My husband is deployed and will not be here for the delivery.

Question

Im really upset he was due home in Nov. but got extended to Jan,a week after the baby will be born. Thats the Army life though. Any ideas on how I could film it or if they let me? Or Have it live for him to watch over there? Thanks in advance

Answer 1

well have a relative with you, or a close friend and have them record it for you, from beginning to end.

Answer 2

you can film it and if he'll be there a week after the babies born you dont have to send it too him (save money)....and you can watch it together...my advice is to keep the camrea on your upper half and show the baby after s/he is out and cleaned...believe me...my husbands grandma just made me the tape of my husband being born...its not something you want to see from the bottom half....(plus it made my husband almost throw up watching it)

Answer 3

You can video tape it, I would set up two cameras, one filming the whole room and one for the accual birth. I would not send a live feed to him It could he hacked and posted all over the internet. Congratulations on the birth of your child, may it be health.

Vet-USAF

Answer 4

Have a family member present with a digital recorder?  Not sure if I'd want to see the actual 'arrival' myself.

I was in Antarctica in 1972 - 73 when my youngest was born.  I got a radio message via Red Cross announcing his launching.  He was almost 9 months old by the time I saw him.  No email back then, and a week after he was born (February), the last flight left. No mail until that September.

Answer 5

Some cell phones and digitial cameras can make short video clips.  You could get a tripod for a video camera and make a tape of the whole event. Hospitals let friends or family members in the delivery room to assist and support the Mom, and cameras and videos are ok - it is usually up to the Mom if the video is allowed in the delivery.  Should not be a problem, if any questions about your planned hospital- give them a call to see what their policies are for the delivery rooms. It might be better for him to see it later when he is home from Iraq, so as not to be distracted - but each couple and situation is different. Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Answer 6

It is up to your doctor if they will allow you to actually film the procedure.  Normally if you end up having a c-section the doctor will not let you film.  It is a liability for them and they will not let you have anything but a camera in the operating room.  If you give birth normally and the doctor will allow you to film you better get a friend or family member to film it for you and then you can hopefully download it somehow so it is small enough for him to open on the government computers where he is deployed.  If all else fails you can make a copy of it on a DVD and mail it to him but knowing how slow the mail is he may get to see it for the first time when he gets back in January.  Check with your doctor now and find out what they will allow you to do.  If you wait to the last minute to ask you may not be prepared if your baby comes early.  Always have the camera with you in the hospital or in your bag to go with you to the hospital.  Good luck.

Answer 7

You can probably get it broadcast when the time comes. Check with your family support center or what ever it is called for you. My wife and I have made use of the video phone a few times while I was deployed and that was handled through the family support center. We were Air Force. I hope that everything goes well for you and your family. Thank you for your service and your husbands. God Bless.

Answer 8

You'd have to coordinate it with Rear D. He would have to be on the FOB and available at that exact time.

I'd just worry about getting it on film.

Sorry he'll be away and about the extension. I had twins while my husband was gone and it was pretty tough.

Answer 9

I do not know about live but one of your friends can film it for you. Ask one of the senior NCO's wives or senior O wives depending on your husbands rank. There is a support group for both Please use it!

Answer 10

Don't take out your frustrations on your husband, I'm pretty sure he's trying hard. My husband might not see his first child born, he's in Korea. If I don't get to be with him, my mother is going to film our baby born and I plan to send him the dvd. I have a very close family and they're very supportive. Live or filmed are very good options. I am very sorry to hear someone close to the same situation as me. I am seeing a lot more of it lately. Good luck and enjoy your beautiful bundle of joy when it arrives.

Answer 11

Have your boyfriend videotape the delivery!