This is my 4th pregnancy, and I am considering a home birth this time around. I went to 3 different hospitals for my previous births, and I was not overly pleased....
The problems are:
1. I live in an apartment, so I have neighbors who will probably not enjoy hearing me scream.
2. I have kids at home, and I do NOT want them to hear me scream. I can send them to their grandparents, but not in the middle of the night...
3. I have very little tolerance for pain, so I KNOW I will scream. Well... maybe I try to cry instead of screaming. (Yeah, my other births were unpleasant.)
My questions are:
* If a woman give birth at home, is the birth more relaxed and therefore less painful?
* Any idea what I can do about my kids if it's the middle of the night?
* Is it unrealistic for me to consider a home birth under these conditions?
Please feel free to share your own experiences with home births.
2007-05-16
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