I don't think it is neccessarily an age thing, just people talking from their experience, and whether they are willing to analyse and question their experiences (in life generally, not just regarding birth).

If people see the world mainly from one angle, and don't have the ability (or want) to expand their horizons, the advice they give will only be from this angle.

I guess i have been fortunate to have people around me who have had both home births (they would probably be called free births these days) and hospital births 30 years ago, but are genuinely interested in finding out what is available these days, and respecting the different ways we (siblings) choose to birth and raise kids, and support us in our choices.

I also love the idea of the hammock, so please let us know how it goes.

take care,

k