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treehugginbride
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hopspital births, no doula, no midwife?
treehugginbride
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sooo, I made the horrible mistake of beginning to watching the first 20 minutes or so of The Business of Being Born.. aghh. I live in an area with one birthing center within about a 200 miles. I attempted multiple times to email and call the center with no avail- they seemed to be too busy to even answer the phone or schedule a tour which did not seem like a wise choice. I have chosen an OB in my town that actually delivers at a hospital that is about 50 miles away, but driving an hour is well worth it as I feel it would be much better than the crappy hospital in my town. The nurses and U/S tech all know my name and my doctor is extremely nice and more than willing to answer my questions.
The c-section rate is 15-25%. I will be allowed to roam, move, and bathe freely once in the hospital, until the moment of birth, as long as I have a hep lock in my arm. Its no big deal to take home my placenta. Each birthing suite has squat bars for the beds. When speaking with my doctor about natural birth he told me about a patient he had who felt most comfortable on her hands and knees facing away from him; that it took a moment for two for him to get used to but that the baby was born with no issues. Everything about this place says to me that I should have no problem with a natural birth. And then I start watching this propaganda about why all hospital births end in turmoil.
The hospital does not have midwives and I simply cannot afford the services of a doula.
I know I just need to wait til the last possible moment to go to the hospital (which shouldn't be difficult with an hour drive) and that I can refuse induction and a c-section as they cannot FORCE me to do so- which I will be willing to fight against.
Can anyone please share with me the story of their natural hospital birth that I may feel like I'm going to be able to do this?!? Especially instances where you did not have to fight your doctor?
The c-section rate is 15-25%. I will be allowed to roam, move, and bathe freely once in the hospital, until the moment of birth, as long as I have a hep lock in my arm. Its no big deal to take home my placenta. Each birthing suite has squat bars for the beds. When speaking with my doctor about natural birth he told me about a patient he had who felt most comfortable on her hands and knees facing away from him; that it took a moment for two for him to get used to but that the baby was born with no issues. Everything about this place says to me that I should have no problem with a natural birth. And then I start watching this propaganda about why all hospital births end in turmoil.
The hospital does not have midwives and I simply cannot afford the services of a doula.
I know I just need to wait til the last possible moment to go to the hospital (which shouldn't be difficult with an hour drive) and that I can refuse induction and a c-section as they cannot FORCE me to do so- which I will be willing to fight against.
Can anyone please share with me the story of their natural hospital birth that I may feel like I'm going to be able to do this?!? Especially instances where you did not have to fight your doctor?
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Re: hopspital births, no doula, no midwife?
It can be done, especially with a supportive OB. I'd ask your OB about the other doctors who could potentially be attending the birth and what their views are and if they are the same as the OBs.
I'd also have lots of discussions with your
I did have a doula, but honestly she was more helpful after the birth than before.
Anyway, I had a hospital birth in my major city and as far as I'm concerned it went really well. I had a birth plan on file that made it clear that I wanted an in
My labor started with a constant hard back pain at 4:30am. About 30 minutes
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It sounds like you have a good set up and a good rapport with your OB.
I had a natural birth in my small hometown hospital. It was fine. The nurses, doctors and support staff were great. Not once did anyone suggest an interventi
FTM here so no personal experience, but the women I know who have successfully had intervention free hospital birth have tended to labor at home until they were sure sure sure it was time.
As for a doula, I would urge you to contact a local cente
It sounds like your situation is a lot like mine was. I wasn't comfortable spending the money on a doula, and I had an OB who I love that I really wanted to deliver my son. We toured both hospitals she had privileges at, and ended up choosi
That all sounds great, truly!
I had 2 med-free births in a hospital, no doula, though it was a CNM both times. I had a great experience. With my first labored at home for 10 hours, showed up at 6cm, spent almost the entire time
I had a wonderful hospital birth, without fighting my doctor one bit! I did have to have cervadil, as I was having some complications from GD (baby was starting to get less reactive during NST and after two of those, doctor felt it was a good idea to i
I had two hospital birth experiences that were great! (one with just a whiff of pitocin and the second totally pain-med and intervention free).
I knew what I wanted, had nurses that were willing to help me get there, and my husband fo
My hospital had a 30% section rate and 90% epi. My OB tries his best to avoid csections but doesn't care about the epi. Your hospital and OB sound wonderful. I wouldn't stress it. Instead, focus on preparing yourself because ult
I had a hospital birth with a family practice doctor and this time I'm seeing an OB. I never once felt like I had to fight my doctor and from what you shared, I wouldn't be stressed if I were in your situation. Your doctor sounds flexible and supportiv
I think that BBB does a great job of portraying the experience of a hospital birth at some hospitals but I don't think it represents EVERY hospital. The hospital where I gave birth had more midwives that OB's on staff, birthing tubs, tons of doul
I did have to be induced at the hospital, but other than that had a med-free birth with only my husband and the normal nurse on shift + OB on duty, no doula or midwife.
I was a high risk pregnancy (40, autoimmune issues, clotting factor in
I don't have a natural hospital birth story but it sounds like you have a great team atmosphere there that you might not have to fight as much as most women do. If they said, "Yes we have a birthing pool," but didn't show it to you, that's a red flag t