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    Williamsmummy, it's normal to question everything and make sure it is right for you and your family. As far as post natal care goes, talk to the midwife. Our midwife will visit every day for up to two week and once a week until baby is 6 weeks old. She will stay for as long rt7or as short as I like, in my experience that is more support then I ever got in the hospital system. At home in your own bed with someone who is prepared to just be there as long as you need.


    Arimeh- wow your pregnancy seems to be flying along. Go well with the scan this week.

    Teni- how frustrating when you know your body better then the professionals yet they seem to still not listen to you. I must say I had a bit of a giggle about the bladder thing. Why do they use such odd terms?!?!? How is the midwife searching going?



    I had a midwife apt today, down to final lists and fine details. Can't believe we are on the home stretch. We have moved furniture and started to make a birth room, the next few days will be scrubbing and washing while hubby is home on holidays. It's funny become occupied with how will this birth all happen, what will it be like, where will I be when labour starts etc. I have had super quick births the last three so I tend to want to stay around home in the end. We have a brilliant birth team which has taken shape so beautifully. We are all having a meeting next week!!!

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    Nov 2005
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    Williamsmummy - it's definitely normal to question your decision. But if you are thinking that the hospital will give you better post-birth care, I have my doubts, unless the hospitals by you are vastly different from the ones here! If you have a healthy normal delivery, you'll be discharged pretty soon after the birth anyways, and have to pack everything up, put your teeny little one in the big car seat, and drive home. (I'm a suck, but I hate that part!) So you'll be in the same boat after 24 hr whether you gave birth at home or not. You do need to have some support from friends in the area, or arrange for DH to take some time off, or something. Most people are happy to help out when a new baby arrives, so I'm sure you'll get the help you need, if you just ask.

    Ladybird - getting close now! Planning the final details is so exciting.

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    Teni- how frustrating when you know your body better then the professionals yet they seem to still not listen to you. I must say I had a bit of a giggle about the bladder thing. Why do they use such odd terms?!?!? How is the midwife searching going?
    I'm fairly certain I'll be going with MAMA. I've emailled back and forth with them a few times now, and met Kelly at the Baby & Toddler Expo on Sunday. She seems pretty great I don't even mind that I'll be going to them for appointments - even though that was one of the perks when I was first considering homebirth - because they're really not that far away. Plus since I'm used to the hospital model of care, I've come to associate pregnancy checkups with sitting in waiting rooms I am slightly worried about Jan, since I've met her before and she seemed a little severe, but I'm hoping she was just having a bad day and I got the wrong first impression

    I'm going to see the doctor they work with for my referral, because as I suspected the GP yesterday wasn't meant to be the one to fill it out. It has to be an OB or GP/OB, not just a regular GP.

    Uhhhmmmm, what else was I going to say? I know there was something I wanted to add, but I got distracted