Homebirth General Discussion #15

[Jennifer13]

Arimeh, I would go with either neighbour of SIL if she can make it. Have your neighbour come over for a visit or two to meet all the kids beforehand. The kids will be fine, but you don't need to be worrying about your Mum's reaction. In fact, I think if your Mum is like that it's more likely to worry them than if they had someone who was relaxed. I'm not having Mum this time, she was fine in the sense that she was supportive, but when she was having difficulty with the video camera she wouldn't shut up! Drove me nuts. Lol

DD1 and I watched heaps of videos to prepare her, but the reality of Mummy making some noise did unsettle her at first. Had I known, I'd have prepared her better. DP and my m/ws and doula all reassured her and it was fine. Actually, I think DP was more concerned than DD1. He should've watched the videos with us!

Looking forward to a new batch of HBAs soon!

Eenee, I hope the supplements help.

I had my m/w appt. Bub is fine, totally head up, but I'm only 21 wks. Everything looks good. We spent more time talking about baby-led weaning. Lol

I saw my wonderful GP beforehand and got a referral so my prenatal visits will partly be covered my Medicare now. My GP told me she's reading Call the Midwife. She's already supportive of HB and it's great to be surrounded by care providers on the same wavelength.

At my prenatal aqua aerobics class I told one of the girls I was having a HB and all of a sudden I was surrounded by a group all wanting to know about waterbirth, etc. They're all first timers, which is great when you share a positive birth story. I'm often told by pg mums they only ever hear horror stories so I think they appreciate the alternative. I then have to bite my tongue when they all discuss their obs and what they're 'allowed' to do or not, not to mention when they get to policies, etc.