LuckySalem, what a horrible situation to be in. LIke some of the others here I think that your mother's motives may be a little more complicated than they seem. Maybe she finds it hard to see how many choices you have now, and how in control you are. Maybe she is worried that she is not needed and that the special place she has pictured for herself by your side is being snatched away. But that is her problem and the stress she is causing you is bad for you and very unfair. Devon Maternity Services have done the maths, £650 for a home birth with two midwifes, £850 for a standard no intervention hospital birth, off the scales for caesareans etc. And the cost of an ambulance? With people calling an ambulance for a grown in toe nail and A&E full of binge drinkers that is the least of your worries.
Ooops, rant over .
Don'thave much left to do at work, have handed over my team to my locum, but he is off for a few days now, his poor wife has miscarried and they ahve been trying for ages. And now one team member is playing silly buggers. Phoned up to say she is not too well and can she have annual leave as she is worried about her sick record. It's not the first time she has done that so I made her come in. She practically hung up on me. She is not here yet, but has called another member of staff to complain that she has family problems. She is an adult FGS, why can't she talk to me.
Oh no, another rant, what is up with me today!