Hoping for a homebirth here too. I had good experiences with the births of both my girls - no complaints, really, but I figured this sounded like a nicer way to go. I'd rather labour in my own house, sleep in my own bed, with my baby and DH beside me, be able to use my own bathroom, and not have someone waking me up every few hours (just after I got to sleep after nursing!) to check my pulse and blood pressure! I am not opposed to a hospital delivery, I just think it's not necessary when everything goes well (as it usually does!) I am keeping the option of a water birth open, because I do love to be in the tub when something hurts, but we'll see how that goes. I might not want that when the time comes.
Thankfully my DH is very supportive, and while my family might think I'm a little strange, they have kept their opinions to themselves, and have also been helpful and supportive. The only place I got trouble from was my family doctor - the nurse practitioner there thought I was reckless and crazy, and asking for trouble, and was generally quite rude and unprofessional, I thought. I was really disappointed with her reaction. When all is said and done, I might write her a letter, and present her with some of the research that has been done on homebirth. Anyways, all that aside, that's pretty much the story so far, and I hope in a few days to be able to let you know how it all went!![]()





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