Homebirth General Discussion #1

[Chalalan]

Trish! you make me laugh! Good on your mum for looking after you so well!

Giving birth at mums house would be really comfortable, she has a big indoor bathtub / jacuzi thingy for the water part and lots of sheets...but since her house is also a B&B, the other guests might not like me hogging the bathroom and squealing in the next room!

The other lady from WA, sorry, I've forgotten who you are ...How did you go checking out the HB scheme in WA? I'd be really keen to hear what you found out. Would you mind posting a bit of an update here? Thanks - Think of it as the 'push' you needed to look into it!

Smickers...maybe a male version of a 'doula' is a 'doulo' ??And you've raised an interesting point about having a big hairy man as a birth attendant..I'm not sure which way I'd go- it would really depend on if we clicked or not rather than your gender for me, but it does seem a bit odd to begin with...Is it something you would like to get into?

[Schmickers]

Smickers...maybe a male version of a 'doula' is a 'doulo' ??And you've raised an interesting point about having a big hairy man as a birth attendant..I'm not sure which way I'd go- it would really depend on if we clicked or not rather than your gender for me, but it does seem a bit odd to begin with...Is it something you would like to get into?

Well, I kind of practice midwifery vicariously through my wife, who is a midwife who does some independent midwifery and childbirth education. Hence I'm fairly clued up on the subject area, as I assist with a lot of the research and documentation for her independent practice. I'm a children's nurse currently. But yes, I have frequently considered studying to get my midwifery qualifications, and as times wears on, my reservations about doing so steadily recede. My only real objections now are financial (I'd probably have to drop back to part time, and take a significant drop in pay, to start again as a student midwife) and my location (I'd have to do my practical work at our local hospital, and it and my wife have had certain...disagreements...in the past. And additionally, it would probably necessitate her ceasing work, as they would not be able to roster us on at the same time).

And I like doulo...I may add it to my sig...