I had my son at home and it was the most wonderful experience ever. Had my midwife, doula, mom, and best friend with me. Was a very long and hard labor and delivery, but had I been with a doc they would have probably done a cesarian. Please share your stories, my experience was wonderful, wouldn';t do it any other way.
2006-12-27 07:24:26 · 9 answers · asked by memyselfandI 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I am in Canada and here are Home Births not only legal, but Covered by Provincial Health Care. Did not go into it without tonnes of research. My midwife was very qualified and experienced, in over 1,000 births, she has had only one baby not make it, and that baby would not have made it whether it was a doctor delivering it or not. When I signed on with her, I had to sign a consent saying that if I chose a homebirth, at any point, midwife could say Hospital now, and I could not fight that decision.
2006-12-27 08:03:55 · update #1
I planned on it for the first one, but developed pre-eclampsia and didn't know there was things I could do at home to combat it, so ended with a c-section. With the second, I developed gest. diabetes, and again, didn't know it was still ok to have a home birth, ended with a c-section. We're trying to conceive right now, and this one will definitely be a home birth unless something serious comes up. I know more now than I did before, so am better equipped and am going into it with major diet changes to hopefully ward off the previous problems. Hooray for you!
to bean07, I think it was... you CAN have a home birth after a c-section, no problem. Your chance of rupturing are very slim when not using something to induce labor, that's where the problems lie.
And to the one saying that there are more deaths associated with natural birth than c-sections... that's simply not true, please do some research on that. C-sections are necessary for something like placenta previa, but that's really about it. Birth defects happen, and babies die whether at home or in the hospital. While losing a child is the most devastating thing in the world, nobody can say for certain that those lost in your family would have survived with intervention, nobody can know that. Do some research on countries where home births are the norm, and look at their mortality rate versus the U.S. Women were having babies at home long before there were hospitals, and that's the way it should be.
In the end, we all have to do what we feel is the right decision for US, and shouldn't condemn those with a different view.
2006-12-28 03:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by Angie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm dreaming of a waterbirth with the next one, I'm ttc right now. My hospital experience was so terrible I'm afraid to give birth in one again. The nurses didn't let me see him for 30 minutes after birth, even though there was not one thing wrong with him. Then the nurses fed him formula even though I wanted to breastfeed. For the previous person, the stats actually show that homebirths are safer if it's a healthy pregnancy. People can get infections in hospitals, plus ob's always intervene when it's not necessary. They want labor to go the way they see fit, not letting nature take it's course. I'm fortunate that I did have an ob who just let things happen, it was just the after care that sucked.
2006-12-27 08:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by me 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I had my 4th baby at home.My waters broke at 37 weeks.The midwife came to examine me and said I wasn't in established labour.She went away and said to call her when things stepped up a little.I went for a bath,after my bath the pains really started.Before my husband could even call the midwife it became clear to me that the baby was coming.We delivered her ourselves on the bedroom floor.The midwife turned up in time to cut the cord.It sounds scary but it was the most meaningful experience in my life.Some people suggested suing the midwife! I didn't even consider it.A beautiful healthy baby girl was delivered safely by her own daddy in her own home.What better start to life is there than that?
2006-12-27 07:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by New Boots. 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my hospital experience rocked and i wouldn't have done it any other way.
i don't think i would have been able to focus at home. i would have been thinking...does the dog need go outside, should i do the dishes, what about the laundry?? sounds crazy, but i know that's what it would have been like.
i enjoyed my hospital delivery and i was comforted knowing that if anything was wrong with the baby i was right there. if my mom would have had me at home, then i would have died. if it wasn't for the doctors at the hospital, then i wouldn't have made it.
the umbilical chord was wrapped around my neck and i wasn't breathing when i came out!
i'm glad that you had such a great experience.
i think every birth is unique and special, i'm happy for you!
take care.
2006-12-27 07:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by joey322 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Planned a homebirth, really set my heart on it. Things went wrong and I had to be rushed to hospital. Still very dissapointed, I'd have loved a homebirth!
2006-12-27 07:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by sins 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My daughter-in-law had a home birth. In my bathroom. It wasn't planned.
But all went o.k.--that little guy is 8 years old now and as I write this he is outside playing football with his uncle.
Interestingly, he has always had a HUGE attachment to my house....
2006-12-27 07:27:49 · answer #6 · answered by maamu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in a million years would I! My grandmother lost 3 children and my mother even lost one due to not getting to a hospital on time for a c-section. So, I have 2 dead aunts, 1 dead uncle and a dead sister due to lack of medical care. Nothing in this entire world is worth a child dieing to me. Also, have yuo checked united states stats lately? In the last five years more women AND babies have died from natural labors than from c-sections....a c-section probably would have saved their lives, and that's not worth a surgery? I think home births are selfish and should be illegal to even attempt. It's insane to try to deliver a child without appropriate medical staff to know what is needed when. Yes, a natural birth should be attempted, but it's not always possible...THATS when you need a hospital! Also, people do realize they should check with their state laws.....over half of the US states have laws that if no medical care was seeked for a newborn DURING delivery that it's reckless homicide or action regardless of life usually carrying a prison term of at least 3 years (they deserve more)? Read up before you attempt it!
2006-12-27 07:51:25 · answer #7 · answered by angie_laffin927 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
My third was born at home in a birthing tub in our kitchen. We cuddled on our sofabed in front of the fireplace afterwards. It was relaxing and romantic. Very wonderful experience. If I could, I'd go back and have all three of mine at home.
2006-12-27 07:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would love to do a water birth, but I've already had a c-section so that option is not available to me :-(
2006-12-27 07:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by bean07 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋