Okay so looking for some advice/experience.. Has anyone give birth alone/on their own without a partner? (It's a long…

I don't know if it's an option for u but I had 2 of mine at home sothat my kids were at home with me xx

I've thought of that but I'm anaemic which gets loads worse during pregnancy which makes me at a high risk of needing a blood transfusion.. Also last time I needed an epidural and I know I can't do labour with gas and air as it makes me sick 😞 I want to be in the safety of a hospital just in case something went wrong..the idea of a home birth panics me too lol.. I'm letting my fear get the better of me when it comes to having someone look after my son or my partner not getting back to the hospital in time (if he drops our son off with a member of his family whose 30miles away) or if something goes wrong.. I didn't even think of this stuff before I got pregnant 😞 xx @laa286

what about asking a friend to come with you? or maybe you can let your son stay with your friend for a little bit and built it up to a couple of hours before you get to your due date? xx

I don't have any friends I am willing to trust with my child tbh.. Sounds horrible but I've not parted with him yet so it's a big leap for me which I'm petrified about and my partner wants to cut the cord etc so having someone else there isn't an option either.. Plus I honestly am not close enough to anyone who I'd want to share that experience with Xx @felicjuh

sounds like a very difficult situation @emmajo but I can imagine that there are more ladies out there that are in the same situation maybe your midwife can give advise. I am assuming they won't let him stay with you? xx

No they won't let me have him at the hospital with me.. I wish I could though it would make my life easier.. It's really making me dread this whole pregnancy because I don't want to have to do it alone but to make sure my boy is in safe hands I'm willing to.. I'm pretty sure I'm overreacting and being super irrational but non the less it's really affecting me so definitely gunna have to speak with the midwife when I see her next.. It was fine when I had my son as didn't need childcare but I don't even trust nurseries., sounds so horrible but I'm so protective over him.. He's my absolute world.. I don't want anyone other than me and his dad to look after him.. Just had a thought maybe if I paid for a private room? I dunno if that's an option but definitely have to see what my options are, thank you xx @felicjuh

That's the thing I don't have family and the one person I could possibly trust doesn't have transport and lives 30miles away so it's not really ideal and I honestly do not trust anyone else but my partner.. Even my own mother shit on me so I find it very difficult trusting people, I can't just build trust with a someone whose pretty much a stranger to have them look after the most important thing in the world to me.. I keep myself to myself and to be honest my "friends" are more of aquaintences than friends.. And they have their own children and lives to get on with.. I know my dreams are my anxieties but that's the issue these fears are affecting me even when I'm not awake they are real life fears.. I would much rather labour alone than have someone other than my partner look after him for so long.. I've never needed to have anyone look after him before, I don't go out drinking or anything so I've never felt the need to leave him with anyone.. And I know if I was able to sort out my partners Aunty to look after him 30 miles away I'd spend the whole time in hospital wanting it to hurry up cause I'd be worried him being so far away from me.. I've wracked my brain over it all and every possible thing I could do.. I just wanna know if anyone has birthed alone and how it went tbh.. Cause I feel that's my only option.. Thank you xx @mrsmowmow