I'm pregnant with our first child and me and DH were discussing where I'd give birth.
There is a smaller hospital quite close to us (10 min drive) which has a good maternity unit, alternatively there is a hospital around 40 mins away which is also good (city centre very large hospital).
This is where my AIBU comes in!
My husband's ex is a midwife at the local hospital! They have a child together, my step child. We do get on okay, she knows about the pregnancy even and has always been perfectly pleasant toward me. I'm not her hugest fan for a couple of reasons but all in all we rub along very well.
I've told DH there's no way I want to go there to give birth and want to go to the other hospital because of this. He thinks I'm being silly. She wouldn't be able to be my midwife anyway because of the connection (don't know how true that is but I'm sure she'd request not to be anyway!) so there's no big deal.
It doesn't matter to me though, I'm nervous as it is. The last thing I want is it playing on my mind that she will be there or whoever my midwife is ends up being her friend or something. It's a vulnerable time and I just don't want the stress of it.
It's not a big deal to go to the other hospital but is he right, would you find this silly or reason?
YABU - it doesn't matter.
YANBU - I'd hate it too and go somewhere else!
AIBU?
Is it petty or reasonable to not want to give birth in this hospital for this reason?
Nobabyno · 24/08/2022 16:41
Am I being unreasonable?
1071 votes. Final results.
POLLunbreakbroken · 29/08/2022 11:04
Childbirth is messy and undignified, and it makes you highly vulnerable.
Your alternative plan doesn't compromise your or your baby's safety and would make you feel a million times more comfortable, so your DH can get in the bin if he thinks his feelings are more important than yours.
It doesn't matter if his ex would come nowhere near you. The fact that you would be worrying about it is enough justification for you to want to go elsewhere.
I mean, a friend's fear of spiders might not be the most rational thing, but you wouldn't go wave a spider in front of her now, would you? Feelings are what they are, and any woman in labour gets to have her feelings taken seriously.
Peashoots · 29/08/2022 00:04
Sadistic bullies? Horrible. Awful thing to say. What did you hope to add to the thread? Do you think your response reassured the op or helped her to make a decision? Was it said in kindness?
PeachPRC · 28/08/2022 23:50
What’s that got to do with anything?
GinIronic · 28/08/2022 23:46
I did say that IME the midwives that looked after me were not very nice at all.
GinIronic · 28/08/2022 23:46
I did say that IME the midwives that looked after me were not very nice at all.
GinIronic · 28/08/2022 23:10
I mentioned my birth experience wasn’t altogether positive.
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