Homebirth General Discussion #14

[TeniBear]

You're only allowed if you share, I should've specified

[e_p]

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?

Definitely depends on the course/Uni. At the Homebirth Conference last year, there was a final year midwifery student who had surveyed student midwifes across the country with regards to homebirth. Some courses have outright banned students from attending any homebirths unless they are hospital based, even in their 'own time'. Others only allow students to attend a homebirth if there is a registered midwife present.

[HotI]

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.

My student midwife was able to count my birth in her 'count'. Think different States or uni s must have different rules.

[Cassius2]

they must have different rules...i would hazard that it is uni based rather than state based as HB is not illegal IYKWIM. In our case the students from ACU and RMIT are actually encouraged to seek out families through our midwifery practice.

...Teni...I promise to find that really quiet moment of gravitas to do what most cinematic spectators choose to do at such moments and rustle my packet and chomp down on the crispiest chip....like really reallllllly sloooooww like hahahaha.

**I'll bring two packets then...so cannot share BBQ shapes **

[Eenee]

I'm leaving Bb self imposed 2yr ban.

I'm on Facebook if anyone wants to be my friend, if u need a link ask PZ she is friends with me

[Eenee]

I'm leaving Bb self imposed 2yr ban.

I'm on Facebook if anyone wants to be my friend, if u need a link ask PZ she is friends with me

[Jennifer13]

Teni, you won't feel like BBQ shapes, but def steal her coke.

Not sure what the student rules are here. My m/w is now teaching at UNSW, I'll ask her. I don't think I'd want one there, for everyone else's sake more than mine. I could give birth in front of a stadium full of people as long as they left me alone. But there'll be enough ppl here and I don't want the girls and DP to have to deal with someone they don't know very well (if at all) in our house then.

[Arcadia]

Em!!! Please, please don't go!

Just stay for this thread. It's so hard to find like-minded women. We need people like you.

[Arcadia]

Double pleading now.

[Cricket]

Em - hope you can send some updates from time to time and let us know how things are going!

Doing well here. Celebrating DDs first birthday today, and re-read her birth story. Thankful that I've been a lot less sore thus far through this pregnancy! Maybe it's a boy thing. My pregnancy with DS was also very easy. Bought a really soft little blue blanket for the new bean yesterday. I'm a huge sucker for soft blankies!

[HotI]

Not sure what the student rules are here. My m/w is now teaching at UNSW, I'll ask her. I don't think I'd want one there, for everyone else's sake more than mine. I could give birth in front of a stadium full of people as long as they left me alone. But there'll be enough ppl here and I don't want the girls and DP to have to deal with someone they don't know very well (if at all) in our house then.

My student followed me through the pregnancy, so we knew her as well, or better, than our midwife. I chose her specifically though, because i read an article on her where she discussed previous study and interests. When we met up for coffee to see if we liked each other, we clicked straight away and then i found out that some of her babies had been born at home too. At the birth, she arrived before my midwife and was just awesome.

I had a student 1st time (to help her out, plus get a bit of consistency in 'caregivers') and wasn't planning to 2nd time around, but the universe had different plans. I wasn't really doing it for her the student 2n time around, i liked her, i liked the way she questioned things and made me think, i loved her support. When my placenta took a long time, and i had cervical shock, i was really happy for DS to be cuddled by the student.

Stay around Eenie. Take a short break if you need it, but come back again.

[Cassius2]

Oh Eenee 2 years??!!! that's mega long...I'll have had like, 2 more babies since then....omg. joking...don't tell my DH i just said that

I'll PM PZ.

Cricket: i am about to meet a lady in the city...for a blanket so i can relate to your blanket love! hope your DDs birthday was fabulous and full of lovely memories xx

Jen: my student midwife came to every appt, so in a way i knew her quite well...and i also put the proviso that she was not automatically invited to the birth. but as the pregnancy went on, i agreed. I figured that in our case she was super cool...live a street away...her girls go to my girls school hahaha, and the fact that she had her heart being set on being an IM (which she is now!).

[Eenee]

Thanks, I was upset and angry last night not sure where I pulled 2years from lol. But I do need a break.

[TeniBear]

My midwives recommend getting two buckets, I assume to top up the pool with hot water... I've already bought eight Supercheap Auto were having a sale last week, so they were only 50c each. Thought I might as well go overboard rather than be caught out with not enough I'm trying to work through their list, get as much as I can slowly so I don't have to run out and buy everything towards the end. I know I'm leaving myself with nothing to do in November/December, but it makes me feel like I'm actually being productive in the boring early stages... I've already got my blessingway invitations, that's how bad I am

[Cassius2]

I think it's wonderful Teni! That is the big regret for my last pregnancy...we were faffing about overseas for most of it and so by the time I got back i found it really hard to get in the groove and organise a blessingway... then i went into preterm labour and got all my mojo ruined and just didnt get around to doing it. I feel that i didnt respect the pregnancy journey enough i do regret that.

[Jennifer13]

Oh Em. Can you just hang around this thread for two years instead? Only half joking...

[Jennifer13]

Oooooo looky, looky...!

23/05/2013 Ladybirdflies welcomes a very lucky.......

[HotI]

Babies Arrived
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Jennifer13- Baby GIRL born at home 4th January 2012
Bella29- Baby GIRL born at home 10th January
HotI - Baby BOY born at home 21st January
*Ash*- Baby BOY born at home 14th February
loulabelle - Baby BOY born at home 24th February
Cricket - Baby GIRL born at home 15th May
chocorama - May
...Em - Baby BOY born at home 7th June
BellyBelly - Baby GIRL born 11th August
Tanya - Baby BOY born at home 16th August
phynna - Baby GIRL born at home 8th September
lady_neon - Baby BOY born 27th September
Ambersky - Baby BOY born at home 3rd October
Cassius - Baby GIRL born at home 4th November
Ice cream - September
mirriumu - November
Pumpkinzulu - Baby GIRL born at home 12th December
- 2013 -
Sara - Baby BOY born 18th January 2013
turtlejane - Baby GIRL born at home 31st January 2013
Bellany - Baby BOYS born 14th March 2013
Ree*Ree - Baby BOY born 18th March 2013
Aimz - Baby BOY born at home 21st March 2013
Beatrix - Baby GIRL born at home 7th April 2013
Dollyroux - Baby BOY and GIRL born 29th April 2013
HomeStyleMumma - Baby GIRL born 8th May 2013
ladybirdflies - Baby GIRL born at home 23rd May 2013




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TeniBear - December
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