I hear people saying stuff like, I am having a water birth, or I am going to squat, or whatever. Those options just are not available where I live. The hospitals to not accomodate it and there are no doulas or midwives. I don't really care one way or the other, I have had two the "old fashioned way" but I am just curious if this is just in my area or if other places don't have options. I would like to try a water birth but I don't mind doing it the same way I already have.
2007-12-03 04:58:21 · 11 answers · asked by JenMommyMom 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I live in Minneapolis/St. Paul and pretty much all the options are available albeit not at all hospitals. Even VBAC can be done, but you would be referred to a hospital that supports it. Many community hospitals offer variations on the theme of a 'normal' hospital birth in order to attract patients. Once you have identified a hospital that supports your version, then you have to find a doctor or midwife who practices at that hospital that also supports it.
In my particular case, I would likely be assigned to a high risk doctor and be having a c-section anyway. That hospital is about an hour away.
2007-12-03 05:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I had the options, but i was a schedualed csect that went into labour early and had a stupid idiot as an attending doctor (my doctor was away on the coast-rural area, have to share our doctors lol) who forced a vaginal birth. So I took advantage of what i wanted. I was able to change methods in a heart beat. I didn't take it laying down!
Laying on your back is not the good old natural way, it is the way men decided it was most convienant for them when men were the only doctors. Women use to use gravity and water to help them through, water births are nothing new in the world of birthing-babies are born able to swim and hold thier breath till out of water. Water births relieve a great deal of pain. I used a birthing ball and I 'squated' the way women everywhere except in western nations give birth. The position you are in when on your knees or hands and knees is the most easiest position and one fo the most comfortable, it relieves back painand contractions, uses gravity to help bringt eh baby down when pushing and contracting, relaxes the muscles so that you can effectivly push (ever wonder why you are on your back and still holding your legs in a sitting position?)
Most modern day birthing beds have an atachment that takes no more than two seconds to put on. It is a birthing bar, it will go across the end of the bed so that you can kneel and brace yourself on the bar.
2007-12-03 05:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in south carolina and I know there are a few places around here that do water births and all, but the reality of the subject is that I just don't live close enough. I would be afraid that I wouldn't be able to make it there. Not only that my insurance with the army will not cover it. To top it all off I almost lost my baby at 16weeks due to a partial abrubtion, so I really think with this one I need to be in a hospital. I would maybe like to try something different next go around, but I still don't live close enough. Best wishes.
2007-12-03 05:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Ohio, and have no options available other than the typical hospital birth. I could go about 1.5 hours away and have a water birth or a birhing center, but it just seems too far away. I wish I had these options!! I think a water birth would be amazing!!
2007-12-03 05:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Amber S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in a town That has one ultra sound machine, and the techs. here are usually 3 times out of 5 wrong on if it is REALLY a girl. I would love to do the whole water birthing, but the good old fashion way is the ONLY way around here.
2007-12-03 05:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also have limited birthing methods. Not only because of the area in which I live, but also because carrying twins is high risk. my doctor is saying that we need to really consider a c-section. I would love to be able to have a water birth, but I just do not have that option. but I guess it really does not matter which method is used as long as baby is delivered healthy and mom is healthy and safe too.
2007-12-03 05:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by princess m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in central Indiana and the hospitals here will not allow natural childbirth. I wanted to use the Bradley method of natural childbirth and I found out that none of the hospitals around here will allow it. I traveled at least an hour to a birth center.
2007-12-03 06:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by pennypincher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the options exist at the hospital I'm giving birth at (I'm assuming), but it's one of a few hospitals in the area, and it specializes in women's health, so I think it's a little better suited than most to accomodate
2007-12-03 05:12:26 · answer #8 · answered by dixiegirl687 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm very lucky in that I have many options, i have a midwife and a very midwife friendly hospital and get to do waterbirth. These options should be made available to All women. That's why the homebirth rate is rising today.
2007-12-03 05:13:31 · answer #9 · answered by still_crazy_mama 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My hospital doesn't typically offer choices like water births unless there are problems and it is necessary. Lucky for me, my rabbi's wife is head nurse of the maternity and she is getting me a water birth....
2007-12-03 05:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by Mikey's Mommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋