for inviting a woman I just met today at DS's playgroup to my homebirth? DH thinks I am.

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Its not as bad as it sounds

I got talking to one of the playgroup workers and turns out she was a midwife and stopped practicing 8 years ago. I was saying how I was planning on having this baby at home, like I did with DS2.

She was fascinated, she was saying how she had never seen a natural birth and the 'clinicalness' of it all made her quit midwiffery.

She was saying how she loved it and misses it and she still works as a nurse as well as working int he nursery.

I asked her if she ever considered becoming a doula, and she said it was something she was considering lookin in to.

I then told her she was more than welcome to attend my birth.

DH thinks Im mad! lol

I can see why your Dh was shocked - I would have been tempted to get them to meet each other first. the last thing I would have wanted was my DH and a stranger getting to know each other whilst I was giving birth.
However having had 2 homebirths as you describe I would now be happy for different people to be there than first time round. - A lovely experience.

Also ime lots of people say lots of things they don't really mean in a playgroup setting.

For example I would be out for lunch/playdates every day if every mother who said they would invite me round actually did so. Also I would be able to go out every night if they all meant it when they say they will have your dc anytime

OP I think it will be interesting to see this woman's response to you next week at playgroup. I doubt she will leap all over you asking you for more information, your full address etc. In fact if she does I would be worried.

He does know her, shes a playgroup worker, he talks to her everyday I only met her today.

in all truthfullness f se doen't mention it again im not going to,

having said that i still am more than happy to have her there.

i wont force the issue, it doesnt bother me either way

Doh!!!!!!!!!
in that case I see no issue at all

I think all will be fine EWEC. Just be friendly with her (as I am sure you are) and she probably won't bring it up again unless you do

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you told her you were having a home birth, at which point she said that she'd never witnessed a natural birth.

Sorry but personally I think you are mad.

I thought the whole idea of having a natural home birth was to be as relaxed as possible - inviting total strangers to spectate just seems totally odd to me.

Will you be setting up a webcam too?