How does being in the private affect our children? My son was born in my bed in my home almost a year ago. We used an unlicensed midwife and did everything in writing nothing digital. My wife and I made documents of our own such as an affidavit of paternity and a property deed. My sons birth was also published in the paper. No birth certificate or social security contracts were made for my son with out his permission. After doing this all we don’t know really how to navigate the world with our son.