Homebirth in the middle of nowhere!

[OutbackWoman]

Hi Ladies!

I'm having a home birth!!!!

Today I spoke to a lovely IM on the phone who is going to come out and do a home birth at my house! super super excited!

Would love to hear other peoples experiences with home birth, particularly water births!

[skybie]

thats fantastic! cant wait to hear all about it

[UsPlus2]

that is GREAT news! so happy for you hun. Look forward to hearing all about it

[Ahurani]

I dont have anything to add but YAYYYYY thats awesome!

[Gigi]

my two cents are: i laboured for 29 hours, in a blowup birthing pool (sort of shaped like an oval) in my lounge room. It was amazing how the warmth of the water "got me thru" the contractions. I really was surprised i wasn't screaming for drugs. I expected the pool not to be comfy, i expected to get sore knees from the kneeling - but it was wonderful.

i didn't end up birthing in the pool (or at home), but i am glad i got to labour in water (and at home). The one thing i didn't do, was have a plan b. so i ended up having the "ambulance/hospital/emergency C-section" - being very tired and totally uninformed about the alternatives. So medical people i had never met before, were asking me questions "make a decision" - and i would have to say "what does that mean? what does that word mean" - i so wish i had explored the alternatives. I concentrated 100% on the home water birth - and had completely ignored any other sort of birth - this worked against me as it turned out - so i would suggest you explore multiple options - but hope you don't need any of the others.

i hope you get your home water birth, i wanted that so bad too.

[human bean]

Ohhh how exciting - congrats! No advice on homebirth (next one hopefully!) but as for waterbirth..... getting into that water was like sheer heaven towards the end of my labour. I knew as soon as I got in I wouldn't be getting out until after bub was born, and I truly do think it helped with crowning and stretching/no tearing etc.

Good luck!

[Cassius2]

congratulations! you should join us in the HB general chatter thread!

i recently had a home water birth for my second child and honestly could not imagine a more normal, and joyous birthing experience.

you can read my story in my signature

[~TT40~]

Thats great! good to hear plans are falling into place =)

[Kazbah]

Yay!!!! Good on you Outback!!!!

You've seen my waterbirth story So much better than the previous, non-waterbirth!!!!