joe was gone. Red Cross never called him........which was the hospitals fault. i contacted the Ombudsman and she email dh, her dh, and the caplain. we were lucky that Joe was able to be on the phone the whole time while i was in labor and during the delivery.

Good luck with whatever you decide :hugs