baby problems?

Question

should i have my baby at home or at hospital if at home what will i need exept of midwife....

Answer 1

Hospital..Don't be selfish in your own thoughts and ways...anything can go wrong..You own it to your baby to give it the best situation for emergencies.

Answer 2

oh so many opinions on this one. I say trust your gut. It is normal to feel pressured to do both, actually. As you can see from the answers here, each experience is different. A good compromise is to have a midwife attend you at the hospital. Most midwives have doctors they work with on a regular basis. Read up on what to expect from a midwife (you can do so online), and then make a decision based on what fits your needs best. You may need to interview several midwives before you make a choice. Be sure that the one you choose (if you do) doesn't have any other births scheduled close to your due date. If so, you will need a backup plan. Very IMPORTANT: Even if you use a midwife, you still need to make regular pre-natal visits to an OB/GYN. Your OB may even be able to reccommend someone. Congratulations!

Answer 3

Hospital. There are way too many things taht can go wrong. A friend had a home delivery and there were complications and because of the lack of medical equipment the baby died. Better safe than sorry. You can still have a natural delivery with a midwife, but at least you have the security of the hospital.

Answer 4

I have had 4 babies and am pregnant with my 5th, due in 8 weeks. All mine have been born at the hospital and I wouldn't have it any other way. If there is no complications most hospitals send you home within 24hrs of delivery and personally I appriciate being able to send the baby to the nursery if I really need to rest. Although I've only done that once, I didn't deliver until almost 3 am and by the time they were done with me it was about 5 or so and I was just plumb tired.
But seriously, your baby may be born entirely without complications and I hope it is but what if??? Do you really want to take that chance on having to wait for an ambulance?

Answer 5

I love the midwife experience. They are there with you from start to finish, unlike a doctor who only comes in to catch. I consider the thought of a home birth, but there's always such a scare that something may go wrong. Check out all your options, make sure you have a good midwife and choose wisely.

Answer 6

Well, I suppose if you have had a healthy pregnancy and good prenatal care, you could have the baby at home. I would not, because you never know what could happen and a midwife is not a doctor. If something goes wrong and you or the baby needs emergency medical treatment, that could turn very bad. My first baby needed to be pulled out with forceps and the cord was around her neck, my second was born via emergency C-section because when they broke my water, the placenta came away from the uterine wall too early (called a placental abruption). If I had been at home, she could have died because it caused her heart rate to go down really low (145 bpm to like 30). My son was born via C-section but he had jaundice and needed to be monitored. I applaud your liberation but for me, safety was always a factor. Besides, can a midwife give you an epidural? Believe me, you will need one.

Answer 7

You should definitely have your baby in the hospital. We knew a couple that decided to have their baby at home with a mid-wife. They didn't have the equipment to monitor the baby and the baby ended up having brain damage and cerebral palsy. This could have been avoided if they had been in the hospital. As soon as the baby was in distress they could have had him out in under 2 minutes. The parents very much regretted their decision and had their next baby in the hospital. These parents were also both doctors. They have the money to take care of a special needs child, but they shouldn't have had to.

Answer 8

Research the midwife thoroughly. Don't be conent until you get a lot of good references. I'm not a huge believer in home births, simply because I would rather my baby be at the hospital just in case anything were to go wrong. The less time it takes a doctor to get to a baby in an emergency the better.

Answer 9

Hospital. There can be so many complications that you might not expect. With my first child I had a retained placenta and if it was not removed promptly I actually could have bleed to death. No reason to put yourself and child at risk. I do believe you can use a midwife at the hospital if you want to have that kind of delivery with no meds and such, but at least there is hospital staff on hand in case of emergency.

Answer 10

I would do it at home with a midwife. I went to the hospital and they butchered me. I almost bled to death, they assumed that since I was 19 I was a slut and an idiot and irresponsible and tried to take her away from me. They wouldn't let me see my daughter for three days, and then wouldn't let me check the both of us out. I mean, if you're an older woman, married and living with your husband, a hospital might be okay. But don't go if you're younger and trying to do things on your own. A midwife would actually treat you like a human being instead of a dog that needs to be punished. They don't understand the concept of date rape. They'll just assume you're a ho-bag.

Answer 11

Ok go with the hospital if anything go's wrong at home you have to rush 2 the hospital and it might be 2 late. Believe me the hospital was the best for me.