Homebirth General Discussion #14

**glorious** · May 14th, 2013, 12:40 PM

I am not sure if she could register with my PHI.. i think i will call and find out.

**glorious** · May 14th, 2013, 08:17 PM

all they require is for them to be registered and to have their details on the invoice.. because i get $500 for the AN/PN visits per financial year i am hoping that i might get a couple of appt is before this financial year is over

then use up the rest next year.

**HotI** · May 15th, 2013, 06:46 AM

does your midwife have someone she can collaborate with, maybe her student supervisor, who you could have appts with? or who could invoice you.

**glorious** · May 15th, 2013, 10:12 AM

students are not allowed to attend private homebirths only ones offered by MGP.
I think i will have to find an IM who is happy to just do AN care then have my other midwife do the birth

**HotI** · May 15th, 2013, 10:25 AM

I had a student attend my (private) homebirth.

**meow** · May 15th, 2013, 10:51 AM

I had a student at my private HB too.

**Mum2twoBoys** · May 15th, 2013, 12:00 PM

I'm having one too

**Cassius2** · May 15th, 2013, 12:44 PM

I had one as well

(and it was all above board...obviously she wasnt the primary midwife though)

**Eenee** · May 15th, 2013, 02:41 PM

I've had students at both my private homebirths. It's perfectly fine, they just technically aren't allowed to do anything as there is no insurance and the uni's tell them they can't because they fear of so,etching ones wrong that the uni would be sued.

**Jennifer13** · May 15th, 2013, 04:46 PM

Not sure who to have (apart from m/ws, DP and DD1) at this birth. Thinking of having my sister to video/photograph (and learn something positive about birth!), maybe my doula again. Just need to see who's around and what's practical too.

**glorious** · May 15th, 2013, 05:18 PM

As IMs don't have insurance they are not MEANT to be there and they will not be able to count it to their requirements BUT they can attend anything they want in their own time, the Uni's do not have that much control

BUT if the HB is publically funded then that is different. I also had one at my previous HB but she just wrote i was planning to birth in a hospital.

**ladybirdflies** · May 15th, 2013, 06:20 PM

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all traveling well!! 38 week appointment for me today, bubs has dropped a little and I am getting some good pre labour happening every night. I had a huge and amazing birth pool that someone loaned to us, but it was so big it would take longer to fill it then I labour, so we just found a much smaller one which arrived now and sits blown up waiting for the big moment. Getting to that part in the pregnancy where I wonder wonder wonder what is going to happen with the birth, will anyone make it in time, how long will I be in labour etc. My longest labour has been 2 hours from first contraction and my shortest only 50minutes, so all those little questions are popping up for me especially as the pre labour becomes more consistent.

We have quite a big birth team, one person to support each child(3) and two midwives, it seems like alot but I think perhaps someone won't be able to make it, and it's really important that the children feel well supported as well. The team is going to stay after as well to clean up, look after the girls and do whatever so we can lay in bed and look at our new baby before real life kicks back in!!

**loulabelle** · May 15th, 2013, 06:22 PM

That's really strange about the student mw thing. I was going to have one when I planned on using government funded hb but when I changed to IM the student wasn't allowed to attend. Maybe it's a state to state thing or different universities?
I've asked a wonderful friend to be at this birth. She's had three of her own and her last was a homebirth. Shes super excited and has been reading doula books and talking on forums to prepare

its lovely that's she's so into it all.

**TeniBear** · May 15th, 2013, 06:43 PM

My birth is going to be a family event, it seems - and not just my family

Me, DH, DD, my mum, two midwives, PZ (my doula), and her girls. I'd love a student middie, but I'm not sure there's going to be room in the house!

**PumpkinZulu** · May 15th, 2013, 06:49 PM

Oh, I don't think I'll bring the girls! Isla will be far too full on and who knows what Amey will be like...I wouldn't want them to the anything away from your birth, or Milly's experience either. Nah, DH can have a Daddy and Daughters day/night (aka most likely call Mum over to help haha).

**glorious** · May 15th, 2013, 06:51 PM

with my first HB i had my MW, student, DH, DS and MIL...
next one will be mw (or 2) DH, DS, DD, MAYBE my mum and photographer

**TeniBear** · May 15th, 2013, 07:02 PM

Oh, I don't think I'll bring the girls! Isla will be far too full on and who knows what Amey will be like...I wouldn't want them to the anything away from your birth, or Milly's experience either. Nah, DH can have a Daddy and Daughters day/night (aka most likely call Mum over to help haha).

Oh! I must've misunderstood something then, I've just been taking it for granted they'd be there

No skin off my nose either way, I'm just happy to be planning a homebirth at this point. The whole BB community could show up and I'd be like "yo grab some chips, you're in for a show"

**Cassius2** · May 15th, 2013, 08:05 PM

Oh! I must've misunderstood something then, I've just been taking it for granted they'd be there

No skin off my nose either way, I'm just happy to be planning a homebirth at this point. The whole BB community could show up and I'd be like "yo grab some chips, you're in for a show"

watch out teni or you'll so have me there with my packet of BBQ shapes hahahaha.