I feel bad. Should I..?
I am currently 33 weeks and a day. I live with my dad still... I told him i will be doing a natural birth at a birthing center. He immediately brings up all the things that could go wrong and says that I’m not to do it. I’m an adult, this is my pregnancy, body and baby, I’ll do what I think is best for us. Prior to telling him I’d be birthing this way (second tri) I told him I wanted him there during labor and delivery. After all his negativity, after telling him my birthing plans, I told him “if you are unsupportive of my decisions on birth then I don’t want you there”. Was that too harsh..? I mean... who wants somebody who’s unsupportive of your birth plans to be there?! Wouldn’t that stress the laboring mother out?! I’m dreading even letting him now cause knowing me I’m gonna wanna be butt ass naked during birth and I don’t want my dad seeing that. Sigh. Maybe just include him in the labor only? I just don’t feel comfortable with my dad seeing my naked body like that. At this point he comes across as if he’s entitled to be there during my birth anyways. I feel like I’m allowed to change my mind anytime I want based on what I’m most comfortable with. Being present at my labor is a privilege and not a right...
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