I ' d totally love a glimpse into the other side . <| sep |> Like what ? I ' ve seen nothing in 1 . 7 . 10 that you cannot do in 1 . 9 <| sep |> Yes , labour is not a spectator sport . I shudder at the thought of having had an N present , because my labour actually didn ' t go that well , but I was blissfully unaware . I was kept that way by the midwife and my husband , because speed was needed and I shouldn ' t be distracted . I can just imagine one of the Ns screaming OMG IT ' S TAKING TOO LONG BABY ' S GOING TO DIE WHERE ' S THE AMBULANCE ! Instead , things turned out well and it was an okay , nontraumatic experience . We also didn ' t have any visitors for the first two days . I can recommend reserving the first days for cocooning with the baby . And congratulations on the little one !