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Talked to a home birth midwife today . . .

mjr12mjr12 member
in February 2013 Moms

I am so excited!  I talked to a local home birth midwife, and barring anything unforeseen, we're going to use her!  I have our doula already, and our midwife!  Now I just need to tell our family, lol!!

In all seriousness, though, she spent more than an hour on the phone with me, answered all of my questions, was completely forthcoming and beyond that I just felt at ease.  She'll send us our packet, and we'll review it and make the final decision.  To be honest, though, I think I already have.  I am so happy this is exactly what I wanted. I am also looking forward to having a care provider and birth place that isn't located an hour away. DH is on board with whatever choice I make, which is nice.

Do you ladies have any good tips/books for home birth research preparedness (I know it's super early . . .)? 

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  • MouseInLuxMouseInLux member
    No tips but yayy! Thats exciting!
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  • perplexed59perplexed59
    Yay for home births! I had a home birth with my 1 year old and it was great. We are still deciding on this one but I'm leaning toward another home birth it will just depend on what I feel like the day I go into labour. I really like Ina May Gaskin's guide to childbirth. Check out the Natural Birth board as there are a lot of people there who have had home births or are planning one. There are a lot of places online where you can order a home birth kit which will have most of what you need. My biggest thing was when I was getting closer to the end that I had a super clean house and had everything ready so I didn't have to worry about it. I think this time I will hire a maid (if we can afford it) for the month leading up to the birth so  they can get the dirt I can't. Feel free to pm me if you have questions or anything. I'll give it to you straight, the good, the bad and the ugly. 
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  • mjr12mjr12 member
    Thanks, I'm excited. I'll check into a maid. I'm thinking we can use some of the money we'd save for the hospital to pay for a maid.  :)  he he he.  I hadn't thought of that.  I'm a hypnobabies mom, so I'm not worried about the pain or relaxation, more curious about the "nuts and bolts". 
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  • mhalpertmhalpert
    How exciting! I'm jealous! I don't think my land lord would thrilled about a home birth. Plus we are in kind of a remote area so if anything did go wrong, it would be a bit of a ride to the hospital. But good luck!!
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  • bandwifebandwife

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    Yay for home births! I had a home birth with my 1 year old and it was great. We are still deciding on this one but I'm leaning toward another home birth it will just depend on what I feel like the day I go into labour. I really like Ina May Gaskin's guide to childbirth. Check out the Natural Birth board as there are a lot of people there who have had home births or are planning one. There are a lot of places online where you can order a home birth kit which will have most of what you need. My biggest thing was when I was getting closer to the end that I had a super clean house and had everything ready so I didn't have to worry about it. I think this time I will hire a maid (if we can afford it) for the month leading up to the birth so  they can get the dirt I can't. Feel free to pm me if you have questions or anything. I'll give it to you straight, the good, the bad and the ugly. 

    Ditto to all of this.

    Also, you can feel at ease knowing that even your dirty house is far cleaner and less likely to give you or baby an infection than any hospital.

    perplexed59: also had my first at home but am now in a situation where we might do hospital instead (overseas, living in a small town). If we go hospital route I'm interested to see how different the experience is to birthing at home.

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  • godsgracegodsgrace member
    yay!!!!!! How exciting!!! I'd love to have a homebirth!
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  • mjr12mjr12 member

    Thanks guys!  I'm super excited!!  

    My first was a hospital birth (nearest hospital is about 45 minutes away) and I felt like the worst part of birth for me was the travel there.  I didn't have any bad experiences, and the staff and my midwife were wonderful.  I was at the hospital for about an hour before I was holding my son.  I arrived at 7 cm dilated. We ended up staying there just over 24 hours, and paid over $2000 for it (no meds, not even an IV).  We have insurance, but it's an individual policy (DH and I are self-employed) so our deductible is $7,500 for maternity.  I know we'll be paying out of pocket like last time so money, along with my strong desire to NOT travel and distaste for hospitals are the deciding factors for my home birth.

    I feel so happy, and DH is totally on board!  I didn't even have to have a "discussion".   

     

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