Homebirth General Discussion #7

[Cassius2]

hello girls! ahhh so lovely to have all the chatting!

Ash: woo hoo woman! looking hot!!! (and GREAT news about the MW being totally awesome! now to just sit back and enjoy the rest of the journey!).
that sounds like she does really cool work in developing countries. who does she do that through?

Cherished: welcome gorgeous!!!! our fears were overcome when i spoke to a dear friend of mine that is a midwife at a major hossy here in Melb when she told me that many of the birth 'emergencies' are actually detected well, well in advance. she told me that when things go wrong, they tend to build up over time (we are talking hours at times!). so she told me that with expert and total care (like what you get with an IM), there is no added risk to birthing at home. the other thing to consider is distance from hossy. but again, birth complications are rarely a hurried affair, and your IM will pick up anything as she/he will know you and your baby so well, they can pick up the slightest shift. so unless you live in whoop whoop 100s of kms from nowhere, i reckon you are AOK .
I loved being at home and pottering in the garden and reading stories to DD1 when i was in labour with M...no need to think about when to leave...

Danni: hi and welcome! your IM can take care of most things Post Partum, including stitches. they come well prepared with all the suturing stuff etc. etc. You will most likely find that there are no shared care arrangements between IMs and OBs. some women have chosen to start their care with an OB or hossy and then switch over after a certain point (depending on their reasons for starting out with an OB...ie keeping some costs down...like scans, pathology etc). but then again, some IMs might not be able to take a person on if left to later in the pregnancy as they are popular people, and much like a private OB do book out quite quick in some areas. Just food for thought: you can still have all pathology (ie BTs) done when HB, as well as scans etc and Strep B etc etc when planning a HB.