tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post1490722759302347989..comments2019-06-15T04:36:21.594-04:00Comments on Chasing the Scootie Toot: Hypnobabies, Home Birth and NaysayersJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276906940707994369noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-38986973901423149472011-08-02T19:33:10.147-04:002011-08-02T19:33:10.147-04:00Janet - that must be so hard. I wish I could help...Janet - that must be so hard. I wish I could help you or give you something to try that you haven't tried yet to convince him. I feel very lucky that my husband hates hospitals almost as much as I do, so it wasn't an issue. I hope that you find some gentle ways to at least soften his views on this - it is so important to have a positive birth experience with a supportive partner. Hopefully he'll come around to you! One thing that helped a friend of mine with her husband was saying - "Please understand I am planning to have this baby hat home. I can ALWAYS change my mind and have a hospital birth if I want it. But once I plan for the hospital, I can't change my mind about it and go home. Please let me try my way first." It wasn't the same as having him 100% on board, but at least he was willing to trust her enough to "let" her try it at home (and it went perfectly!) and not insist on the hospital.<br /><br />Good luck to you!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276906940707994369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-91616677630443062792011-08-01T17:52:15.587-04:002011-08-01T17:52:15.587-04:00Jenny, That is wonderful. Thanks for explaining s...Jenny, That is wonderful. Thanks for explaining so clearly why a homebirth is a safe option for so many moms!<br /><br />Have a wonderful birth.Enjoy Birthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227246774801636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-18146760460880579572011-08-01T14:25:44.696-04:002011-08-01T14:25:44.696-04:00Sigh. I have my family, my midwives, my doula, ev...Sigh. I have my family, my midwives, my doula, everyone on board for a home hypo/water birth - except my husband. It's truly tearing us apart right now. He thinks I should be in the hospital with an epidural. That is how our first was born, and now I have a much clearer idea on what I want, but he is so attached to the medical system, he is not listening to anything I tell him about it. I'm not due until December, but I'm starting to feel like I have to choose between my marriage and my birth. Either way, I won't be true to myself or what I believe is right. And really sad, my husband really is the best husband and father, he just has his head stuck in the mud on this topic.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871723405645458144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-80780081417431769492011-08-01T14:23:06.465-04:002011-08-01T14:23:06.465-04:00Thanks everyone! :-)Thanks everyone! :-)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276906940707994369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-35323271881513678622011-08-01T13:15:16.711-04:002011-08-01T13:15:16.711-04:00Just in case any readers didn't catch the sarc...Just in case any readers didn't catch the sarcasm, United States is at the bottom ( or close to) of the charts for infant and mother mortality rates for childbirth.Nourishing Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753839477167750664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-74286050973556527442011-08-01T12:31:08.569-04:002011-08-01T12:31:08.569-04:00Good luck on your wonderful, beautiful birth!Good luck on your wonderful, beautiful birth!FionaJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409577022366098697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-74648108270441606812011-08-01T11:32:32.040-04:002011-08-01T11:32:32.040-04:00Love it! Thanks for speaking out about this import...Love it! Thanks for speaking out about this important topic, all the best with your next Hypnobabies home birth! I'll be planning the same kind of birth when we get pregnant :)Crystal - Prenatal Coachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429569277224680373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987801588433165683.post-16880337492394413942011-07-29T19:35:16.838-04:002011-07-29T19:35:16.838-04:00Absolutely freaking brilliant.Absolutely freaking brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com