I'm sorry this pregnancy is so hard hoti. Glad to hear baby is moving xx I hope you have closer to 5 weeks than 10 weeks to go!

What do you all think about MWs who haven't given birth? Turns out my preferred MW isn't a mother herself. She is one of nine sisters and comes from a 'positive birth' family and says it was her positive view of birth combined with being a birth assistant at a friend's hospital birth that drove her to become a HB MW. She seems really knowledgable and in line with my thinking but I've always had a hesitation about MWs who haven't birthed themselves. I'd like to think about it some more before I meet to her to work out my 'issues'.
I have been pondering this question. I have been birth support for two of my sils. one pre babies, and one post babies. my perspective has certainly changed, but I wonder how much is exposure to birth vs experience of birthing. to truly understand my trauma, or bliss of MY births I do think you have to have experienced it, I wouldn't appreciate it fully just from observing or hearing about it. but I also think a woman's philosophy and life experiences also play a huge part in how they would support another. so, if these aligned with mine then her lack of personal birth experience may not play as much in my decision. good luck, its a tricky one.

it took me a little while to decide on birth support this time. I ended up going with same support I had with DS, but it wasn't as automatic as I thought the decision would be.