If you know family disapproves of HB, would you tell them that is your plan? - Page 2

[MaerynPearl]

I only tell those that bring it up first. And its only by their initial comment.

SIL-tb (babys aunt) said she would love to do a HBAC if she could (but she has health problems outside of pregnancy that make it likely she may be able to go for VBAC but not HBAC) and that was when I told her...

DFs cousin told me she wishes she could have a home waterbirth but since its their first her DH is more comfortable with doing a natural hospital birth first. Which is when I told her I did two natural hospital births, its very possible to have one! and that I was planning a home waterbirth for this one...

I told my mom. She raised her eyebrow at me but shut up. She knows my own doctor is into doing homebirths and mom herself did a waterbirth with my brother.

my little sister knows too... but shes 17 and thinks I hung the moon 90% of the time lol.

Otherwise, everyone else knows I have midwifes rather than an OB and that my midwifes practice at the naval hospital. Thats all they need to know. lol.

[etsdtm99]

i am normally all about not telling people who aren't supportive .. but i would have an issue with flat out lying to parents .. is there any possibility that they won't ask?

i am not telling my aunt/uncle (nicu nurse & u/s tech) ..they would be very negative (as they were when they found out i was seeing a chiropractor last pregnancy) and i don't want to hear about it, but its pretty easy to not tell them.. they never asked with my last 2 who were born in the hospital and they don't live close by.. what is weird is that everyone else in the family knows and they know they are not to tell them.. i'm just hoping that part doesn't come up after the birth..

oh the other hand, if i could have not told my mom, i would have but i had to tell her, and she is now very supportive.. totally not what i would have expected.