Birthing from Within and Daughter from Afar

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or, they still need you after they have grown up!

--Does anyone have experience with the Birthing from Within method?
--Is there anyone with young children in the Tacoma, WA area?

So, Daughter No. 2 got married last August and moved from Texas to Tacoma with her new husband. She's 24 and has a 7 year old son from a previous . . . liaison (long story). All is good--she's healthy, they are settled, husband is good guy with good job, but she's expecting her 2d child, on St. Patrick's Day, far from family and is feeling scared and lonely. (This will be grandbaby Cloud #6).

Last night I got a tearful phone call from her: "I'm scared. I miss you. I'm scared of going into labor. (sob) I'm scared I won't have any help. (sob) How am I going to [insert long list of everyday tasks]. I'm scared of the pain. I'm scared the baby is going to be difficult. (sob)."

Well, obviously these types of fears are normal and she knows that, when she's feeling rational. I talked to her today and she's perfectly fine. But she is planning a natural, home based birth with a midwife based on this Birthing From Within method, which makes me a bit nervous.