I have been reminded lately of how fortunate i was in my latest pregnancy to have a supportive healthworker who respected my wants and rights. If every woman was able to experience this, the world would be such a nicer place.
PZ, my labour was pretty quick this time. Perhaps if i had a longer labour, more people would have helped? Maybe wait til you know your midwife to decide on your doula and other supports. My midwife offered a second midwife at the birth for the same cost. I think some IMs have extra costs if you want 2 midwves at the birth. Do you have a friend you would feel comfortable in having there to take photos and be lackey ? I would have liked to get a few more photos, or possibly video (just for me to watch), and maybe having someone with that dedicated job would have made that possible. I was expecting a much longer labour and thought i would be able to set more things up. I'm not disappointed in how things went, just may change a few things if we ever did it again.
After baby was born, and it took awhile to birth the placenta and i was unwell, i was glad that there were only a few people there. If there were more, i think i would have been worried about putting them out, but having just the midwife sitting next to me and the student cuddling DS for me was the best thing.
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