@Mary thank you so much 🥹 with your home births, did you find you kept your distance from family / any negatives in order to protect your mental space? X
Actually, no not at all. I don’t bring up the topic much but I’m very firm on my stance and they’ve accepted it after I went through it twice already. The first time around was the hardest for sure but my husband was a great support system and he stood his ground when talking to them too because they went behind me to tell him we needed to use a hospital. Having confidence in your choice actually helps them calm down too
It’s awful that they would all react like that, I’m so sorry. Stand by your choices and concentrate on your own wellbeing for now, you have a lot on your plate and until you are treated with respect towards your own birth choices then I would keep a small distance for your own mental wellbeing. Good luck with everything xx
I’m sorry they had that reaction to your plan. I’ve had two home births and I’m planning one more in May/June. It’s not received well by most of my family/in laws either. It’s absolutely not something you can let get to you. If you go into it with doubts and negative emotions, it can go worse for you. Labor is highly a mental thing so thinking about “what if something goes wrong” might cause your body to stress out more. Home births are completely natural and if you have no complication up until this point then there’s no real reason in deciding against it. This is a choice for you and your baby- not to please anyone else. Keep your head up 🫶🏻