Homebirth without a pool... how & where? (plus lots of other Q's)

[Liz]

Yeah I guess just mess proof a few areas.. not knowing where I'll feel like being. I do get wobbly on my legs during transition (hence no inclination to be upright... tho I'm hoping with the right encouragement I'll do it) so mess proofing the bed and next to the bed might be good so I could at least lie down somewhere in between. hehe.

Imagine explaining THAT stain on the carpet to the landlord! PMSL.. that'd be the last thing we'd need.. landlords putting clauses in the lease that you can't birth in the house!

[Mummato2]

Yeah for me I know that I don't want to birth on a hard floor and I know I won't want to be on hands and knees - so for me the perfect place was our bed.

I'm also a bit of a roaming lion in labour so I'll be moving until I can't at which point I'll probably sit on a fitball leaning over the bed and when it's time to push move to the bed.

Mess can be cleaned easily enough. We own our home and are recarpeting once bub is here so mess on the carpet really doesn't bother me too much!

[Tegam]

I birthed on my bed. I made my bed normally and then brought a plastic undersheet, put it over the top of the already made bed and then made the bed again (does that make sense?). After i had bubba and wanted to shower the MW and DH were fussing over the baby so i had my shower and stripped the bed of the dirty sheets and stuck those in the washing machine. Thru out the plastic sheet and got straight back into my nice clean bed! Easy. ... and no before you ask i did not put the sheets out on the line, i let someone else do that LOL

[BellyBelly]

Being in the Blue Mountains, you'll be spoilt for a choice of IM's and doulas You'll have a wonderful birth I am sure The IM's will all have their own guidelines, but most I know want you to be at least 37 weeks to birth at home. But again, you'd need to speak to them.