Help with what to say to DH

[afishwithabike]

I am NOT TTC or PG right now. We are waiting until DS is at least 24 mo before we TTC again. This should give me enough time to convince DH for a home birth over a MW birth in a hosp Birthing Center like I had with the other two. I want to be home so bad. I have not had complications with either of the other two. I was hoping that would be enough to convince him that the whole Hosp thing was not necessary. He is still a product of his medically dependant family. He has gotten better since he married me but there is still a long way to go. I want to ease him into it. I don't want him to feel pushed. I thought about just laboring at home and OOPS look what happened, but then I would feel guilty. I would appreciate any input here. Thanks all.

[orangefoot]

It sounds like you have plenty of time to talk about what you have read/seen/talked to others about birth and how you have thought about a homebirth for any future babies you might have.

So many people we know have had children over the past few years that we seem to have spent a long time talking about pregnancy and birth generally in our house. Even the boys think some of our friends ideas are odd (like not bf or co sleeping and using stinky disp nappies) so as a generally crunchy family homebirth doesn't see odd to them either.

We have also had a few negative experiences with hospitals too and dh is totally comfortable with us birthing this child at home without having to go to hospital and get pushed around.

I've been telling dh about the birth stories I read here even though he doesn't read them himself could you do that too?