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homebirth rocks!!
ello ladies just thought i should do what i always say i should do.....tell the world about how wonderful homebirth can be!! i work as a midwife and have worked in private and public and the sad and traumatic births that i have seen....my goodness dont get me started as i may just cry!
On the brightside i had my beautiful daughter in the comfort of our own home last year in april, wow what an experience! it was wonderful, my hubby is probably the biggest homebirth advocate now he has experienced it (i already was a huge advocate!) the difference in our experience was huge, despite a decent length of labour, my bub and i were both so healthy before, during and afterwards and breastfeeding came naturally. i feel so bonded to my bub and have found that during my pregnancy, labour and postnatally with the assistance of my midwife i have learnt to listen to my instincts (finally!)
The continuity of care provided by my midwife made such a huge difference and she is still available for questions should i have any. I found the close friendship that bloomed between my midwife and i was magic and she truely only needed to give me that "i believe in you" look when i was in labour and immedietly i felt so much stronger! Even when i had been pushing for 2 hours neither my bub or i were stressed and my midwives continued to support me and encourage me, no time limits that has to be one of the most fab things of all! Both my hubby and i know that we would not have had the birthing experience that we had should we have chosen to bith in hospital. My contractions were fab until about 6-8cm when my labour started to have large rest periods and my progress slowed down due to my bub being asynclitic and compound (head to the side and arm by her head) should i have been in hospital i would have been encouraged to have a synto drip, which very well may have stressed both mum and bub as it often does after a long early labour then i may have caved and wanted analgesia (prob not though im pretty stubborn!) and very possibly ended up with an instrumental birth as there was slow progress when i was pushing (once again due to asynclitic bub).
my husband and i are forever gratefull for all the support we received from our midwife, she was out on her feet but still 'with' us which is all we truely needed.
Our experience has also given me a goal for the future as continuity of care and homebirth is what i would love to provide for all women.Thank god for homebirth midwives i say!!
as some would say i was not brave for having my baby at home, they are brave for having theirs in hospital without fully understanding the differences!
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oh bimboo I so wish I could be at your birth! It would be lovely. How sad is our medical world that when my mum was a mw in sydney 35yrs ago all she saw was twins birth naturally, she can not understand what all the hoohar is about. I'm only in redland bay!
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Hi everyone! I'm due to homebirth in August, I thought I'd dive in and say hi
I've just chosen a private midwife, and everything is full steam ahead from here! My first birth was a horrific hospital birth that ended in c/sec and ptsd. My second was a planned hb tf to necessary c/sec, my third was a planed homebirth, tf because of premature labour at 28w which resulted in a vba2c but my son had died pre labour. THIS TIME I'M DOING IT AT HOME!!!!
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forthontheway: What an amazingly strong women you must be! Those births! Your poor little manI am so sorry for all you have gone through. I am so proud that you are still focus on your dream to birth at home. I put my hand up to be as much support as you need over the coming months and i so look forward to reading your birth story in August/September this year!
Wishing you a H & H pregnancy and speedy from months!
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Thanx Tegam for the wonderful warm welcomeI look forward to getting to know you all!
I decided against scans this pregnancy, I was considering having one because I thought I might have ben a little bit out with my estimated gestation, but the mw said I feel like I'm about 12-13 w so that's good enough for me
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Twins! how exciting!!! Can't wait to hear about their arrival
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Good luck ladies!! I'll be awaiting birth stories
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HOw is everyone feeling about the politics atm? It looks like I'll be having an illegal homebirth!
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Just found out before
Doctor shopping, methinks!
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hi ladies so lovely to meet you all.
fourthontheway: im so sorry to hear of your loss, i agree with tegam you are an amazingly strong woman best wishes for the impending birth of your beautiful bub how exciting! My bub isn't even a year old yet and im getting clucky, lol smile and nod! As per tegam i hope you have an amazing birth and the one you truely deserve and want.
bimboo: how exciting twins, it is amazing what the power of the mind can do, but i truely hope you have some support with you for your birth because although being alone sounds like heaven after your experiences sometimes it doesnt hurt to have someone with eyes and knowledge that sit outside the square, but best wishes regardless cant wait to hear about it!
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Mayaness there will still be midwives working
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I knowI meant shopping for a GP who'll happily refer to a middie and not give lectures. I guess that's the next legislation...stop us from GP shopping!
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Thanx for your kind wishes everyone
If I go to the gp and say I wanna have a homebirth, and they ask me about my birth history there's no way they'd collaborate. But if they don't ask then I'm fine
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Maybe you just wont be able to remember all of your history forthontheway....i mean that pregnant brain can be a killer LOL!
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wow how slow am i!shows how busy i have been, i have only just seen the senate decision that sucks! homebirth advocates unite this is c**p! doctoc shopping shouldnt be needed, women should have choices without judgement and politicians sticking their stupid noses in! sorry very grumpy!!
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hate to be a dampener but do you really think that there will be ANY GP/OBs who will happily sign a collaboration agreement with a IM? When the position is written clear as day in every AMA/RANZCOG press release? (its something "... does not support homebirth"
This is a very, very dark day for Midwifery, and women's rights, I am deeply deeply worried about the future for my daughters and nieces and Friends who are yet to start families as they have just taken away a huge chunk of our reproductive rights.
Won't be long and will have not one midwife legally practicing who has seen a breech vaginal or twin birth.
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Very sad and will just force more Freebirth!
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yep will force those already in the homebirth frame of mind to freebirth (like myself), but what about those women who have had a traumatic c-section and are faced with the option of another c-section, back at the hospital that traumatised them or a freebirth and are not supported in their choices by partners and families? This is what the choice would be for my sister and its not good enough!
Shame on you Nicola Roxon
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