He was simply stating the facts. He was proud of his wife. She had a water birth. She did not require pain relief. All of these were his facts.
Now if he had said “Wife had the baby, dont know why woman make such a fuss, popped him out in a water birth with no pain relief. Other woman really should give this a go” ……… Now thats a post to go in and say something.
For people to attack his actual post certainly looks like people feeling that their birth stories were not enough and its sad that people feel that way and as if they have to protect their way of doing things.

Pretty sure this guy is just a super proud new dad and immensely proud of his partner for giving him this beautiful gift. I don’t see any shaming of anyone

Congratulations to Kate and Harry. I don’t think he would have thought too much about what he said. They probably would have been approached by the media and questions asked. He simply gave the details of his own accord. I wonder what the articles in magazines will have printed in them

It’s clear to see that he was so proud of his fiancé for giving birth to their beautiful daughter. I didn’t see where he was saying anything against women having pain relief during birth.

The article reminds me of a time when my daughter was very heavily pregnant with her first. Her comment to me was ‘Giving birth is different now to when you had yours’. I nearly wet myself laughing because I thought babies still came out from between your legs. By the way, my daughter is only twenty years younger than me.

No I don’t think he meant anything but it he is proud of his SO and ecstatic to be a dad. I’m disappointed people could not empathise where he was coming from.

Wow people will take offence to anything these days. I don’t think he was trying to criticise everyone else. Maybe people need to stop making everything about them., He was just praising his wife for a job well done.

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  I agree – a husband proud of his wife is to be celebrated!

I read the post and really didn’t think too much of it. Big whoop she did it without pain relief. She delivered a healthy baby and that’s what matters. As the father, the person who doesn’t give birth, he will never understand the feeling/experience/pain/need for relief!!

That comment would not offend me – take it for what it is – a husband amazed by birth and by his partner.

Honestly, people just have to get over themselves. He was proud of his wife and just expressed that. He wasn’t shaming other mothers for the way they birth. Just leave him be.

I think people reacting negatively to this are being really pedantic. I didn’t read it as having a dig at mums who do need pain relief – just a sad posting with his newborn. Even if you did read it & felt it was having a go – that’s fine but why post about it? Keep it to yourself. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but that doesn’t mean you need to post about it on twitter or whatever – especially in replying to this dad’s post. Each to their own. The world would be a lot more peaceful if people just did their own thing, didn’t judge others and took a ‘live and let live’ approach. Even if you don’t agree, that’s fine but leave it be. Each to their own I say. Less stress for everyone!

I am SO over everyone being offended by EVERYTHING all of the time. Social media has some advantages but has also killed freedom of speech rather than embracing it. Kane didn’t imply his wife was better than anybody, he was simply sharing his life as so many people expect these days.

If people continue to get offended, aggressive and annoyed people like Kane and others will disappear from social media to avoid the backlash and you will all have to go back to paying for your info via soap magazines.

We are all different, what’s right for one isn’t right for another. We are all humans and make our choices. We should be tolerant and understanding of our diversity.

Last i heard Ruby Rose left twitter for ridiculous claims that she couldn’t portray a lesbian as she wasn’t one yet has been out for years!!!

BIG BOY / GIRL PANTS PEOPLE!!!

OMG People just need to calm down a little. Nothing wrong with saying it was drug free when it was followed up with a hashtag hypnobirthing. Relax people!!

I agree. I don’t think he was trying to blame anyone! He was just happy.

I didn’t read that at all as having a dig at other mothers using pain relief drugs during birth. I saw it as a proud dad moment. You can’t say anything these days without offending someone. Aren’t we getting just a bit too pedantic

He’s just proud and happy with his new family. No judgement on others I believe.

Oh my goodness, you can’t say anything these days or you slam and shame others ! Sounds to me he was just being proud and he had every right to be so !

I just read it as he was praising his fiance, no shaming involved. Some people’s take is different to anothers…. it’d be boring if we all thought the same but it’s a shame he then feels he has to defend his words & their/ her choices. Congrats on bub.

Too many over sensitive people out there.
All pregnancies are different, pains are going to be different for everyone. Some can handle pain better than others others can not.. ive had two pregnancies already and both were different. Yes i need pain relief because i wasnt coping with the pain and it was causing the baby and myself stress.
So really it down to the mother, the pain and what help she has been offered by the midwife. As in technique wise. (Coping with labour pain/contractions)

he was amazed at her strength, not once did he shame other birth choices