Homebirth General Discussion #1

[Antheia]

I am pretty sure there are no independent midwives in Townsville but you can contact the Maternity Coalition and see if they know anyone that will travel there. Just google it and the website will come up. I hope you find someone and congratz on the pregnancy!

[Freya]

Unfortunately your right Tegan, there are no homebirth middies in Townsville so its hospital birthing for me as the birth centre wont take me because they open in December and at this stage consider me high risk. Its cool though as my OB is super natural birth oriented so its up to me how my birth turns out

[Antheia]

Perhaps you could have a doula then? Have you thought about that? You can also try things like hypnobirthing or calmbirthing.

[Freya]

Oh Im not too worried about delivering in hospital, it was more getting to have a waterbirth and it being convenient seeing as my labours are less than 3 hours and we have two small boys at home.
Im excited though because the hospy Im going to has the option of using aromatherapy, birthing ball or stool, music etc and THEY provide it all

[BellyBelly]

Anna, I asked around for you:

Hi Kelly

Not sure there is a local Townsville HB Midwife, but Phillipa Scott is the one to contact. If this e-mail does not work get back to me because I think she has a website ‘Birthing Buddies’ perhaps if she does a google

Philippa Scott philippa.s@people.net.au

[Freya]

Ive already asked Phillipa Kelly and she said at this stage there isnt one that they know of but if I DID find one to let her know. Thanks for looking though!
Ive asked everyone I know and then some here and unfortunately no private middies up here YET (Heck theyve only just got a birth centre thats opening in December!), maybe I can be the first to do homebirths here when I finally get into Uni and become a midwife

[BellyBelly]

If uni doesn't corrupt you!! :P

Good luck though would be great if you could be a middy contact there

[Tegam]

hoobley: I will do a birth story but it was only a 10min labour so it wont be that interesting LOL all a bit of a blur but the following days have just been the best you could ever expect and that is with two other sick kids and one sick husband LOL