There is a huge difference between having a home birth with a qualified midwife and a freebirth. Free birthing is very risky and you seriously need to consider whether the possibility of the death of your baby or even yourself outways what you might deem to be bullying.
Thing is you may well know your body and when something is going wrong (though I think there's a fair possibility that you won't either) - and if you do, often it can be far too late to do anything about it if you are unassisted. How long would an ambulance take to arrive if, you have a cord prolapse or a heamorrage- and how fair is it to expect an ambulance person to have to save lives when you;ve made the choice to birth that way to begin with?
I know it's all about choice, but I strongly believe choice must be responsible.
I am not sure if the birth of my DD1 is classed as a free birth or not, i was home alone on the bathroom floor on the phone to 000.
It was an interesting experience and although she was breach we were extremely lucky to have NO complications, that said i would never have planned to be home alone.
I made it to hospital with DD2 and like the comfort of knowing that support is there if i need it, i was quite lucky in the fact the midwives were happy to let me do my own thing and i only called them in whilst pushing.
I think it is amazing that some women want to and can do this but it's not for me, i would be way to stressed about what is or is not happening and don't think it would help.
GL with it all and i hope you get the answers you need.
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