I wouldn't actually go with a MW who had a collaborative agreement either. I don't want an insurance company deciding what is and isn't safe for me. I prefer ro keep decisions about my birth safely in my hands and consult with my midwife not my midwife and her insurance company.
Sorry I haven't been in here for a while, just getting my head around 2 bubba's.
HotI-We told no-one. I just lied and said we were going to hospital, I just did not want ANY negative crap from anyone, it was fun telling everyone after DS was born!
Off to catch up on everyone, hoping all the mumma's to be are feeling well.
I fooled everyone the first time, even myself, with how close I was to pushing! The HypnoBirthing made it look like I was in pre-labour, and DP thought I must be right, too, because I was just swaying, rocking and walking, and humming was the only vocalising I did. I reckon if you did some HypnoBirthing you could fool everyone It IS reported to fool midwives and obs, who are convinced they know when someone is ready to pop...
We had planned a FBC birth, but I was still paranoid and didn't want to go 'on the clock' once checked in, so our plan was to labour as much as possible at home. Even when I got in the car I thought it would be much longer, but I was only in the FBC for 45 mins and DS was out, so I reckon, with a bit of self-hypnosis, you could swing a "too late to get in the car and you can't make me"... I told DP soon after DS's birth that he could never make me get in a car again whilst in labour unless it was medically necesary!
our family and close friends know we're planning on staying home...they're all supportive...my best friend, who I supported through 2 hospy births commented that I was really brave to be planning on a homebirth - I kept my mouth shut. Workmates, if they ask where I'm having the baby, I just say Royal Women's, because I'll have a backup booking there...I don't share parenting values with the people I work with (some women I work with actually say they 'hate' being a mum) and have heard some of the people I work with make negative comments about the 'selfish' and 'crazy' women who think we should 'all be having homebirths' so don't really want to feel like I need to defend myself to people who's opinions I don't respect anyway :S Sad but true.
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It IS reported to fool midwives and obs, who are convinced they know when someone is ready to pop...
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