I've been getting the exact same negative comments, and not nearly as many of the nice positive comments as you relate. I've also been getting a lot of women asking me about my plans for labor ("will you get an epidural?" "are you attending classes?") and when I answer that I am taking Bradley classes and hope to have a natural birth, they get very defensive about their own birth experiences and feel compelled to tell me all sorts of scary things. I know that one cannot plan out what will happen during labor, and that things can change in an instant. But I CAN plan for the birth I hope to have, and think positively about the chances of it taking place. My DH and I are getting really excited about meeting our son in April! :)