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How to handle judgment about your birth choices from family

My sister had a beautiful home birth and keeps subtly criticizing my choice to deliver at a hospital, making me feel like I'm already failing as a mother.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' projections about the 'right way' to experience life transitions can undermine one's confidence in personal choices.

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