Girl where are you ? As a fellow momma who is in the same position (I do have my parents but hate asking) I would certainly watch that baby for you !
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My grandmother did. We ended up in the hospital for 4 days with my last
With my 2nd born my exs mum who I’d only met once picked my son up, my 3rd my mum had them, my 4th my friend had them all
My husband’s mom kept my kids when I was having our third.
they was there w me. when it came to the time to push they stepped out of the room
With my second, my children’s father watched our oldest. My mom did the second labour with me as she did the first 
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My son came to the hospital with me. Dad was there we set a pack n play up in the room for him to sleep in. I just couldn’t be left alone with him for safety pre cautions so if dad left the room he had to go with him
Where are you? If Hampton Roads, I’ll volunteer.
Unfortunately we didn’t have family nearby so my first born slept in the recliner on the other side of the room while his brother was born. Luckily the labor and delivery was fairly quick. 12am-4:06am.
Could you hire a baby sitter?!! Off a sitter app or site?! I had my brother in law watch our son (6) he only had him for 2 days and 1 night.
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Had a homebirth so she was at the birth too. Grandparents?
I scheduled an induction that way I definitely had someone to watch my kids. My sister drove 2 hrs to come sit with my kids for the day
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My oldest was in the room with us while I pushed. Had no one to watch him
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If there is no family or friends available you bring your child with you to the hospital. People that don’t live near any family or friends do it all the time.
my mom will watch my oldest when I have this baby
I didn’t have anyone other than my husband who wanted to be with me during labor. We took our 1 year old with us and the hospital staff and intern nurses were nice enough to take her to get snacks and stuff while I had my second daughter!
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My grandmother because that’s all I had
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My mom had my oldest while I was in the hospital having my 2nd. My 3rd my mother in law came to watch my 2 other kids (we live 6 hours away with no family around).
My mom watched my son 2 days 1 night
If you was here you wouldn’t have that problem
I ended up having my 4th child alone as no one could watch my other 3 children partly due to covid but mainly because I only trust 2 people to have my children and they were both high risk so shielding at the time
My parents ts qnd sister did
My 16 yr old niece watched my almost 3 year old for me when she was needed I had my daughter in the morning so I sent my husband home at night to be with him
You have a babysitter or close friend you might be able to ask?
My mom stayed in the hospital with me and my husband stayed home with our 2 year old.
With my second my mom watched my oldest. With my third my mom watched the two for a short time but my husband went home with them that night and came back with them in the morning.
U could mayve get a, dbs checked child minder maybe if u have no one at all or speak to a midwife and see if they have any suggestions as I’m sure they would have come across this before
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His dad. I did my c section alone but its ok. They came the next day.
You or your children’s father do not have family members that could help. You don’t have any friends that would help you out?
No one…came with us!
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Yup, I bent and let my mom stay with my oldest 2 of the days since I was in the hospital 6 days. I regretted it. 
My mom watched my older child . Only because we were at her house for the weekend and I started leaking fluid and they told me to come I had my new little one 6:35 am the next morning. But if it wasnt going to be my mom it was going to be his other grandparents
My in laws watched my daughter when we had baby #2 in July. We are a pretty close family and my daughter stays with them weekly so it wasn’t a problem. If you don’t have friends or family that can watch your older child you may have to hire someone. Best of luck.
When I was in labor with my son I called my mom and she got up and was waiting for me at the door to get my daughter
Dad take care of the first you go an have the second one.
I’ve had a few single mom friends that had no one to watch their kids when the time came and they had a nurse sit out with their child/children in the waiting room when it came time to push or the laboring got to hard.
If it’s hard to find anyone, I understand it’s so hard to trust people to watch your kids. Maybe have ur husband watch them. I know it’s hard not having ur husband in the room but if you have to at least you’ll have a peice of mind
My dad and sister watched my youngest because my mom was in the hospital with me
Luckily I always had my mom to watch them. Down side to that was when I had my 3rd I had Noone in the room with me when I gave birth. My mom was home with my older 2 and my son’s dad wasn’t around then. And everyone else was literally at work. My last 3 were all C-SECTIONS so mom jus stayed home with the kids and brought them the next day.
My sister & mom (2nd pregnancy), my amazing MIL (3&4 pregnancy)
We won’t have anyone, so he will have to go with. Parents live hours away, and the in-laws don’t do kids.
Im due in January and my mom is gonna watch our son, we’re gonna call her as soon as I start having major contractions.
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I plan to have my daughter go to the sitters during the day while hubby is at hospital w me and baby and then he’ll pick her up and stay home w her at night.
My oldest stayed with my grandma and she brought him to the hospital right after i had my 2nd.
We are blessed with a lot of family around but we also have a gal (single, college student) who we have got to know and trust. We pay her to stay in our guest room with the kids while we are away or having a baby. Maybe post in your local buy sell trade that you are needing help with this and interview some people? I meet babysitters at a coffee shop to interview and ask for references before I hire them. Also do you have a daycare provider who might be willing to help out overnight for this one time?! Good luck! 
I had my 17 yrs old lil brother, thankfully I had daycare so he could drop her off and pick her up but I was a nervous wreck forsure I mean he was totally responsible but she was 19 months old and was only the second time she ever spent a night away from me
My mom and my sister in law… but tbh you can always hire a nanny for the position but make sure they are certified and have lots of experience…
my dad is watching my daughter when I have my 2nd in April!
So when I had my second son, we lived near family so my in laws watched my oldest son… when I had my third son… my husband was at home with the older 2 boys because unfortunately we didn’t have anyone to watch them. I had a sitter lined up for my induction date but he came before 
My partner had to leave me to stay with our son then come back once he went to nursery the next day to meet his little princess…sad but necessary x
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I’m havung a planned section this time as had an emergency last Time and my daughter will be in childcare then her father will be home to look after her then come and get me the next day x
I went into labor spontaneously at 2am. My husband drove me to the hospital, my 8 year old was asleep so we let her be and watch her from the camera’s. He dropped me off went back to check on her and grab everything we left and came back before my c-section around 5:30am. She’s a late sleeper so he was home before she was up. My friend ended up watching her for the duration of the hospital stay.
If it didn’t happen the way it did we wouldn’t have had anyone to watch her. Especially with Covid.
Honestly the first part of my labor my oldest had to be there and then when my sister woke up and my now ex was finally able to get a hold of her and tell her what was going on she came and picked him up
My mother in law for #1 & my mom for #2 & #3
My children’s father and his new wife took the kids for two weeks so that way me and my fiance could come home and with this being his first my other child’s father wanted him to bond with his son and new taking the girls to his house would help me and him
Me and my husband took our son with us he was two at the time and very well behaved so they didn’t mind
Could you not have a home birth? That way your birthing partner can keep an eye on little one too? Tv is a great babysitter for a few hours lol I was lucky my mum had taken my first away for the weekend when I went in to labour with my second but this time I am having a home birth so they can be there if they want to or glued to the tv upstairs if it’s too much.
My best friend and my mom watched mine
Nope I did not my son was 1 1/2 but luckily a nurse in my delivery room asked me hey do you want me to take him out of here we can watch him at the nurses desk right outside your room and bring him in as soon as baby comes and i was so grateful nurses are the best
I fired the hospital b/c they wouldn’t let our 2.5 yr old in the room w/ me which would have meant my husband not being able to “catch” our son like he did w/ our daughter. I hired a midwife and had our son at home while our daughter slept right through it all! Best decision ever!