I think these people have good intentions but they are starting to inconvenience me.
People have been telling three year old dd that mommy is going to the hospital to have a baby without her and leaving her. While I can't promise that is not going to happen, we are not planning on going to a hospital. I'm never around when these people talk to her. They say these things at her daycare, in Sunday School, etc. These people don't know that we're planning a homebirth but dd is hanging onto every word they are saying and she's freaking out! She used to sleep by herself and now she wants to be with us all the time. She wants both of us with her at all times. It's driving me crazy. We've talked about having the baby at home and what sounds mommy might make and she's seen the pool and all the birth supplies. Even the people who we've told we're planning a homebirth....I don't think they really believe it which shouldn't be my problem.
I do want to say that most people we've told about our planned homebirth or who've informed us that they know have been very supportive to our faces. I did have one person that we had/have lined up to watch dd say something about calling 911 in passing and that has me doubting whether to call her or not but I'm sure all will be fine. And my mother said something about not hesitating to go to the hospital but she's 4.5 hours away. Those are pretty much the only two negative comments I've gotten and 75% of my co-workers know and about 90% of our church knows so that's not bad. Oh and our whole family knows.
People have been telling three year old dd that mommy is going to the hospital to have a baby without her and leaving her. While I can't promise that is not going to happen, we are not planning on going to a hospital. I'm never around when these people talk to her. They say these things at her daycare, in Sunday School, etc. These people don't know that we're planning a homebirth but dd is hanging onto every word they are saying and she's freaking out! She used to sleep by herself and now she wants to be with us all the time. She wants both of us with her at all times. It's driving me crazy. We've talked about having the baby at home and what sounds mommy might make and she's seen the pool and all the birth supplies. Even the people who we've told we're planning a homebirth....I don't think they really believe it which shouldn't be my problem.
I do want to say that most people we've told about our planned homebirth or who've informed us that they know have been very supportive to our faces. I did have one person that we had/have lined up to watch dd say something about calling 911 in passing and that has me doubting whether to call her or not but I'm sure all will be fine. And my mother said something about not hesitating to go to the hospital but she's 4.5 hours away. Those are pretty much the only two negative comments I've gotten and 75% of my co-workers know and about 90% of our church knows so that's not bad. Oh and our whole family knows.
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I had someone there for him if he needed them but for the most part he was sleeping next to me as I was laboring and he was watching at the side of the tub when his brother was born.
