Some great points! It reminds me of when I was 13 and my mum had a homebirth with my younger sister. I came home from school one day during my mum's pregnancy and the midwife was there and she told me my mum had just walked up to the shop and was having contractions 3 minutes apart. I had instant movie images of a woman flat on her back on a hospital trolley being wheeled under bright lights through slamming doors and people panicking over her saying "contractions are 3 minutes apart!!". I was concerned my mum should be at home shouldn't she?! The midwife chatted with me and explained how birth really progresses and that was such a definitive moment for me. Watching my sister be born at home and enjoying the normalness of it all really cemented my faith in birth. I really believe that sharing positive birth stories and experiences with your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give.
I always hate the "brave" comments and I've had them too. I think it's because most of society thinks that birth is so super duper horrible. I mean almost every birth on TV/movies shows a woman screaming and everything is so chaotic.
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