How exciting - sounds like you've had some great experiences thereI have had two children myself, and my third will be at home in water - I figure if I got to hospital at 9cms and pushed my baby out, I can do that at home, surrounded by women who will be there continuously and have my best interests at heart.
I could babble on for ages, but I have to get offline so the main things I would add are:
* You can't get diseases, infections and viruses at home that you would get in hospital
* It takes the same time to set up surgery if you are at home or in hospital, in fact I have heard of some women waiting a while in hospital to be set up and that is in the odd case you need a caesar - you've had two great births and this is your third - your body will likely birth with ease
* You can choose a carer who will be there continuously, no shift changes! Labours are often much faster at home as you have familiar smells and comforts which can be interrupted in the hospital transfer
* There will be less monitoring, poking and prodding - it will all be done in safe limits and your decisions will not be argued with
* Your children will be more involved in the process, if thats what you wantThere is a great article on siblings at birth in the birth section of the main site
Better go!!!






I have had two children myself, and my third will be at home in water - I figure if I got to hospital at 9cms and pushed my baby out, I can do that at home, surrounded by women who will be there continuously and have my best interests at heart.
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