Hello everyone! Thought I'd pop my head in & say hello....planning a home waterbirth for #4...my first outside of the hospy. Can't wait till past 12 weeks so I can really start making some concrete plans....a few questions though if you guys don't mind?
Do you guys still meet with a gp when having a hb throughout your pg? I can't see the point in forking over $80 to my GP so he can tell me "yes, you are pregnant. Don't smoke. Don't drink blah blah...yessss Iknow all that!"
What about the blood tests you normally get (I don't do the NT testing, but the iron levels etc?)
The 19 week scans?
I am really keen on a little-intervention-as-possible birth & pregnancy letting nature do it's thing, I know my body deals with things when they go wrong in its own way, I'm lucky I've met a great HB middie down here & excited about birthing my bub in a pool in the lounge room, in front of the fire (yay winter bub!) with my music going as loud as I want, without being told to turn it down, & without hearing labouring women around me, & without nosy nurses poking their heads in when I'm in all my glory....and especially looking forward to not having to share a toilet with people who leave blood everywhere....gross!
Hi and congratulations on your pregnancy!
You don't need to see a GP for general check ups etc, your midwife can do all that. You might need them to order tests, however, depending on how your midwife is set up. Best talk to her about that.
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