Is it trendy to be anti-water birth now?! Plus, a celebratory coupon code, the woo-woo concept of "thin places," and more!

Dear Reader, Lately I've been seeing a real uptick in posts on social media (a place I don't even spend much time) about water birth and all the reasons it is BAD. Here's one and here's another. The reasons listed for avoiding water birth are varied. Some of them make sense to me on some level and others seem absurd. But mostly I'm curious about why it's trending to hate on water birth? 🤔 I think it is, in part, a pendulum swing. For a long while, most of the imagery and talk about home birth...