Posted by: Arimeh's Eden
On: September 8th, 2010 01:32 PM
Welcome Spicemum - all the best with your HBAC
Airyfairy - I know my PHI doesn't cover home birth, but my middies are pretty cheap - only $1500 all up (thats including the birth and all appointments)
I get to call my midwife in 3 weeks time - yippee!! Appointment with the hospital here tomorrow, I guess I'm just there to check in as an outpatient since I did tell my GP that I was planning a home birth.... but will be interesting to see what they say about my plans
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Posted by: marcellus
On: September 8th, 2010 01:41 PM
Hi Spicemum!
Airyfairy, Jennifer13 found a PHI fund that covers homebirth. If you scroll up the thread you might find reference to it (or it's possibly in the previous thread.... not sure)
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Posted by: tashybabe
On: September 8th, 2010 01:50 PM
Airyfairy - Australian Unity covers HB, but you need to pay for their top cover and must be covered for 12 months prior to the birth. You also need to apply for homebirth refund in writing before the birth.
I haven't been in here for a while. We were planning a homebirth but as you may know, that didn't work out with Leo coming early. I still see it as a "success" for homebirth as we transferred for a good reason and all up it should have been a good outcome. Leo was 35wks and breech, so we'd never have done that at home. I do credit having an IM for why we had such a good birth and didn't end up with a c-section. Without her advocacy it would have turned out alot differently and made everything worse. Leo's death had nothing to do with the birth or ante-natal care. It was congenital. At least with an IM and our own stubborness we got a great birth.
I hope in future we can have the peaceful homebirth we were planning. I still think it's the best way for a low-risk pregnancy.
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Posted by: Mayaness
On: September 8th, 2010 02:50 PM
Too true, Tash
If any of you ladies would like to participate in research into the role of liability insurance in homebirthing, PM me, as there is a lady who is doing telephone interviews for her research. She'll email you a consent form she'll need you to return, for her ethics clearance. I did it today and it was very thought-provoking and got me all passionate again about why I choose homebirth. Having an IM means I don't even have to worry about suing for negligence, because everyone is involved and interested in best outcomes for mother and baby, not hospital and doctor.
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Posted by: Roryrory
On: September 8th, 2010 05:33 PM
Maya count me in - you've got my email addy
Tash avoiding a c-section was a great thing for you and Leo's brothers or sisters
Well as for me, my bub is head down - nothing's gonna stop us now (ohno - I just channelled Starship....)
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Posted by: Tegam
On: September 8th, 2010 07:17 PM
woohoo Rory, head down so early with your 3rd! Gonna happen sooner rather than later!
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Posted by: Tegam
On: September 8th, 2010 07:19 PM
---Quote (Originally by tashybabe)---
I hope in future we can have the peaceful homebirth we were planning. I still think it's the best way for a low-risk pregnancy.
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Posted by: Cassius2
On: September 8th, 2010 10:17 PM
hi girls!
and welcome to the newcomers
thanks for all the well wishes and congratulations! we are floating on cloud 9 at the moment!! what an amazing experience!!! it all happened rather quickly with midwives getting there 45 mins before her arrival. there was no fear, just lots of laughing and support...and the best bit for me was being able to guide her out unassisted. so precious.
feel amazingly well and 'normal'. love being at home!
Tash: my friend mentioned something similar when she was transferred. she said that although it was scary after his birth she attributes his recovery and survival to the care, love and support that was provided during his birth and after by her IMs.
Rory: wahoooooo!!!! you're totally next now!!!
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Popping my head in here to say I can FINALLY actually be a waiting-to-homebirth member
I found out I was preg yesterday; should be around 4w3d or more, due around second last week in May. Dh has already said no homebirth but I told him to stick it, unless he was going to push this baby out HIS vagina then I'll do what makes me most comfortable. Im still tossing up whether to chance applying to the St George homebirth program here in Sydney (but apparently they are imposing zoning on it now so I may be too far away) or whether to go a independent midwife and do ante natal through my GP where the practice nurse is also a midwife with 30yr experience.
I'll prob lurk for the next few weeks until I reach 2nd trimester
Thanks Tashybabe!! Was such a shame to have Cassius's news lost.
Congratulations Freya!!!! Tell your husband to do some research on homebirth... once he sees it has better outcomes than hospital births then how could he even doubt it. There needs to be more research into the outcomes for mothers (such as PND and PTSD) on homebirth vs hospital too.
Thanks for the tip Meow but Im not sure it would change his mind. Even worse is that he knows my labour/deliveries are easy and uncomplicated. The stats of anything really bad happening would be slim to none; and would not decrease if I was in a hospital. Unfortunately no hospitals in my area offer waterbirthing and most of them have very bad reputations, Id feel much safer and happier at home.
Freya - yayyy hellloooooo!!!! I don't post that much in this thread either because I'm not sure what we are doing yet next year, but either way I'll be having a water birth - although I am a bit nervous about pooping in the water.. LOL (seriously though, what happens if you DO poo in the water!!??)
Unlike my FIL's worries - I'm not worried about drowning my child in the first few minutes of its life though
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Mummaspice!
Yay and welcome Marta!
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