A pregnant woman was horrified after being asked to live stream the birth of her son - so that her family could watch and not 'miss out'.
Sharing her story anonymously, the woman said she was 'over the moon excited' at the news that she was 16 weeks pregnant, but due to the pandemic she wouldn't be able to share the special moment with everyone.
The hospital where she would be giving birth had a ban on visitors and her mother wasn't best please about the situation - so she came up with a solution, as the Daily Star reports.
She suggested that the woman's partner could live stream the birth so that all the family could enjoy the moment by tuning in from home - but she promptly refused.
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Taking to Reddit, the woman said: "While our families are heartbroken, my mother has taken it the hardest.
"Today while on the phone with her, she asked that we live stream/Zoom the birth of our son.
"She made it clear she didn’t wanna see … everything … just enough to see our faces and hear his first cry, etc."
The woman explained that she didn't want to broadcast such an intimate moment.
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She said: "I don't want to have to worry about our families on Zoom while bringing our son into the world.
"It seems very personal to me, and I don't like the idea of them watching me push, potentially hearing if there are complications, watching him be put on my chest etc."
Fellow Reddit users reassured her that she was well within her rights to tell her mum she wanted privacy.
One wrote: "Tell your mom 'No, not during the birth. We will video chat with you after the birth and as soon as we're settled in.' If she's a real s*** about it you can always blame it on the doctor or hospital's rules."
While another added: "Oh no… this sounds like the worst idea ever. Hubby can take some well-posed photos once the baby is born and cleaned up a bit and is sitting in your arms. You do not need to entertain this request any further."
A third also firmly told her: "It’s your labour and delivery, you get to do whatever the hell you want. Tell her you aren’t comfortable with that idea, end of discussion. Being in the delivery room is a privilege, not a right."
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